Kenneth Pogue (July 26, 1934 – December 15, 2015) was a

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actor.

Career

His first motion picture role in 1973 was in '' The Neptune Factor''. He almost drowned in scuba gear. He worked on stage at the Crest Theatre, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts and

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in the 1960s through 1980s before moving to television and film. His other film credits include ''

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'' (1978), ''

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'' (1979), ''

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'' (1980), '' Suzanne'' (1980), ''

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'' (1982), '' The Dead Zone'' (1983, as the vice president), '' Kane & Abel'' (1985), '' Act of Vengeance'' (1986), '' Dead of Winter'' (1987), '' Crazy Moon'' (1987), and ''

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'' (1991), starring

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. He was also Father Dominic in the 2006 film ''

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''. One of his memorable roles is Gerrard in CTV's pilot of '' Due South'' in 1994. It aired on

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in the United States. Pogue reprised his character in the Season 2 episode "Bird in the Hand" where Constable Benton Fraser (

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) is forced to choose duty or vengeance.

Personal life

He was married to the actress

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. Pogue died of cancer ten days before Christmas in 2015.

Partial filmography

*'' The Neptune Factor'' (1973) - Diver Thomas *''Dangerous Relations'' (1973) *'' Second Wind'' (1976) - Pete *''

'' (1978) - Detective Willard *''

'' (1979) - Julian *''

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'' (1979) *''

'' (1980) - Dr. Krause *'' Suzanne'' (1980) - Andrew McDonald *''

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'' (1980) - Strachan *''

Silence of the North ''Silence of the North'' is a 1981 semi-autobiographical Canadian film of author Olive Frederickson, taken from the book of the same name. The film stars Ellen Burstyn as Olive, Tom Skerritt as her first husband Walter Reamer who was killed, and ...

'' (1981) - The Wildman *''

Murder by Phone ''Murder by Phone'' (also known as ''Bells'' and ''The Calling'') is a 1982 science fiction slasher film directed by Michael Anderson. Its plot follows a series of murders committed by a disgruntled phone company employee who designs a device that ...

'' (1982) - Fil Thorner *''

'' (1982) - Jack Budd *'' The Dead Zone'' (1983) - Vice President *''Gentle Sinners'' (1983) - Mr. Smith *''

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'' (1984) - doctor *'' Love and Larceny'' (1985) - Dan Bigley *'' The Climb'' (1986) - Peter Aschenbrenner *''Hot Money'' (1986) - D.A. Dillon *'' Act of Vengeance'' (1986) - Capt. McCullough *'' Dead of Winter'' (1987) - Officer Mullavy *'' Crazy Moon'' (1987) - Alec *'' Welcome Home'' (1989) - Senator Camden *'' Where the Heart Is'' (1990) - Hamilton *'' Run'' (1991) - Matt Halloran *''

'' (1991) - Detective Chambers *''

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'' (1991) - Warden Slade *''Dangerous Intentions'' (1995) - Andrew *'' Wings of Courage'' (1995) -

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*''

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'' (1996) - Sheriff Jenson *'' Beautiful Joe'' (2000) - Lou *''

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'' (2000) - Speaker Day *''Crossfire Trail'' (2001, TV Movie) - Gene Thompson

References

External links

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Interview with Patricia F. Winter
1934 births 2015 deaths Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Male actors from Toronto {{Canada-actor-stub