Lawrence Joseph Zahab (April 3, 1937 – March 21, 2022), known professionally as Lawrence Dane, was a Canadian actor and film producer, best known for his role as Lt. Preston in ''
Bride of Chucky
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''.
Life and career
Born in Masson, Quebec, Dane was raised in Ottawa, and was from a Lebanese family. He attended Ottawa Tech and LaSalle Academy.
He began acting at the stage as an old policeman in the play ''Our Town'' at Ottawa's Fisher Park Community Centre under Lynne Gorman's direction in 1958.Ronald Grantham "Ottawa Star in RCMP Show Finds Acting 'A Rat Race'" ''
Ottawa Citizen
The ''Ottawa Citizen'' is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
History
Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris (journalist), William Harris, it was renamed the '' ...
'', January 25, 1960. His screen career began when he met film maker
F. R. Crawley
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The Rowdyman
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The film is ...
'', written by and starring
Gordon Pinsent
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, and the slasher film ''
Rituals
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''.
He was a
Genie Award
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1st Genie Awards
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in 1980 for the film ''
Running
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'', and an
Earle Grey Award The Earle Grey Award is the lifetime achievement award for television acting of the Canadian Screen Awards, and its predecessor the Gemini Awards. It can be presented to an individual or collaborative team (such as SCTV or Royal Canadian Air Farce) ...
He married Mary Laurel MacIntosh in 1995, who survived him.
Death
Dane died from pancreatic cancer at
Niagara-on-the-Lake
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