Martin Kevan (March 19, 1947 – May 1, 2013) was a

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actor, voice actor, and author.

Early life

Kevan was born in

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on March 19, 1947. He moved to Canada with his whole family in May, 1958. He attended

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, where he studied business and was active with the thespian community there. He decided to become an actor and acted on stage, film, radio and TV.

Death

He died after a brief battle with cancer in Montreal on 1 May 2013.Martin Kevan, Actor and Author, Deceased , Montreal Gazette
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Acting Career

His roles include the drama '' Happiness Is Loving Your Teacher'' (1977), for which he was nominated as 'best actor' in the

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. Kevan also worked on the film "Arena" (1979), an 8-minute film by Lois Siegel. Kevan also provided voice acting and motion capture for the video game

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as Dr. Alec Earnhart.Martin Kevan, Far Cry 3's Dr Earnhardt, passes away, aged 66 , Joystiq
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References

External links

IMDB Profile
1947 births 2013 deaths Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian male novelists Male actors from Montreal Writers from Montreal McGill University Faculty of Management alumni People from Nairobi Naturalized citizens of Canada Deaths from cancer in Quebec 20th-century Canadian novelists 20th-century Canadian male writers {{Canada-actor-stub