Michel Forget (born February 27, 1942 in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

) is a

actor.

Background

Forget had a long acting career in which he participated in several films and television series which were popular among French Canadians. In 1986, Michel Forget drove a boat from Paris to Montreal. It took him more than 72 hours. His first role was in 1973 in ''Des armes et les hommes'' and he has played in a total of 57 movies or television series in his career. Among his most notable roles was the long-lived series ''

Lance et Compte ''He Shoots, He Scores'' (french: Lance et compte) is a Canadian ''téléroman'', or television drama series, revolving around a fictional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The series aired from 1986 to 1989 on the Radio-Canada network, and re ...

'' in which he played the role of Gilles Guilbault, the general manager of the Quebec National, a fictional

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

team inspired by the

Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (french: Nordiques de Québec, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Quebec City Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the W ...

(now

Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The Avalanche play thei ...

). He also played in several popular television series such as ''Duplessis'' (1977), ''

The Mills of Power ''The Mills of Power'' (french: Les Tisserands du pouvoir) is a Canadian television miniseries, directed by Claude Fournier. A historical drama, the film centres on the historical phenomenon of French Canadians who emigrated to New England for w ...

(Les Tisserands du pouvoir, 1988)'', ''Super Sans Plomb'' (1989), ''Les Machos'' (1995) and '' Maurice Richard: Histoire d'un Canadien'' (1999). Forget played

supporting roles ''Supporting Roles'' ( es, Papeles secundarios) is a 1989 Cuban drama film directed by Orlando Rojas. The film was selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Ma ...

in a few films including '' Aurore'' in which he played the role of Nérée Caron, Aurore's maternal grandfather.

External links

* 1942 births Living people Male actors from Montreal Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors French Quebecers {{Quebec-bio-stub