Peter Dvorsky (August 27, 1948 – March 2, 2019) was a Canadian actor. He was most noted for his role as Harlan in the film ''

Videodrome ''Videodrome'' is a 1983 Canadian Science fiction film, science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and Debbie Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO o ...

'', for which he was a

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984. Predominantly a stage actor in his early career, he had roles in productions of ''

Uncle Vanya ''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898, and was first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direct ...

'', ''

A Life in the Theatre ''A Life in the Theatre'' is a 1977 play by David Mamet. It focuses on the relationship between two actors, the play's only characters. One, Robert, is a stage veteran while John is a young, promising actor. As the play goes on they are involve ...

'', '' Saint Joan'', '' Born Yesterday'', '' Long Day's Journey into Night'' and '' The Philadelphia Story''. His most noted television role was as Jimmy, the son of

Kenneth Welsh Kenneth Welsh, (March 30, 1942 – May 5, 2022) was a Canadian film and television actor. He was best known as the multi-faceted villain Windom Earle in ''Twin Peaks'', for his roles in the films ''The Day After Tomorrow'', '' Adoration'', ''Su ...

's James Munroe, in the miniseries '' Empire, Inc.''. He also had guest roles in the television series '' Seeing Things'', ''

Hangin' In ''Hangin' In'' was a Canadian television sitcom which aired on CBC from 1981 to 1987. It aired briefly on Nickelodeon and in syndication in the United States. Synopsis The show starred Lally Cadeau as Kate Brown, the attractive and charismati ...

'', ''

The Littlest Hobo ''The Littlest Hobo'' is a Canadian television series (French title: ''Le Vagabond'') based upon a 1958 well-known film of the same name directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The series first aired from 1963 to 1965 in syndication, and was revived for ...

'', ''

Adderly ''Adderly'' is a Canadian television adventure-drama series which aired from 1986 to 1988. It was broadcast on both Canadian TV and on CBS in the United States. It starred Vancouver-born Winston Rekert as "charming and witty V.H. Adderly," an ope ...

'', ''

Beverly Hills Buntz ''Beverly Hills Buntz'' is an American comedy-drama television series and a spin-off of the acclaimed police drama ''Hill Street Blues''. Beverly Hills Buntz aired on NBC from November 5, 1987, to April 22, 1988. Overview The show was a half-h ...

'', ''

Mom P.I. ''Mom P.I.'' is a 1990–92 Canadian television comedy-drama series starring Rosemary Dunsmore, Stuart Margolin, Emily Perkins, and Shane Meier.Ted Shaw, "New role mirrors Dunsmore herself". ''Windsor Star'', October 12, 1990. Dunsmore plays ...

'' and '' Street Legal'', and appeared in the television films ''

Charlie Grant's War ''Charlie Grant's War'' is a Canadian television film, directed by Martin Lavut and broadcast by CBC Television in 1985.Donald Martin, "A Canadian hero finally gets his due". ''The Globe and Mail'', January 26, 1985. Set during World War II, the f ...

'', '' Bridge to Terabithia'', ''

Murder in Space :''Murder in Space is also the title of a 1955 science fiction novel by David V. Reed and a 2007 mystery novel by Sydney J. Bounds.'' ''Murder in Space'' is a 1985 science fiction murder mystery television movie set in the near future. The cre ...

'', '' The Park Is Mine'', '' Love and Larceny'', ''

Sword of Gideon ''Sword of Gideon'' is a 1986 Canadian television film about Mossad agents hunting down terrorists associated with the 1972 Munich massacre. It was first shown on the CTV Television Network in Canada as a four-hour miniseries and later on HBO i ...

'' and ''

Race for the Bomb ''Race for the Bomb'' (french: La Course à la bombe) is a 1987 television 3-parts miniseries about the Manhattan Project, starting from the initial stages of scientific discovery that led to the creation of the atomic bomb, discovery of the Ulam-T ...

''. He also had small roles in the films '' The Dead Zone'', '' Casual Sex?'', '' The Kiss'', ''

Twins Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ...

'', ''

Millennium A millennium (plural millennia or millenniums) is a period of one thousand years, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting point (ini ...

'' and ''

Mesmer Franz Anton Mesmer (; ; 23 May 1734 – 5 March 1815) was a German physician with an interest in astronomy. He theorised the existence of a natural energy transference occurring between all animated and inanimate objects; this he called "anim ...

''. He was married to actress

Rosemary Dunsmore Rosemary Dunsmore (born July 13, 1952) is a Canadian TV, film, and theatre actress, director, and educator. She was awarded a Dora Mavor Moore Award for her 1982 performance in ''Straight Ahead/Blind Dancers''. In 2009 she won the ACTRA Award f ...

.Iona Monahan, "Mother-in-law taught actress art of dress". ''

Montreal Gazette The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of th ...

'', May 27, 1986.

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* 1948 births 2019 deaths 20th-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors {{Canada-actor-stub