Richard Gabourie (April 30, 1939 – October 11, 2004) was a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film producer, most noted for winning the

Canadian Film Award The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually, except in 1974 when a number of Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation. In the 1970s ...

for Best Actor in 1978 for ''

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''. Born in

Moose Jaw Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians ...

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, Gabourie worked as a stockbroker as a young man before studying acting at Toronto's Academy of Theatre Arts."RICHARD GABOURIE, PRODUCER 1939-2004: In 1978, the former stockbroker set the domestic movie industry on its ear with his first film. Skilled in the art of raising funds, he rode the first wave of Canadian filmmaking". ''

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'', October 26, 2004. Initially cast in bit parts and commercials, he eventually decided that with the Canadian film industry still relatively limited in its output, his best chance at getting a bigger and better part was to create one for himself, and worked for three years to write and make ''Three Card Monte''. At the Canadian Film Awards, he won the award for Best Actor and the

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. Following his award win, he wrote and starred in his second film, ''

Title Shot ''Title Shot'' is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Les Rose and released in 1979.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 219. Rose's second collaboration with writer and actor Richard Gabourie following 197 ...

'', in 1979."Title Shot misses both of its targets". ''

'', September 11, 1979. ''Title Shot'' was more poorly received than his debut, however, and after a final supporting appearance in the 1980 film '' Final Assignment'' he concentrated thereafter on production. His credits as a producer included the television film ''Showbiz Goes to War'', the television series ''The Achievers'' and the 1989 film ''

Buying Time ''Buying Time'' is a 1989 Canadian action film directed by Mitchell Gabourie and written by Mitchell Gabourie, Richard Gabourie, Gordon McDonald and Dean Gabourie. The film stars Jeff Schultz, Laura Cruickshank, Page Fletcher, Leslie Toth and Dea ...

'', the directorial debut of his son Mitchell. Gabourie died on October 11, 2004, of cancer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gabourie, Richard 1939 births 2004 deaths Canadian male film actors Canadian male screenwriters Film producers from Saskatchewan Canadian television producers Best Actor Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Male actors from Saskatchewan People from Moose Jaw Writers from Saskatchewan 20th-century Canadian screenwriters