Ron White (June 9, 1953 – April 4, 2018Ron White
obituary) was a Canadian film and television actor. During his career, he was nominated for two

Genie Awards 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 scul ...

and six

Gemini Awards The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States a ...

Career

Born in

Dawson Creek Dawson Creek is a city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The municipality of had a population of 12,978 in 2016. Dawson Creek derives its name from the creek of the same name that runs through the community. The creek was named after ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, Canada, White had an extensive career. Some of his most notable television roles included Conrad Peters in '' Tom Stone'' and Donny Caswell in ''

Black Harbour ''Black Harbour'' is a Canadian television series, which ran on CBC Television from 1996 to 1999. The show starred Rebecca Jenkins as Katherine Hubbard, a successful restaurant owner who returned to live in her Nova Scotia hometown to be with her ...

''. He had performed in television movies such as ''Another Country'', '' Trudeau'' and '' The Arrow''.

Selected filmography

Film

* ''

The Evictors ''The Evictors'' is a 1979 American crime-horror film written and directed by Charles B. Pierce, and starring Vic Morrow, Michael Parks, and Jessica Harper. A period piece set in 1942, it follows a couple who are terrorized by a mysterious man on ...

'' (1979) as G-Man * ''

Tomorrow's a Killer ''Tomorrow's a Killer'' (also known as ''Prettykill'') is a 1987 Canadian-American thriller slasher film directed by George Kaczender and starring David Birney, Susannah York and Yaphet Kotto. The plot concerns a policeman who hunts a serial kil ...

'' (1987) as Rickert * ''

Taking Care ''Taking Care'', also known as ''Prescriptions for Murder'', is a Canadian drama film, directed by Clarke Mackey and released in 1987."Hospital film dies in a bed of tedium". ''Ottawa Citizen'', April 29, 1988. Loosely based on the real-life case o ...

'' (1987) as Mr. Jones * '' Too Outrageous!'' (1987) as Unknown * ''

Cowboys Don't Cry "Cowboys Don't Cry" is a song recorded by American country music artist Dude Mowrey. It was the only single from his 1991 debut album ''Honky Tonk''. Mowrey's version charted at number 65 on the Hot Country Songs chart that year. The song was writt ...

'' (1988) as Josh Morgan * ''

Where the Spirit Lives ''Where the Spirit Lives'' is a 1989 television film about Aboriginal children in Canada being taken from their tribes to attend residential schools for assimilation into majority culture. Written by Keith Ross Leckie and directed by Bruce ...

'' (1989) as Taggert * ''Justice Denied'' (1989) as Donald C. MacNeil, Q.C. * ''Love & Murder'' (1990) as Officer Fred * '' Stella'' (1990) as Tony De Banza * ''

Unforgiven ''Unforgiven'' is a 1992 American Revisionist Western film starring, directed, and produced by Clint Eastwood, and written by David Webb Peoples. The film tells the story of William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job, ...

'' (1992) as Deputy Clyde Ledbetter * ''

Guilty as Sin ''Guilty as Sin'' is a 1993 American legal thriller film written by Larry Cohen, directed by Sidney Lumet and produced by Martin Ransohoff. It stars Rebecca De Mornay and Don Johnson, and was produced by Hollywood Pictures. Plot Jennifer Hain ...

'' (1993) as Prosecutor DiAngelo * ''

Ordinary Magic ''Ordinary Magic'' is a 1993 Canadian film about a boy who is raised in India by his father. The story is based on the novel Ganesh by Malcolm Bosse with Canada substituting in the film for the book's Midwestern USA location. This film marked the ...

'' (1993) as Rick * ''Blood Brothers'' (1993) as * '' Intersection'' (1994) as Charlie * ''Strange and Rich'' (1994) as Dave Strange * '' Soul Survivor'' (1995) as Officer Smythe * '' Screamers'' (1995) as Lieutenant Commander Chuck Elbarak * ''

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronati ...

'' (1999, TV Mini-Series) as Jean De Dunois * '' Lie with Me'' (2005) as Ben * ''

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'' (2005) as Jane's Father * ''

Defendor ''Defendor'' is a 2009 Canadian-American vigilante comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Stebbings in his directorial debut. It stars Woody Harrelson as Arthur Poppington, a regular man who adopts a superhero persona named Defendor, wi ...

'' (2009) as Judge Wilson * '' Erased'' (2012) as Dick Rhodes * ''

Life Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energ ...

'' (2015) as Uncle Marcus (final film role)

Television

* ''

Night Heat ''Night Heat'' is a Canadian police crime drama series that aired on both CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States. Original episodes were broadcast from 1985 to 1989. ''Night Heat'' was the first Canadian original drama series that was also ...

'' (1985-1987) as Teddy Mujante / Teddy Madden / Larry * '' 9B'' (1986) as Don Fowler * '' Street Legal'' (1987-1989) as Don Chapman / Artie * ''

'' (1989) as Taggart *''

E.N.G. ''E.N.G.'' is a Canadian television drama, following the staff of a fictional Toronto television news station. The show aired on CTV from 1989 to 1994. The series ran for 96 episodes, produced by the Alliance Entertainment Corporation. Plot ...

'' (1989) as Patrick Norton * ''

Road to Avonlea ''Road to Avonlea'' is a Canadian television series first broadcast in Canada between January 7, 1990, and March 31, 1996, as part of the ''CBC Family Hour'' anthology series, and in the United States starting on March 5, 1990. It was created b ...

'' (1990-1991) as Mr. Tyler * ''

Dog City ''Dog City'' is an animated television series that was produced by Nelvana Limited and Jim Henson Productions in association with Channel 4, Global Television Network, FORTA and Canal+ Spain and aired on Fox Kids from September 26, 1992, to Nov ...

'' (1992-1995) as 'Ace' Hart (voice) * ''Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad'' (1994) as Unknown * '' Kissinger and Nixon'' (1995) as Chief of Staff H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman * ''

Lonesome Dove ''Lonesome Dove'' is a 1985 Western novel by American writer Larry McMurtry. It is the first published book of the ''Lonesome Dove'' series, but the third installment in the series chronologically. The story revolves around the relationships b ...

'' (1995) as Elijah Tavish * '' The Arrow'' (1997) as RCAF Pilot Lieutenant Jack Woodman * '' The Outer Limits'' (1998) as George Nichols * ''

'' (1998-1999) as Donny Caswell * ''Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story'' (2002) as Jim McCloskey * '' Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story'' (2002) as Joe Wamback * '' Tom Stone'' (2002-2003) as Conrad Peters * ''

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'' (2003) as Assistant District Attorney Guy James Gray * '' Plague City: SARS in Toronto'' (2005) as Dr. Royce * '' Sybil'' (2007) as Dr. Atcheson * ''

The Line Line most often refers to: * Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity * Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to: Arts ...

'' (2009) as Max * '' Deadliest Sea'' (2009) as Burns * ''

Heartland Heartland or Heartlands may refer to: Businesses and organisations * Heartland Bank, a New Zealand-based financial institution * Heartland Inn, a chain of hotels based in Iowa, United States * Heartland Alliance, an anti-poverty organization i ...

'' (2009) as Richard Chenoweth * ''

Nikita Nikita may refer to: * Nikita (given name) * Nikita, Crimea, a town in Crimea * Nikita the Tanner, a character in East Slavic folklore Film and television *''Little Nikita'', a 1988 film * ''La Femme Nikita'' (film), also known as ''Nikita'', a 19 ...

'' (2011) as Edward Adams * '' Haven'' (2011) as Chief Merrill * ''

Copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...

'' (2012-2013) as Captain Ciaran Joseph Sullivan * ''

Republic of Doyle ''Republic of Doyle'' is a Canadian comedy-drama television series set in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, which aired on CBC Television from January 6, 2010, to December 10, 2014. The show stars Allan Hawco as private investigator and f ...

'' (2014) as Vick Saul

Videogames

* ''

Far Cry 4 ''Far Cry 4'' is a 2014 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the successor to the 2012 video game ''Far Cry 3'', and the fourth main installment in the ''Far Cry'' series. Set in the fictional ...

'' (2014) - (voice)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 1953 births 2018 deaths 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from British Columbia People from Dawson Creek {{Canada-screen-actor-stub