Yvan Ducharme was a québécois actor (24 August 1937, in

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– 21 March 2013 in

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Biography

Ducharme was first known to the public thanks to his creation of ''Insolences d'un téléphone'' shown during the day in 1963 on

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in Montreal for more than a decade. He became popular on Quebec television with the role of the father in '' Les Berger'' and won many awards including ''Monsieur Télévision'' in 1972. Ducharme also painted for many years in his apartment in

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. He created his own abstract style which he named "impulsionnism". The most recent creations of Yvan Ducharme were shown in Montreal in February 2007, in

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in May 2007, and in

, his place of birth, in August 2007. Ducharme died on 21 March 2013 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 75.

Filmography

* 1965 : ''

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'' * 1969 : ''

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'' : ''Le gérant de Club'' * 1970 - 1976 : '' Les Berger'' (TV series) : ''Guy Berger'' * 1971 : '' Let's Call the Whole Thing Orff'' (TV series) * 1972 : '' The Rebels (Quelques arpents de neige)'' * 1973 : '' Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner!'' : ''Yvan'' * 1974 : ''

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'' : ''Mainchaude'' * 1980 : '' Suzanne'' : ''Eddy'' * 1976 : '' Du tac au tac'' (TV series) : ''Buddy Taillefer (1980–1982)'' * 1982 : '' Visiting Hours'' : ''Policeman 1'' * 1994 : ''

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(Le Vent du Wyoming)'' : ''Légionnaire'' * 2000 : ''

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'' (TV series) : ''Contremaître'' * 2000 : '' 2001: A Space Travesty'' : ''Famous Tenor #3'' * 2004 : '' Happy Camper (Camping sauvage)'' : ''Père de Bouton''

Awards and nominations

Awards

* 1963 : Comedy radio show of the year ''Ducharme au réveil'' & ''Les insolences d'un téléphone'' * 1965 : Radio show of the year ''Ducharme au réveil'' & ''Les insolences d'un téléphone'' * 1968 : Radio personality of the year * 1972 : Monsieur Télévision

Nominations

References

External links

Official site of Yvan Ducharme
* 1937 births 2013 deaths Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors French Quebecers Male actors from Quebec People from Rouyn-Noranda {{Canada-actor-stub