Biography
Jacques Languirand, OC (May 1, 1931 – January 26, 2018) was a Canadian radio host, writer, actor and director.
He hosted the same radio show, Par 4 chemins on Radio-Canada, for 42 years. He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on December 21, 1987, and the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on May 8, 2003, for his services to communications in Canada.In 2012, audiences saw him as the lead actor of Martin Villeneuve's Mars et Avril, a science fiction film based on the graphic novels of the same name.He was the father of Pascal Languirand, best known as the leader and founder of synthpop band Trans-X.
Filmography
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Movies 11
self 4
Writer 2
TV Shows 1
Jacob Obus
Mars and April (2012)
Movie
Père Noël
Alice's Odyssey (2002)
Movie
Igor de Lonsdale
Heads or Tails (1997)
Movie
Writer
Louis Riel (1969)
Movie
Writer
YUL 871 (1966)
Movie
Self - Narration
A Day in June (1958)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1931-05-01
Deathday2018-01-26 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceMontreal, Quebec, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada
AwardsOfficer of the Order of Canada, Member of the Order of Canada, Governor General's Literary Awards, Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Guy-Mauffette Prize, Prix Georges-Émile-Lapalme, Governor General's Awards, Knight of the Order of La Pléiade, Knight of the National Order of Quebec
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