Yvan Canuel

{{Short description|Canadian actor}} '''Yvan Canuel''' (April 8, 1935 – December 26, 1999) was a Canadian actor from [[Quebec]].<ref name=gazette>"Actor Canuel, 65". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', December 29, 1999.</ref> He was most noted for his role in the 1993 film ''[[La Florida (film)|La Florida]]'', for which he was a [[Genie Award]] nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] at the [[14th Genie Awards]] in 1993.<ref>"The Lotus Eaters strong contender at Genies". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', December 11, 1993.</ref>

Originally from [[Mont-Joli]], Quebec, he began his career as a radio actor in the 1950s, soon branching out into television roles.<ref name=gazette/> On television he was best known for his roles in the series ''Mont-Joye'', ''[[Terre humaine]]'', ''[[Duplessis (TV series)|Duplessis]]'', ''L'Héritage'' and ''Scoop''; in film, his performances included ''[[The Christmas Martian]]'', ''[[Taureau (film)|Taureau]]'', ''[[J.A. Martin Photographer]] (J.A. Martin photographe)'' and ''[[The Alley Cat (1985 film)|The Alley Cat]] (Le Matou)''.

He was the husband of actress [[Lucille Papineau]], and the father of actor [[Nicolas Canuel]] and filmmaker [[Érik Canuel]].<ref>Maxime Demers, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2012/05/16/cest-une-forme-dhommage-a-mon-pere---erik-canuel "« C’est une forme d’hommage à mon père » - Érik Canuel"]. ''[[Le Journal de Montréal]]'', May 16, 2012.</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0134815}}

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