Yvan Canuel
Birthday: 1935-04-08
Place of Birth: Mont-Joli, Québec, Canada
Biography: Yvan Canuel (April 8, 1935 – December 26, 1999) was a Canadian actor from Quebec. He was most noted for his role in the 1993 film La Florida, for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993. Originally from Mont-Joli, Québec, he began his career as a radio actor in the 1950s, soon branching out into television roles. On television he was best known for his roles in the series Mont-Joye, Terre humaine, Duplessis, L'Héritage and Scoop; in film, his performances included The Christmas Martian, Taureau, J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin photographe) and The Alley Cat (Le Matou). He was the husband of actress Lucille Papineau, and the father of actor Nicolas Canuel and filmmaker Érik Canuel.
Movies
La Florida
Tired of rough winters, a Quebec family buys a motel in south Florida. But life is not easy down whe...
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The Christmas Martian
A martian comes to a small town in Quebec and becomes friends with the town children. He gives them ...
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Taureau
A family that does not conform to the social norms of a small village must suffer the intolerance of...
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J.A. Martin Photographer
The wife of photographer J.A. Martin decides to go with him in his tour of the hard Canadian country...
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The Alley Cat
Florent Boissonneault and his young wife Elise always had one dream: own a restaurant. When they mee...
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Virgin Lovers
A priest and nun, haunted by physical longings, leave their respective callings. Even after their d...
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Amuse-gueule
Humurous short on the theme of hunger around the world that combines animation and fiction....
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