Jacques Godin

Jacques Godin
CQ
Godin in 2017
Born(1930-09-14)September 14, 1930
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedOctober 26, 2020(2020-10-26) (aged 90)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationActor
AwardsCanadian Film Award (1973)

Jacques Godin (French pronunciation: [ʒak godɛ̃]; 14 September 1930 – 26 October 2020) was a Canadian film, television and stage actor. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.[1]

Career

He won the Canadian Film Award for Best Actor at the 25th Canadian Film Awards in 1973 for his role in the film O.K. ... Laliberté,[2] and was a nominee in the same category at the 13th Genie Awards in 1992 for Being at Home with Claude.[3] In June 2017, Godin was made a knight in the Ordre national du Québec.[4]

Godin died on 26 October 2020 of heart failure in Hôpital de Verdun in Montreal, aged 90.[5]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Gaetan Charlebois, "Godin, Jacques". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, March 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "A wake for Canadian cinema". The Globe and Mail, October 13, 1973.
  3. ^ Christopher Harris, "Canadian films in the spotlight: Naked Lunch leads the way with 11 nominations at 13th annual Genies". The Globe and Mail, November 21, 1992.
  4. ^ Gaetan Charlebois: Godin, Jacques. Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Luc Boulanger (October 27, 2020). "Mort du comédien Jacques Godin". La Presse (in French).