Gérard Poirier

Gérard Poirier
Born4 February 1930
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died19 December 2021(2021-12-19) (aged 91)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Actor
Director

Gérard Poirier OC OQ (4 February 1930 – 19 December 2021) was a Canadian actor and director.[1]

Life and career

Born in Montreal in 1930, Poirier began acting in the theatre at the age of 12. He graduated from the Collège André-Grasset in 1952 and subsequently became a teacher at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, the Collège Lionel-Groulx, and the Collège Antoine-Girouard.[2] His early acting career was in the theatre, particularly at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. His archives are kept in the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.[3]

Poirier died in Montreal on 19 December 2021, at the age of 91.[4]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Gérard Poirier". Québec Amérique (in French). Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Le comédien Gérard Poirier est décédé". Radio-Canada (in French). 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Fonds Gérard Poirier . - 1950-2013". Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ Girard, Mario (19 December 2021). "La mort d'un acteur gentilhomme". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Gérard Poirier (1930 – 2021)". Ordre national du Québec (in French).