Yvan Canuel
Actor
- Born
- April 8, 1935 · Mont-Joli, Québec, Canada
- Died
- December 26, 1999 (age 64)
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).
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He was the husband of actress Lucille Papineau, and the father of actor Nicolas Canuel and filmmaker Érik Canuel.
Known for
Acting9
- 1993La Florida as Pépère
- 1985The Alley Cat as M. Boissoneault
- 1985Le combat d'Onésime Tremblay as Narrator (voix)
- 1984Amuse-gueule as Armand
- 1977J.A. Martin Photographer as Uncle Joseph
- 1973Taureau as Henri Larivee
- 1971The Christmas Martian as Policeman
- 1970Virgin Lovers
- 1967Manette ou les dieux de carton as Alain