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Yvan Canuel

Yvan Canuel

Born: 1935-04-08 • Mont-Joli, Québec, Canada

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.

Filmography
La Florida poster
La Florida
1993 • Pépère
The Alley Cat poster
The Alley Cat
1985 • M. Boissoneault
Le combat d'Onésime Tremblay poster
Le combat d'Onésime Tremblay
1985 • Narrator (voix)
Amuse-gueule poster
Amuse-gueule
1984 • Armand
J.A. Martin Photographer poster
J.A. Martin Photographer
1977 • Uncle Joseph
Taureau poster
Taureau
1973 • Henri Larivee
The Christmas Martian poster
The Christmas Martian
1971 • Policeman
Virgin Lovers poster
Virgin Lovers
1970
Manette ou les dieux de carton poster
Manette ou les dieux de carton
1967 • Alain