Quebec actor Albert Millaire dies at 83
MontrealGazette
August 15, 2018
The actor, known for his classic roles across the province, was diagnosed with cancer in 2000 but continued to work nonetheless.
Quebec actor Albert Millaire, whose voice resonated across the province’s stages and television screens throughout a half-century, died surrounded by loved ones at the age of 83 on Wednesday afternoon.
Until the very end of his life, Millaire continued to “speak of theatre with passion,” said a statement from his agency, Premier Rôle.
The actor, known for his classic roles, was diagnosed with cancer in 2000, but continued to work nonetheless. He was recognized by many older Quebecers as the image of Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville, who he played in a popular television series in 1969. He also portrayed Sir Wilfrid Laurier in a miniseries about the ex-prime minister in 1987. Millaire won the Gémeaux prize in 2014 for best supporting actor in a soap opera for his role in Mémoires vives.
Quebec actor Albert Millaire, whose voice resonated across the province’s stages and television screens throughout a half-century, died surrounded by loved ones at the age of 83 on Wednesday afternoon.
Until the very end of his life, Millaire continued to “speak of theatre with passion,” said a statement from his agency, Premier Rôle.
The actor, known for his classic roles, was diagnosed with cancer in 2000, but continued to work nonetheless. He was recognized by many older Quebecers as the image of Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville, who he played in a popular television series in 1969. He also portrayed Sir Wilfrid Laurier in a miniseries about the ex-prime minister in 1987. Millaire won the Gémeaux prize in 2014 for best supporting actor in a soap opera for his role in Mémoires vives.
MILLAIRE, Albert
Born: 1/18/1935, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Died: 8/15/2018, Canada
Albert Millaire's westerns - actor:
Adventures in Rainbow Country (TV) - 1969-1970 (Roger Lemieux)
By Way of the Stars (TV) - 1992-1993 (Renauld)
Albert Millaire's westerns - actor:
Adventures in Rainbow Country (TV) - 1969-1970 (Roger Lemieux)
By Way of the Stars (TV) - 1992-1993 (Renauld)