About Gilles Pelletier
Lived 1925 – 2018 (aged 93). Gilles Pelletier was a Canadian actor, television actor and theatre director.
Gilles Pelletier, OC (March 22, 1925 – September 5, 2018) was a Canadian actor.
Career Pelletier appeared in over 50 film and television productions between 1951 and 2016. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Corporal Jacques Gagnier in the police drama R.C.M.P. Among his film credits are Alfred Hitchcock's I Confess (1953), Dust from Underground (1968) the Denys Arcand films Jesus of Montreal (1989) and The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
In 1964, he founded the Nouvelle Compagnie théâtrale, a live theatre for youths, and served as director for fifteen years.
He is the brother of Denise Pelletier, a stage actress, whose name was given to the Prix Denise-Pelletier for achievements of French Canadians, which was awarded to Gilles in 1998 for his lifetime career in the theatre.
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Who was Gilles Pelletier?
Canadian actor (1925-2018)
When was Gilles Pelletier born?
Gilles Pelletier was born on 22 March 1925 in Saint-Jovite.
When did Gilles Pelletier die?
Gilles Pelletier died on 5 September 2018 in Montreal.
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Gilles Pelletier was an actor, television actor and theatre director.
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Gilles Pelletier was Canadian.
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