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Willie Lamothe

1920 – 1992

Canadian actor

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About Willie Lamothe

Lived 1920 – 1992 (aged 72). Willie Lamothe was a Canadian actor, screenwriter and singer.

Willie Lamothe was the stage name of Joachim Guillaume Lamothe (January 27, 1920 – October 19, 1992), a Canadian musician and actor from Quebec. One of the pioneers of French language country music, he recorded over 500 songs, both originals and translated renditions of English language country music hits, over the course of his career. He recorded a number of albums and singles over the next thirty years and frequently performed on tour, most frequently within Quebec but also from time to time in English Canada and at least one performance in Nashville. In 1978 he won the Best Supporting Performer in a Non-Feature film for his role in The Machine Age (L'Âge de la machine). During the same era, he was host of a television variety show, Le Ranch à Willie, for Télé-Métropole, and the subject of a documentary film, Je chante à cheval... avec Willie Lamothe, for the National Film Board. and made only irregular appearances afterward, most notably in a CBC Television series about the history of Canadian country music in the 1990s.

His son Michel (1948-2019), also sometimes credited as "Willie Lamothe, Jr.", was a rock musician who was associated with the bands Offenbach and Corbeau.

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Birth century
Nationality
Awards
Member of the Order of Canada

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Willie Lamothe's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Willie Lamothe?

Canadian actor (1920–1992)

When was Willie Lamothe born?

Willie Lamothe was born on 27 January 1920 in Saint-Hugues.

When did Willie Lamothe die?

Willie Lamothe died on 19 October 1992 in Saint-Hyacinthe.

What was Willie Lamothe's occupation?

Willie Lamothe was an actor, screenwriter and singer.

What nationality was Willie Lamothe?

Willie Lamothe was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Willie Lamothe

· Wikidata: Q3569084

· DBpedia: Willie Lamothe

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