
Yvan Canuel
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-04-08
Day of Death
1999-12-26 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Mont-Joli, Québec, Canada
Yvan Canuel
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(1993)
La Florida
as Pépère
(1985)
The Alley Cat
as M. Boissoneault
(1977)
J.A. Martin Photographer
as Uncle Joseph
(1973)
Taureau
as Henri Larivee
(1971)
The Christmas Martian
as Policeman
(1970)
(1967)
Manette ou les dieux de carton
as Alain