Gérard Poirier Explained

Gérard Poirier
Birth Date:	4 February 1930
Birth Place:	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation:	Actor Director

Gérard Poirier (4 February 1930 – 19 December 2021) was a Canadian actor and director.^[1]

Life and career

Born in Montreal in 1930, Poirier began acting in the theatre at the age of 12. He graduated from the Collège André-Grasset in 1952 and subsequently became a teacher at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, the Collège Lionel-Groulx, and the Collège Antoine-Girouard.^[2] His early acting career was in the theatre, particularly at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. His archives are kept in the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.^[3]

Poirier died in Montreal on 19 December 2021, at the age of 91.^[4]

Filmography

Film

• The Rebels (Quelques arpents de neige) - 1972
• - 1974
• Panic (Panique) - 1977
• The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe) - 1981
• - 1993
• Matusalem - 1993
• Meanwhile (Pendant ce temps...) - 1998
• Wedding Night (Nuit de noces) - 2001
• Stay with Me (Reste avec moi) - 2010
• Henry - 2011

Television

• Dateline (1955–1956)
• Beau temps, mauvais temps (1955–1958)
• Radisson (1957–1959)
• D'Iberville (1967–1968)
• Nic and Pic (1973)
• He Shoots, He Scores (1989)
• Un gars, une fille (1997)

Awards

• Prix Gémeaux for Best Male Lead in a Drama or Comedy (1988)
• Officer of the Order of Canada (1996)^[5]
• Prix Gascon-Roux (1997)^[5]
• Prix Gémeaux for best Male Supporting Role in a Soap Opera (2002)
• Knight of the Order of La Pléiade (2006)^[5]
• Officer of the National Order of Quebec (2007)^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gérard Poirier. Québec Amérique. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130603230509/http://www.quebec-amerique.com/livre-details.php?id=671. 3 June 2013. 20 December 2021.
2. News: 19 December 2021. Le comédien Gérard Poirier est décédé. French. Radio-Canada. 20 December 2021.
3. Web site: Fonds Gérard Poirier . - 1950-2013. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235158/http://pistard.banq.qc.ca/unite_chercheurs/description_fonds?p_anqsid=201501271611053745&p_centre=06M&p_classe=P&p_fonds=917&p_numunide=993827. 3 March 2016.
4. News: Girard. Mario. 19 December 2021. La mort d'un acteur gentilhomme. French. La Presse. 20 December 2021.
5. Web site: Gérard Poirier (1930 – 2021). Ordre national du Québec. French.