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Writer:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. "The King Chronicle" (1988) TV mini-series (writer)
2. The King Chronicle, Part 1: Mackenzie King and the Unseen Hand (1988) (writer)
3. The King Chronicle, Part 2: Mackenzie King and the Great Beyond (1988) (writer)
4. The King Chronicle, Part 3: Mackenzie King and the Zombie Army (1988) (writer)
5. Long Lance (1986) (writer)
   ... aka Vie et mort de Sylvester Long (Canada: French title)
6. Mobility (1986) (writer)
   ... aka Déplacements (Canada: French title)
7. The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors (1986) (writer)
8. The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power (1986) (writer)
9. The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986) (writer)
   ... aka Les champions, 3e partie - Le dernier combat (Canada: French title)
10. Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame (1986) (writer)
11. Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985) (writer)
12. First Stop, China (1985) (writer)
    ... aka Sur les scenes de l'orient
13. Overtime (1984) (writer)
14. The Children's Crusade (1984) (writer)
15. Something to Celebrate (1983) (writer)
    ... aka Il faut fêter ça! (Canada: French title)
16. Les champions (Bobine 1, 1re partie) (1981) (writer)
17. Les champions (Bobine 1, 2e partie) (1981) (writer)
18. Les champions (Bobine 2, 1re partie) (1981) (writer)
19. Les champions (Bobine 2, 2e partie) (1981) (writer)
20. On Guard for Thee, Part 1: The Most Dangerous Spy (1981) (writer)
21. On Guard for Thee, Part 2: A Blanket of Ice (1981) (writer)
22. On Guard for Thee, Part 3: Shadows of a Horseman (1981) (writer)
23. The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten (1980) (writer)
    ... aka Le pharaon oublié: À la recherche d'Akhenaton (Canada: French title)
    
    
24. Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (1979) (TV) (writer)
    ... aka From the Dawn of the Documentary to the Coming of the Box (Canada: English title: subtitle)
    ... aka Has Anyone Here Seen Canada? (Canada: English title: short title)
25. Bamboo, Lions and Dragons (1979) (writer)
26. Bow and Arrow (1979) (writer)
27. Canada Vignettes: Wop May (1979) (writer)
28. Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed (1979) (writer)
29. Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher (1978) (writer)
    ... aka Schumacher: une société à la mesure de l'homme (Canada: French title)
30. Henry Ford's America (1977) (writer)
    ... aka L'Amérique des Ford (Canada: French title)
31. Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976) (writer)
    ... aka Le volcan: une réflexion sur la vie et la mort de Malcolm Lowry (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Volcano (Canada: English title: short title)
32. Arctic IV (1975) (writer)
33. Scoggie (1975) (writer)
34. Whistling Smith (1975) (writer)
35. King of the Hill (1974) (writer)
36. Monsieur John Grierson (1974) (writer)
37. The Players (1974) (writer)
38. Catskinner Keen (1973) (writer)
39. Cavendish Country (1973) (writer)
40. Grierson (1973) (commentary)
41. Starblanket (1973) (writer)
42. Tiki Tiki (1971) (writer)
    
    
43. Juggernaut (1968) (writer)
    ... aka Le char de Djaggernaut (Canada: French title)
44. What on Earth! (1967) (writer)
    ... aka La terre est habitée (Canada: French title)
45. Helicopter Canada (1966) (dialogue)
    ... aka Helicoptère-Canada
46. Take It from the Top (1966) (writer)
    ... aka Canada: altitude 1967 (Canada: French title)
47. Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965) (writer)
48. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1965) (written by)
49. Memorandum (1965) (writer)
    ... aka Pour mémoire (Canada: French title)
50. Stravinsky (1965) (writer)
    ... aka Stravinski (Canada: French title)
51. Two Men of Montreal (1965) (writer)
52. Bethune (1964) (commentary)
    ... aka Bethune, héros de notre temps (Canada: French title)
53. Fields of Sacrifice (1964) (writer)
    ... aka Champs d'honneur (Canada: French title)
54. Return Reservation (1964) (writer)
55. The Changing City (1964) (writer)
    ... aka L'essor de la cité (Canada: French title)
56. Blitzkrieg (1962) (writer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Blitzkrieg - Part 2 (Canada: English title: complete title)
57. Cinderella on the Left (1962) (writer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Cinderella on the Left - Part 10 (Canada: English title: complete title)
58. Crisis on the Hill (1962) (writer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Crisis on the Hill - Part 11 (Canada: English title: complete title)
59. Days of Infamy (1962) (writer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Days of Infamy - Part 4 (Canada: English title: complete title)
60. Dusk (1962) (writer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Dusk - Part 1 (Canada: English title: complete title)
61. Ebbtide (1962) (writer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Ebbtide - Part 5 (Canada: English title: complete title)
62. New Directions (1962) (writer)
    ... aka Canada at War: New Directions, Part 8 (Canada: English title: complete title)
63. Road to Ortona (1962) (writer)
    ... aka Canada at War: The Road to Ortona, Part 7 (Canada: English title: complete title)
    ... aka Le Canada en guerre - Le calvaire d'Ortona, 7e partie (Canada: French title)
    ... aka The Road to Ortona: July 1943 - January 1944 (Canada: English title: video box title)
64. The Clouded Dawn (1962) (writer)
    ... aka Canada at War: The Clouded Dawn - Part 13 (Canada: English title: complete title)
65. The Norman Summer (1962) (writer)
    ... aka Canada at War: The Norman Summer, Part 9 (Canada: English title: complete title)
66. Turn of the Tide (1962) (writer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Turn of the Tide - Part 6 (Canada: English title: complete title)
67. V Was for Victory (1962) (writer)
    ... aka Canada at War: V Was for Victory - Part 12 (Canada: English title: complete title)
68. Willie Catches On (1962) (writer)
69. Year of Siege (1962) (writer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Year of Siege - Part 3 (Canada: English title: complete title)
70. Building in the North (1961) (writer)
71. Everybody's Prejudiced (1961) (writer)
    
    
72. A Day in the Night of Jonathan Mole (1959) (writer)
73. Canadian Infantrymen (1958) (writer)
    ... aka Le fantassin canadien (Canada: French title)
74. Fire Detectives (1958) (writer)
75. Introduction: A Pattern for Staying Alive (1958) (writer)
76. Setting Fires for Science (1958) (writer)
    ... aka Les incendiaires (Canada: French title: cut version)
77. Sight Unseen (1958) (writer)
78. Stay Alive in the Summer Arctic (1958) (writer)
79. Stay Alive in the Summer Bush (1958) (writer)
    ... aka Survivance! La survivance en forêt en saison d'été (Canada: French title)
80. Stay Alive in the Winter Arctic (1958) (writer)
81. Stay Alive in the Winter Bush (1958) (writer)
82. Winter Construction? It Can Be Done (1958) (writer)
    ... aka Bâtir en hiver... pourquoi pas? (Canada: French title)
83. Wildlife of the Rocky Mountains (1957) (writer)
    ... aka La faune des rocheuses (Canada: French title)
    

Director:

• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. Family: A Loving Look at CBC Radio (1991)
   
   
2. The King Chronicle, Part 1: Mackenzie King and the Unseen Hand (1988)
3. The King Chronicle, Part 3: Mackenzie King and the Zombie Army (1988)
4. "The King Chronicle" (1988) TV mini-series
5. The King Chronicle, Part 2: Mackenzie King and the Great Beyond (1988)
6. The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors (1986)
7. The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power (1986)
8. The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986)
   ... aka Les champions, 3e partie - Le dernier combat (Canada: French title)
9. Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985)
10. The Children's Crusade (1984)
11. Something to Celebrate (1983)
    ... aka Il faut fêter ça! (Canada: French title)
12. The Accident (1983) (TV)
13. Les champions (Bobine 1, 2e partie) (1981)
14. On Guard for Thee, Part 1: The Most Dangerous Spy (1981)
15. On Guard for Thee, Part 3: Shadows of a Horseman (1981)
16. Les champions (Bobine 2, 2e partie) (1981)
17. "For the Record" (1 episode, 1981)
        - The Running Man (1981) TV episode
18. Les champions (Bobine 2, 1re partie) (1981)
19. On Guard for Thee, Part 2: A Blanket of Ice (1981)
20. Les champions (Bobine 1, 1re partie) (1981)
    
    
21. Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed (1979)
22. The Dionne Quintuplets (1978) (TV)
    ... aka Les quintuplées Dionne (Canada: French title)
23. Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher (1978)
    ... aka Schumacher: une société à la mesure de l'homme (Canada: French title)
24. Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle (1978)
25. Henry Ford's America (1977)
    ... aka L'Amérique des Ford (Canada: French title)
26. Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976)
    ... aka Le volcan: une réflexion sur la vie et la mort de Malcolm Lowry (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Volcano (Canada: English title: short title)
27. His Worship, Mr. Montréal (1976)
28. Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939 (1974)
29. Van's Camp (1974)
30. King of the Hill (1974)
31. Starblanket (1973)
32. Catskinner Keen (1973)
33. Cavendish Country (1973)
34. Tiger Child (1970)
    
    
35. Saul Alinsky Went to War (1968)
36. Never a Backward Step (1966)
    ... aka La presse et son empire (Canada: French title)
37. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1965)
38. Memorandum (1965)
    ... aka Pour mémoire (Canada: French title)
39. Two Men of Montreal (1965)
40. Bethune (1964) (uncredited)
    ... aka Bethune, héros de notre temps (Canada: French title)
41. Fields of Sacrifice (1964)
    ... aka Champs d'honneur (Canada: French title)
42. Return Reservation (1964)
43. Everybody's Prejudiced (1961)
    
    
44. A Day in the Night of Jonathan Mole (1959)
45. Fire Detectives (1958)
46. Setting Fires for Science (1958)
    ... aka Les incendiaires (Canada: French title: cut version)
47. Winter Construction? It Can Be Done (1958)
    ... aka Bâtir en hiver... pourquoi pas? (Canada: French title)
    

Producer:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors (1986) (producer)
2. The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power (1986) (producer)
3. The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986) (producer)
   ... aka Les champions, 3e partie - Le dernier combat (Canada: French title)
4. Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985) (producer)
5. The Children's Crusade (1984) (producer)
6. Something to Celebrate (1983) (producer)
   ... aka Il faut fêter ça! (Canada: French title)
7. Les champions (Bobine 1, 1re partie) (1981) (producer)
8. Les champions (Bobine 1, 2e partie) (1981) (producer)
9. Les champions (Bobine 2, 1re partie) (1981) (producer)
10. Les champions (Bobine 2, 2e partie) (1981) (producer)
11. On Guard for Thee, Part 1: The Most Dangerous Spy (1981) (producer)
12. On Guard for Thee, Part 2: A Blanket of Ice (1981) (producer)
13. On Guard for Thee, Part 3: Shadows of a Horseman (1981) (producer)
    
    
14. Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed (1979) (producer)
15. The Dionne Quintuplets (1978) (TV) (producer)
    ... aka Les quintuplées Dionne (Canada: French title)
16. Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher (1978) (producer)
    ... aka Schumacher: une société à la mesure de l'homme (Canada: French title)
17. Henry Ford's America (1977) (producer)
    ... aka L'Amérique des Ford (Canada: French title)
18. The Vacant Lot (1977) (producer)
    ... aka The Plot Thickens (Canada: English title)
19. Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976) (producer)
    ... aka Le volcan: une réflexion sur la vie et la mort de Malcolm Lowry (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Volcano (Canada: English title: short title)
20. Thunderbirds in China (1974) (producer)
21. Van's Camp (1974) (producer)
22. Catskinner Keen (1973) (producer)
23. Cavendish Country (1973) (producer)
24. Starblanket (1973) (producer)
25. Fleur bleue (1971) (producer)
    ... aka The Apprentice
    
    
26. A Trip Down Memory Lane (1965) (producer)
    ... aka Additional Material for a Time-capsule (Canada: English title: subtitle)
27. Two Men of Montreal (1965) (producer)
28. Bethune (1964) (producer)
    ... aka Bethune, héros de notre temps (Canada: French title)
29. Fields of Sacrifice (1964) (producer)
    ... aka Champs d'honneur (Canada: French title)
30. Return Reservation (1964) (producer)
31. Blitzkrieg (1962) (associate producer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Blitzkrieg - Part 2 (Canada: English title: complete title)
32. Cinderella on the Left (1962) (associate producer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Cinderella on the Left - Part 10 (Canada: English title: complete title)
33. Crisis on the Hill (1962) (associate producer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Crisis on the Hill - Part 11 (Canada: English title: complete title)
34. Days of Infamy (1962) (associate producer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Days of Infamy - Part 4 (Canada: English title: complete title)
35. Dusk (1962) (associate producer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Dusk - Part 1 (Canada: English title: complete title)
36. Ebbtide (1962) (associate producer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Ebbtide - Part 5 (Canada: English title: complete title)
37. New Directions (1962) (associate producer)
    ... aka Canada at War: New Directions, Part 8 (Canada: English title: complete title)
38. Road to Ortona (1962) (producer)
    ... aka Canada at War: The Road to Ortona, Part 7 (Canada: English title: complete title)
    ... aka Le Canada en guerre - Le calvaire d'Ortona, 7e partie (Canada: French title)
    ... aka The Road to Ortona: July 1943 - January 1944 (Canada: English title: video box title)
39. The Clouded Dawn (1962) (associate producer)
    ... aka Canada at War: The Clouded Dawn - Part 13 (Canada: English title: complete title)
40. The Norman Summer (1962) (associate producer)
    ... aka Canada at War: The Norman Summer, Part 9 (Canada: English title: complete title)
41. Turn of the Tide (1962) (associate producer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Turn of the Tide - Part 6 (Canada: English title: complete title)
42. V Was for Victory (1962) (associate producer)
    ... aka Canada at War: V Was for Victory - Part 12 (Canada: English title: complete title)
43. Year of Siege (1962) (associate producer)
    ... aka Canada at War: Year of Siege - Part 3 (Canada: English title: complete title)
    

Actor:

• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. "O Canada" (1997) TV series .... Voices
   
   
2. "The King Chronicle" (1988) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
3. The King Chronicle, Part 1: Mackenzie King and the Unseen Hand (1988) .... Narrator
4. The King Chronicle, Part 2: Mackenzie King and the Great Beyond (1988) .... Narrator
5. The King Chronicle, Part 3: Mackenzie King and the Zombie Army (1988) .... Narrator
6. Those Roos Boys and Friends (1987) (voice) .... Narrator
7. Long Lance (1986) .... Narrator
   ... aka Vie et mort de Sylvester Long (Canada: French title)
8. Mobility (1986) .... Narrator
   ... aka Déplacements (Canada: French title)
9. Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985) .... Narrator
   
   
10. Canada Vignettes: Wop May (1979) .... Narrator
    
    
11. What on Earth! (1967) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka La terre est habitée (Canada: French title)
    

Miscellaneous Crew:

• 1980s
• 1970s

1. "The King Chronicle" (1988) TV mini-series (researcher)
   
   
2. Grierson (1973) (special consultant)
   

Thanks:

• 1990s
• 1980s

1. Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment (1999) (dedicatee)
   ... aka Cinéma vérité - Le moment décisif (Canada: French title)
   
   
2. The World Is Watching (1988) (thanks)
   

Self:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. The Magical Eye (1989) .... Himself (film director)
2. See No Evil (1988) .... Narrator
3. Docudrama: Fact and Fiction (1987) .... Himself (filmmaker)
4. No Accident (1986) .... Narrator
5. The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors (1986) (voice) .... Narrator
6. The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power (1986) .... Narrator
7. The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986) .... Narrator
   ... aka Les champions, 3e partie - Le dernier combat (Canada: French title)
8. Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame (1986) .... Narrator
9. First Stop, China (1985) (voice) .... Narrator
   ... aka Sur les scenes de l'orient
10. Overtime (1984) .... Narrator
11. The Children's Crusade (1984) .... Narrator
12. Something to Celebrate (1983) .... Himself/Narrator/Interviewer
    ... aka Il faut fêter ça! (Canada: French title)
13. On Guard for Thee, Part 1: The Most Dangerous Spy (1981) .... Narrator
14. On Guard for Thee, Part 2: A Blanket of Ice (1981) .... Narrator
15. On Guard for Thee, Part 3: Shadows of a Horseman (1981) .... Narrator
16. The Inheritance (1980/I) .... Narrator
    ... aka Les Johnson (Canada: French title)
17. The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten (1980) .... Narrator
    ... aka Le pharaon oublié: À la recherche d'Akhenaton (Canada: French title)
    
    
18. Bow and Arrow (1979) .... Narrator
19. Small Is Beautiful: Impressions of Fritz Schumacher (1978) .... Narrator
    ... aka Schumacher: une société à la mesure de l'homme (Canada: French title)
20. Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Le volcan: une réflexion sur la vie et la mort de Malcolm Lowry (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Volcano (Canada: English title: short title)
21. The Land: A New Priority (1976) .... Narrator
    ... aka La promotion rurale: priorité nouvelle (Canada: French title)
22. Los Canadienses (1975) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka The Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion 1937-1939 (Canada: English title: subtitle)
23. King of the Hill (1974) .... Narrator
24. Atomic Juggernaut (1971) .... Narrator
    
    
25. Juggernaut (1968) .... Narrator
    ... aka Le char de Djaggernaut (Canada: French title)
26. Oskee Wee Wee (1968) .... Narrator
    ... aka Finale de football (Canada: French title)
27. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1965) .... Himself
28. Memorandum (1965) (voice) (uncredited) .... Interviewer
    ... aka Pour mémoire (Canada: French title)
29. Days of Infamy (1962) (voice) (uncredited) .... Radio Operator
    ... aka Canada at War: Days of Infamy - Part 4 (Canada: English title: complete title)
30. Dusk (1962) (voice) (uncredited) .... Radio Announcer (of King's proclamation)
    ... aka Canada at War: Dusk - Part 1 (Canada: English title: complete title)
    

Archive Footage:

1. Remembering Arthur (2006) .... Himself
2. Donald Brittain: Filmmaker (1995) .... Himself (filmmaker)