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- Maureen Leeds was born on 26 June 1924 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She was an actress, known for One Step Beyond (1959), Mannix (1967) and 77 Sunset Strip (1958). She died on 25 October 1991 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Jimmy Herman was born on 25 October 1940 in Cold Lake Reserve, Alberta, Canada. He was an actor, known for Dances with Wolves (1990), North of 60 (1992) and Reindeer Games (2000). He died on 13 September 2013 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- Bonar Bain was born on 4 February 1923 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. He was an actor, known for Draw! (1984), Powder Heads (1980) and Running Brave (1983). He was married to Vella Elanor. He died on 18 February 2005 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- Jerry Stovin was born on 11 October 1922 in Unity, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), Lolita (1962) and Hurricane (1961). He died on 10 August 2005 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Bruce J. Mitchell was born on 4 February 1945 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for The Final Sacrifice (1990) and The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985). He died on 28 April 2018 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Susan Aceron was born on 6 July 1972 in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was an actress, known for The In-Laws (2003), Sailor Moon (1995) and The Ladies Man (2000). She was married to Jundee Gray. She died on 9 October 2016 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- Wilma Pelly was born on 5 March 1937 in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was an actress, known for North of 60 (1992), The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010) and Into the West (2005). She was married to James Edward Pelly . She died on 28 December 2020 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Frank Kaquitts was born in 1925 in Hobbema, Alberta, Canada. He was an actor, known for Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976). He died on 19 November 2002 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Ian Tyson was born on 25 September 1933 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Road to Nowhere (2010), Supernatural (2005) and Payday (1973). He was married to Twylla Dvorkin and Sylvia Tyson. He died on 29 December 2022 in Longview, Alberta, Canada.- Actor
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John Labow was born on 28 November 1942 in Timmins, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and producer, known for The Offering (1966), Winter Kept Us Warm (1965) and The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter (2005). He died on 11 December 2017 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
In Czechoslovakia he ran afoul of both the Nazis and the Communists who subsequently replaced the Nazis in the postwar period, and spent seven years in prison and labor camps, four of them in a uranium mine labor camp. He was one of Czechosolvakia's leading Film and TV actors and writers when the Soviet tanks rolled into Prague. Valenta fled to Canada with his family, where he directed films for the National Film Board of Canada and appeared in numerous Canadian and European Films. He once said he had lived under six different political regimes "... and when you are a character, like me, and not a collaborator, you worry every day [no matter the regime]." He played Max the Stationmaster in the 1968 Oscar winning foreign film, Closely Watched Trains. In the 1970s he collaborated with Milos Forman and Ivan Passer in the Chelsea Hotel in New York. Valenta was the subject of a National Film Board documentary called Closely Watched Freedom directed by Tom Radford in 1993.- Sugarfoot Anderson was born on 10 February 1920 in Nashville, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Story of Seabiscuit (1949). He died on 8 March 2017 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Ralph Klein was born on 1 November 1942 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was married to Hilda Hepner and Colleen. He died on 29 March 2013 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Gordon Signer was born in 1925. He was an actor, known for Superman III (1983), Prime Cut (1972) and The Fourth War (1990). He died on 3 September 2001 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Jack Goth was born on 23 May 1923 in Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Cool Runnings (1993), Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986) and Rad (1986). He was married to Peggy. He died on 20 February 2006 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Gerrick Winston is an actor/director. Born and raised in Chicago, Gerrick resides in Calgary, Canada. He's known for his work in To Catch a Crimes (2006), Hell on Wheels (2011), Dead Again in Tombstone (2017), and Alive (2018). Gerrick is also an aspiring director and producer, having completed a number of short films and music videos. His short film Gold (2017), won Best Fantasy Drama Short at the Miami Beach Film Festival in 2018. He's married with two children.- Fil Fraser was born on 19 August 1932 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a producer, known for Hounds of Notre Dame (1980), Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977) and Marie-Anne (1978). He was married to Gladys Odegard and ??. He died on 3 December 2017 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Len really got going into acting later in life with an early retirement from the workforce. He first moved into professional theatre and was a member of C.A.E.A., then after joining Actra and doing five acting gigs as a full Actra member, he took the option of some theatre to film conversion and practice training with Bill Davidson, and made use of personal coaching for many of his auditions. Mostly retired now, his film acting credits out of a slower market like Edmonton were substantial since coming on with Great West Canadian Talent and included work in Edmonton, Calgary, and Regina. His first role since joining the agency and taking some optional training, was a principal as Chief Townsend in the CBS movie Family Blessings shot in Regina. He went on the play a Minister in the ABC movie Oklahoma City Bombing shot in Calgary, a role in another ABC movie shot in Calgary Strangers In A Small Town, then a role on the Edmonton series The Mentors, followed by a role on the docudrama In The Nick of Time. Then a role on the Edmonton shot The War Bride Feature Film, a role on the Italian/Canadian co production Feature Almost America, another role on The Mentors series, and a role on the television movie 100 Days in The Jungle for CTV. After that he had a chance to do a large important principal role on the Calgary filmed series Tom Stone for CBC. Then a role on the Edmonton filmed comedy Whitecoats, and a role on the Calgary filmed Matter of Family for CBS. He appeared with his real life wife Shirley, both in Actor roles, on the Feature Santa's Slay shot in Edmonton, and an actor role on the Feature Comeback Season in Calgary. Then came another chance for an important principal role on the Lifetime Movie Angels Fall, followed by a Principal role on the Feature Comedy Freezer Burn shot in Edmonton. After that came a role in a flashback scene as the grandfather of one of the main characters Jack, on the Calgary series Heartland. One of his last roles was on the last season of Corner Gas shot near Regina, as the crotchety Old Man Hafford. The last role Len filmed in Edmonton was on the American Feature Cut Bank in a principal role. Len's son-in-law Dick Sahuri also followed him into acting as a hobby and appeared as an extra in a number of film and TV projects as well as in a few commercials.
He worked as a supervisor at Celanese Canada until his retirement in 1984 but his true profession was acting, which he pursued at both an amateur and professional level. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.- Ms Collins has been acting and directing for over 50 years, and is considered the Grand Dame of theatre in her hometown of Calgary. She is currently semi-retired, and is enjoying her favorite role as a grandmother.
- Jonas Applegarth was born in 1920. He was an actor, known for Battle Cry (1955) and The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958). He died on 23 July 1965 in Bashaw, Alberta, Canada.
- Helen Hart was born on 16 February 1924 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was married to Stu Hart. She died on 4 November 2001 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Stu Hart was born on 3 May 1915 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was an actor, known for Stampede Wrestling (1957), Columbia World of Sports: Swing, Rasslin' 'N' Sock (1956) and WWF 1993: The Year in Review (1993). He was married to Helen Hart. He died on 16 October 2003 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Allen J. Coage made history as the first African American to win a Judo Olympic Bronze medal at the 1976 Olympics and the second American to win a medal for the USA team. To date Allen Coage remains the only American heavyweight to win an Olympic medal in Judo. He also won a Gold medal for 1967 heavyweight Judo in 1967 at the Pan American Games and another Gold medal in the 1975 Pan American Games for Judo in the heavyweight division. Coage was also the first American to win a Gold medal in two consecutive Pan American Games.
- Tommy Common was born on 21 September 1933 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He died on 14 August 1985 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Kimberly Nix is known for A Better Place (2016). Kimberly died on 8 May 2024 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.