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Sean McCann(1935-2019)

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Sean McCann
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Sean McCann appeared in more than 150 feature films, cable television movies, television series and miniseries. McCann always had a craving for diversity. He began his adult life with a singular devoutness uncommon to actors of his peer group, studying at St. Peter's Seminary in London, Ontario to prepare himself for the priesthood. A student of history, politics and poetry, he had a library of well over 800 volumes of literature and letters devoted to both the high arts and popular culture. McCann indulged his not-so-secret love of baseball as an Associate Scout for the Toronto Blue Jays, spoke often about baseball to professional organizations, and was named to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

McCann was seen with Sarah Polley and Diane Ladd (The Law of Enclosures (2000)), Nick Nolte (Affliction (1997)), and Chris Farley (Tommy Boy (1995)). He shared screen time with Miranda Richardson and Brenda Fricker (Swann (1996), for which McCann received Genie nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role), Nicolas Cage (Trapped in Paradise (1994)), Kevin Bacon (The Air Up There (1994)), and Peter Weller and Judy Davis (Naked Lunch (1991), which garnered the actor a National Film Critics Society Award). In 1999, he won a Gemini Award for Best Guest Actor in a Series for Power Play. In a testament to his chameleon acting talents, McCann was twice nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Pre-School Series, for his role as "Noah" in Noddy (1998).

McCann was singled out at the 1987 Gemini Awards with a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his recurring role in Night Heat (1985). He starred in Robert Lepage's Genie Award-winning Possible Worlds (2000), and appeared in the Golden Globe-nominated Small Sacrifices (1989) (starring Farrah Fawcett). In 1988, he took on the role of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in The King Chronicle (1988); the miniseries was a 6-hour CBC and NFB co-production which aired to popular and critical acclaim. One year later, he won the Earl Grey Award for his performance.

McCann had a unique civic-mindedness as well. He ran against one of the most recognizable figures on the Canadian political landscape, Progressive Conservative Roy McMurtry, in Ontario's 1979 provincial election. His showing in that race, which he lost, confirmed that acting was his primary métier, but did nothing to dampen his conviction that politicians and political institutions are accountable to the masses.
BornSeptember 24, 1935
DiedJune 13, 2019(83)
BornSeptember 24, 1935
DiedJune 13, 2019(83)
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Known for

Chris Farley and David Spade in Tommy Boy (1995)
Tommy Boy
7.1
  • Frank Rittenhauer
  • 1995
Richard Gere, Renée Zellweger, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Chicago (2002)
Chicago
7.2
  • Judge
  • 2002
Eddie Cahill in Miracle (2004)
Miracle
7.4
  • Walter Bush
  • 2004
Naked Lunch (1991)
Naked Lunch
6.9
  • O'Brien
  • 1991

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  • Burt Reynolds, Tammy Blanchard, Sienna Guillory, and Shawn Roberts in Defining Moments (2021)
    Defining Moments
  • Kevin Pollak, Mark O'Brien, and Georgina Reilly in Goalie (2019)
    Goalie
  • Born Dead (2017)
    Born Dead
  • Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew (2017)
    Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew
  • Adams Testament (2017)
    Adams Testament
  • Anne of Green Gables (2016)
    Anne of Green Gables
  • The Rarebit Fiend
  • La Trattoria Sitcom (2015)
    La Trattoria Sitcom
  • No Deposit (2015)
    No Deposit
  • The Big Fat Stone (2014)
    The Big Fat Stone
  • Torrey DeVitto and Steve Lund in Best Christmas Party Ever (2014)
    Best Christmas Party Ever
  • The Privileged (2013)
    The Privileged
  • Real Gangsters (2013)
    Real Gangsters
  • Terminal (2013)
    Terminal
  • Craig Olejnik and Lauren Lee Smith in The Listener (2009)
    The Listener

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Best Christmas Party Ever
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Little Bear: The Series
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    • September 24, 1935
    • Windsor, Ontario, Canada
    • June 13, 2019
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada(heart disease)
    • 1968 - June 13, 2019 (his death, 5 children)
  • Spokesperson for Canadian performers' rights, member of ACTRA, Toronto Performers Council

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    He is an avid baseball fan. He attends nearly every Toronto Blue Jays home game.

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