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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
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.- 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.
- 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.
- Actor
- Producer
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.- 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.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Bill Cowsill was born on 4 January 1948 in Middletown, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor, known for Leaving Metropolis (2002), Reluctant Angel (1997) and Harmony Cats (1992). He was married to Karen Betsy Locke. He died on 17 February 2006 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.- 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.
- Suzanne Maria Audy was born on 6 August 1964 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Suzanne Maria died on 7 November 2023 in Edmonton, 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.
- Production Manager
- Producer
- Actor
Les Kimber was born on 1 January 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was a production manager and producer, known for Superman (1978), Superman III (1983) and Days of Heaven (1978). He was married to Jan. He died on 20 November 1998 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.- 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.
- Chris Postle was an actor, known for Mass Effect (2007), Mass Effect 2 (2010) and Mass Effect: Pinnacle Station (2009). He died on 16 July 2019 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- Producer
- Composer
- Director
Larry Day has more than 25 years of experience in the television and movie industry. He began his career as a political reporter with CTV in Ottawa, anchored the news in Regina for two years and in Calgary for 14 years. At CICT in Calgary, Larry worked as senior reporter, assignment editor, news anchor, program host, news director and program producer. His programs have won Iris, Ampia, CanPro and Canadian News Director awards. Larry is now Executive Vice President of Pyramid Productions and producer of Inside Movies for Movie Central, Filmography for Corus Entertainment, Kickboxing for TSN, and M Style for M Network. Previously, he worked as Manager, Business Development for WIC, creating new television programs for international syndication. Larry formed his own production company in 1986 which produces seven regular series syndicated across Canada and in 70 countries overseas. These programs include The Movie Show. With more than 2,500 episodes produced in its 14 year run, it competes with Entertainment Tonight around the world. Larry created and co-hosted The Movie Show for eight years, interviewing virtually every movie star, director and writer in the business. His company has also produced the Calgary Flames Stanley Cup Video, corporate presentations, entertainment specials, documentaries and one feature film, 'Ilsa: Queen Of the Nazi Love Camp.'
Larry grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan. The journalism bug struck early. He edited his high school newspaper, wrote for his college paper and the Regina Leader-Post and eventually freelanced for Reader's Digest, Your Money, Calgary Magazine, Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun, Viva Rock (Japan's Rolling Stone), Action Magazine and Chinook Arch. Larry has acted in several movies and is an active composer of television themes and scores with more than a dozen programs to his credit. He has received the Canadian national SOCAN award for television. He has written and sold short fiction to CBC Radio and appeared on Jeopardy as a contestant. He is married with five children and coaches hockey,and basketball.- 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.
- Bharbara Egan was born on 17 June 1925 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Final Sacrifice (1990), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997) and The Wonderful World of Disney (1997). She was married to Ross Egan. She died on 3 October 2016 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Shannon Madill was born on 9 July 1989 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She was an actress, known for My Life Is a Musical (2013). She died on 27 November 2014 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Rick Poltaruk was born on 20 April 1951 in Canada. He was an actor, known for We're No Angels (1989), Chilly Dogs (2001) and To Grandmother's House We Go (1992). He died on 23 June 2021 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.