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Thomas Peacocke

Thomas Peacocke

Canadian actor (1933–2022)


Charles Thomas Peacocke CM, (March 31, 1933 – November 2022) was a Canadian actor. He won the Genie Award for Best Actor at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981, for his role in The Hounds of Notre Dame.[1]

Education

Born in Lethbridge in 1933,[2] Peacocke grew up in Barons, Alberta[3] and studied acting at the University of Alberta and directing at Carnegie Mellon University.

Career

Peacocke began teaching drama at the University of Alberta in 1961.[4] His roles have included Fr. MacKinnon in The Bay Boy, Herbert Hoover in The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue and Dick Collver in Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher, as well as television roles in North of 60, Street Legal, Chasing Rainbows and Blue Murder.

In 1995 he was appointed to the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour, for his contributions to Canadian theatre, primarily because of his sustained excellence in producing young actors and playwrights of quality.[5]

Personal life

He is the father of film and television director T. W. Peacocke. Peacocke died in late November 2022 at the age of 89.[3][6]

Filmography

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References

  1. Jay Scott, "Les Bons débarras sweeps the Genies". The Globe and Mail, March 13, 1981.
  2. Who's who in the West. March 1978. ISBN 9780837909165.
  3. "Charles Thomas Peacocke, C.M., M.F.A." Order of Canada. Governor General of Canada. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

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