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'''Thomas Peacocke''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] actor. He won the [[Genie Award]] for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] at the [[2nd Genie Awards]] in 1981, for his role in ''[[The Hounds of Notre Dame]]''.<ref name=sweeps>[[Jay Scott]], "Les Bons débarras sweeps the Genies". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 13, 1981.</ref> |
'''Thomas Peacocke''' [[CM]], is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] actor. He won the [[Genie Award]] for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] at the [[2nd Genie Awards]] in 1981, for his role in ''[[The Hounds of Notre Dame]]''.<ref name=sweeps>[[Jay Scott]], "Les Bons débarras sweeps the Genies". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 13, 1981.</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:43, 19 August 2022
Thomas Peacocke CM, is 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
Peacocke 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. 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 theater, primarily because of his sustained excellence in producing young actors and playwrights of quality.[2]
Personal life
He is the father of film and television director T. W. Peacocke.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | The Hounds of Notre Dame | Athol Murray | |
1982 | The Pedlar | Father | |
1983 | Running Brave | Mr. Harris | |
1983 | Chautauqua Girl | Lecturer | |
1983 | From Bears to Bartok | Narrator | Voice |
1984 | The Bay Boy | Father McKinnon | |
1988 | Cowboys Don't Cry | Mr. Thorpe | |
1989 | Justice Denied | John MacIntyre | |
1994 | Road to Saddle River | Klan Leader | |
1996 | The Sterilization of Leilani Muir | Narrator | Voice |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Consenting Adult | Dr. Daniels | Television film |
1985 | Striker's Mountain | Elmer | |
1988 | The People Across the Lake | Sheriff Boignton | |
1988 | Chasing Rainbows | Chunky Blaine | 3 episodes |
1988, 1990 | Danger Bay | Basil Duval / Jensen | 2 episodes |
1989 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | David McLean | Episode: "The Veldt" |
1989 | Love and Hate | Dick Collver | Television film |
1990–1991 | Street Legal | William Davenport | 6 episodes |
1992 | Mortal Sins | Father John Bianchi | Television film |
1992, 1995 | North of 60 | Judge Comer | 2 episodes |
1996 | The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue | Herbert Hoover | Television film |
1997 | Seduction in a Small Town | Judge Dennison | |
2004 | Blue Murder | Ross Entwhistle | Episode: "Party Line" |
References
- ^ Jay Scott, "Les Bons débarras sweeps the Genies". The Globe and Mail, March 13, 1981.
- ^ "Charles Thomas Peacocke, C.M., M.F.A." Order of Canada. Governor General of Canada. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2015.