Gérard Poirier
Actor
Biography
Gérard Poirier (February 4, 1930 – December 19, 2021) was a Canadian actor and director. Poirier began acting in the theatre at the age of 12. He graduated from the Collège André-Grasset in 1952 and subsequently became a teacher at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, the Collège Lionel-Groulx, and the Collège Antoine-Girouard. His early acting career was in the theatre, particularly at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. His archives are kept in the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
Filmography
The Plouffe Family
as Curé Folbêche 1981
Wedding Night
as Jules 2001
Matusalem
as Pirate de Monbars 1993
Stay with Me
2010
A Question of Loving
as M. Bonin 1986
Les beaux dimanches
as Paul 1974
Panique
as Prime Minister Chevrier 1977
La ligne de chaleur
as Eugène Filion 1987
Des souris et des hommes
as Slim 1971
Huguette Oligny, le goût de vivre
as Self 2013
A Few Acres of Snow
1972
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
as Michel Massé 1971
Le soleil des autres
1970