John Crosbie was born on January 30, 1931 in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Book That Wrote Itself (1999), No Hell (2014) and The Cabin (2015). He was married to Jane Ellen Furneaux . He died on January 10, 2020 in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Son and grandson of Newfoundland politicians, he was mainly a Canadian federal minister and later Newfoundland and Labrador's lieutenant-governor. He was known for his quick wit.