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- Actor
Blake Ball was born on 25 February 1938 in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor. He died on 20 January 2006 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.- Actor
- Director
Ted Follows was born on 30 November 1926 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and director, known for Encounter (1952), Virus (1980) and Judge (1982). He was married to Susan Trethewey and Dawn Greenhalgh. He died on 21 October 2016 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Actor, comedian and horse racing commenter Michael Magee was born on October 11, 1929 in Toronto. His parents belonged to the Ontario Jockey Club. As a kid, Magee was not so enthusiastic about horse racing, but his father challenged him to learn about the subject before judging. In time, Magee became more and more enthusiastic about horses. He was sent to a series of private schools in Ontario, which was a rough time for him, and he sought refuge at the race tracks. In his adolescence, he worked as a money runner for the mutuels department at the original Woodbine track in eastside Toronto before taking a similar job at Exhibition Park in Vancouver. As a young man, he worked as a janitor, a surveyor, a hotel desk clerk, and on the line of canning factory. In 1956, he became a partner in Triangle Stable, which had only one racer named Brighton Queen, who was named for an English Channel paddle steamer. Magee joked that she was slower even than her namesake. That same year he debuted on radio station CKNW, featuring daily on the It Could Happen Show, which included a simulation of a fictitious horse race. Magee spent nearly fifty years on the radio talking about the Sport of Kings, including stints on CBC Radio, CKEY, CKO and The FAN, where, in 1994, he began co-hosting a Saturday program during the racing season called Racing With Magee. In 1968, he introduced his character Fred C. Dobbs, named after the mean and avaricious novice prospector in 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre', on Gerussi: Words and Music, a curmudgeonly character who mistrusted politicians and bureaucrats, big labour and big business. He appeared on Ottawa television as a parliamentary correspondent from Beamsville before making his national television debut with Don Harron on a 1969 New Year's Eve broadcast, That's the News??? Good Night!!! Magee married Mabel "Duddie" McDonald and in 1973 they started their own show called "The Real Magees", and owned and operated a meat market on Church Street in Toronto. However, their marriage didn't last and they separated. In 1980, Magee was cast as the cigar-chomping, maniacally greedy pink aardvark Cyril Sneer in the TV special, "The Christmas Raccoons", and went on to voice Cyril for the rest of the series, including three more specials and a TV show, "The Raccoons". Magee based Cyril's voice on a schoolmaster he disliked. Although Cyril and his sniggering dog Snag were Magee's only voice roles, he truly brought them to life, Cyril in particular. Magee caused a scandal while he was an after-dinner speaker at the Writers' Union of Canada when he made several sexist jokes, including referring to a fictional wife as "the old mattress", and insulted the women who walked out on him by claiming they had mustaches. In 1985 he met a woman named Sally Hamilton, and they stayed together for the rest of his life. Magee died on July 15 at the age of 81, after a struggle with colitis which led to heart failure.- Actor
- Stunts
- Additional Crew
An orphan, Pan began to study kung fu at age six. He later became one of China's youngest national champions, and a professional martial arts team in Liaoning Province later invited him to join them. He eventually become team coach. In the mid-1960s, gangsters in China were a major problem. Pan was asked to capture Triad leaders and ended up nabbing 23 of the worst, some single-handedly. Earning the nickname "Gangbuster" for his efforts, Pan was also an instructor for the Beijing Police, other police departments, and the Chinese Special Forces. In the late 1970s, Pan added to his already-impressive profile as chief fight choreographer and actor in the classic film _Shaolin Temple, The (1979)_. He also played himself in the cult movie _Iron and Silk (1990)_. Probably one of the greatest living kung fu masters in the world, Pan now lives in Canada and runs a kung fu studio.- William Cole was born on 22 April 1934 in Durham, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Folio (1955), Anne of Green Gables (1956) and Anne of Green Gables (1958). He was married to Hilda Neeb. He died on 24 December 2005 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Jack Billings was born on 14 April 1918 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Mystery at the Burlesque (1949), Happy Go Lovely (1951) and Toppers About Town (1952). He was married to Una Billings and Diana Chase. He died on 13 August 1992 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.- Ruby Stein died on 5 May 1977 in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Script and Continuity Department
Anne Innis Dagg was born on 25 January 1933 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is known for The Nature of Things (1960), To Tell the Truth (1956) and The Woman Who Loves Giraffes (2018). She was married to Ian Ralph Dagg. She died on 1 April 2024 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.- Waldo Von Erich was born on 2 October 1933 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He died on 5 July 2009 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Laura Archibald was born on 11 May 1959 in Canada. Laura was a producer and writer, known for Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2012), Dink and Ladies of Laurel Canyon. Laura was married to Mike Archibald. Laura died on 24 February 2023 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.- Jim McManus was born on 10 September 1934 in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 4 February 2019 in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Mel Brown was born on 7 October 1939 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Mel Brown: Crosstown (2007) and Mel Brown: The DVD (2006). He died on 20 March 2009 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
- Art Department
Charles Playfair was born on 19 May 1917 in Hagersville, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada. Charles is known for Folio (1955), On Camera (1954) and Encounter (1952). Charles died on 27 May 1999 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.- Actor
- Writer
Leo Ciceri was born on 9 July 1924 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Festival (1960), The Quest (1958) and Robert Baldwin: A Matter of Principle (1961). He died on 17 August 1970 in near Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.