Murray Westgate

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Murray Westgate (born April 16, 1918 in Regina , Saskatchewan , † August 27, 2018 in Toronto , Ontario ) was a Canadian actor .

Life

Prior to his acting career, Westgate served as a radio operator in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II . After the war, he moved to Vancouver to gain his first acting experience at the Everyman Theater there. He also worked on radio plays on CBC Radio.

In 1952 Westgate made his first appearance as an advertising character for the gas station chain Esso on the sports program Hockey Night in Canada . He became known nationwide for his embodiment of a tank attendant. Westgate appeared in this role until 1968 and again in 1991.

Westgate received his first roles in films and television series through his fame as a commercial character. In the following years he was seen in series such as Adventure in Rainbow Land , Police Doctor Simon Lark and Heirs of the Curse and in 1981 in a supporting role as a gatekeeper in the horror film From Into Eternity . Westgate had one of his most famous film appearances in 1991 as George Kellum in the horror film Scanners II . In the same year he ended his career as an actor.

Murray Westgate was married to actress Alice Hill until her death in 1983. The couple had a daughter together. He last lived in Toronto, where he died in August 2018, a good four months after his 100th birthday.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1956: The Hill (TV movie)
  • 1959: A Cool Sound from Hell
  • 1969: Adventures in Rainbow Country ( Adventures in Rainbow Country ; television series, one episode)
  • 1969: Who Wears Rosie's Pajamas? (The First Time)
  • 1971/1972: Police doctor Simon Lark ( Dr. Simon Locke ; TV series, three episodes)
  • 1979: Torn by Love ( Torn Between Two Lovers ; TV movie)
  • 1979: Goodbye until Monday (Au revoir à lundi)
  • 1980: Kavik, der Schlittenhund ( The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog ; TV movie)
  • 1980: The Kidnapping of the President
  • 1981: Off to Eternity (Happy Birthday to me)
  • 1987: Heirs of the Curse ( Friday the 13th: The Series ; television series, an episode)
  • 1991: Scanners II (Scanners II: The New Order)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 'They treated him like he was a hockey star': Actor and Hockey Night in Canada fixture Murray Westgate dies at age 100 on MyTimesNow from August 28, 2018
  2. ^ Paul Hunter: Hockey Night in Canada's original TV pitchman turns 100. In: Toronto Star . Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd., April 15, 2018, accessed May 6, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Westgate, Murray
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 2018
Place of death Toronto , Ontario