Pierre Thériault

Pierre Thériault (born February 11, 1930 in Arvida , † April 1, 1987 in Montreal ) was a Canadian actor.

Thériault initially belonged to the acting troupe of Jean Grimaldi . From 1951 to 1953 he was the master of the Cabaret Le Porte St-Jean in Quebec and then one of the founders of the Cabaret Les Trois Castors in Montreal, where he a. a. worked with Jacques Normand , Gilles Pellerin , Normand Hudon and Colette Bonheur . From 1956 to 1961 he presented the variety show Au p'tit café with Dominique Michel and Normand Hudon on Radio Canada television . During this time he also wrote more than 3,000 songs and stories for the youth program La Boîte à surprises from CBC Television .

He appeared as a columnist on television ( Appelez-moi Lise ) and radio ( Studio Vert ) and was known in children's programs as Monsieur Surprise ( Monsieur Surprise présente , 1967-72). He has also appeared in several movies, including the gangster Dominique in Réjeanne Padovani (1973), printer Robert in La Piastre (1976) and Irish drunkard in Un sourd dans la ville (1987).

Filmography

Tu enfanteras dans la joie (Director: Bernard Devlin ), 1956
La misère des autres (directed by Bernard Devlin), 1960
Les femmes parmi nous (Director: Jacques Bobet ), 1961
Dubois et fils (Directed by Bernard Devlin and Raymond LeBoursier ), 1973
Réjeanne Padovani (Direction: Denys Arcand ), 1973
Un fait accompli (director: André Théberge ), 1974
La piastre (Director: Alain Chartrand ), 1976
Panique (Director: Jean-Claude Lord ), 1977
La quarantaine (Director: Anne-Claire Poirier ), 1982
Le sourd dans la ville (Direction: Mireille Dansereau ), 1987
Le marchand d'armes (Director: Nardo Castillo ), 1989

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personal data
SURNAME	Thériault, Pierre
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Monsieur Surprise
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian actor
DATE OF BIRTH	February 11, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Arvida
DATE OF DEATH	April 1, 1987
Place of death	Montreal