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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- Le gens du cinema - Pierre Thériault
- Le coffre aux souvenirs - Pierre Thériault
- Pierre Thériault in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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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 |