Actor
Jean Lapointe
December 6, 1935 · Price, comté de Matane, Québec, Canada
Jean Lapointe (December 6, 1935 - November 18, 2022) was a Quebecois-Canadian actor, comedian and singer as well as a former Canadian Senator.
Lapointe began his stage career as part of the duo Les Jérolas with Jérôme Lemay, performing in such venues as The Ed Sullivan Show and at the Olympia in Paris. He launched his solo career in 1974 and has performed on stage, albums and in two feature films. Most of his albums have been produced by Yves Lapierre. He was also a social activist who has campaigned against alcoholism and drug abuse through his Jean Lapointe Foundation. He was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984 and was named to the Senate by Jean Chrétien in 2001 where he sat as a Liberal until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 on December 6, 2010. In 2006, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
Often works with
Sophie Clément
3 titles together
Orders, Once Upon a Time in the East, A Pacemaker and a Sidecar
Céline Bonnier
3 titles together
The Last Tunnel, The Canadiens, Forever, Truffle
Johanne-Marie Tremblay
3 titles together
Looking for Alexander, Crying Out, The Saracen Woman
Marcel Sabourin
3 titles together
J.A. Martin Photographer, Two Women In Gold, Truffle
Guy L'Écuyer
3 titles together
J.A. Martin Photographer, A Pacemaker and a Sidecar, Hot Dogs
Jean-Pierre Bergeron
3 titles together
Once Upon a Time in the East, A Pacemaker and a Sidecar, Ding et Dong : Le film
Full filmography · 30
Clearing Skies
as le père
Upcoming
My Very Own Circus
as Guédille
2020
Crying Out
as Grand-Père
2010
Snow and Ashes
as Thomas
2010
The Canadiens, Forever
as Gerry
2009
Truffle
as L'homme maigre et sec
2008
Looking for Alexander
as Wilbrod Gadouas
2004
The Last Tunnel
as Fred Giguere
2004
Les Immortels
as Adélard Major
2003
The Bottle
as Antoine
2000
Never Too Late
as Woody
1996
The Saracen Woman
cast
1992