Thomas Peacocke
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Charles Thomas PeacockeCM,(March 31, 1933 – November 2022) was aCanadianactor. He won theGenie AwardforBest Actorat the2nd Genie Awardsin 1981, for his role inThe Hounds of Notre Dame.[1]
Education
[edit]Born inLethbridgein 1933,[2]Peacocke grew up inBarons, Alberta[3]and studied acting at theUniversity of Albertaand directing atCarnegie Mellon University.
Career
[edit]Peacocke began teaching drama at the University of Alberta in 1961.[4]His roles have included Fr. MacKinnon inThe Bay Boy,Herbert HooverinThe Angel of Pennsylvania AvenueandDick CollverinLove and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher,as well as television roles inNorth of 60,Street Legal,Chasing RainbowsandBlue Murder.
In 1995 he was appointed to theOrder of Canada,Canada's highest civilian honour, for his contributions to Canadian theatre, primarily because of his sustained excellence in producing young actors and playwrights of quality.[5]
Personal life
[edit]He is the father of film and television directorT. W. Peacocke.Peacocke died in late November 2022 at the age of 89.[3][6]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | The Hounds of Notre Dame | Athol Murray | |
1982 | The Pedlar | Father | |
1983 | Running Brave | Mr. Harris | |
1983 | Chautauqua Girl | Lecturer | |
1983 | From Bears to Bartok | Narrator | Voice |
1984 | The Bay Boy | Father McKinnon | |
1988 | Cowboys Don't Cry | Mr. Thorpe | |
1989 | Justice Denied | John MacIntyre | |
1994 | Road to Saddle River | Klan Leader | |
1996 | The Sterilization of Leilani Muir | Narrator | Voice |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1985 | Consenting Adult | Dr. Daniels | Television film |
1985 | Striker's Mountain | Elmer | |
1988 | The People Across the Lake | Sheriff Boignton | |
1988 | Chasing Rainbows | Chunky Blaine | 3 episodes |
1988, 1990 | Danger Bay | Basil Duval / Jensen | 2 episodes |
1989 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | David McLean | Episode: "The Veldt" |
1989 | Love and Hate | Dick Collver | Television film |
1990–1991 | Street Legal | William Davenport | 6 episodes |
1992 | Mortal Sins | Father John Bianchi | Television film |
1992, 1995 | North of 60 | Judge Comer | 2 episodes |
1996 | The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue | Herbert Hoover | Television film |
1997 | Seduction in a Small Town | Judge Dennison | |
2004 | Blue Murder | Ross Entwhistle | Episode: "Party Line" |
References
[edit]- ^Jay Scott,"Les Bons débarras sweeps the Genies".The Globe and Mail,March 13, 1981.
- ^Who's who in the West.March 1978.ISBN9780837909165.
- ^abhttps://edmontonjournal.remembering.ca/obituary/thomas-peacocke-1086755055[bare URL]
- ^https://edmontonjournal /news/tom-peacocke-feted-at-mayors-arts-gala[bare URL]
- ^"Charles Thomas Peacocke, C.M., M.F.A."Order of Canada.Governor General of Canada.30 April 2009.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^https:// theatrealberta /2022/12/01/news-alberta-theatre-alberta-celebrates-the-life-of-thomas-peacocke-1933-2022-jan-selman/[bare URL]