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Murray Westgate

Murray Westgate

Actor

Born April 16, 1918 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Died August 27, 2018

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Biography

Like most young men at the time with the outbreak of World War Two, Murray Westgate signed up to serve his country. He joined the Canadian navy and was posted to Halifax where he was trained as a wireless operator. On his discharge in 1945, he heard that a repertory company was being formed on the west coast and so he became a member of Vancouver`s first professional theatre company, Everyman Theatre, which had been formed in 1946 by Sydney Risk. A touring company resulted and Westgate and a group of young actors toured the West. He then joined the CBC in Vancouver and was cast in radio dramas for which the CBC Vancouver studios were famous. In 1949 he moved to Toronto where his voice was soon heard in many CBC network radio productions out of the Toronto studios, among them the long-running Sunday series which began as Stage 44, directed by Andrew Allan, and the Ford Television Theatre, produced by Allan Savage. Westgate won an ACTRA Award in 1979 for his work on the made-for-television movie, Tyler. He is probably best remembered by a certain age group for being the spokesman for Imperial Oil, appearing in commercials for 17 years, especially when they were a major sponsor of Hockey Night In Canada on the CBC. Westgate died at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.

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Scanners II: The New Order Poster

Scanners II: The New Order Feature Film1991George Kellum

Age-Old Friends Poster

Age-Old Friends TV Movie1989Colonel

Blue City Slammers Poster

Blue City Slammers Feature Film1988Bill

Glory Enough for All Poster

Glory Enough for All TV Movie1988

Friday the 13th: The Series Poster

Friday the 13th: The Series TV Series1987Monte

Adderly TV Series19861 episode, 1987

A Matter of Sex Poster

A Matter of Sex TV Movie1984Union Man #1

Countdown to Looking Glass Poster

Countdown to Looking Glass TV Movie1984The President of the U.S

Heavenly Bodies Poster

Heavenly Bodies Feature Film1984Coach Hudson

The Edison Twins Poster

The Edison Twins TV Series1984Noah Sedgwick

Honeyboy Poster

Honeyboy TV Movie1982Doctor

Knight Rider Poster

Knight Rider TV Series1982Technician

Shocktrauma Poster

Shocktrauma TV Movie1982Police Superintendent Grier

Happy Birthday to Me Poster

Happy Birthday to Me Feature Film1981Gatekeeper

Seeing Things Poster

Seeing Things TV Series1981Max Perkins

Silence of the North Poster

Silence of the North Feature Film1981Dr. Miller

Threshold Poster

Threshold Feature Film1981Lecture Host

F.D.R.: The Last Year Poster

F.D.R.: The Last Year TV Movie1980

Last of the Red-Hot Dragons Poster

Last of the Red-Hot Dragons TV Movie1980Elephant

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog Poster

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog TV Movie1980Mac

The Kidnapping of the President Poster

The Kidnapping of the President Feature Film1980Archie Standler

Au revoir à lundi Poster

Au revoir à lundi Feature Film1979Monsieur Leblanc - le père de Lucie

Crossbar Poster

Crossbar TV Movie1979Carver

Fish Hawk Poster

Fish Hawk Feature Film1979Billie Firman

Running Feature Film1979Mr. Finlay

The Great Detective Poster

The Great Detective TV Series1979Locke

The Littlest Hobo Poster

The Littlest Hobo TV Series1979Janitor

Torn Between Two Lovers Poster

Torn Between Two Lovers TV Movie1979Jack DeWitt

Two Solitudes Poster

Two Solitudes Feature Film1978Prime Minister

Tyler Feature Film1978Archie

King of the Beasts Poster

King of the Beasts TV Movie1977Male Elephant

Rituals Feature Film1977Pilot

Tell Me My Name Poster

Tell Me My Name TV Movie1977Thurmond

Noah's Animals Poster

Noah's Animals TV Movie1976Elephant

House of Pride TV Series19741 episode, 1974

Salty TV Series1974Trumbull

Sunday in the Country Poster

Sunday in the Country Feature Film1974Conway

To Kill the King Poster

To Kill the King Feature Film1974Vincent O'Connell

Class of '44 Poster

Class of '44 Feature Film1973Principal

She Cried Murder Poster

She Cried Murder TV Movie1973Sergeant Withers

The Borrowers Poster

The Borrowers TV Movie1973Ernie

Tom Sawyer Poster

Tom Sawyer TV Movie1973Coroner

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak Poster

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak TV Series1972Rev. Hiram Fletcher

The House Without a Christmas Tree Poster

The House Without a Christmas Tree TV Movie1972Mr. Brady, the druggist

The Rowdyman Poster

The Rowdyman Feature Film1972Mr. Lowe

Police Surgeon Poster

Police Surgeon TV Series1971Abel Marsh

To See Ourselves TV Series1971

Homer Feature Film1970Mr. Cochran

Adventures in Rainbow Country Poster

Adventures in Rainbow Country TV Series1969Joe Bourke

Change of Mind Poster

Change of Mind Feature Film1969Judge Stanton

McQueen TV Series19691 episode, 1969

The First Time Poster

The First Time Feature Film1969Customs Officer

Quentin Durgens, M.P. Poster

Quentin Durgens, M.P. TV Series1966Walter Burke

Seaway TV Series1965Harbourmaster

The Forest Rangers Poster

The Forest Rangers TV Series1963Elmer Gallagher

The Serial TV Series1963

Scarlett Hill TV Series1962Nobe Parker

Jake and the Kid TV Series1961Jake

Playdate TV Series1961Captain

Festival Poster

Festival TV Series1960United States Ambassador Vanhatten

First Person TV Series1960Davie

Junior Roundup TV Series1960Self - Host

The Hill TV Movie1960Harry

A Cool Sound from Hell Poster

A Cool Sound from Hell Feature Film1959Police officer

R.C.M.P. Poster

R.C.M.P. TV Series1959Dr. Mclean

Cannonball Poster

Cannonball TV Series1958Joe

The Unforeseen Poster

The Unforeseen TV Series19581 episode, 1958

A Dangerous Age Poster

A Dangerous Age Feature Film1957Police officer

Explorations TV Series1956Andy's Father

First Performance TV Series1956Dr. Frederick Banting

The Hill TV Movie1956

CBC Summer Theatre TV Series19551 episode, 1955

Folio TV Series1955Father Morton

Hidden Pages TV Series1954The Ox

On Camera TV Series1954Bandit

Playbill Poster

Playbill TV Series1953First Officer

Encounter Poster

Encounter TV Series1952Captain

Hockey Night in Canada Poster

Hockey Night in Canada TV Series1952Imperial Oil commercial pitchman

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