Alan Scarfe

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Alan Scarfe
Alan Scarfe, 2005
Born
Alan John Scarfe

(1946-06-08)8 June 1946
Harpenden, England
Died28 April 2024(2024-04-28) (aged 77)
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Actor, stage director, author
Years active1962–2007
Spouse
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(m. 1979; died 2019)​
ChildrenJonathan Scarfe

Alan John Scarfe[1] (8 June 1946 – 28 April 2024) was a British–Canadian actor, stage director and author. He was an Associate Director of the Stratford Festival (1976–77) and the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool (1967–68).

Scarfe won the 1985 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in The Bay Boy and earned two other Genie best actor nominations for Deserters (1984)[2] and Overnight (1986) and a Gemini Award nomination for best actor in aka Albert Walker (2003).[3] He won a Jessie Award for best actor in 2005 for his performance in Trying at the Vancouver Playhouse. In 2006 he won the Jury Prize for best supporting actor at the Austin Fantastic Fest in The Hamster Cage and the Vancouver Film Critics Circle honorary award for lifetime achievement.[4]

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  2. ^ Walsh, Michael. "Detour of duty: Vietnam conflict's Vancouver front". reelingback.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. ^ Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television official website Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, last accessed 5 November 2007
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