Ed McNamara

For the American politician from Michigan, see Edward H. McNamara.
Ed McNamara
Born
Edward Francis McNamara

21 June 1921
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died11 October 1986(1986-10-11) (aged 65)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor
Years active1941–1986
SpousePeg Dixon

Edward Francis McNamara (21 June 1921 – 11 October 1986) was a Canadian film actor.[1] He appeared in more than 40 films from 1941 to 1986.[2]

At the 27th Canadian Film Awards in 1976, McNamara and his costar Hugh Webster jointly won the Canadian Film Award for Best Actor in a Non-Feature for their performances in For Gentlemen Only,[3] and McNamara received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986, for his performance in Bayo.[4] In the same year, he posthumously received the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Earle Grey Award for lifetime achievement at the 1st Gemini Awards.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Ed McNamara". The Canadian Encyclopedia, June 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Award-winning actor who loved his work Ed McNamara is dead". Montreal Gazette. October 15, 1986. p. 60. Retrieved January 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.
  4. ^ "Genie movies something to celebrate". Toronto Star, March 16, 1986.