Murray Westgate | |
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| Born | April 16, 1918 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | August 27, 2018 (aged 100) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1940s–1991 |
| Spouse | Alice Hill (? - 1983) |
Murray Westgate (April 16, 1918 – August 27, 2018) was a Canadian actor.[1] He is best known for his longtime role as a television pitchman in Canadian commercials for Esso on Hockey Night in Canada in the 1950s and 1960s, and also for his roles in Blue City Slammers, for which he garnered a Genie Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988; and in the film adaptation of Two Solitudes, as the Prime Minister of Canada.[2]