Peter Dvorsky (actor)

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Peter Dvorsky (August 27, 1948 – March 2, 2019) was a

Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984.[1]

Predominantly a stage actor in his early career, he had roles in productions of Uncle Vanya,[2] A Life in the Theatre,[3] Saint Joan,[4] Born Yesterday,[5] Long Day's Journey into Night[6] and The Philadelphia Story.[7]

His most noted television role was as Jimmy, the son of

The Park Is Mine, Love and Larceny, Sword of Gideon and Race for the Bomb. He also had small roles in the films The Dead Zone, Casual Sex?, The Kiss, Twins, Millennium and Mesmer
.

He was married to actress Rosemary Dunsmore.[9]

References

  1. ^ Jay Scott, "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1984.
  2. ^ Bryan Johnson, "Uncle Vanya holds court: 'I've been avoiding Chekhov like the plague my whole career'". The Globe and Mail, September 6, 1978.
  3. ^ Bryan Johnson, "Reis crusades for and against acting". The Globe and Mail, March 31, 1979.
  4. ^ Ray Conlogue, "Newton's St. Joan lacks fire". The Globe and Mail, May 28, 1981.
  5. ^ Ray Conlogue, "Cast fails to fashion a winner from superb theatrical fabric". The Globe and Mail, March 27, 1980.
  6. ^ Ray Conlogue, "Long Day's Journey takes ages to get going". The Globe and Mail, November 9, 1979.
  7. ^ Liz Nicholls, "Dissecting the privileged class; Robin Phillips and a clever cast retell The Philadelphia Story". Edmonton Journal, March 23, 1990.
  8. ^ Rick Groen, "Flashes of trash, touches of class: Empire, Inc. on CBC is just what the doctor ordered". The Globe and Mail, January 8, 1983.
  9. Montreal Gazette
    , May 27, 1986.

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