Thomas Peacocke
Charles Thomas Peacocke CM, (March 31, 1933 – November 2022) was a Canadian actor. He won the Genie Award for Best Actor at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981, for his role in The Hounds of Notre Dame.[1]
Education
Born in Lethbridge in 1933,[2] Peacocke grew up in Barons, Alberta[3] and studied acting at the University of Alberta and directing at Carnegie Mellon University.
Career
Peacocke began teaching drama at the University of Alberta in 1961.[4] His roles have included Fr. MacKinnon in The Bay Boy, Herbert Hoover in The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue and Dick Collver in Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher, as well as television roles in North of 60, Street Legal, Chasing Rainbows and Blue Murder.
In 1995 he was appointed to the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour, for his contributions to Canadian theatre, primarily because of his sustained excellence in producing young actors and playwrights of quality.[5]
Personal life
He is the father of film and television director T. W. Peacocke. Peacocke died in late November 2022 at the age of 89.[3][6]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | The Hounds of Notre Dame | Athol Murray | |
1982 | The Pedlar | Father | |
1983 | Running Brave | Mr. Harris | |
1983 | Chautauqua Girl | Lecturer | |
1983 | From Bears to Bartok | Narrator | Voice |
1984 | The Bay Boy | Father McKinnon | |
1988 | Cowboys Don't Cry | Mr. Thorpe | |
1989 | Justice Denied | John MacIntyre | |
1994 | Road to Saddle River | Klan Leader | |
1996 | The Sterilization of Leilani Muir | Narrator | Voice |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Consenting Adult | Dr. Daniels | Television film |
1985 | Striker's Mountain | Elmer | |
1988 | The People Across the Lake | Sheriff Boignton | |
1988 | Chasing Rainbows | Chunky Blaine | 3 episodes |
1988, 1990 | Danger Bay | Basil Duval / Jensen | 2 episodes |
1989 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | David McLean | Episode: "The Veldt" |
1989 | Love and Hate | Dick Collver | Television film |
1990–1991 | Street Legal | William Davenport | 6 episodes |
1992 | Mortal Sins | Father John Bianchi | Television film |
1992, 1995 | North of 60 | Judge Comer | 2 episodes |
1996 | The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue | Herbert Hoover | Television film |
1997 | Seduction in a Small Town | Judge Dennison | |
2004 | Blue Murder | Ross Entwhistle | Episode: "Party Line" |
References
- ^ Jay Scott, "Les Bons débarras sweeps the Genies". The Globe and Mail, March 13, 1981.
- ^ Who's who in the West. March 1978. ISBN 9780837909165.
- ^ a b https://edmontonjournal.remembering.ca/obituary/thomas-peacocke-1086755055 [bare URL]
- ^ https://edmontonjournal.com/news/tom-peacocke-feted-at-mayors-arts-gala [bare URL]
- ^ "Charles Thomas Peacocke, C.M., M.F.A." Order of Canada. Governor General of Canada. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ https://www.theatrealberta.com/2022/12/01/news-alberta-theatre-alberta-celebrates-the-life-of-thomas-peacocke-1933-2022-jan-selman/ [bare URL]
External links
- Thomas Peacocke at IMDb
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