Deceased
When Did Murray Westgate Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 100Also known asArthur Murray WestgateGenderMaleNationalityCanadaBorn16/04/1918Born inRegina, Saskatchewan, CanadaDied27/08/2018 (aged 100)Died inTorontoWikidataQ23035555 ↗TMDb#558312 ↗
Murray Westgate was a Canadian actor. 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, in which he portrayed the Prime Minister of Canada.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography19 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Scanners II: The New OrderMovie | George Kellum | 73 |
| 1984 | Heavenly BodiesMovie | Coach Hudson | 66 |
| 1982 | Knight RiderSeries | Technician | 64 |
| 1982 | HoneyboyMovie | Doctor | 64 |
| 1982 | Shock-TraumaMovie | Police Superintendent Grier | 64 |
| 1981 | Happy Birthday to MeMovie | Gatekeeper | 63 |
| 1980 | F.D.R.: The Last YearMovie | Cordell Hull | 62 |
| 1980 | The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf DogMovie | Mac | 62 |
| 1980 | Fish HawkMovie | Billie Firman | 62 |
| 1980 | The Kidnapping of the PresidentMovie | Archie Standler | 62 |
| 1979 | L'Homme en colèreMovie | Police station sergeant | 61 |
| 1979 | RunningMovie | Mr. Finlay | 61 |
| 1977 | Tell Me My NameMovie | Thurmond | 59 |
| 1977 | RitualsMovie | Pilot | 59 |
| 1976 | Tom SawyerMovie | Coroner | 58 |
| 1974 | Sunday in the CountryMovie | Conway | 56 |
| 1974 | Last Bride Of SalemMovie | Rev. Hiram Fletcher | 56 |
| 1973 | The BorrowersMovie | Ernie | 55 |
| 1972 | The House Without a Christmas TreeMovie | Mr. Brady | 54 |