Hugh Webster (actor)

Hugh Webster (August 30, 1927 – May 31, 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian actor.[1] He was most noted for his role in the film For Gentlemen Only, for which he and his costar Ed McNamara were joint winners of the Canadian Film Award for Best Actor in a Non-Feature at the 27th Canadian Film Awards in 1976.[2]

Hugh Webster
BornAugust 30, 1927
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
DiedMay 31, 1986(1986-05-31) (aged 58)
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor
Years active1948–1986
SpouseJan Campbell

Biography

Born in Edinburgh, Webster moved to Canada as a teenager, and studied drama in Toronto.[3] He became one of the early stars of Canadian television, notably appearing as a regular cast member in Sunshine Sketches and in many episodes of CBC Television drama anthologies.[4] He was also a frequent stage performer, both at the Stratford Festival, most notably playing The Fool in a 1964 production of King Lear,[5] and in the Toronto theatre scene, where he won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Featured Male Performance in 1983 for his role in Toronto Free Theatre's production of Brian Friel's Translations.[6]

Personal life

He married Canadian-born actress Jan Campbell in October 1952.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1970King of the GrizzliesShorty
1971The ReincarnateBerryman
1971Fortune and Men's EyesRabbit
1971Rip-OffMr. Duncan
1973Between FriendsCoker
1976Find the LadyEddie
1977Who Has Seen the WindAb
1978Drying Up the StreetsDoc
1980The AgencyInmate
1980Nothing PersonalEmerson
1980CrossoverMr. Wolfe
1981Dirty TricksMr. Darcy
1981The Last ChaseFetch
1982If You Could See What I HearSean
1983Never Cry WolfDrunk
1985Martin's DayGas Station Attendant
1985BayoWilf Taylor

References
  1. "Hugh Webster respected actor at Stratford". Toronto Star, June 2, 1986.
  2. Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.
  3. "Veteran actor Hugh Webster dead at 59". Montreal Gazette, June 3, 1986.
  4. Miller, M. J. (1984). Canadian Television Drama 1952-1970 Canada’s National Theatre. Theatre Research in Canada / Recherches théâtrales au Canada, 5(1).
  5. Herbert Whittaker, "Langham's King Lear Truly Monumental". The Globe and Mail, June 18, 1964.
  6. Ray Conlogue, "Thomson, Phipps take Doras for outstanding acting". The Globe and Mail, October 11, 1983.
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