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'''Émile Genest''' ([[July 27]], [[1921]] - [[March 19]], [[2003]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[actor]].
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'''Émile Genest''' (July 27, 1921 – March 19, 2003) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[actor]].
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Born in [[Quebec City]], [[Quebec]], as a young man Émile Genest served with the [[Canadian Navy]] during [[World War II]]. At war's end, he worked for a time in [[radio]] in his hometown before accepting a job with [[CBC]] radio in [[Montreal]] where he would eventually become a sportscaster, working in both the [[French language|French]] and [[English language|English]] languages.


==Career==
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Genest turned to acting and in his early years played a son on the immensely popular French-language radio show, ''[[La famille Plouffe|The Plouffe Family]]'' and on its follow-up television series. In 1961 he had a significant role in the first of several films for [[Walt Disney Pictures]]. The first was ''[[Nikki, Wild Dog of the North]]'' followed by 1962's ''[[Big Red (film)|Big Red]]'' with [[Walter Pidgeon]] and the following year he was cast in the lead of ''[[The Incredible Journey]]'' that was remade by Disney in 1993 as ''[[Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey]]''. Moving to [[Hollywood]], Émile Genest went on to play a number of character roles in a variety of films including in the [[Steve McQueen]] 1965 production, ''[[The Cincinnati Kid]]''. His son, Claude Genest, was born in 1963 in Hollywood and too worked as an actor before becoming an [[ecology|ecological]] activist.
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Born in [[Quebec City]], [[Quebec]], as a young man Genest served with the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] during [[World War II]]. At war's end, he worked for a time in [[radio]] in his hometown before accepting a job with [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] radio in [[Montreal]] where he would eventually become a sportscaster, working in both [[French language|French]] and [[English language|English]].


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Genest turned to acting and in his early years played a son on the immensely popular French-language radio show, ''[[La famille Plouffe]]'' and on its follow-up television series. In 1961 he had a significant role in the first of several films for [[Walt Disney Pictures]]. The first was ''[[Nikki, Wild Dog of the North]]'' followed by 1962's ''[[Big Red (film)|Big Red]]'' and the following year he was cast in the lead of ''[[The Incredible Journey (film)|The Incredible Journey]]''. Moving to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], Émile Genest went on to play character roles in a variety of films including ''[[The Cincinnati Kid]]'' (1965), ''[[The King's Pirate]]'' (1967), ''[[In Enemy Country]]'' (1968), ''[[The Hell with Heroes]]'' (1968), and ''[[Don't Just Stand There!]]'' (1968). His son, [[Claude Genest|Claude]], was born in 1963 in Hollywood and too worked as an actor before becoming an [[ecology|ecological]] activist.
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In the early 1960s Émile Genest turned to performing on television, appearing in a large number of guest roles in a variety of series such as ''[[Mission Impossible]]'', ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Combat! (television)|Combat]]'', ''[[Perry Mason]]'', ''[[The Virginian]]'', ''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]'' and others. Near the end of the 1970s, Genest returned to work in film in Canada. In 1981, he was cast as the head of the family in a four-hour film update of the "''The Plouffe Family''" for which he was nominated for a [[Genie Award]] for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.


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In the early 1960s, Genest turned to performing on television, appearing in a large number of guest roles in a variety of series such as ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Combat!]]'', ''[[The Rat Patrol]]'', ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'', ''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]'' and others. Near the end of the 1970s, Genest returned to work in film in Canada. In 1981, he was cast as the head of the family in a four-hour film update of "''The Plouffe Family''" for which he was nominated for a [[Genie Award]] for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.
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In 2000, at the age of seventy-nine, Émile Genest appeared in his last film. He died of a [[heart attack]] while vacationing in [[Hallendale, Florida|Hallendale]], [[Florida]] in 2003.


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In 2000, at the age of seventy-nine, Émile Genest appeared in his last film, "A Day in a Life" (2000). He died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] while vacationing in [[Hallandale Beach, Florida]] in 2003.
His son is Green Party politician [[Claude Genest]].


His elder son is [[Green Party of Canada]] unelected politician [[Claude Genest]]. His second son, Eric Genest, is the Vice President of Group Alta Real Estate, Inc. He is married to Cornelia Huerlimann; they have two children.


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==Partial filmography==
*''[[Nikki, Wild Dog of the North]]'' (1961) - Jacques Lebeau
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*''Dubois et fils'' (1961)
*''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' (1962) (Season 7 Episode 29: "The Matched Pearl") - Laurent DuBois
*''[[Big Red (film)|Big Red]]'' (1962) - Emile Fornet
*''[[Combat!]]'' (1962) (TV Series) (Season 1 Episode 4: "Any Second Now") - Emile, the barman
*''[[Combat!]]'' (1963) (TV Series) (Season 1 Episode 13: "Reunion") - Henri Fouquet
*''[[Rampage (1963 film)|Rampage]]'' (1963) - Schelling
*''[[The Incredible Journey (film)|The Incredible Journey]]'' (1963) - John Longridge
*''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (1963) (Season 8 Episode 37: "Jeb") - Chouteau
*''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (1964) (Season 9 Episode 34: "Homecoming") - Frisbie
*''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' (1964) (Season 7 Episode 1: "The Race") - Curt Mathison
*''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' (1964) (Season 2 Episode 16: "Roar from the Mountain") - Louis Dubois
*''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'' (1964) (Season 1 Episode 12: "The Dove Affair") - Arseny Linz
*''[[Combat!]]'' (1965) (TV Series) (Season 3 Episode 26: "The Tree of Moray") - Duval
*''[[The Art of Love (1965 film)|The Art of Love]]'' (1965) - Cesar (uncredited)
*''[[The Cincinnati Kid]]'' (1965) - Cajun
*''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' (1966) (Season 4 Episode 22: "Harvest of Strangers") - Brule
*''[[The Rat Patrol]]'' (1966) (Season 1 Episode 13: "The Lighthouse Raid") - Mathias, the lighthouse warden
*''[[Combat!]]'' (1967) (TV Series) (Season 5 Episode 18: "Anniversary") - Robierre
*''[[The King's Pirate]]'' (1967) - Captain Mission
*''[[The Scorpio Letters (film)|The Scorpio Letters]]'' (1967) - Garin
*''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission Impossible]]'' (1967) (Season 1 Episode 21: "Snowball in Hell") - Dr. Kronen
*''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission Impossible]]'' (1968) (Season 2 Episode 25: "Recovery") - Technician
*''[[Don't Just Stand There!]]'' (1968) - Henri
*''[[In Enemy Country]]'' (1968) - General Grieux
*''[[The Hell with Heroes]]'' (1968) - Inspector Bouchard
*''[[Kamouraska (film)|Kamouraska]]'' (1973) - Aubergiste
*''[[Us Two (film)|Us Two]]'' (1979) - Le chef de police américain (American Police Chief)
*''[[The Plouffe Family (film)|The Plouffe Family]]'' (1981) - Théophile, le pere Plouffe
*''Frankenstein and Me'' (1996) - Judge Ewing
*''A Day in a Life'' (2000) - George (final film role)


==External links==
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Latest revision as of 19:06, 4 July 2024

Émile Genest
BornJuly 27, 1921
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
DiedMarch 19, 2003(2003-03-19) (aged 81)
Hallandale, Florida, U.S.

Émile Genest (July 27, 1921 – March 19, 2003) was a Canadian actor.

Career

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Born in Quebec City, Quebec, as a young man Genest served with the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. At war's end, he worked for a time in radio in his hometown before accepting a job with CBC radio in Montreal where he would eventually become a sportscaster, working in both French and English.

Genest turned to acting and in his early years played a son on the immensely popular French-language radio show, La famille Plouffe and on its follow-up television series. In 1961 he had a significant role in the first of several films for Walt Disney Pictures. The first was Nikki, Wild Dog of the North followed by 1962's Big Red and the following year he was cast in the lead of The Incredible Journey. Moving to Hollywood, Émile Genest went on to play character roles in a variety of films including The Cincinnati Kid (1965), The King's Pirate (1967), In Enemy Country (1968), The Hell with Heroes (1968), and Don't Just Stand There! (1968). His son, Claude, was born in 1963 in Hollywood and too worked as an actor before becoming an ecological activist.

In the early 1960s, Genest turned to performing on television, appearing in a large number of guest roles in a variety of series such as Mission: Impossible, Route 66, Gunsmoke, Combat!, The Rat Patrol, Perry Mason, The Virginian, Ironside and others. Near the end of the 1970s, Genest returned to work in film in Canada. In 1981, he was cast as the head of the family in a four-hour film update of "The Plouffe Family" for which he was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.

In 2000, at the age of seventy-nine, Émile Genest appeared in his last film, "A Day in a Life" (2000). He died of a heart attack while vacationing in Hallandale Beach, Florida in 2003.

His elder son is Green Party of Canada unelected politician Claude Genest. His second son, Eric Genest, is the Vice President of Group Alta Real Estate, Inc. He is married to Cornelia Huerlimann; they have two children.

Partial filmography

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