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Hugh Webster (30 August 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
Born	30 August 1927 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died	31 May 1986(1986-05-31) (aged 58) Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1948–1986
Spouse	Jan 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
1970	King of the Grizzlies	Shorty
1971	The Reincarnate	Berryman
1971	Fortune and Men's Eyes	Rabbit
1971	Rip-Off	Mr. Duncan
1973	Between Friends	Coker
1976	Find the Lady	Eddie
1977	Who Has Seen the Wind	Ab
1978	Drying Up the Streets	Doc
1980	The Agency	Inmate
1980	Nothing Personal	Emerson
1980	Crossover	Mr. Wolfe
1981	Dirty Tricks	Mr. Darcy
1981	The Last Chase	Fetch
1982	If You Could See What I Hear	Sean
1983	Never Cry Wolf	Drunk
1985	Martin's Day	Gas Station Attendant
1985	Bayo	Wilf Taylor

References

External links

• Hugh Webster at IMDb

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