Jean Lapointe

Personal Info

Birthday

December 6, 1935

Day of Death

2022-11-18

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

Price, comté de Matane, Québec, Canada

Jean Lapointe

Biography

Jean Lapointe (born December 6, 1935) was a Quebecois-Canadian actor, comedian and singer as well as a former Canadian Senator. Lapointe began his stage career as part of the duo Les Jérolas with Jérôme Lemay, performing in such venues as The Ed Sullivan Show and at the Olympia in Paris.

He launched his solo career in 1974 and has performed on stage, albums and in two feature films. Most of his albums have been produced by Yves Lapierre. He was also a social activist who has campaigned against alcoholism and drug abuse through his Jean Lapointe Foundation.

Known For

Les Beaux Malaises

Poivre et sel

The Last Tunnel

Duplessis

Truffle

Angela

Never Too Late

Hot Dogs

Filmography

2020
My Very Own Circus
as Guédille
2016
Juste pour rire 2016 - Philippe Bond vs Michel Barrette
as Himself
2010
Crying Out
as Grand-Père
Snow & Ashes
as Thomas
2009
The Canadiens, Forever
as Gerry
2008
Truffle
as L'homme maigre et sec
2004
Looking for Alexander
as Wilbrod Gadouas
The Last Tunnel
as Fred Giguere
2003
Les Immortels
as Adélard Major
2000
The Bottle
as Antoine
1996
Never Too Late
as Woody
1991
An Imaginary Tale
as Gaston
1990
Ding et Dong : Le film
as Euclide
1980
Hot Dogs
as Don Parchesi
1977
Angela
as M. Lebrecque
J.A. Martin Photographer
as Adhémar
One Man
as Ben Legault
1976
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
as Bernie
A Pacemaker and a Sidecar
as Polo
1975
Tout feu, tout femme
as François Chartrand
1974
Orders
as Clermont Boudreau
Once Upon a Time in the East
as Une Cléopâtre
The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds
as M. Robinson
1973
O.K.... Laliberté
as Louis
1971
Master Cats
as Policier
1970
Two Women In Gold
as Sergent Detective Poivrot