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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, as the Prime Minister of Canada.
Birth Name
Arthur Murray Westgate
Born
Tuesday, 16 April 1918
Died
Monday, 27 August 2018
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Scanners II: The New Order | George Kellum | 1991 |
| Age-Old Friends | Colonel | 1989 |
| Glory Enough for All | 1988 | |
| Blue City Slammers | Bill | 1988 |
| Friday the 13th: The Series | Monte | 1987 |
| Countdown to Looking Glass | The President of the U.S | 1984 |
| The Edison Twins | Noah Sedgwick | 1984 |
| Heavenly Bodies | Coach Hudson | 1984 |
| A Matter of Sex | Union Man #1 | 1984 |
| Shocktrauma | Police Superintendent Grier | 1982 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Scanners II: The New Order | George Kellum | 1991 |
| Age-Old Friends | Colonel | 1989 |
| Glory Enough for All | 1988 | |
| Blue City Slammers | Bill | 1988 |
| Friday the 13th: The Series | Monte | 1987 |
| Countdown to Looking Glass | The President of the U.S | 1984 |
| The Edison Twins | Noah Sedgwick | 1984 |
| Heavenly Bodies | Coach Hudson | 1984 |
| A Matter of Sex | Union Man #1 | 1984 |
| Shocktrauma | Police Superintendent Grier | 1982 |
| Honeyboy | Doctor | 1982 |
| Knight Rider | Technician | 1982 |
| Silence of the North | Dr. Miller | 1981 |
| Threshold | Lecture Host | 1981 |
| Seeing Things | Max Perkins / Max | 1981 |
| Happy Birthday to Me | Gatekeeper | 1981 |
| The Kidnapping of the President | Archie Standler | 1980 |
| F.D.R.: The Last Year | 1980 | |
| Fish Hawk | Billie Firman | 1980 |
| The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog | Mac | 1980 |
| Running | Mr. Finlay | 1979 |
| The Littlest Hobo | Sheriff / Janitor | 1979 |
| Au revoir à lundi | Monsieur Leblanc - le père de Lucie | 1979 |
| Crossbar | Carver | 1979 |
| Torn Between Two Lovers | Jack DeWitt | 1979 |
| The Great Detective | Locke | 1979 |
| Two Solitudes | Prime Minister | 1978 |
| Rituals | Pilot | 1977 |
| Sunday in the Country | Conway | 1974 |
| To Kill the King | Vincent O'Connell | 1974 |
| Salty | Trumbull | 1974 |
| The Borrowers | Ernie | 1973 |
| She Cried Murder | Sergeant Withers | 1973 |
| Class of '44 | Principal | 1973 |
| The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Rev. Hiram Fletcher | 1972 |
| The House Without a Christmas Tree | Mr. Brady, the druggist / Mr. Brady | 1972 |
| The Rowdyman | Mr. Lowe | 1972 |
| Police Surgeon | Josh | 1971 |
| Homer | Mr. Cochran | 1970 |
| Adventures in Rainbow Country | Joe Bourke | 1970 |
| Change of Mind | Judge Stanton | 1969 |
| The First Time | Customs Officer | 1969 |
| Quentin Durgens, M.P. | Walter Burke | 1966 |
| Seaway | Harbourmaster / Harlan | 1965 |
| The Forest Rangers | Elmer Gallagher | 1963 |
| A Cool Sound from Hell | Police Officer | 1959 |
| Cannonball | Joe | 1958 |
| A Dangerous Age | Police Officer | 1957 |
| The Hill | 1956 | |
| First Performance | Dr. Frederick Banting / Neil MacFadyen / Neil MacFayden | 1955 |
| On Camera | Bandit / Jack Tenner / Ranger | 1954 |
