Benoît Girard
Acting
Biography
Benoît Girard (January 26, 1932 – March 25, 2017) was an actor known for Nuremberg, Les rescapés and Minuit, le soir.
Born: January 26, 1932
Place of Birth: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Known For
Talk About Love
A television host tries to react to the process of alienation that the public is subjected to from variety shows.
Les 90 Jours
Des souris et des hommes
Nuremberg
Justice Robert H. Jackson leads Allied prosecutors in trying 21 Germans for Nazi war crimes after World War II.
Dans une galaxie près de chez vous, le film
The movie chronicles the long, futuristic voyage of a team of Québécois space explorers looking for a planet capable of sustaining life, in the year 2034, after the destruction of the ozone layer through excessive human pollution, prompting the need for a new planet to welcome humankind. The seven crew members venture outside their own galaxy to explore other star system in search of a new planet large enough to sustain 6 billion people. The few habitable planets encountered are ultimately abandoned either because they are already occupied (emphasizing the wrongdoing of invading other civilizations and cultures), or because upon closer inspection they are found to have other problems (cow-sized mosquitoes, high radiation levels, dog overpopulation, unsuitable living environment, ...).
The Rocket
The story of Quebec's most beloved hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by Anglophones.
Father and Guns
To save the life of fellow cop kidnapped by a biker gang, a father and a son who cannot stand the sight of each other infiltrate an outdoor adventure group-therapy for fathers and sons. Their biggest challenge is to survive the therapy without killing each other.
Shooting Star
Four young women are participating on Idole Instantanée, a reality show produced by Omni Global, in which a complete stranger turns into a music star in just 24 hours.
The Forties
A group of friends reunite after thirty years of separation.
Amanita Pestilens
A man obsessed with his award-winning lawn goes to great lengths to keep it looking great when mushrooms suddenly start appearing all over the yard.
Filmography
as Théodore
as Homme journaliste
as Paul St-Georges
as Ange-Albert Pigeon
as Kerplunk
as Reichsaußenminister Joachim von Ribbentrop
as Croque-mort
as Luc Sigouin
as Robert Langevin
as Bo-Jean
as Maurice Falardeau
as Pierre Vignon, le chanteur
as Curley
as Simon, Sophie's Lover
as Roger Dufault
as Chien Échevin Sourdine