Moses Znaimer
Acting
Biography
Moses Znaimer is a Tajik-born Canadian media executive of Polish-Latvian descent. He is the co-founder and former head of CityTV, the first independent television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the current head of ZoomerMedia.
Born: January 1, 1942
Known For
Atlantic City
In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
Love
A unique anthology of six short vignettes on the subject of love, all of them written, directed and produced by women.
The Last Chase
Twenty years after the American people have been told the oil has run out and disease has scared them into complacency, the United States has become a fascist state. One man, former race car driver Franklyn Hart, now a puppet spokesman for public transportation, rebuilds his race car and sets off to California from Boston where people have returned to living life like they were twenty years prior.
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe
An alien policeman comes to Earth to hunt down a renegade of his own race.
Best Revenge
When his best friend is kidnapped and held for ransom by a drug kingpin, an American hustler embarks on a suicide mission to smuggle four million dollars worth of hashish out of Morocco.
The Way It Is
"The Way It Is," a Sunday night one-hour show, aired from September 1967 to June 1969. Under the executive production of Ross McLean, following the success of similar CBC programs, it attracted up to 60 contributors, aiming to challenge viewers with compelling content. Hosted by John Saywell and Barbara Frum, who honed her interviewing style here, it featured Patrick Watson, Warren Davis, Percy Saltzman, Ken Lefolii, Peter Desbarats, and Moses Znaimer. Segment producers like Perry Rosemond and Peter Herrndorf worked on the show, which covered diverse topics via studio interviews, music, commentary, panels, and documentaries. While not pushing controversy, it contributed to national dialogue. Notable productions included documentaries on airline safety and Vietnam, setting a serious tone for its era. Its influence extended to later CBC shows like the fifth estate and The Journal.
Filmography
as Secundus' Answer Box (voice)
as Leo Ellis
as Marvin ("Love on Your Birthday")
as Reporter
as Felix
as Co-Host