Roland Hewgill (February 11, 1929 â€" November 9, 1998) was a Canadian
actor. Primarily a stage actor, most famously associated with the
Stratford Festival, he also had a number of film and television
roles.Born in Montreal, Quebec and raised primarily in Kingston,
Ontario, Hewgill joined the Stratford Festival in 1954. Roles he
played at Stratford over the course of his career included Antonio in
The Merchant of Venice, Uncle Ben in Death of a Salesman, Ferdinand in
The Duchess of Malfi, Jaques in As You Like It, Cornwall in King Lear
and Creon in Oedipus Rex. His roles for other theatres included Phil
Hogan in A Moon for the Misbegotten, Relling in The Wild Duck, Dr.
Rank in A Doll's House and Andrey Bottvinik in A Walk in the Woods.He
won a Dora Mavor Moore Award as Best Actor in a Featured Role in 1986
for his performance in A Moon for the Misbegotten, and was a
shortlisted nominee as Actor in a Principal Role in a Play in 1988 for
Play Memory.On television he was most noted for his role as Bob Lipton
in the comedy-drama series Airwaves, and in film he appeared in John
and the Missus and Beautiful Dreamers. He was a shortlisted Genie
Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 8th Genie Awards in
1987 for John and the Missus.
actor. Primarily a stage actor, most famously associated with the
Stratford Festival, he also had a number of film and television
roles.Born in Montreal, Quebec and raised primarily in Kingston,
Ontario, Hewgill joined the Stratford Festival in 1954. Roles he
played at Stratford over the course of his career included Antonio in
The Merchant of Venice, Uncle Ben in Death of a Salesman, Ferdinand in
The Duchess of Malfi, Jaques in As You Like It, Cornwall in King Lear
and Creon in Oedipus Rex. His roles for other theatres included Phil
Hogan in A Moon for the Misbegotten, Relling in The Wild Duck, Dr.
Rank in A Doll's House and Andrey Bottvinik in A Walk in the Woods.He
won a Dora Mavor Moore Award as Best Actor in a Featured Role in 1986
for his performance in A Moon for the Misbegotten, and was a
shortlisted nominee as Actor in a Principal Role in a Play in 1988 for
Play Memory.On television he was most noted for his role as Bob Lipton
in the comedy-drama series Airwaves, and in film he appeared in John
and the Missus and Beautiful Dreamers. He was a shortlisted Genie
Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 8th Genie Awards in
1987 for John and the Missus.
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