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Murray Westgate‌

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Murray Westgate

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Murray Westgate

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1918-04-16

Popularity

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Biography

Like most young men at the time with the outbreak of World War Two, Murray Westgate signed up to serve his country. He joined the Canadian navy and was posted to Halifax where he was trained as a wireless operator. On his discharge in 1945, he heard that a repertory company was being formed on the west coast and so he became a member of Vancouver`s first professional theatre company, Everyman Theatre, which had been formed in 1946 by Sydney Risk. A touring company resulted and Westgate and a group of young actors toured the West. He then joined the CBC in Vancouver and was cast in radio dramas for which the CBC Vancouver studios were famous. In 1949 he moved to Toronto where his voice was soon heard in many CBC network radio productions out of the Toronto studios, among them the long-running Sunday series which began as Stage 44, directed by Andrew Allan, and the Ford Television Theatre, produced by Allan Savage. Westgate won an ACTRA Award in 1979 for his work on the made-for-television movie, Tyler. He is probably best remembered by a certain age group for being the spokesman for Imperial Oil, appearing in commercials for 17 years, especially when they were a major sponsor of Hockey Night In Canada on the CBC. Westgate died at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.

Movie Credits

Scanners II: The New Order

Scanners II: The New Order‌
star5.2
calendar 1991

The House Without a Christmas Tree

The House Without a Christmas Tree‌
star7.2
calendar 1972

Crossbar

Crossbar‌
star4.5
calendar 1979

A Matter of Sex

A Matter of Sex‌
star7.5
calendar 1984

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog‌
star5.7
calendar 1980

Sunday in the Country

Sunday in the Country‌
star6.4
calendar 1974

Rituals

Rituals‌
star6.1
calendar 1977

Tell Me My Name

Tell Me My Name‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

Shock-Trauma

Shock-Trauma‌
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calendar 1982

F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year‌
star7.5
calendar 1980

Heavenly Bodies

Heavenly Bodies‌
star5.6
calendar 1984

Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me‌
star6.0
calendar 1981

Torn Between Two Lovers

Torn Between Two Lovers‌
star6.5
calendar 1979

Fish Hawk

Fish Hawk‌
star6.5
calendar 1980

Running

Running‌
star6.8
calendar 1979

Class of '44

Class of '44‌
star5.9
calendar 1973

Last Bride Of Salem

Last Bride Of Salem‌
star6.0
calendar 1974

She Cried Murder

She Cried Murder‌
star6.2
calendar 1973

Honeyboy

Honeyboy‌
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calendar 1982

The Kidnapping of the President

The Kidnapping of the President‌
star4.5
calendar 1980

Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer‌
star5.2
calendar 1973

The Borrowers

The Borrowers‌
star6.0
calendar 1973

Tv Credits

Knight Rider

Knight Rider‌
star7.5
calendar 1982