André Cartier
{{Short description|Canadian actor (1945–2020)}}
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| birth_date = 24 December 1945
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| death_place = Dunham, Quebec, Canada
| nationality = Canadian
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| occupation = Actor
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André Cartier (24 December 1945 – 22 May 2020) was a Canadian actor,{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1706003/andre-cartier-comedien-quebecois-mort-passe-partout|title=Le comédien André Cartier est décédé à 74 ans|date=25 May 2020|work=Radio-Canada|language=French}} known for playing André in the children's series Passe-Partout.
Biography
As a child, Cartier appeared in the musical Les posters, written by Louis-Georges Carrier and Claude Léveillée and presented at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert.{{cite web|url=http://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3543230|title=Le Rideau-Vert propose|date=4 December 1968|work=Photo-Journal|language=French}} He became a published writer in 1997 with the novel Pays-Perdu. He founded the environmental group Vers un Idéal Écologique in 1988 alongside a group of citizens from Contrecœur. The establishment promoted a more environmentally conscious way of life for every citizen.{{cite web|url=http://www.soreltracy.com/2010/mai/14m1.html|title=Le Regroupement V.I.E. remet 1377 $ à la SABL|date=14 May 2010|work=Sorel Tracy Magazine|language=French}}
André Cartier died in Dunham on 22 May 2020 at the age of 74.{{cite web|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/05/25/lacteur-andre-cartier-sest-eteint|title=L'acteur André Cartier s'est éteint|date=25 May 2020|work=Le Journal de Montréal|language=French}}
Filmography
- La Cellule (1959)
- Les Oraliens (1969–1970)
- Sol et Gobelet (1969–1971)
- Quelle famille! (1969–1974)
- La Maison des amants (1972)
- Clak (1972–1974)
- Des armes et les hommes (1973)
- Taureau (1973)
- Bound for Glory (1975)
- Youhou (1975)
- Animagerie (1977–1980)
- Passe-Partout (1977)
- Pop Citrouille (1979–1985)
- Peau de banane (1982)
- Vaut mieux en rire (1982)
- La bonne aventure (1982)
- Entre chien et loup (1984–1992)
- Un homme (1997)
- Futur en direct (2000)
References
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Category:Canadian male child actors
Category:Male actors from Quebec