Gilles Pelletier

Gilles Pelletier, OC (born March 22, 1925) is a Canadian actor. He is probably best known for his portrayal as Corporal Jacques Gagnier in the police drama R.C.M.P.. In 1964, he founded the Nouvelle Compagnie théâtrale, a live theatre for youths and served as director for fifteen years.

He is the brother of Denise Pelletier, a stage actress, whose name was given to the Prix Denise-Pelletier in 1998, for cultural and scientific achievements of French Canadians, which was awarded to Glles for his lifetime career in the theatre.

Gilles was named Officer of the Order of Canada on July 11, 1988 for his services to drama, and has been nominated for a Genie Award and a Gémeaux Award.

References

Gilles Pelletier at the Internet Movie Database

External links

Prix Denise-Pelletier Laureates

1977–2000	Félix Leclerc (1977) Bernard Lagacé (1978) Jean Duceppe (1979) Ludmilla Chiriaeff (1980) Jean Papineau-Couture (1981) Lionel Daunais (1982 Gilles Vigneault (1983) Fernand Nault (1984) Jean Gascon (1985) Colette Boky (1986) Jean-Louis Roux (1987) John Newmark (1988) Jeanne Renaud (1989) Joseph Rouleau (1990) Gilles Tremblay (1991) Vincent Warren (1992) Monique Mercure (1993) Martine Époque (1994) Walter Joachim (1995) François Morel (1996) Raymond Lévesque (1997) Gilles Pelletier (1998) Jean-Pierre Ronfard (1999) André Brassard (2000)

2000–present	Paul Buissonneau (2001) Édouard Lock (2002) Robert Lepage (2003) Walter Boudreau (2004) Clémence DesRochers (2005) Hélène Loiselle (2006) Paul Hébert (2007) Anik Bissonnette (2008) Roland Lepage (2009) Marie Chouinard (2010) Yannick Nézet-Séguin (2011) Leonard Cohen (2012) Monique Leyrac (2013) Denis Marleau (2014) Marie-Hélène Falcon (2015) Lorraine Vaillancourt (2016)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 89823972 ISNI: 0000 0003 7200 1814 BNF: cb146946812 (data)

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