Ed McNamara

Canadian actor

Ed McNamara
Born	Edward Francis McNamara 21 June 1921 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	11 October 1986(1986-10-11) (aged 65) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1941–1986
Spouse	Peg Dixon

Edward Francis McNamara (21 June 1921 – 11 October 1986) was a Canadian film actor.^[1] He appeared in more than 40 films from 1941 to 1986.^[2]

At the 27th Canadian Film Awards in 1976, McNamara and his costar Hugh Webster jointly won the Canadian Film Award for Best Actor in a Non-Feature for their performances in For Gentlemen Only,^[3] and McNamara received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986, for his performance in Bayo.^[4] In the same year, he posthumously received the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Earle Grey Award for lifetime achievement at the 1st Gemini Awards.^[1]

Selected filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role
1976	Silver Streak	Benny
1976	For Gentlemen Only
1976	Find the Lady	Kominsky
1976	Goldenrod	Johnson
1979	The Black Stallion	Jake
1985	Bayo	Phillip Longlan

TV
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1961-1964	Playdate		3 episodes
1962	Scarlett Hill
1967	Spider-Man	Rhino and train conductor #2 {voice)
1966-1969	Rocket Robin Hood	Little John (voice)	52 episodes
1985	Tramp at the Door	Gustave
1986-1987	Red Serge	Abe Farwell	12 episodes
1986	Ray Bradbury Theater	Sinister old man	Episode: 'The Town Where No One Got Off'
1986	Philip Marlowe, Private Eye	Henry Jeeter	Episode: 'Trouble is My Business'

References

^ ^a ^b "Ed McNamara". The Canadian Encyclopedia, June 10, 2012.
^ "Award-winning actor who loved his work Ed McNamara is dead". Montreal Gazette. October 15, 1986. p. 60. Retrieved January 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.
^ "Genie movies something to celebrate". Toronto Star, March 16, 1986.