Louis Negin

Biography

Louis Negin was a British-born Canadian actor whose career took in stage, film and television and who was best known for his work with Guy Maddin. Born in London and raised in Toronto, he had early roles in the 1950s anthology series First Performance and joined the chorus for Tyrone Guthrie's 1957 screen version of Oedipus Rex. He performed at the Stratford Festival and on Broadway in Tamburlaine, and in London stagings of Fortune and Men's Eyes, where he was among the first actors to appear fully nude on the English stage. Maddin's films with him included The Saddest Music in the World (2003), My Winnipeg (2008), Keyhole (2011) and The Forbidden Room (2015), and he also appeared in Bruce McDonald's Pontypool (2009). In 2019 he played the mother of Mackenzie King in Matthew Rankin's The Twentieth Century and earned a Vancouver Film Critics Circle nomination.

93years old at death

Born October 20, 1929London
Died December 2, 2022Montreal
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22

Movie Career

Films: 11
Career span: 39 years1980 to 2019

Genres

Comedy45%, 5 films
Drama45%, 5 films
Fantasy27%, 3 films
Horror27%, 3 films
Action18%, 2 films

First and latest

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Beyond film
Negin was part of the Stratford Festival production of Tamburlaine, and that show went on to have a run on Broadway in 1956.
Beyond film
Negin played Mrs. White in drag in 1994, in a Toronto staging of the play Molly Wood, written by John Wimbs and Christopher Richards.
Behind the camera
Negin wrote The Glass Eye with Marie Brassard, a semi-autobiographical play that he performed in 2008 in both Montreal and Toronto.

Louis Negin movies on Netflix

The Twentieth Century2019IMDb rating 6.9as Mother
The Forbidden Room2015IMDb rating 6.2as Marv / Smithy / Mars / Organizer / Mr. Lanyon
Keyhole2011IMDb rating 5.5as Calypso / Camille
Pontypool2009IMDb rating 6.5as Conversationalist
My Winnipeg2008IMDb rating 7.5as Mayor Cornish
The Saddest Music in the World2003IMDb rating 7.0as Blind Seer
Left Behind II: Tribulation Force2002IMDb rating 4.9as Witness Moishe
Physical Evidence1989IMDb rating 5.2as Jacob "Jake" Farley
City of Shadows1987IMDb rating 5.1as Bamji
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank1984IMDb rating 2.4as Pierre
Deadline1980IMDb rating 5.5as Older Man

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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My Winnipeg2008 Comedy, Drama, Fantasyas Mayor Cornish
IMDb rating 7.56.1K votes
The Forbidden Room2015 Comedyas Marv / Smithy / Mars / Organizer / Mr. Lanyon
IMDb rating 6.23.6K votes
The Saddest Music in the World2003as Blind Seer
IMDb rating 7.06.6K votes
Pontypool2009as Conversationalist
IMDb rating 6.539K votes
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank1984as Pierre
IMDb rating 2.42.7K votes
Keyhole2011as Calypso / Camille
IMDb rating 5.51.7K votes
Physical Evidence1989as Jacob "Jake" Farley
IMDb rating 5.22.3K votes
Deadline1980as Older Man
IMDb rating 5.51.0K votes

Most often with

Guy Maddin directed four of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Udo Kier

Isabella Rossellini

James Kidnie

Maria de Medeiros

Guy MaddinDirector, 4 films

Films together

Udo Kier2 films together, 2011 to 2015
Udo Kier's page
- The Forbidden Room2015IMDb rating 6.2Negin as Marv / Smithy / Mars / Organizer / Mr. LanyonKier as Count Yugh / Butler / Dead Father / Guard / Pharmacist
- Keyhole2011IMDb rating 5.5Negin as Calypso / CamilleKier as Dr. Lemke
Isabella Rossellini2 films together, 2003 to 2011
Isabella Rossellini's page
- Keyhole2011IMDb rating 5.5Negin as Calypso / CamilleRossellini as Hyacinth
- The Saddest Music in the World2003IMDb rating 7.0Negin as Blind SeerRossellini as Lady Helen Port-Huntley
James Kidnie2 films together, 1980 to 1984
James Kidnie's page
- Overdrawn at the Memory Bank1984IMDb rating 2.4Negin as PierreKidnie as Thug No. 2
- Deadline1980IMDb rating 5.5Negin as Older ManKidnie as Younger Man
Maria de Medeiros2 films together, 2003 to 2015
Maria de Medeiros's page
- The Forbidden Room2015IMDb rating 6.2Negin as Marv / Smithy / Mars / Organizer / Mr. LanyonMedeiros as Blind Mother / Clotilde
- The Saddest Music in the World2003IMDb rating 7.0Negin as Blind SeerMedeiros as Narcissa
Guy MaddinDirector, 4 films, 2003 to 2015
All films by Guy Maddin
- The Forbidden Room2015IMDb rating 6.2Negin as Marv / Smithy / Mars / Organizer / Mr. Lanyon
- Keyhole2011IMDb rating 5.5Negin as Calypso / Camille
- My Winnipeg2008IMDb rating 7.5Negin as Mayor Cornish
- The Saddest Music in the World2003IMDb rating 7.0Negin as Blind Seer

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