Murray Westgate
Biography
Murray Westgate was a Canadian actor, born in Regina, who worked as a Royal Canadian Navy radio operator during World War II before joining Everyman Theatre and CBC Radio dramas. He became best known as the longtime Esso pitchman on Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts from 1952 to 1968. He also appeared in series such as Seaway, Jake and the Kid, R.C.M.P., Seeing Things, and House of Pride, and in films including Blue City Slammers, which earned him a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1988, and Two Solitudes, where he played the Prime Minister of Canada. In 1979 he won an ACTRA Award for the CBC Television film Tyler, and in 2002 the Canadian Association of Broadcasters added him to its Hall of Fame. His final acting job came in 1991, when he revived his Esso attendant character for two commercials during the Stanley Cup playoffs. He died in 2018.
100years old at death
- Born Regina
- Died
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 17 years1974 to 1991
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