Yvan Ponton
Biography
Yvan Ponton is a Canadian performer who has worked as an actor, commentator and television host. His acting career began in the early 1970s with a five-year run on the Quebec series Mont-Joye, and he went on to appear in other French-Canadian television shows such as Ent'Cadieux, Diva, Jasmine and Zap. His first notable film role came in Slap Shot (1977) as Jean-Guy Drouin. He later played Jacques Mercier in Lance et Compte, a role he returned to across seasons from 1987 to 1989 and 2002 to 2006, and he had a major part in the four Les Boys films as Jean-Charles. He also starred as the villain in Scanners II: The New Order (1991) and appeared in Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990). Beyond acting, he has hosted and refereed the improvisation game Ligue Nationale d'Improvisation, hosted quiz and sports programs, provided tennis commentary, and taught dramatic arts.
80years old
Turns 81 on October 22in 9 days
- Born Farnham
- Star sign: LibraLast day of the sign, on the Scorpio cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 36 years1977 to 2013
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A change of course
Ponton also spent 15 years teaching dramatic arts, a part of his career that went beyond his work as an actor, host and commentator.
First role
Ponton's acting career began in the early 1970s with the television series Mont-Joye, on which he appeared for five years.
Big break
Ponton's first notable film role came in 1977 in Slap Shot, playing Jean-Guy Drouin opposite Paul Newman and the Hanson Brothers.
A change of course
Ponton serves as chief referee and host for Ligue Nationale d'Improvisation, an improvisation game that has been airing on Télé-Québec since 1977.
A change of course
Since 1993 Ponton has done play-by-play commentary for professional tennis on RDS, covering the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open.
Yvan Ponton movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Scanners II: The New Order1991 Action, Horror, Sci-Fias Commander John Forrester
IMDb rating 5.34.3K votes
Most often with
Roc LaFortune appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Marc Messier's page
Patrick Labbé's page
Also two films together2 more actors
- Pierre LebeauWhen We Were Boys (2013) and Les Boys IV (2005)
- Luc GuérinWhen We Were Boys (2013) and Les Boys IV (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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