Like most young men at the time with the outbreak of World War Two, Murray Westgate signed up to serve his country. He joined the Canadian navy and was posted to Halifax where he was trained as a wireless operator. On his discharge in 1945, he heard that a repertory company was being formed on the west coast and so he became a member of Vancouver`s first professional theatre company, Everyman Theatre, which had been formed in 1946 by Sydney Risk. A touring company resulted and Westgate and a group of young actors toured the West. He then joined the CBC in Vancouver and was cast in radio dramas for which the CBC Vancouver studios were famous. In 1949 he moved to Toronto where his voice was soon heard in many CBC network radio productions out of the Toronto studios, among them the long-running Sunday series which began as Stage 44, directed by Andrew Allan, and the Ford Television Theatre, produced by Allan Savage. Westgate won an ACTRA Award in 1979 for his work on the made-for-television movie, Tyler. He is probably best remembered by a certain age group for being the spokesman for Imperial Oil, appearing in commercials for 17 years, especially when they were a major sponsor of Hockey Night In Canada on the CBC. Westgate died at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.
Like most young men at the time with the outbreak of World War Two, Murray Westgate signed up to serve his country. He joined the Canadian navy and was posted to Halifax where he was trained as a wireless operator. On his discharge in 1945, he heard that a repertory company was being formed on the west coast and so he became a member of Vancouver`s first professional theatre company, Everyman Theatre, which had been formed in 1946 by Sydney Risk. A touring company resulted and Westgate and a group of young actors toured the West. He then joined the CBC in Vancouver and was cast in radio dramas for which the CBC Vancouver studios were famous. In 1949 he moved to Toronto where his voice was soon heard in many CBC network radio productions out of the Toronto studios, among them the long-running Sunday series which began as Stage 44, directed by Andrew Allan, and the Ford Television Theatre, produced by Allan Savage. Westgate won an ACTRA Award in 1979 for his work on the made-for-television movie, Tyler. He is probably best remembered by a certain age group for being the spokesman for Imperial Oil, appearing in commercials for 17 years, especially when they were a major sponsor of Hockey Night In Canada on the CBC. Westgate died at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.
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Filmography (Movies)
Scanners II: The New Order
Character:George Kellum
Release Date:03/05/1991
Heavenly Bodies
Character:Coach Hudson
Release Date:01/02/1984
A Matter of Sex
Character:1st Union Man
Release Date:01/01/1984
Shock-Trauma
Character:Police Superintendent Grier
Release Date:27/10/1982
Honeyboy
Character:Doctor
Release Date:17/10/1982
Happy Birthday to Me
Character:Gatekeeper
Release Date:15/05/1981
The Kidnapping of the President
Character:Archie Standler
Release Date:15/08/1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year
Character:Cordell Hull
Release Date:15/05/1980
Fish Hawk
Character:Billie Firman
Release Date:25/01/1980
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Character:Mac
Release Date:20/01/1980
Running
Character:Mr. Finlay
Release Date:30/10/1979
Crossbar
Character:Carver
Release Date:21/07/1979
L'Homme en colère
Character:Police station sergeant
Release Date:14/03/1979
Torn Between Two Lovers
Character:Jack DeWitt
Release Date:07/02/1979
Tell Me My Name
Character:Thurmond
Release Date:20/12/1977
Rituals
Character:Pilot
Release Date:21/07/1977
Tom Sawyer
Character:Coroner
Release Date:07/11/1976
Sunday in the Country
Character:Conway
Release Date:22/11/1974
Last Bride Of Salem
Character:Rev. Hiram Fletcher
Release Date:08/05/1974
The Borrowers
Character:Ernie
Release Date:14/12/1973
She Cried Murder
Character:Sergeant Withers
Release Date:25/09/1973
Class of '44
Character:Principal
Release Date:10/04/1973
The House Without a Christmas Tree
Character:Mr. Brady
Release Date:03/12/1972
Homer
Character:Mr. Cochran
Release Date:23/11/1970
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