B: May 22, 1940 in Québec City, QuébecD: April 17, 2011 in Montréal, Québec
Michael Sarrazin was born Jacques Michel André Sarrazin. After studying acting in New York, he made his first movie appearances thanks to the National Film Board of Canada and CBC TV when he was about 17. In 1965 he signed contract with Universal and two years later moved to Hollywood. He gained immediate attention for his supporting work opposite George C. Scott in 1967s, The Flim-Flam Man and and had his first taste of real fame opposite Jane Fonda in the 1969 film, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? Michael Sarrazin died in Montreal after a brief battle with cancer. He is pictured above in a photo by Laurel Moore scanned from an original still set for the film The Seduction in the Northernstars Collection. Also see: Pierre Sarrazin |
Features & TV Movies: You’re No Good (1965) Sometimes a Great Notion (1971) Double Negative (1980) Haute tension – secret de famille (TV-1990) Fear Dot Com (2002) On the Road (2011) TV Series – Cast: |