Canadian theater, film, TV and voice actor Gordon Masten
died suddenly on July 26, 2020 in Toronto.
He was 69. Born James Gordon Masten in Lacolle,
Quebec on August 30, 1950. Masten
received an Honours B.F.A. in Theatre from York University.
Upon graduation he worked in childrens' theatre, but soon enough was seen on
main stages in Toronto and Montreal and across Canada: Theatre Plus, Canadian
Opera Company, Citadel Theatre, Huron Country Playhouse, Theatre Aquarius, The
Segal Centre, The Centaur, to name a few. He also appeared in many feature
films and television series such as ‘The Day After Tomorrow’, ‘L'Odyssé d'Alice
Tremblay’, ‘The Artists Specials: Monet’, ‘Asbestos’, ‘Source Code’, ‘The
Sunshine Tax’, ‘The Santa Clause’, ‘Road To Avonlea’, and the much loved
Christmas classic ‘A Child's Christmas in Wales’, as well as numerous
commercials, voice overs and animated cartoons, bringing light and life to all
he engaged with. Masten appeared in three Euro-westerns; ‘The Campbells’ (TV) –
1988 (auctioneer), “Shadow of the Wolf” – 1992 (sailor) and “Grey Owl” – 1999 (Gus
Mitchell).
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