René Lévesque
Known For
Acting
Born
1922-08-24 in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada
Died
1987-11-01
Biography
René Lévesque (1922–1987) was a Québécois politician and journalist who served as the 23rd Premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985. Starting his career as a reporter, and radio and television host, he later became known for his eminent role in Quebec's nationalization of its electric power industry, and as an ardent defender of Quebec sovereignty. He was the founder of the Parti Québécois political party—and before that, a liberal minister of the government of Quebec from 1960 to 1966 and the first Québécois political leader since Confederation to attempt, through a referendum, to negotiate the political independence of Quebec.
Most Known For
The Great Debate
as Self
Thieves of Innocence
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Les Rose
as Self (archive footage)
Harmonium in California
as Self
Le Québec est au monde
as Self
Qui se souvient de René Lévesque?
as archival footage
The Devil's Share
as Self (archive footage)
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
as Premier ministre du Québec
À la croisée des chemins
as Narrateur
Comfort and Indifference
as Self
Le choix d'un peuple
as self
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
Action : The October Crisis of 1970
Referendum: Take 2
as archival footage
The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
Quebec: Duplessis and After...
as Self - Président du Parti québécois
15 Nov
Nation - un huis clos avec Lucien Bouchard
as René Lévesque
Who remembers René Lévesque?
as archival footage