Trailer Park Boys Star John Dunsworth Dies at age 71 ▪ Here are his Last Pictures - R.I.P Tribute ❣
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John Francis Dunsworth (April 12,
John Francis Dunsworth (April 12, 1946 – October 16, 2017) was a Canadian actor, best known for playing the frequently drunk trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey on the comedy series Trailer Park Boys and the mysterious reporter Dave Teagues on the supernatural drama series Haven. He also appeared in Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion, a CBC film about the 1917 Halifax Explosion. He had extensive experience in regional theatre.
Dunsworth was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, the second of ten children born to Frank and Frances Dunsworth.
In 1988, Dunsworth starred in a video documentary short entitled, John Dunsworth: The Candidate, which was written and directed by Neal Livingston. The film follows an underdog provincial candidate for the New Democratic Party in the riding of Halifax Bedford Basin as he campaigns, based on Dunsworth's candidacy in the 1998 Nova Scotia general election.
Dunsworth studied acting at the University of Guelph, but dropped out in his fourth year. He went on to act in numerous CBC radio dramas, and has had starring roles in many stage productions at the Neptune Theatre in Halifax.[5] In 1970, Dunsworth leased an abandoned building on Halifax's waterfront, and converted it into a playhouse. Dubbing it the Pier One Theatre, it became the city's first and most successful alternative theatre production house.[6] In 1987, Dunsworth founded Filmworks Casting where he worked as Halifax's most renowned casting director. Dunsworth met director Mike Clattenburg in the mid-1990s when he tried out for a bit part in Clattenburg's film short, One Last Shot. Dunsworth's small role gradually transformed into a leading part that earned him a Best Performance award from the Atlantic Film Festival. From there, he further developed the character into what would eventually become Jim Lahey in Trailer Park Boys.[citation needed]
Dunsworth, John Paul Tremblay, and Robb Wells can be seen in the 2002 movie Virginia's Run starring Gabriel Byrne and Joanne Whalley. Dunsworth plays a local cop while Tremblay and Wells play active and verbal townsmen similar to their Trailer Park Boys characters. Actors are credited as cop for John Dunsworth, J.P. for John Paul Tremblay (credits as J.P. Tremblay), and Robb Wells as Rob. The movie was filmed in Nova Scotia, Canada. Dunsworth stars in Haven, the television series adaption of the Stephen King novel The Colorado Kid.
In 2010, Dunsworth reunited with many of his former Trailer Park Boys castmates in the new series The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour.
Dunsworth died on October 16, 2017 at the age of 71. In a statement to CBC News, Dunsworth's daughter Sarah described the illness as "short and unexpected" and stated that her father was an "amazing husband, father and grandfather".
▪▪Films
So Long to Run (1978)
The Last Log Drive (1985)
Deep Sea Conspiracy (1987)
Justice Denied (1989)
The Little Kidnappers (TV-1990)
Buried on Sunday (1992)
Mary Silliman's War (TV-1994)
Life with Billy (TV-1994)
Sweet Angel Mine (1996)
Pit Pony (TV-1997)
One Last Shot (1998)
The Real Howard Spitz (1998)
New Waterford Girl (1999)
Deeply (voice, 2000)
A Glimpse of Hell (TV-2001)
Three Days (TV-2001)
The Shipping News (2001)
Virginia's Run (2002)
Too Young to Be a Dad (TV-2002)
Lift-Off (2002)
The Christmas Shoes (TV-2002)
Blessings (TV-2003)
Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (TV-2003)
Reversible Errors (TV-2004)
Sleep Murder (TV-2004)
The Riverman (TV-2004)
The Trailer Park Boys Christmas Special (TV-2004)
Stone Cold (TV-2005)
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (TV-2005)
Serious Miracles (2005)
Ambulance Girl (TV-2005)
The Hunt for the BTK Killer (TV-2005)
A Bug and a Bag of Weed (2006)
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006)
Stuck (2007)
Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (2009)
Cloudburst (2011)
Take This Waltz (2011)
Trailer Park Boys 3: Don't Legalize It (2014)
Swearnet: The Movie (2014)
Santa Quest (2014)
Lizzie Borden Took An Ax (2014)
Dunsworth was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, the second of ten children born to Frank and Frances Dunsworth.
In 1988, Dunsworth starred in a video documentary short entitled, John Dunsworth: The Candidate, which was written and directed by Neal Livingston. The film follows an underdog provincial candidate for the New Democratic Party in the riding of Halifax Bedford Basin as he campaigns, based on Dunsworth's candidacy in the 1998 Nova Scotia general election.
Dunsworth studied acting at the University of Guelph, but dropped out in his fourth year. He went on to act in numerous CBC radio dramas, and has had starring roles in many stage productions at the Neptune Theatre in Halifax.[5] In 1970, Dunsworth leased an abandoned building on Halifax's waterfront, and converted it into a playhouse. Dubbing it the Pier One Theatre, it became the city's first and most successful alternative theatre production house.[6] In 1987, Dunsworth founded Filmworks Casting where he worked as Halifax's most renowned casting director. Dunsworth met director Mike Clattenburg in the mid-1990s when he tried out for a bit part in Clattenburg's film short, One Last Shot. Dunsworth's small role gradually transformed into a leading part that earned him a Best Performance award from the Atlantic Film Festival. From there, he further developed the character into what would eventually become Jim Lahey in Trailer Park Boys.[citation needed]
Dunsworth, John Paul Tremblay, and Robb Wells can be seen in the 2002 movie Virginia's Run starring Gabriel Byrne and Joanne Whalley. Dunsworth plays a local cop while Tremblay and Wells play active and verbal townsmen similar to their Trailer Park Boys characters. Actors are credited as cop for John Dunsworth, J.P. for John Paul Tremblay (credits as J.P. Tremblay), and Robb Wells as Rob. The movie was filmed in Nova Scotia, Canada. Dunsworth stars in Haven, the television series adaption of the Stephen King novel The Colorado Kid.
In 2010, Dunsworth reunited with many of his former Trailer Park Boys castmates in the new series The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour.
Dunsworth died on October 16, 2017 at the age of 71. In a statement to CBC News, Dunsworth's daughter Sarah described the illness as "short and unexpected" and stated that her father was an "amazing husband, father and grandfather".
▪▪Films
So Long to Run (1978)
The Last Log Drive (1985)
Deep Sea Conspiracy (1987)
Justice Denied (1989)
The Little Kidnappers (TV-1990)
Buried on Sunday (1992)
Mary Silliman's War (TV-1994)
Life with Billy (TV-1994)
Sweet Angel Mine (1996)
Pit Pony (TV-1997)
One Last Shot (1998)
The Real Howard Spitz (1998)
New Waterford Girl (1999)
Deeply (voice, 2000)
A Glimpse of Hell (TV-2001)
Three Days (TV-2001)
The Shipping News (2001)
Virginia's Run (2002)
Too Young to Be a Dad (TV-2002)
Lift-Off (2002)
The Christmas Shoes (TV-2002)
Blessings (TV-2003)
Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (TV-2003)
Reversible Errors (TV-2004)
Sleep Murder (TV-2004)
The Riverman (TV-2004)
The Trailer Park Boys Christmas Special (TV-2004)
Stone Cold (TV-2005)
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (TV-2005)
Serious Miracles (2005)
Ambulance Girl (TV-2005)
The Hunt for the BTK Killer (TV-2005)
A Bug and a Bag of Weed (2006)
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006)
Stuck (2007)
Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (2009)
Cloudburst (2011)
Take This Waltz (2011)
Trailer Park Boys 3: Don't Legalize It (2014)
Swearnet: The Movie (2014)
Santa Quest (2014)
Lizzie Borden Took An Ax (2014)
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