C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada)

1. Al Waxman

Actor | Cagney & Lacey

Al Waxman was born on March 2, 1935 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Albert Samuel Waxman. He was an actor and director, known for Cagney & Lacey (1981), Heavy Metal (1981) and The Hurricane (1999). He was married to Sara. He died on January 18, 2001 in Toronto.

2. Lorne Michaels

Producer | Saturday Night Live

Lorne Michaels was born on November 17, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Lorne Michael Lipowitz. He is a producer and writer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), The Kids in the Hall (1988) and 30 Rock (2006). He has been married to Alice Barry since 1991. They have three children. He was ...

3. Tracy Wilson

Self | The Great Skate Debate II

Tracy Wilson was born on September 25, 1961 in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. She is married to Kinsella. They have three children.

4. Robert D. McCall

5. Brian Orser

Actor | Carmen on Ice

Brian Orser was born on December 18, 1961 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for Carmen on Ice (1990), The Planets (1994) and Nutcracker on Ice (1995).

6. Elizabeth Manley

Actress | Back to the Beanstalk

Elizabeth Manley was born on August 7, 1965 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada as Elizabeth Ann Manley. She is an actress, known for Back to the Beanstalk (1990), The Trial of Red Riding Hood (1992) and Arli$$ (1996).

7. Kurt Browning

Actor | Aladdin on Ice

Kurt Browning was born on June 18, 1966 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Aladdin on Ice (1995), Life After Hockey (1989) and The Great Skate Debate II (1998). He has been married to Sonia Rodriguez since June 30, 1996. They have two children.

8. Toller Cranston

Actor | Romeo and Juliet on Ice

Toller Cranston was born on April 20, 1949 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada as Toller Shalitoe Montague Cranston. He was an actor and writer, known for Romeo and Juliet on Ice (1983), Cowboy Bebop (1998) and I Am a Hotel (1983). He died on January 24, 2015 in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.

9. Wayne Adams

Self | World's Most Extreme Homes

10. Robert Aitken

Music_department | Circle of Two

He was awarded the 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal from the Canadian Governor General for his services to Canada.

11. Charley Beil

Producer | The Better Angels

Charley Beil was born on February 6, 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for his work on The Better Angels (2014), To the Wonder (2012) and The Tree of Life (2011).

12. Jeanne Beker

Actress | The Twilight Zone

Jeanne Beker was born on March 19, 1952 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is a writer and actress, known for The Twilight Zone (1985), I Am a Hotel (1983) and Two Square Feet (2012). She was previously married to Bob Magee.

13. Jacques Bensimon

Editor | Richard Rohmer and His Referendum: A View from Quebec

Jacques Bensimon was born on August 26, 1943 in Agadir, Morocco. He was an editor and director, known for Richard Rohmer and His Referendum: A View from Quebec (1979), 20 Years Later (1977) and Carnets du Maroc III - La volonté et la foi (1987). He was married to Véra Elbaz. He died on ...

14. Sam Berger

Self | The Mayor

Sam Berger is an actor, known for The Mayor (2011) and Twins by Surprise (2009).

15. Sylvie Bernier

Self | C'est pour toi

She was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on June 25, 1985 for her services to sports in Canada.

16. Tom Butters

Self | ESPN SportsCentury

Tom Butters was born on April 8, 1938 in Delaware, Ohio, USA as Thomas Arden Butters. He was married to Lynn. He died on March 31, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina, USA.

17. John Allan Cameron

Actor | Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show

John Allan Cameron was one of Canada's musical greats; his pioneering work with traditional Scottish Gaelic tunes played on a twelve-string guitar led him to be called the "Godfather of Gaelic music" in Canada. His popularity and fame grew to the extent that he was known worldwide, and his 1970 ...

18. Carmen Campagne

Writer | Carmen Campagne: Un bon chocolat chaud

Carmen Campagne was born on September 8, 1959 in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was a writer and composer, known for Carmen Campagne: Un bon chocolat chaud (1995), Carmen Campagne: La soupe à mon ami (1997) and Chanter la vie (2001). She was married to Jean Fortier. She died on July...

19. Douglas Campbell

Actor | Oedipus Rex

Douglas Campbell was born on June 11, 1922 in Glasgow, Scotland. He was an actor and writer, known for Oedipus Rex (1957), Bill Brand (1976) and Double Negative (1980). He was married to Moira Wylie and Ann Casson. He died on October 6, 2009 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

20. James Campbell

Music_department | Celtic Woman: Believe

21. John Arcand

Self | Big Ten Treasure Hunter

22. Raffi Armenian

Soundtrack | Shadows and Fog

He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on December 29, 1986 for his services to Music in Canada.

23. George Athans

Actor | Shades of Love: Sunset Court

George Athans was born on July 6, 1952 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Shades of Love: Sunset Court (1988).

24. George Atkins

25. John Avison

Composer | Skid Row

John Avison was born on April 25, 1915 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as John Henry Patrick Avison. He is known for his work on Skid Row (1956) and Pacific 13 (1956). He died on November 30, 1983 in Vancouver.

26. Dan Aykroyd

Writer | Blues Brothers 2000

Daniel Edward Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Lorraine Hélène (Gougeon), a secretary from a French-Canadian family, and Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, a civil engineer who advised prime minister Pierre Trudeau. Aykroyd attended Carleton University in 1969, where...

27. Constance Backhouse

Self | Lost Years

28. Hélène Baillargeon

Actress | Filles d'Ève

Hélène Baillargeon was born on August 28, 1916 in St. Martin de Beauce, Québec, Canada as Hélène Marie Baillargeon. She was an actress, known for Filles d'Ève (1960), Cap-aux-sorciers (1955) and Je vous ai tant aimé (1958). She died on September 25, 1997.

29. Carroll Baker

Actress | Baby Doll

Carroll Baker was born on May 28, 1931 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a traveling salesman, William W. Baker. She attended community college for a year and then worked as a dancer and magician's assistant. After a brief marriage, she had a small part in Easy to Love (1953), did TV ...

30. Salome Bey

Actress | Due South

Salome Bey was born in 1939 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Due South (1994), On Their Knees (2001) and Night Heat (1985).

31. Ed Bickert

Music_department | Nightcap

Ed Bickert was born on November 29, 1932 in Hochfeld, Manitoba, Canada as Edward Isaac Bickert. He is known for his work on Nightcap (1963), Quest (1961) and Festival (1960). He was married to Madeline Mulholland. He died on February 28, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

32. Sandra Birdsell

Writer | Places Not Our Own

33. George Blackburn

Writer | Call It... Rehabilitation

He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on November 15, 2000 for his services to Canadian Literature.

34. David Blackwood

Writer | Fools Die Fast

35. Mervyn Blake

Actor | The Black Tulip

Mervyn Blake was born on November 30, 1907 in Dehra, India as Mervyn Alexander Clifford Blake. He was an actor, known for The Black Tulip (1956), The Black Arrow (1951) and Festival (1960). He died on October 9, 2003 in Toronto, Canada.

36. Hector 'Toe' Blake

Hector 'Toe' Blake was born on August 21, 1912 in Victoria Mines, Ontario, Canada. He died on May 17, 1995.

37. Paul Bley

Composer | Die blaue Stunde

Paul Bley was born on November 10, 1932 in Montréal, Québec, Canada as Hyman Paul Bley. He was a composer, known for The Blue Hour (1992), Peggy's Blue Skylight (1986) and Till Orfeus - En resa i Palle Nielsens bildvärld (1989). He was married to Carol Goss, Annette Peacock and Carla Bley. He ...

38. Ron Bloore

Self | A World Away: Stories from the Regina Five

39. Jacques Bobet

Writer | La grenouille et la baleine

Jacques Bobet was born in 1919 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. He was a producer and writer, known for La grenouille et la baleine (1988), Going the Distance (1979) and Les femmes parmi nous (1961). He died in 1996.

40. Roy Bonisteel

Self | Man Alive

Roy Bonisteel was born on May 29, 1930 in Ameliasburgh, Ontario, Canada. He died on August 16, 2013 in Trenton, Ontario.

41. Walter Borden

Actor | Lexx

Walter Borden was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Canada. He is an actor, known for Lexx: The Dark Zone Stories (1996), Gerontophilia (2013) and A Dark Matter (2013).

42. Émile Bouchard

Actor | Les colombes

Émile Bouchard is an actor, known for Les colombes (1972).

43. Jacques E. Bouchard

Writer | Fortune Cookie

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

44. Walter Boudreau

Composer | Ultimatum

Walter Boudreau was born on October 15, 1947 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a composer and actor, known for Ultimatum (1973), La chambre blanche (1969) and Les maudits sauvages (1971).

45. Paulette Bourgeois

Writer | Oma's Quilt

She was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on May 8, 2003 for her services to Canadian Children's Literature.

46. Tantoo Cardinal

Actress | Wind River

Actress Tantoo Cardinal, a Member of the Order of Canada, one of the country's highest civilian honors. The Order of Canada recognizes Cardinal for her contributions to the growth and development of Aboriginal performing arts in Canada.

Arguably the most widely recognized Native Actress of her ...

47. Jean Carignan

Music_department | Mon oncle Antoine

Jean Carignan was born on December 7, 1916 in Lévis, Québec, Canada. He was an actor and composer, known for Mon Oncle Antoine (1971), The Far Shore (1976) and Daniel Lanois: Rocky World (1993). He died on February 16, 1988 in Delson, Québec.

48. Anne Carson

Writer | The Interview

49. Allan Caswell

Music_department | Prisoner

Allan Caswell is known for his work on Prisoner: Cell Block H (1979), Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988) and Lockie Leonard (2007).

50. Savvas Chamberlain

51. Wayson Choy

Self | Paul Quarrington: Life in Music

Wayson Choy was born on April 20, 1939 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He died on April 28, 2019 in Toronto, Canada.

52. George Chuvalo

Actor | The Fly

George Chuvalo was Canada's greatest heavyweight boxer. In a career which spanned three decades and 93 fights, Chuvallo fought 6 world heavyweight champions, and failed in two attempts to capture the World Heavyweight Title. George a muscular 6 feet 210 pounder, turned pro in 1956 at age 18 and ...

53. Austin Clarke

54. Stephen Clarkson

Writer | Death Goes to School

55. Terry Clifford

56. George Clutesi

Actor | Prophecy

George Clutesi was born in 1905 in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Prophecy (1979), Nightwing (1979) and Toby McTeague (1986). He died on February 27, 1988 in Victoria, British Columbia.

57. Gerald Bales

Actor | Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus

Gerald Bales is an actor, known for Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus (2010).

58. Joyce Barkhouse

Writer | Pit Pony

She published her first book, "George Dawson: The Little Giant", in 1974, at age 61.

59. Alex Barris

Writer | The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special

Alex Barris was born on September 16, 1922 in New York City, New York, USA as Alexander Paul Barris. He was a writer and actor, known for The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special (1971), That Girl (1966) and Good Times (1974). He was married to Kay Barris. He died on January 15, 2004 in Toronto, ...

60. Guido Basso

Music_department | Twice in a Lifetime

Guido Basso was born on September 27, 1937 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is known for his work on Twice in a Lifetime (1999), Nightcap (1963) and The $128,000 Question (1976).

61. Larry Beasley

Self | Vancouver Vagabond

62. Guy Beaulne

Director | Shoestring Theatre

Guy Beaulne was born on December 23, 1921 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for Shoestring Theatre (1959), La famille Plouffe (1953) and Situation du théâtre au Québec (1970). He died on October 1, 2001.

63. Liona Boyd

Music_department | A Walk in the Clouds

Liona Boyd was born on July 11, 1949 in London, England as Liona Maria Carolynne Boyd. She is known for her work on A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Throb (1986) and The Olden Days Coat (1981).

64. Robert William Bradford

Actor | Arthur et les Minimoys

Robert William Bradford is an actor, known for Arthur and the Invisibles (2006), Highlander (1992) and 8th Wonderland (2008).

65. Tony Van Bridge

Actor | American Playhouse

Tony Van Bridge was born on May 28, 1917 in London, England as Valentine Anthony Neil Bridge. He was an actor and writer, known for American Playhouse (1981), Festival (1960) and The Avengers (1961). He died on December 20, 2004 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.

66. Georges Brossard

The Blue Butterfly

Georges Brossard was born on February 11, 1940 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada. He is known for his work on The Blue Butterfly (2004), Le coeur au poing (1998) and Insectia (1999). He was married to Suzanne. He died on June 26, 2019 in Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Québec.

67. Chrystine Brouillet

Writer | Les aventures de la courte échelle

Chrystine Brouillet was born on February 15, 1958. She is a writer, known for Les aventures de la courte échelle (1996), The Collector (2002) and Good Neighbours (2010).

68. Pierre Bruneau

Actor | Banzaï

Pierre Bruneau is an actor, known for Banzaï (1983), Ego Trip (2015) and La nuit du risque (1986).

69. Claude Brunet

La vie, la vie

70. Francis Buckley

Music_department | The Wedding Singer

Francis Buckley is known for his work on The Wedding Singer (1998), Devil May Cry 5 (2019) and Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000).

71. Dusty Cohl

Producer | The Circle Game

Dusty Cohl was born on February 21, 1928 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Murray Cohl. He is known for his work on The Circle Game (1994), Outrageous! (1977) and Pinocchio's Birthday Party (1973). He was married to Joan Carin. He died on January 11, 2008 in Toronto.

72. John Robert Colombo

Writer | Canada Vignettes: Riverdale Lion

John Robert Colombo is a writer and actor, known for Canada Vignettes: Riverdale Lion (1979), Portal to the Unknown (2013) and Poets on Film No. 1 (1977).

73. Louis Comeau

Cinematographer | Canada vignettes: La mer enligne nos terres

74. Phil Comeau

Director | Le secret de Jérôme

Phil Comeau, a bilingual Acadian in Montreal and Moncton, directs and writes in both drama and documentary. After directing his first feature drama, Jerome's secret (Le secret de Jérôme) with 15 awards worldwide, he directed the TV movies Teen Knight and The Crash of the Century. He also directed ...

75. Ernie Coombs

Actor | Mr. Dressup

Beloved kids performer Ernie Coombs was a fixture on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, "CBC," for three decades. Coombs was lured to Canada in 1963 by the progressive ideas of the public broadcasting system, beginning his career as an assistant puppeteer on a CBC series that featured another ...

76. Jim Coutts

Actor | N for Nelly

Jim Coutts is an actor, known for N for Nelly (2006).

77. Kathy Cox

Actress | Reunion

Kathy Cox is an actress, known for Reunion (2010), Rosie's Miracle (2009) and Paramedics (1998).

78. Bobby Curtola

Actor | Shake, Rock and Roll

Bobby Curtola was born on April 17, 1943 in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada as Robert Allen Curtola. He was an actor, known for Shake, Rock and Roll (1973) and Thank Your Lucky Stars (1961). He was married to Karyn Rochford. He died on June 4, 2016 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

79. Frances Dafoe

Costume_designer | I'll Never Get to Heaven

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

80. Mary Lou Fallis

Actress | Sabah

Mary Lou Fallis is a producer and actress, known for Sabah (2005), Bathroom Divas (2006) and CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival (2002).

81. Tibor Fehéregyházi

Actor | A 9-es kórterem

Tibor Fehéregyházi was born on February 14, 1932 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for A 9-es kórterem (1955), Az élet hídja (1956) and Street Legal (1987). He died on July 10, 2007 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

82. Graeme Ferguson

Producer | The Virgin President

Graeme Ferguson was born on October 7, 1929 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Ivan Graeme Ferguson. He is a producer and director, known for The Virgin President (1969), The Seducers (1962) and Hubble 3D (2010).

83. Sheila Fischman

Writer | The Sweater

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

84. Louise Forestier

Actress | IXE-13

Louise Forestier was born on August 10, 1943 in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. She is an actress, known for IXE-13 (1972), 2 Seconds (1998) and Orderers (1974).

85. Malcolm Forsyth

Composer | Bear: Looks Within

Malcolm Forsyth was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. He was a composer, known for Bear: Looks Within (2009), A Pairing of Swans: The Swan Sees His Reflection (2003) and Radio Worth Fighting For (2004). He died on July 5, 2011 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

86. Guy Fournier

Writer | Histoire de famille

Guy Fournier was born on July 23, 1931 in Waterloo, Quebec, Canada. He is a writer and actor, known for Histoire de famille (2006), There's Always a Way to Find a Way (1973) and Mon amie Max (1994).

87. Walter Gretzky

Writer | Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story

Walter Gretzky was born on October 8, 1938 in Canning, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story (2005), Oh Alberta (2007) and Score: A Hockey Musical (2010). He was previously married to Phyllis Gretzky.

88. Ralph Gustafson

Self | Winter Prophecies: The Poetry of Ralph Gustafson

Ralph Gustafson was born as Ralph Barker Gustafson.

89. Robert Davidson

Set_decorator | Stargate SG-1

90. Andrew Dawes

Actor | The Everlasting Secret Family

Andrew Dawes is an actor, known for The Everlasting Secret Family (1988) and Palace of Dreams (1985).

91. Bernard Derome

Actor | Série Noire

Bernard Derome was born on January 10, 1944 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is an actor, known for Série Noire (2014), Bye-Bye (1968) and Crise d'identité (2015).

92. Marion Dewar

Self | Speaking Our Peace

Marion Dewar was born on February 12, 1928 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She died on September 15, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

93. Kildare Dobbs

Self | Look Who's Here

Kildare Dobbs was previously married to Linda Kooluris Dobbs.

94. Denise Donlon

Producer | Tied in Knots

Denise Donlon was President of Sony Music Canada,from 2000 - 2004. Prior to that, Ms. Donlon held a number of executive and on air journalistic positions with CHUM Television including Vice President and General Manager of MuchMusic and MuchMoreMusic and Director of Music Programming for MuchMusic ...

95. Roger Doucet

Soundtrack | Derrière la façade

Roger Doucet was an actor, known for Derrière la façade (1939), Promesses (1935) and Ménilmontant (1936). He died in 1981 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

96. Jacques Duchesneau

Actor | Rafales

Jacques Duchesneau is an actor, known for Rafales (1990), Bye-Bye (1968) and Avec la gauche (2014).

97. Muriel Duckworth

Self | The Canadian Federation

Muriel Duckworth was born on October 31, 1908 in Austin, Quebec, Canada as Muriel Helena Ball. She died on August 22, 2009 in Magog, Quebec.

98. Calixte Duguay

Composer | Fripes de choix, guenilles de roi

99. Fil Fraser

Producer | Hounds of Notre Dame

Fil Fraser was born on August 19, 1932 in Montréal, Québec, Canada as Felix Blache-Fraser. He was a producer, known for Hounds of Notre Dame (1980), Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977) and Latitude 55° (1982). He was married to Gladys Odegard. He died on December 3, 2017 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

100. John Fraser

Self | The Frank Truth

John Fraser was born as John Anderson Fraser.