# Jean Lapointe

Jean Lapointe, OC OQ (December 6, 1935 – November 18, 2022) was a Canadian actor, comedian and singer, as well as a Canadian Senator.
Lapointe began his stage career as part of the duo Les Jérolas with Jérôme Lemay, performing in such venues as The Ed Sullivan Show and at the Olympia in Paris.
He launched his solo career in 1974 and performed on stage, albums and in two feature films. Most of his albums were produced by Yves Lapierre.
He was also a social activist who campaigned against alcoholism and drug abuse through his Jean Lapointe Foundation. Named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984, he was appointed to the Senate by Jean Chrétien in 2001, where he served as a Liberal until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 on December 6, 2010. In 2006, he was appointed an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
Lapointe was also a life member of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada and a member of the Stamp Advisory Committee of Canada Post.
In 2005, Lapointe was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal.
Lapointe died on November 18, 2022, at the age of 86.

## Thoroughbred racing

Jean Lapointe owned the sprinter Diapason whose wins included the 1984 Nearctic Stakes and who was voted the Sovereign Award as that year's Canadian Champion Sprint Horse.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1970 | Two Women in Gold (Deux femmes en or) | Det. Poivrot | |
| 1971 | The Master Cats (Les Chats bottés) | | |
| 1973 | O.K. ... Laliberté | Louis | |
| 1974 | Once Upon a Time in the East (Il était une fois dans l'est) | | |
| 1974 | The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds (La pomme, la queue et les pépins) | | |
| 1974 | Orders (Les Ordres) | Clermont Boudreau | |
| 1975 | A Woman Inflamed (Tout feu, tout femme) | François Chartrand | |
| 1975 | The Winner | | |
| 1976 | A Pacemaker and a Sidecar (L'Eau chaud, l'eau frette) | Polo | |
| 1977 | Bernie and the Gang (Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang) | Bernie | |
| 1977 | J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin photographe) | Adhémar | |
| 1977 | One Man | Ben Legault | Winner for Best Supporting Actor at the 28th Canadian Film Awards |
| 1977 | Angela | M. Lebrecque | |
| 1978 | Duplessis | Maurice Duplessis | TV miniseries, 7 episodes |
| 1980 | Hot Dogs (Les chiens chauds) | Lawyer | |
| 1990 | Ding et Dong | Euclide | |
| 1990 | An Imaginary Tale (Une histoire inventée) | Gaston | |
| 1992 | The Saracen Woman (La Sarrasine) | Alphonse Lamoureux | |
| 1992 | Montréal ville ouverte | Judge Caron | TV miniseries, 13 episodes |
| 1994 | René Lévesque | Clochard | TV series |
| 1996 | Never Too Late | Woody | |
| 1998 | Bouscotte | Magloire St-Jean | TV series |
| 2000 | The Bottle (La bouteille) | Antoine | |
| 2001 | A Girl at the Window (Une jeune fille à la fenêtre) | Taxi driver | |
| 2003 | Un gars, une fille | Jean, uncle of Sylvie | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Les Immortels | Adélard Major | |
| 2003 | Clearing Skies (Une éclaircie sur le fleuve) | The Father | Short film |
| 2004 | Looking for Alexander (Mémoires affectives) | Wilbrod Gadouas | |
| 2004 | Lance et compte: La reconquête | Himself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2004 | The Last Tunnel (Le dernier tunnel) | Fred Giguère | Winner for Best Supporting Actor at the 25th Genie Awards |
| 2008 | Truffles (Truffe) | | |
| 2009 | The Canadiens, Forever (Pour toujours, les Canadiens!) | Gerry Thibodeau | |
| 2010 | Crying Out (À l'origine d'un cri) | Grandfather | |
| 2010 | Snow & Ashes | Thomas | |
| 2014 | Les beaux malaises | Marcel Coiteau | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2020 | My Very Own Circus (Mon cirque à moi) | Guédille | |