David Gardner
David Emmett Gardner (4 May 1928 — 8 February 2020) was a Canadian actor from the 1940s to 2000s. Gardner began acting with CBC Radio in the mid-1940s. By the late 1950s, some of his theatrical roles were at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and the West end theatre. As an actor, Gardner received a Canadian Film Award in 1976 and a Gemini Award in 1997.
In the 1960s, Gardner was a theatre director while also working for CBC as a producer. From 1969 to 1971, Gardner was the artistic director with the Vancouver Playhouse. Throughout the 1970s, he worked as a theatre arts officer with the Canada Council before becoming an academic. Some institutions Gardner worked for included Seneca College and George Brown College. Gardner received the Earle Grey Award during the 2008 Gemini Awards.
Acted in
Defendor
2009
as Grandpa Henry
All Hat
2007
as Homer Parr
Felicity: An American Girl Adventure
2005
as Grandfather
Suburban Madness
2004
as Monte Harris
Boys Briefs 2
2002
as Mother (segment "Touch")
Monk
2002
as Minister
Touch
2002
as Foster Father
Mutant X
2001
as Old Henry Burns
Judgment
2001
as Seth Kendrick
For Love of Olivia
2001
as Judge Finch
My Husband's Double Life
2001
as Judge Frost
Detroit Rock City
1999
as Detroit Priest
Family Blessings
1998
as Lloyd Reston
Murder at 1600
1997
as Speaker Of The House
The Awakening
1995
as Dr. Hamilton-Ives
Due South
1994
as Police Academy Commandant
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement
1994
as OCP Chairman
RoboCop: The Series
1994
as OCP Chairman
To Catch a Killer
1992
as Judge
Beautiful Dreamers
1990
as Dr. Lett
The Christmas Wife
1988
as Harry
The Good Mother
1988
War of the Worlds
1988
as Larson
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Chief of Police
Heartsounds
1984
as Barney Knapp
Special People
1984
as Dr. Rhodes
Hollywood Hot Tubs
1984
as Snooty Boy
When Angels Fly
1983
as Dr. Lorstrum
Class of 1984
1982
as Principal Morganthau
If You Could See What I Hear
1982
as Jack Steffen
Prom Night
1980
as Dr. Fairchild
Double Negative
1980
as Cunningham
Bethune
1977
as John Bellamy
For The Record
1977
as Bob Ramsay
Oedipus Rex
1957
as Chorus