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Mel Downey(1936-2007)

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Mel Downey was born on 19 August 1936 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was an actor, known for Dead End City (1988), The Secret (2007) and Apocalypse: Caught in the Eye of the Storm (1998). He died on 11 July 2007 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
BornAugust 19, 1936
DiedJuly 11, 2007(70)
BornAugust 19, 1936
DiedJuly 11, 2007(70)
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Known for

Dead End City (1988)
Dead End City
4.7
  • Gang Member(as John Downey)
  • 1988
The Secret (2007)
The Secret
6.2
  • Neighbour Husband
  • 2007
Leigh Lewis and Richard Nester in Apocalypse: Caught in the Eye of the Storm (1998)
Apocalypse: Caught in the Eye of the Storm
4.2
Video
  • Dr. Stephen Horne
  • 1998
Mel Downey, Lori Pearlstein, and Christopher Robertson in The Briss (1998)
The Briss
Short
  • Uncle Harve
  • 1998

Credits

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Actor

  • The Secret (2007)
    The Secret
    6.2
    • Neighbour Husband
    • 2007
  • Forest Whitaker in Deacons for Defense (2003)
    Deacons for Defense
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Ceo
    • 2003
  • Joanne Whalley and Sean Patrick Flanery in Run the Wild Fields (2000)
    Run the Wild Fields
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Doc Anderson
    • 2000
  • Mel Downey, Lori Pearlstein, and Christopher Robertson in The Briss (1998)
    The Briss
    Short
    • Uncle Harve
    • 1998
  • Leigh Lewis and Richard Nester in Apocalypse: Caught in the Eye of the Storm (1998)
    Apocalypse: Caught in the Eye of the Storm
    4.2
    Video
    • Dr. Stephen Horne
    • 1998
  • Dead End City (1988)
    Dead End City
    4.7
    • Gang Member (as John Downey)
    • 1988

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • John Downey
  • Born
    • August 19, 1936
    • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Died
    • July 11, 2007
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada(lung cancer)

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