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Ron Hynes(1950-2015)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Ron Hynes was born on 7 December 1950 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was an actor and composer, known for Secret Nation (1992), Ron Hynes: Cryer's Paradise (1993) and Young Triffie's Been Made Away With (2006). He died on 19 November 2015 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
BornDecember 7, 1950
DiedNovember 19, 2015(64)
BornDecember 7, 1950
DiedNovember 19, 2015(64)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Secret Nation (1992)
Secret Nation
6.6
  • Dan Maddox
  • 1992
Ron Hynes in Ron Hynes: Cryer's Paradise (1993)
Ron Hynes: Cryer's Paradise
Music Video
  • Ron Hynes
  • 1993
Young Triffie's Been Made Away With (2006)
Young Triffie's Been Made Away With
5.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2006
Rick Boland, Susan Kent, Shaun Majumder, Mark McKinney, Mary Walsh, Sherry White, and Joel Thomas Hynes in Hatching, Matching, & Dispatching (2005)
Hatching, Matching, & Dispatching
6.8
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Actor

  • The Bingo Robbers (2001)
    The Bingo Robbers
    6.9
    • Proprietor
    • 2001
  • Violet (2000)
    Violet
    6.1
    • Alfie
    • 2000
  • Emily of New Moon (1998)
    Emily of New Moon
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Farm Worker
    • 1999
  • Dooley Gardens (1999)
    Dooley Gardens
    4.2
    TV Series
    • Johnny Shea
    • 1999
  • Ron Hynes in Ron Hynes: Godspeed (1997)
    Ron Hynes: Godspeed
    Music Video
    • Ron Hynes
    • 1997
  • Anchor Zone (1994)
    Anchor Zone
    4.2
    • Colonel Bob
    • 1994
  • Ron Hynes in Ron Hynes: Cryer's Paradise (1993)
    Ron Hynes: Cryer's Paradise
    Music Video
    • Ron Hynes
    • 1993
  • Heritage Minutes (1991)
    Heritage Minutes
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Paget
    • 1992
  • Secret Nation (1992)
    Secret Nation
    6.6
    • Dan Maddox
    • 1992
  • Subway to Tickle Gut
    Short
    • 1992
  • The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood (1986)
    The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
    7.3
    • Revolutionary Cabinet
    • 1986
  • The Root Seller (1978)
    The Root Seller
    TV Series
    • 1978

Music Department

  • Kellie Loder in Kellie Loder - Sonny's Dream (2023)
    Kellie Loder - Sonny's Dream
    Music Video
    • original song
    • 2023
  • Alan Doyle & The Dardanelles - St. John's Waltz (2023)
    Alan Doyle & The Dardanelles - St. John's Waltz
    Music Video
    • original song
    • 2023
  • Amelia Curran and Duane Andrews in Amelia Curran & Duane Andrews - Dark River (2023)
    Amelia Curran & Duane Andrews - Dark River
    Music Video
    • songwriter
    • 2023
  • Tim Baker in Tim Baker - Leaving on the Evening Tide (2023)
    Tim Baker - Leaving on the Evening Tide
    Music Video
    • original song
    • 2023
  • Andy Jones and Kelsie Scott in Alan Doyle: Back Home on the Island (2021)
    Alan Doyle: Back Home on the Island
    Music Video
    • song written by
    • 2021
  • Sonny's Dream (2020)
    Sonny's Dream
    Music Video
    • songwriter
    • 2020
  • Tooton's Photography: In The Business Of Making Memories (2018)
    Tooton's Photography: In The Business Of Making Memories
    Short
    • composer: additional music: song "Take A Picture Of This"
    • 2018
  • Rick Boland, Susan Kent, Shaun Majumder, Mark McKinney, Mary Walsh, Sherry White, and Joel Thomas Hynes in Hatching, Matching, & Dispatching (2005)
    Hatching, Matching, & Dispatching
    6.8
    TV Series
    • theme song written and composed by
    • 2006
  • I Just Didn't Want to Die: The 1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster (1991)
    I Just Didn't Want to Die: The 1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster
    Short
    • balladeer
    • 1991

Composer

  • Rick Boland, Susan Kent, Shaun Majumder, Mark McKinney, Mary Walsh, Sherry White, and Joel Thomas Hynes in Hatching, Matching, & Dispatching (2005)
    Hatching, Matching, & Dispatching
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2005–2006
  • Ron Hynes in Ron Hynes: The Irish Tour (1999)
    Ron Hynes: The Irish Tour
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Ron Hynes in Ron Hynes: Godspeed (1997)
    Ron Hynes: Godspeed
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Ron Hynes in Ron Hynes: Cryer's Paradise (1993)
    Ron Hynes: Cryer's Paradise
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1993

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Born
    • December 7, 1950
    • St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  • Died
    • November 19, 2015
    • St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada(cancer)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    One of Newfoundland and Labrador's greatest singer-songwriters, he recorded seven solo albums, starting with "Discovery" in 1972. It has the distinction of being the first album of all-original material from a Newfoundland artist.
  • Nickname
    • Man of a Thousand Songs

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