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Denis Héroux(1940-2015)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Denis Héroux in Au coeur du cinéma québécois (2009)
Denis Héroux was born on 15 July 1940 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a producer and director, known for Quest for Fire (1981), Atlantic City (1980) and The Bay Boy (1984). He died on 10 December 2015 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
BornJuly 15, 1940
DiedDecember 10, 2015(75)
BornJuly 15, 1940
DiedDecember 10, 2015(75)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

Known for

Ron Perlman, Rae Dawn Chong, Nicholas Kadi, and Everett McGill in Quest for Fire (1981)
Quest for Fire
7.3
  • Producer(as Denis Heroux)
  • 1981
Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon in Atlantic City (1980)
Atlantic City
7.3
  • Producer(as Denis Heroux)
  • 1980
Kiefer Sutherland and Liv Ullmann in The Bay Boy (1984)
The Bay Boy
6.4
  • Producer
  • 1984
The Plouffe Family (1981)
The Plouffe Family
7.9
  • Producer
  • 1981

Credits

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Producer

  • Secret Society (2000)
    Secret Society
    5.4
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • Sands of Eden (1998)
    Sands of Eden
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1998
  • Christopher Plummer, Simon MacCorkindale, and James Purcell in Counterstrike (1990)
    Counterstrike
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1990–1992
  • Sandrine Holt, Lothaire Bluteau, and August Schellenberg in Black Robe (1991)
    Black Robe
    7.1
    • executive producer
    • 1991
  • Bordertown (1989)
    Bordertown
    7.2
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • producer
    • executive producer (as Denis Heroux, as Denis Heroux, as Denis Heroux)
    • 1989–1991
  • Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989)
    Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!
    6.3
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • The French Revolution (1989)
    The French Revolution
    7.7
    • co-producer
    • 1989
  • Mare Winningham and Dorian Harewood in God Bless the Child (1988)
    God Bless the Child
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1988
  • Patrick Bauchau, Domini Blythe, Catherine Colvey, Jonathan Crombie, and Guylaine St-Onge in Mount Royal (1988)
    Mount Royal
    5.6
    TV Series
    • co-executive producer
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • Ben Gazzara and Kate Nelligan in Control (1987)
    Control
    5.9
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Sword of Gideon (1986)
    Sword of Gideon
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1986
  • Heathcliff: The Movie (1986)
    Heathcliff: The Movie
    5.1
    • producer (as Denys Heroux)
    • 1986
  • Mark Halloran, Doug Stone, and Brendan McKane in Mask (1985)
    Mask
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Darrin Baker in Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (1985)
    Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer (as Denys Heroux)
    • 1985
  • The Park Is Mine (1985)
    The Park Is Mine
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • produced by (as Denis Heroux)
    • 1985

Director

  • The Uncanny (1977)
    The Uncanny
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Born for Hell (1976)
    Born for Hell
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Sidestreet
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Pousse mais pousse égal (1975)
    Pousse mais pousse égal
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Alan Bates, Maximilian Schell, Constance Chapman, Glenda Jackson, Joe Masiell, Bill Owen, Mort Shuman, Elly Stone, Topol, and Susannah York in The Maids (1975)
    Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Strikebreaker
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner! (1973)
    Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner!
    4.3
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Jean Lefebvre and Dominique Michel in J'ai mon voyage! (1973)
    J'ai mon voyage!
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Quelques arpents de neige (1972)
    Quelques arpents de neige
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1972
  • A Child Like Any Other (1972)
    A Child Like Any Other
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1972
  • La feuille d'érable (1971)
    La feuille d'érable
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1972
  • 7 fois... par jour (1971)
    7 fois... par jour
    3.6
    • Director
    • 1971
  • L'amour humain (1970)
    L'amour humain
    4.2
    • Director
    • 1970
  • L'initiation (1970)
    L'initiation
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Valérie (1969)
    Valérie
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1969

Writer

  • Chercheurs d'or (1996)
    Chercheurs d'or
    5.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Born for Hell (1976)
    Born for Hell
    5.2
    • Writer (as Denis Heroux)
    • 1976
  • Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner! (1973)
    Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner!
    4.3
    • suggestions
    • 1973
  • 7 fois... par jour (1971)
    7 fois... par jour
    3.6
    • French adaptation
    • 1971
  • Valérie (1969)
    Valérie
    5.1
    • idea
    • 1969
  • Jusqu'au cou (1964)
    Jusqu'au cou
    6.6
    • scenario
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Denis Heroux
  • Born
    • July 15, 1940
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Died
    • December 10, 2015
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada(long illness)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Brother of Claude Héroux.

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