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Willie Lamothe(1929-1992)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Willie Lamothe in The True Nature of Bernadette (1972)
Willie Lamothe is a true Quebec Legend, scoring many Country & Western hit records, appearing in many movies and T. V. shows and performing in almost all cabarets and bars in Quebec with his sidekick, guitarist Bobby Hachey. However, at the peak of his success, his career was cut short by embolism which sidelined him until his death.
BornJanuary 27, 1929
DiedOctober 19, 1992(63)
BornJanuary 27, 1929
DiedOctober 19, 1992(63)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

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Known for

The Death of a Lumberjack (1973)
The Death of a Lumberjack
7.2
  • Armand St. Amour
  • 1973
Mustang (1975)
Mustang
6.4
  • Dick Lachance
  • 1975
Macha Grenon, Emily VanCamp, and Nathalie Doummar in Boundaries (2016)
Boundaries
6.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2016
Histoires d'hiver (1999)
Histoires d'hiver
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 1999

Credits

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Actor

  • The Machine Age (1983)
    The Machine Age
    6.6
    Short
    • Octave
    • 1983
  • Du tac au tac (1976)
    Du tac au tac
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Artiste invité
    • 1976
  • Mustang (1975)
    Mustang
    6.4
    • Dick Lachance
    • 1975
  • Le Lit... Ze Bawdy Bed (1974)
    Le Lit... Ze Bawdy Bed
    3.3
    • L'évadé 2
    • 1974
  • Bingo (1974)
    Bingo
    6.3
    • Albert
    • 1974
  • Trois fois passera (1973)
    Trois fois passera
    6.7
    Short
    • 1973
  • Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner! (1973)
    Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner!
    4.3
    • Willie Turgeon
    • 1973
  • The Death of a Lumberjack (1973)
    The Death of a Lumberjack
    7.2
    • Armand St. Amour
    • 1973
  • The Doves (1972)
    The Doves
    6.0
    • 1972
  • The True Nature of Bernadette (1972)
    The True Nature of Bernadette
    7.5
    • Antoine, le postier
    • 1972
  • On est loin du soleil (1971)
    On est loin du soleil
    6.8
    • 1971

Composer

  • The Death of a Lumberjack (1973)
    The Death of a Lumberjack
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1973

Soundtrack

  • Valérie Lemercier in Aline (2020)
    Aline
    6.3
    • lyrics: "Mille après mille (Mile After Mile)"
    • 2020
  • Macha Grenon, Emily VanCamp, and Nathalie Doummar in Boundaries (2016)
    Boundaries
    6.3
    • performer: "Mille après mille"
    • 2016
  • Histoires d'hiver (1999)
    Histoires d'hiver
    7.0
    • performer: "J'ai donné mon amour", "L'ère atomique"
    • writer: "J'ai donné mon amour", "L'ère atomique"
    • 1999
  • Mustang (1975)
    Mustang
    6.4
    • performer: "Cowboy Fantaisiste", "Eglise de mon village"
    • writer: "Cowboy Fantaisiste", "Eglise de mon village"
    • 1975

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Encyclopedia
  • Born
    • January 27, 1929
    • Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
  • Died
    • October 19, 1992
  • Spouse
    • Jeannette LemieuxFebruary 3, 1945 - October 20, 1992 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Michel Lamothe

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Hosted "Le Ranch à Willie", a T. V. variety show which ran on TVA Network from 1970 to 1976. Gave a S. R. O. performance at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville in 1976, performing all songs in french. Father of Michel Lamothe, former bassist with Offenbach, who appeared in Tabarnac (1975).

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