Willie Lamothe(1929-1992)

Actor
Composer
Soundtrack

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.

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Awards
- 2 wins

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Known for

The Death of a Lumberjack

7.3

Armand St. Amour

1973

Mustang

6.4

Dick Lachance

1975

Boundaries

6.3

Soundtrack("Mille après mille")

2016

Histoires d'hiver

7.0

Soundtrack("J'ai donné mon amour", "L'ère atomique")

1999

Credits

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Actor

The Machine Age
6.1
Short
- 1978
L'âge de la machine
6.7
Short
- Octave
- 1977
Du tac au tac
6.6
TV Series
- Artiste invité
- 1976
Mustang
6.4
- Dick Lachance
- 1975
Le Lit... Ze Bawdy Bed
3.3
- L'évadé 2
- 1974
Bingo
6.2
- Albert
- 1974
Trois fois passera
7.0
Short
- 1973
Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner!
4.3
- Willie Turgeon
- 1973
The Death of a Lumberjack
7.3
- Armand St. Amour
- 1973
The Doves
6.0
- 1972
The True Nature of Bernadette
7.5
- Antoine, le postier
- 1972
On est loin du soleil
6.7
- 1971

Composer

Soundtrack

Personal details

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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

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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).