Actor Yves Trudel, known for his role as Méo in the “Elvis Gratton” franchise, has died. He was 72 years old.
The date and cause of his death were not specified on Friday, but a family friend, Rachel Carrier, confirmed the sad news by specifying that expressions of sympathy can result in a donation to the Canadian Society of Cancer.
A high school theater teacher and author of several plays for teenagers, the actor also starred in several films by director Pierre Falardeau, who died in 2009.
The latter’s son, Jules, also paid tribute to Mr. Trudel on Twitter: “Rest in peace Yves Trudel (1950-2022), great actor and friend of the Falardeau family,” he wrote.
The facebook page Pierre also published a tribute to the actor recalling the complicity between the two men. ““All the dialogues of Méo that I had written in the form of mumblings were rewritten by the actor Yves Trudel. We have to give meaning to what we are playing” – Pierre Falardeau, preface to the book Elvis Gratton 2: Miracle in Memphis”, could we read there on Friday evening.
At the cinema, we saw Yves Trudel in “Elvis Gratton: the king of kings”, “The party”, “Ding and Dong, the film”, “October”, “Elvis Gratton II: miracle in Memphis”, “15 February 1789”, “How my mother gave birth to me during her menopause”, “8:17 p.m. on Darling Street”, “Elvis Gratton XXX: The Revenge of Elvis Wong” and “Curling”. He was also an adventure on the small screen in the series “Bob Gratton: my life, my life” and “Lance et compte: le retour du chat”.
He is survived by his wife Lorraine, his daughter Edith and his grandchildren.