Gérard Poirier (February 4, 1930 – December 19, 2021) was a Canadian actor and director. Poirier began acting in the theatre at the age of 12. He graduated from the Collège André-Grasset in 1952 and subsequently became a teacher at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, the Collège Lionel-Groulx, and the Collège Antoine-Girouard. His early acting career was in the theatre, particularly at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. His archives are kept in the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.

Filmography

• 2011Henry — Henry
• 2010Stay with Me
• Le Bleu du ciel — Mgr Mauril Jalbert
• 2001Wedding Night — Jules
• 1998Pendant ce temps...
• 1993Le grand zèle — Hubert Tanguay
• Les grands procès — Me Taschereau
• 1993Matusalem — Pirate de Monbars
• Les Intrépides — Jean-Jacques Le Tacq
• 1992Nénette — Jean-Louis Lafond (Lola)
• 1987La ligne de chaleur — Eugène Filion
• 1986A Question of Loving — M. Bonin
• Le parc des braves — Tancrède Rousseau
• 1981The Plouffe Family — Curé Folbêche
• Le temps d'une paix — Me Cyprien Fournier
• 1977Panique — Prime Minister Chevrier
• 1974Les beaux dimanches — Paul
• 1972A Few Acres of Snow
• 1971Des souris et des hommes — Slim
• 1971Hold on to Daddy's Ears — Michel Massé
• 1970Le soleil des autres

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2013Huguette Oligny, le goût de vivre — Self
• Viens voir les comédiens — Self