Claude Jutra, a prominent Canadian actor and filmmaker, had honors named after him, like the Prix Jutra and the Claude Jutra Award, recognizing his impact on Quebec cinema. Diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, he went missing in 1986 and was found dead in 1987, his death ruled a drowning. Allegations of sexual misconduct with underage boys in 2016 led to the removal of his name from awards and public places. The Globe and Mail noted the rapid downfall of his reputation after the initial accusation, prompting the film industry and governments to swiftly erase his name from trophies, parks, and streets within 24 hours.

Filmography

• 1985My Father, My Rival — Director
• 1985Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short
• 1985The Lady of Colours — Director, Writer
• 1983The Tin Flute — M. Létourneau
• 1982By Design — Director, Screenplay
• 1982Till Death Do Us Part
• 1981Surfacing — Director
• 1979Riel — Dr. Roy
• 1979The Wordsmith — Director
• 1978Seer Was Here — Director
• 1978Two Solitudes — Father Beaubien
• 1976Ada — Director, Writer
• 1976Dreamspeaker — Director
• For the Record — Director
• 1976La fleur aux dents — Georges Lamontagne
• 1976Québec fête juin '75 — Director, Editor
• 1975For Better or For Worse — Bernard, Director, Writer
• 1973Kamouraska — Director, Writer
• 1971Far from the Sun — Doctor
• 1971Mon oncle Antoine — Fernand, Clerk, Director, Adaptation, Editor
• 1970Act of the Heart — Party
• 1970Marie-Christine — Director
• 1970Wow — Director
• 1969Le Québec as Seen by Cartier-Bresson — Sound
• 1969Préambule — Narrator (voice)
• 1968In a Box — Sound
• 1968The Rape of a Sweet Young Girl — Doctor
• 1967Between Sweet and Salt Water — Writer
• 1967Muggins
• 1966Knowing to Learn — Narrator, Director, Writer
• 1966The Devil's Toy — Director, Writer
• 1963Seven Surprizes — Director
• 1963Take It All — Claude, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
• 1962Children of Silence — Writer
• 1962Hampi — Co-Director
• 1962September Five at Saint-Henri — Director of Photography
• 1962Visit to a Foreign Country — Director, Editor
• 1961Golden Gloves — Director of Photography
• 1961Le Niger, jeune république — Director
• 1961Wrestling — Director, Director of Photography, Editor
• 1959Fred Barry comédien — Director, Writer
• 1959Félix Leclerc, troubadour — Director
• 1959Jour de juin — Director of Photography
• 1958A Day in June — Camera Operator
• 1958Anna the Maid — Director
• 1958Washed Hands — Director
• 1957A Chairy Tale — Young Man, Director
• 1956Jeunesses musicales — Director, Writer
• 1956Let's sing now — Director
• 1949Perpetual Movement — Director, Stunts, Screenplay, Editor
• Cine Boom — Director

Appearances as themselves (5)

• 2021Les Jours et les Nuits — Self
• 2014Jutra — Self
• 2002Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story — Self (archive footage)
• 2002Entretien en six temps avec Gilles Groulx — Self
• 1985Cinéma, cinéma — Self