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Murray Westgate (April 16, 1918 – August 27, 2018) was a Canadian actor. [1] He is best known for his longtime role as a television pitchman in Canadian commercials for Esso on Hockey Night in Canada in the 1950s and 1960s, and also for his roles in Blue City Slammers, for which he garnered a Genie Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor at ...
Murray Westgate was born on 16 April 1918 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was an actor, known for Countdown to Looking Glass (1984), Happy Birthday to Me (1981) and Blue City Slammers (1988). He was married to Alice Hill. He died on 27 August 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Actor
- April 16, 1918
- Murray Westgate
- August 27, 2018
This Week in Flyers. Murray Westgate, familiar to an early generation of TV viewers as Esso’s ‘Happy Motoring’ pitchman on Hockey Night In Canada, has died.
Aug 27, 2018 · He is probably best remembered by a certain age group for being the spokesman for Imperial Oil, appearing in commercials for 17 years, especially when they were a major sponsor of Hockey Night In Canada on the CBC. Westgate died at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.
Aug 27, 2018 · Murray Westgate was a fixture on Hockey Night in Canada for almost two decades where his “Happy Motoring” catch phrase made him famous. Westgate, 100, died at Sunnybrook Veterans Centre on...
Murray Westgate. Actor: Happy Birthday to Me. Murray Westgate was born on 16 April 1918 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was an actor, known for Happy Birthday to Me (1981), Countdown to Looking Glass (1984) and Encounter (1952). He was married to Alice Hill. He died on 27 August 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sep 30, 2013 · September 30, 2013. Hockey Legend of a Different Kind: Murray Westgate. This is Murray Westgate. For 16 years, from 1952 to 1968, he was the friendly face of Imperial Oil, the main sponsor of Hockey Night in Canada. With his gravelly voice he'd plug Imperial Oil for 90 second spots shot in a studio across the street from Maple Leaf Gardens.
