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Pat John (March 1953 – 13 July 2022) was a First Nations actor from Canada. He played for 19 years in The Beachcombers, the second-longest running series in Canadian television history. John, a member of the shíshálh Nation, was one of the first Indigenous people to appear on television in a non-caricature role.
Jul 14, 2022 · Pat John, a member of the shíshálh Nation in Sechelt, B.C., was a trailblazer for Indigenous actors and representation on CBC's long-running drama The Beachcombers. He died at age 69, according to his friend and former co-star, Jackson Davies.
Jul 15, 2022 · Pat John was a member of the Shíshálh Nation in Sechelt, B.C., and was cast on CBC's The Beachcombers as a teenager. Friends and co-stars remember his trailblazing...
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Jul 15, 2022 · Actor Pat John, known for the classic Canadian comedy-drama series "The Beachcombers," has died, according to one of his co-stars. John was a teenager when he was cast as Jesse Jim in the long...
Pat John was born in March 1953 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Beachcombers (1972) and The New Beachcombers (2002). He died on 13 July 2022 in Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada.
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Jul 14, 2022 · Pat John, a member of the shíshálh First Nation in Sechelt, B.C., was one of the first Indigenous actors to play a contemporary character on Canadian TV. He played Jesse Jim, a log salvager partner with Bruno Gerussi, in the long-running show that ended in 1990.
Jul 14, 2022 · Pat John, an actor on the long-running Canadian television show “The Beachcombers,” has died at the age of 69. John, a member of the sishalt First Nation, was one of the first Indigenous actors...
