Pat John

2022 - 7 - 14

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Pat John, beloved as Beachcombers' Jesse Jim, dies at 69 (Coast Reporter)

Pat John became known around the world for his role as Jesse Jim on CBC's hit show the Beachcombers.

And at the end, there was an incredible peacefulness to him." He wasn't one of the 'bad guys' on the outside." Aleck, who is also of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, was one of dozens of young actors who used Beachcombers to launch successful careers in the visual and performing arts. For a lot of non-Indigenous people, it was the first time they saw someone Indigenous living in the community. He did a camera test, performed a discursive monologue, and returned to the sawmill job. The show's unaired pilot episode was titled "Jesse's Car," foreshadowing the outsized influence that the unassuming John was to wield over the history of the 19-season CBC Television program.

Pat John, who created new blueprint for Indigenous characters as ... (CBC.ca)

Pat John, best known for playing the quiet, dependable Jesse Jim on long-running CBC drama The Beachcombers, has died, his co-star Jackson Davies confirmed ...

He had the greatest laugh ever, and it was my goal in life to get him to laugh, just to hear it." The show was filmed and set in Gibsons, B.C., putting British Columbia on the map as a destination for film production and talent, one of the very first shows to establish the province as Hollywood North. John, a member of the shíshálh Nation in Sechelt, B.C., was cast on The Beachcombers as a teenager.

Pat John, Dead at 69 (torontomike.com)

Pat John is the actor best known for playing Jesse Jim on the long-running Beachcombers television series. He played the role for 19 years.

'Beachcombers' Star Pat John Has Died (Exclaim!)

Pat John — the Indigenous actor known best for playing Jesse Jim on long-running CBC comedy-drama The Beachcombers — has died. Jackson D...

This fall marks the show's 50th anniversary, having first aired in October 1972. "He was funny, kind, and although he didn't get the credit he should have, he was also a very good actor. He had the greatest laugh ever, and it was my goal in life to get him to laugh, just to hear it.

Pat John, First Nations actor on long running TV show 'The ... (Globalnews.ca)

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 and ...

And he was a great listener and he had a great laugh.” “We’d talk obviously about the show. Davies says John had a natural acting ability and his role as an Indigenous character in a modern setting, instead of a historical one, made a mark on Canadian culture.

Pat John, who played Jesse on 'The Beachcombers,' dead at 69 (CTV News Vancouver)

Actor Pat John, known for the classic Canadian comedy-drama series "The Beachcombers," has died, according to one of his co-stars.

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