Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 29, 1987
• Invested on: October 28, 1987

"Grand Old Man" of the theatre, his fame extends to the cinema and television and he has served the Quebec arts community admirably as a comedian, producer, theatre founder and director. A former Director of the Conservatories of Dramatic Art in Montreal and Québec City and of the Théâtre du Trident de la Vieille Capitale, he is also the founder of the Théâtre Paul-Hébert in St- Jean, l'Île d'Orléans.