Ken McDougall
Canadian actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ken McDougall (1953–1994) was a Canadian actor and theatre director.[1] Predominantly a stage actor in Toronto, Ontario, he is best known to film audiences for his performance as Chris, a dancer dying of AIDS, in the film The Last Supper;[1] the film was an adaptation of Hillar Liitoja's 1993 stage play of the same name, in which McDougall originated the role.[2]
As a director, he was associated with companies including Buddies in Bad Times, Platform 9[3] and Theatre Passe Muraille,[4] and directed many of the early productions of plays by Daniel MacIvor and Robin Fulford. As an actor, his performances included Sky Gilbert's Suzie Goo: Private Secretary,[5] Liitoja's Ultimate Night[6] and David Demchuk's Mattachine.[7] He also had a small role in Exotica as the doorman.
McDougall died of AIDS in March 1994, just four days after completing the filming of The Last Supper.[1]
He posthumously won two Dora Mavor Moore Awards in 1994, as best director (mid-sized theatre division) for MacIvor's Never Swim Alone and as best actor (small theatre division) for The Last Supper.[8] He also previously won a Dora in 1988 for his direction of Fulford's play Steel Kiss.[9]
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