Canadian actor Jonathan Crombie, known to legions of fans as Gilbert Blythe in the CBC version of "Anne of Green Gables," died April 15 of a reported brain hemorrhage. He was 48.
Crombie was plucked from relative obscurity to play Blythe in the CBC miniseries, based on the novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery, which launched in 1985 and starred Megan Follows as the titular orphan. He reprised the part in 1987 for the "Anne of Avonlea" TV movie, in 1992 on the spinoff series "Avonlea," and in 2000 for another movie, "Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story."
In addition to that iconic role, Crombie was a well-known stage and improv performer, especially in his native Canada, and he also starred in a Broadway staging of the musical "The Drowsy Chaperone" in 2006. His most recent television credit was a guest-starring role this year on CBS drama "The Good Wife."
Kevin Sullivan, the producer of the "Anne" miniseries and movies,...
Crombie was plucked from relative obscurity to play Blythe in the CBC miniseries, based on the novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery, which launched in 1985 and starred Megan Follows as the titular orphan. He reprised the part in 1987 for the "Anne of Avonlea" TV movie, in 1992 on the spinoff series "Avonlea," and in 2000 for another movie, "Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story."
In addition to that iconic role, Crombie was a well-known stage and improv performer, especially in his native Canada, and he also starred in a Broadway staging of the musical "The Drowsy Chaperone" in 2006. His most recent television credit was a guest-starring role this year on CBS drama "The Good Wife."
Kevin Sullivan, the producer of the "Anne" miniseries and movies,...
- 4/20/2015
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Jonathan Crombie, best known for playing Gilbert Blythe in the Anne of Green Gables miniseries and its sequels, has died, CBC News reports.
Crombie’s sister tells the Canadian news outlet that the actor, 48, suffered a brain hemorrhage and died in New York on April 15.
He had many roles in his 30-year career in TV and film, but is most known for playing the tormentor-turned-true-love of Anne Shirley in the 1985 Canadian miniseries Anne of Green Gables and its follow-ups Anne of Avonlea and Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story, which aired in the United States on PBS.
Crombie’s...
Crombie’s sister tells the Canadian news outlet that the actor, 48, suffered a brain hemorrhage and died in New York on April 15.
He had many roles in his 30-year career in TV and film, but is most known for playing the tormentor-turned-true-love of Anne Shirley in the 1985 Canadian miniseries Anne of Green Gables and its follow-ups Anne of Avonlea and Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story, which aired in the United States on PBS.
Crombie’s...
- 4/19/2015
- TVLine.com
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