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Julien Poulin

Born · April 20, 1946

Died · January 4, 2025 (78 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Bio

Julien Poulin (born April 20, 1946) was an actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, and composer in Quebec, Canada. He has portrayed numerous roles in several popular Quebec films and series. His most memorable role was Elvis Gratton in which his character impersonates rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. The series of Elvis Gratton films appeared between 1981 and 2004. The most recent of these films were Elvis Gratton II: Miracle a Memphis, filmed in 1999, in which Elvis was resuscitated from the first film of the series, and Elvis Gratton 3: Le retour d'Elvis Wong, which was filmed in 2004. He also co-directed some of the films along with Pierre Falardeau. Other roles: In addition to the Elvis Gratton films, Poulin also played several main and supporting roles in other films and television series including The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe) in 1984, Lance et Compte in 1986, The Party (Le Party) in 1990, Virginie in 1996, Jasmine and Omerta 2, la loi du silence in 1997, Les orphelins de Duplessis and Le Dernier souffle in 1999, 15 février 1839 and Fortier in 2001, Séraphin: Heart of Stone in 2002 and Le Negociateur 1 and Le Negociateur 2 in 2005-2006. Julien Poulin portrays Gaétan Langlois in the award-winning show Minuit, le soir. In 2007-2009, Poulin took the title role of Bob Gratton in the new TQS series Bob Gratton: Ma Vie, My Life. Julien Poulin also played in Fred Pellerin's Babine. Julien Poulin's latest role he played in episode 20 as Jessica's father in Radio-Canada's Unité 9 (2016) Off-Screen: Poulin was the spokesperson for Opération Nez rouge in 1996, a campaign against drinking and driving during the holidays. He died on January 4th, 2025.

Known for

Taking Lives

Taking Lives

Nuremberg

Nuremberg

Arsenault and Fils

Arsenault and Fils

Miraculum

Miraculum

Arsenault and Fils

Armard

2022

Doomsday Brothers

Père Manilla (voice) · (18 episodes)

2020

Bonne fête ComediHa!

Himself · (1 episode)

2019

Mad Dog Labine

Animateur radio (voice)

2019

Léo

Yvon, père de Léo · (59 episodes)

2018

Kiss Me With All Your Love

Sergent Boileau

2016

True North

François-Xavier Laloge · (10 episodes)

2016

Karl & Max

Yvon Prince · (4 episodes)

2015

Paul à Québec

Robert

2015

Bunker

Guerard

2014

Miraculum

Raymond

2014

Rédemption

Gilles Mercier

2013

La Mise à l'aveugle

Michel

2012

Tu m'aimes-tu?

Yvon (Fred's Father) · (1 episode)

2012

Camion

Germain

2012

In Lieu of Flowers

Self · (1 episode)

2012

Falardeau

Himself

2010

Peut contenir des Rachid

Self · (1 episode)

2010

Rock et Rolland

Rolland · (31 episodes)

2010

Babine

Le Vieux Curé

2008

Pièce d'identité

Himself · (1 episode)

2008

Bob Gratton : Ma Vie, My Life

Bob Gratton · (41 episodes)

2007

La petite séduction

Self · (1 episode)

2006

Minuit, le soir

Gaétan Langlois · (37 episodes)

2005

Elvis Gratton 3: Le retour d'Elvis Wong

Elvis Gratton

2004

Machine Gun Molly

2004

Taking Lives

Québec City Inspector

2004

Séraphin: Heart of Stone

Père Ovide

2002

Sucré salé

Self · (1 episode)

2002

Karmina 2

Vincent Proulx

2001

15 Février 1839

Curé Marier

2001

Nuremberg

Dr. Robert Ley · (1 episode)

2000

Heaven

Jésus

2000

Pin-Pon: Le film

Oncle Mimile

1999

Elvis Gratton 2: Miracle à Memphis

Bob Elvis Gratton

1999

The Last Breath

Norman Vaillancourt

1999

La fureur

Self · (1 episode)

1998

Bad Trip

1997

Le retour

(138 episodes)

1996

L'oreille d'un sourd

1996

Jasmine

Tony Demers · (10 episodes)

1996

Doublures

1993

Ma soeur, mon amour

L'épicier

1992

Solo

Fernand

1992

Les Intrépides

Thief · (1 episode)

1992

The Party

Boyer

1990

Robin et Stella

Conrad Francoeur · (4 episodes)

1989

Dans le ventre du dragon

Gardien guérite

1989

How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired

Pusher #1

1989

100 Limite

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

1988

Gaspard et fil$

Charles

1988

Unfaithful Mornings

Patron du snack-bar

1988

Tinamer

Police officer

1987

Elvis Gratton, Le King des Kings

Bob Gratton

1985

The Alley Cat

Rosario Gladu

1985

Pas encore Elvis Gratton !

Elvis Gratton

1985

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

Voyou du cabaret

1984

Les années de rêves

Photographe du mariage

1984

Les vacances d'Elvis Gratton

Elvis Gratton

1983

Lucien Brouillard

1983

Elvis Gratton

Elvis Gratton

1981

Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…

1976

The Mob

Angelo

1975

Tu brûles... tu brûles...

1973

Réjeanne Padovani

Mike Delvecchio

1973