Actor
Grant Munro
1923 – 2017
Full page on IMDbWho they are
- Born
- 25 April 1923, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Died
- 9 December 2017
- Known for
- Neighbours
, Two Bagatelles, Christmas Cracker
Grant Munro (1923–2017) was a Canadian animator, director and performer who spent his career at the National Film Board of Canada. He is best known as the on-screen star of Norman McLaren's pixilation classic Neighbours, and later directed his own NFB shorts.
Where to start
Neighbours (1952)Full guide
McLaren's pixilation anti-war short, with Munro as one of its two performers; it won an Academy Award.
Two Bagatelles (1953)Log in to add it to the library
Playful pixilation short made with McLaren, showing Munro's skill in movement-based animation.
Christmas Cracker (1963)Log in to add it to the library
NFB holiday anthology Munro co-directed and appeared in; it earned an Academy Award nomination.
Canon (1964)Log in to add it to the library
Another McLaren collaboration that used playful visual rhythm and repetition, listed with Munro as director.
Their films in the library
Awards
No major personal awards are documented here, though Neighbours won an Oscar for McLaren and Christmas Cracker received an Oscar nomination.
The full list · 27
- 1947Stanley Takes a TripLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1952NeighboursLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Neighbour on the Right
- 1953Two BagatellesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor
- 1953The Ballot-o-ManiacLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Willing Worker
- 1954One Little IndianLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1962Pot-pourriLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1963Christmas CrackerLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor
- 1964CanonLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1966The Animal MovieLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1966ToysLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1970Ashes of DoomLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Dracula
- 1970The Eye Hears, the Ear SeesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 1970Where There's SmokeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1973PinscreenLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1973Tour en l'airLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1975The Energy CarolLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1975Boo HooLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1976Animated Motion: Part 1Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1977Animated Motion: Part 2Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1977Animated Motion: Part 3Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1977Animated Motion: Part 4Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1978Animated Motion: Part 5Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1983McLaren on McLarenLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1989The Magical EyeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 1990Creative Process: Norman McLarenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 2003On the FarmLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 2003Six and Seven-EighthsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dancer
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.