Bruno Gerussi

Nick Adonidas (Known as "Bruno Gerussi")

Stage and Television Actor, Star of The Beachcombers, Stratford Pioneer

Born 7 May 1928

Medicine Hat, Canada

Passed Away 21 November 1995 Vancouver, Canada

Lifespan 67 years old

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"To be an actor in Canada means staying here and telling the stories of people who chop the wood and pilot the tugboats."

Archival Overview

Beloved Canadian actor and broadcaster who starred as Greek log salvager Nick Adonidas for nineteen seasons on CBC's The Beachcombers.

Biographical Record

Bruno Gerussi was the son of Italian immigrant parents from Medicine Hat, Alberta. After training at the Banff Centre, Gerussi became a charter member of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival under Tyrone Guthrie in 1954, winning acclaim for Shakespearean roles opposite Alec Guinness and Christopher Plummer.

From 1972 to 1990, Gerussi achieved pan-Canadian folklore status starring as the cantankerous, gold-hearted Greek beachcomber Nick Adonidas on CBC's The Beachcombers, filmed in Gibsons, British Columbia. He also hosted CBC's long-running cooking show Celebrity Cooks and was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

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Final Resting Place

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Capilano View Cemetery
West Vancouver, Canada

                         GPS: 49.3361, -123.1492                    

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