Actor info
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Name :
James Laxer
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Born :
December 22, 1941 in Montreal, Québec, Canada (76 years at death)
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Died :
February 23, 2018
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
5 films (1986–1987)
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Also known as :
Jim Laxer
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Biography
James Robert Laxer, also known as Jim Laxer, was a Canadian political economist, historian, public intellectual, and political activist who served as a professor at York University. Best known as co-founder of the Waffle, on whose behalf he ran for the leadership of the New Democratic Party in 1971, he was the author of more than two dozen books, mostly on Canadian political economy and history.
Notable films
- At the Crossroads (1987) as Host
- In Bed with an Elephant (1987) as Host
- The Rise and Fall of American Business Culture (1987) as Host
- Riding the Tornado (1986) as Host
- Shift Change (1986) as Host
