Michael Sarrazin (May 22, 1940 – April 17, 2011) a tall, dark-eyed Canadian actor, starred opposite Jane Fonda in 1969′s “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?,” has died in Montreal after a brief battle with cancer. He was 70.
He played in “Gunfight in Abilene” with Bobby Darin and “The Flim-Flam Man” starring George C. Scott, ‘Sometimes a Great Notion” with Paul Newman.
In The Sweet Ride (1968) he worked opposite Jacqueline Bisset. They started a relationship that lasted 14 years.
Sarrazin’s later films included “Sometimes a Great Notion” (1970), “The Pursuit of Happiness” (1971), “The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean” (1972), “Harry in Your Pocket” (1973), “For Pete’s Sake” (1974), “The Gumball Rally” (1976) and “Joshua Then and Now” (1985).
His last role was in the 2008 TV movie “The Christmas Choir.”
Sarrazin’s longtime agent Michael Oscars said in a statement from Toronto: “Michael was an actor of great sensitivity and unparalleled grace. He was also an impeccable raconteur, valued client and a great friend. It is a very great loss.
Sarrazin is survived by his daughters Michelle and Catherine, sister Enid, sisters-in-law Marguerite Sarrazin and Suzette Couture and his brother Pierre.
R.I.P. 
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