Ron Hynes

Ron Hynes

Born: December 7, 1950
Died: November 19, 2015
in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Ron Hynes (December 7, 1950 – November 19, 2015) was a folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland.

Movies for Ron Hynes...

The Man of a Thousand Songs
Title: The Man of a Thousand Songs
Character: Himself
Released: December 2, 2010
Type: Movie
A feature length documentary about extraordinary Canadian singer songwriter, Ron Hynes... an insightful and entertaining exploration of the creative process, the genesis of song, the meaning of performance and the vulnerability of an artist compelled to bare his soul through his music. The film is comprised of Ron performing his music (distinct and live for the camera), interwoven with very intimate black box 'interviews' with Ron (shot tightly and directly addressed to the camera), in which he discusses the songs and the life that informed them: late nights, dark alleys, marriage, children, divorce, his near death and recovery from drug addiction... and punctuated with back stage moments, insight from the street, and Ron's nephew author Joel Thomas Hynes, taking the role of 'chorus of the people'.
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The Bingo Robbers
Title: The Bingo Robbers
Character: Proprietor
Released: March 2, 2001
Type: Movie
A woman (Lois Brown) who thinks money will solve her problems enlists the help of a homeless friend (Barry Newhook) to rob a bingo hall.
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Violet
Title: Violet
Character: Alfie
Released: August 27, 2000
Type: Movie
It seems like everyone in Violet’s family dies at age 55. Her mother did, her father did, and as this movie opens Violet, played by Mary Walsh, learns that her brother, Leonard has also died. He too was 55, an age she is now fast approaching herself. His death causes Violet to begin an existential tailspin as her family gathers round. They are Andrew Younghusband who plays her son Carlos, a gay professor of languages who has returned from Montreal. Actor and director Barry Newhook plays Rex who is a musician and daughter Ramona is played by Susan Kent. As the movie unfolds it turns out that Violet has a lot to live for, including a romance with farm manager Rusty played by Peter MacNeill.
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Title: Dooley Gardens
Released: March 3, 1999
Type: TV
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Anchor Zone
Title: Anchor Zone
Character: Colonel Bob
Released: October 24, 1994
Type: Movie
A graduate of an elite training school is determined to discover the identity of her lost father. She begins a dangerous journey, meeting an array of characters as she discovers her past. Stars Henry Czerny, Michael Luke.
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Heritage Minutes: Marconi
Title: Heritage Minutes: Marconi
Character: Paget
Released: April 30, 1993
Type: Movie
Inventor Guglielmo Marconi receives the first trans-Atlantic radio signals in Newfoundland and is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
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Secret Nation
Title: Secret Nation
Character: Dan Maddox
Released: January 2, 1992
Type: Movie
A graduate history student returns to her native Newfoundland, searching for proof of a conspiracy surrounding the referendum that saw Newfoundland join Canada.