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Murray Westgate (April 16, 1918 – August 27, 2018) was a Canadian actor. [1] He is best known for his longtime role as a television pitchman in Canadian commercials for Esso on Hockey Night in Canada in the 1950s and 1960s, and also for his roles in Blue City Slammers, for which he garnered a Genie Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor at ...
Murray Westgate, familiar to an early generation of TV viewers as Esso’s ‘Happy Motoring’ pitchman on Hockey Night In Canada, has died.
Murray Westgate was born on 16 April 1918 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was an actor, known for Countdown to Looking Glass (1984), Happy Birthday to Me (1981) and Blue City Slammers (1988). He was married to Alice Hill. He died on 27 August 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Actor
- April 16, 1918
- Murray Westgate
- August 27, 2018
Aug 27, 2018 · Murray Westgate was a fixture on Hockey Night in Canada for almost two decades where his “Happy Motoring” catch phrase made him famous. Westgate, 100, died at Sunnybrook Veterans Centre...
Jul 20, 2011 · Murray Westgate after Hockey Night in Canada. --1965. -- 20 seconds. -- Black and white. -- Murray Westgate gives best wishes to Imperial Esso dealers in Bri...
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Sep 30, 2013 · This is Murray Westgate. For 16 years, from 1952 to 1968, he was the friendly face of Imperial Oil, the main sponsor of Hockey Night in Canada. With his gravelly voice he'd plug Imperial Oil for 90 second spots shot in a studio across the street from Maple Leaf Gardens.
Murray Westgate was born on 16 April 1918 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was an actor, known for Countdown to Looking Glass (1984), Happy Birthday to Me (1981) and Blue City Slammers (1988). He was married to Alice Hill. He died on 27 August 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
