00:00John Dunsworth, who played Jim Leahy on the Trailer Park Boys sitcom, died on Monday due
00:07to an unknown illness. He was 71. Dunsworth's daughter, Sarah, announced the news on her
00:12father's Twitter account, writing,
00:14With heavy and broken hearts, the family of John F. Dunsworth would like to let people know
00:19that our amazing husband, father, and grandfather, John Dunsworth, has passed away.
00:23John left this world peacefully after a short and unexpected illness, she continued.
00:27The family would like to request that our privacy is respected in our time of grief.
00:32The actor's TV roles included playing newspaper editor Dave Teagues on sci-fi supernatural series
00:37Haven, Forgive Me, Lex, and Pit Pony, where he acted alongside a 10-year-old Ellen Page,
00:42and the Jim Henson Hour. But he was best known as the Trailer Park Supervisor on the Trailer
00:47Park Boys, the nemesis for Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles, a trio of stoners played by John Paul
00:52Tremblay, Rob Wells, and Mike Smith. Dunsworth, who was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia on April
00:5712, 1946, was also a frequent stage actor in nearby Halifax, starting in 1970, where he
01:04turned a run-down waterfront building into Pier 1 Theatre, an alternative theatre company.
01:08The official Trailer Park Boys' Twitter account responded to the news of his passing, writing,
01:12We're in shock and heartbroken by the sudden loss of our dear friend, John Dunsworth.
01:17Cast member Bubbles added,
01:18I am beyond devastated. John was a beautiful guy, brilliant and fascinating. I am forever
01:23grateful for having known him. R.I.P. my friend.
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