Jonathan Crombie played Gilbert Blythe in the CBC productions of Anne of Green Gables and its two sequels. He spent his first 13 years growing up in Toronto then moved to Ottawa for a year and then back to Toronto. He was spotted by casting director Diane Polley when he was in a school production of The Wizard of OZ. Until she suggested he audition for Anne of Green Gables, Crombie never considered acting professionally. He graduated in 1995 from University of Toronto’s Victoria College. Crombie, the son of former Toronto mayor David Crombie, suffered a brain hemorrhage and died in New York City on April 15, 2015.
Features & Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
A Judgment in Stone (1986)
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book (TV-1986)
Bullies (1986)
The Jeweler’s Shop (1988)
Café Romeo (1992)
The Good Fight (TV-1992)
The Waiting Game (TV-1998)
Empty Room (2006, short)
Cottage Country (2012)
Russian Broadway Shut Down (2014, short)
TV Series – Cast:
Anne of Green Gables (1985-)
Anne of Avonlea (1987-)
Mount Royal (1987)
Sketchcom (1998)
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (mini-series, 1999)
Power Play (1999-2000)
The Secret World of Benjamin Bear (voice, 2003-2009)
TV Series – Guest appearances:
The Campbells (1987)
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1987)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1988)
The Hitchhiker (1989)
21 Jump Street (1991)
Road to Avonlea (1992)
Matrix (1993)
Earth: Final Conflict (2002)
The Jane Show (2004)
Slings & Arrows (2003, 2005)
The Good Wife (2015)
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