Born Jacques Michel André Sarrazin in Quebec City and raised in Montreal, he entered professional acting at 17 before honing his craft at New York’s Actors Studio. Early Canadian television work led to a contract with MCA Universal and a move to Los Angeles, where he appeared in series such as The Virginian and in films including The Flim-Flam Man (1967) and The Sweet Ride (1968) opposite Jacqueli…