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Feore’s favourite episode is the tale of family man Ken Leishman, also known as the flying bandit. In 1957 he flew to Toronto from Winnipeg, politely robbed a downtown bank at gunpoint, and then offered to buy the astonished manager a drink before making his escape. He’d needed money for Christmas presents for his five children
“Ken Leishman is a guy who’s criminal because the opportunity presented itself, he had the skill set to take advantage, and he had the need, he had a real human need,” says Feore. “As other human beings we appreciate that. We don’t necessarily devolve into criminality, but I think we admire the boldness and the kind of audacity of those people who will.
“And limited bloodshed, please,” he continues. “Because there’s no need. We can achieve what we want through persuasion, intelligence and planning, and there’s an awful lot of that in True North Heists.”
When I tell Feore that these tales remind me of Canada’s Heritage Minutes (except longer) he in turn reminds me that he’s been part of those, too. “I have done the Heritage Minute thing as well because every Canadian actor has done everything,” he says. “I am John McCrae. You may see me on Remembrance Day. My Heritage Minute is old but is replayed regularly.”
It’s hard to think of an actor more pan-Canadian than Feore. He starred in the 2006 bilingual box-office hit comedy Bon Cop, Bad Cop. In addition to 60 seconds as the author of In Flanders Fields, he has played such famous Canadians as Glenn Gould and Pierre Trudeau. Previous audiobook credits include reading Mordecai Richler’s Solomon Gursky Was Here, and Justin Trudeau’s Common Ground — in both official languages.
October 24, 2020 at 07:02AM
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As Canadian as pilfered maple syrup: Colm Feore talks true crime (and how to pronounce his name) - National Post
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