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William Ian DeWitt Hutt, CC , O.Ont , MM , BA , DFA , D.Litt (born May 2, 1920) is a Canadian actor best known for his work on the stage.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he served five years as a medic during World War II, receiving the Military Medal for “bravery in the field”. After the war, he received his BA in 1948 from Trinity College of the University of Toronto. He joined the Stratford Festival of Canada in its first season in 1953.

He played the character, Le Moyne, in the 2003 film The Statement
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In 1969 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 1992 he was awarded the Order of Ontario. In 2000 he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. He was the first recipient of the Governor General's Lifetime Achievement Award, English Stage.

Received an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario in October 1997.

Hutt had his final stage performance on October 28, 2005, as Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

He is considered by many to be one of the finest English Theatre actors of the 20th Century

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