Gene Pyrz

Biography

Gene Pyrz was a Canadian actor who began his career in the early 1990s and appeared in over 20 roles by 2011. Notable performances include Capt. Michael Savern in "The Hessen Conspiracy" (2009) and Hansel's Dad in the stage production of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch". A cancer diagnosis led to his untimely death on February 25, 2014, at age 57.