Pat John, who created new blueprint for Indigenous characters as Jesse on The Beachcombers, has died | CBC News

Pat John, actor who played Jesse on The Beachcombers, has died

Pat John, the actor who played Jesse Jim on CBC's long-running drama The Beachcombers, has died.The BeachcombersJohn's friend and former co-star Jackson Davies confirmed his death to CBC News on Thursday.

In the years that followed he created a new blueprint for Indigenous characters on screen, eschewing outdated stereotypes and caricatures as Jesse.ran for 19 seasons, making it the second longest-running Canadian television drama ever. The show chronicled the coastal adventures of log salvager Nick Adonidas and his beachcombing partner, Jesse Jim, as they tracked down stray logs aboard their tugboat, the Persephone.

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