Crazy Batise
Batise, the "crazy" Flathead Indian/French cross, was played by Jean Gascon,classical actor, Opera director, and head of Canada's Stratford Shakespearian Festival at the time. He'd spent years trying to get government grants, dealing with cultural politics and staging classical theatre - and then he gets paid big money to wear a pointy-headed wig and loincloth and speak "wid crazy french" accent, non? You can tell he was having the time of his life, even with the irritating giggle!
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