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name: "Moses Znaimer"
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born: "1 January 1942"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:32.684530+00:00"
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# Moses Znaimer

Actor. Born 1 January 1942 in Kulob.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1942, Kulob

## Biography

Moses Znaimer is a Canadian media executive and occasional actor. Born in 1942 in Kulob, Tajikistan, then part of the Soviet Union, to Jewish parents of Polish and Latvian descent, he was educated at McGill University and Harvard University before beginning a career in broadcasting at the CBC.

Znaimer co-founded Citytv, Toronto’s first independent television station, in 1972 and later established MuchMusic. He has also acted in several films, including the role of Felix in Louis Malle’s *Atlantic City* (1980) and a voice part in *Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe* (1990). He heads ZoomerMedia and founded MZTV, a museum of television in Toronto.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, thecanadianencyclopedia.ca, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Atlantic City* (1980), Fi1m 86, as Felix — [page](https://film.one/film/atlantic-city.md)

## Also known for

- *Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe* (1990), Secundus' Answer Box (voice)

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