Dunsworth took a couple of other small TV and film roles but was by far best known as the overbearing, alcoholic and closeted supervisor in Trailer Park Boys, which ran for seven seasons and was revived by Netflix.
The Trailer Park Boys themselves responded through their official Twitter account, writing: “We’re in shock and heartbroken by the sudden loss of our dear friend John Dunsworth.
John Dunsworth has passed away “peacefully”, it has been confirmed, the actor being best known as one of Sunnyvale Trailer Park’s most notable residents, supervisor Jim Lahey.
A native of Nova Scotia, Canada, he briefly ran for office in the New Democratic Party in the late 1980s.