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Yank Azman

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Yank Azman
Yank Azman in 2017
Born
Jankiel (Jank) Zajfman (aka Jack Zaifman)

(1947-10-19) October 19, 1947 (age 78)
Bad Wörishofen, Germany
OccupationsActor, voice actor, antique dealer
Years active1969–present
Spouse
Pulver Zajfman
​
(m. 1969)​
Websitehttp://www.yankazman.com

Yank Azman (born October 19, 1947) is a Canadian television and film actor.

Early life

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Azman was born in a displaced persons camp in Bad Wörishofen, Germany to Cesia (née Waishand), a sales clerk, and Kuba Zajfman, a tailor and furrier, Holocaust survivors from Chmielnik, Poland.[1] They emigrated to Canada in 1948 and settled in Toronto where he attended Harbord Collegiate Institute, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute and later the Ontario College of Art[2] (now known as OCAD University) and the University of Toronto.

Career

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Although his first stage appearance was at age six,[3] his professional acting career began with the CBC Television series Toby[citation needed] in 1968. By the 1970s after training at Young People's Theatre and The Second City, he was working in improvisational and children's theatre with Gilda Radner[4] and in 1974 was cast as one of an ensemble (which included Valri Bromfield and Jayne Eastwood) to star on the CTV comedy series Funny Farm.[5] During the 1970s he appeared on stage at: Factory Theatre's Hurray for Johnny Canuck[6] with Maury Chaykin and Jim Henshaw; Theatre Passe Muraille in Bethune; and Theatre New Brunswick as Brighella in Goldoni's Servant of Two Masters[7] among others. Since then he has worked steadily in film and television[8] with such roles as Tom Shaughnessy on My Life as A Dog and frequent guest appearances on such shows as Murdoch Mysteries.

Second career

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He began a lifelong interest in art and antiques after being inspired by Painters Eleven artist Harold Town while working together on the Canadian Centennial project at William Lyon Mackenzie C.I.[9] In 1979, he started supplying antiques as props[10] for the movies and to retail stores such as Polo Ralph Lauren[11] and then opened a shop at the Harbourfront Antique Market. Toronto Life Magazine called him the "friendliest dealer in town."[12] He has made numerous guest appearances as an antiques expert[13] on such television shows as Room Service with Sarah Richardson on HGTV,[14] Breakfast Television on Citytv and in 2002 he hosted a television pilot called Flea Market Millionaire[15] for the Discovery Channel. Azman has also lectured on antiques at the CITT (Canadian Institute of Theatre Technology) at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University)[16] and on Material Culture at the Faculty of Liberal Studies at Ontario College of Art & Design.

Voice acting

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Azman has long worked as a voice actor and has voiced several characters in animated series such as Starcom: The U.S. Space Force and The Adventures of Tintin.

Personal life

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Azman is married to Canadian artist[17][18] & antique dealer Pulver Zajfman[19] and lives in Toronto and Miami Beach. He is a member of Mensa[20] and has a mild form of dyscalculia.

Filmography

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Yank Azman film and television credits
YearTitleRoleNotes Ref.
1968TobyUnknown[citation needed]
1974Funny Farm(regular)6 episodes. As Jank Zalfman[5]
1989SingMr. FryeTheatrical film[21]
1989MillenniumEvacuation WorkerTheatrical film[21]
1990My Secret IdentityUnknown1 episode[22]
1991Mark Twain & MeReporter #3Television film[21]
1992 Counterstrike Inspector Campbell Episode: "Cyborg" (as Jank Azman)
1994Seeds of DeceptionMedical Board MemberTelevision film. AKA The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story[21]
1994My BreastDr NortonTelevision film[21]
1995Butterbox BabiesMr. StoneTheatrical film[21]
1995Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger StoryArnold ScopesTelevision film[22]
1995The Wharf RatFuneral DirectorTelevision film[21]
1996GottiJudge NickersonTelevision film[21]
1996Steve Martini's Undue InfluenceJack's LawyerTelevision film[21]
1996We the JuryHenry OtisTelevision film[21]
1996My Life as A DogTom Shaughnessy3 episodes
1998More TearsLarry Golden[21]
1998Bone DaddyMacDougallTheatrical film[21]
1998Giving Up the GhostCousin AlbertTelevision film[21]
1998The Scandalous Me: Jacqueline Susann StoryProducer No 2Television film[21]
1999Cruel JusticeJudge Conrad SimmsTelevision film[21]
1999Dash and LillyDoctorTelevision film[21]
1999The Lady in QuestionMedical ExaminerTelevision film[21]
2000Deliberate IntentTrial JudgeTelevision film[21]
2001HavenPapa SternTelevision film[21]
2001JudgmentColin McMahonTheatrical film
2004Evel KnievelAccountantTelevision film[21]
2018Murdoch MysteriesPeddler1 episode

References

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  1. ↑ "Cesia and Kuba Zaifman Today". Saraschildren.com. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ Fox, Hyla Wults. "Collectibles". The Globe and Mail April, 20. 1995.
  3. ↑ "Concert-ed Enthusiasm For Concert" Toronto Telegram. P. 24. April 4, 1954.
  4. ↑ Kareda, Urjo "Candy-rock show needs audience participation" Toronto Star. Dec 21, 1971
  5. 1 2 "The Funny Farm". TVArchive.ca. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Factory Theatre | Hurray for Johnny Canuck". Home.interlog.com. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  7. ↑ "TNB Performance Calendar". Lib.unb.ca. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  8. ↑ "New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  9. ↑ Hale, Barrie "Students Build a Town Wall" Toronto Telegram. p.40. March 31, 1967
  10. ↑ Taylor, Bill. "The older, the better".Toronto Star. May 2, 2002
  11. ↑ Skoggard, Ross, "The Collector" Toronto Star. May 10, 1992
  12. ↑ "Best and Worst of the City" Toronto Life p.December 25, 2001
  13. ↑ http://www.canadianbusiness.com/after_hours/article.jsp?content=20031106_133646_3028 Archived August 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine MoneySense Sept/Oct 2003
  14. ↑ "room service". Roomservice.ca. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Discovery_Adds_Two_More_Series".
  16. ↑ Archived October 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ Index of Canadian Artists "https://www.lareau-law.ca/peintres_1Z.html"
  18. ↑ National Gallery of Canada database "http://www.pro.rcip-chin.gc.ca/bd-dl/aac-aic-eng.jsp?emu=en.aich:/Proxapp/ws/aich/user/wwwe/Record&upp=0&m=1&w=NATIVE%28%27ARTIST+ph+words+%27%27pulver+zajfman%27%27%27%29&order=native%28%27every+AR%27%29[dead link]"
  19. ↑ Vine, Ira. "Valentines Taken to Heart"The Globe and Mail. p. 18, Feb.7, 1981
  20. ↑ "Regular Contributors". MC2 Journal of Mensa Canada (237). Mensa Canada: 27. July 1990.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Yank Azman: Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  22. 1 2 "Yank Azman". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media / NBCUniversal. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
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