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Canuck Barry Pepper wins Emmy for Bobby Kennedy role

The Associated Press Published Monday, September 19, 2011 8:27AM EDT

Cast member Barry Pepper arrives at the premiere of "The Kennedys" at The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Monday, March 28, 2011. (AP / Matt Sayles)

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LOS ANGELES - Canadian actor Barry Pepper has won an Emmy Award.

The British Columbia-born performer received the prize for best actor in a miniseries for his turn as Bobby Kennedy in "The Kennedys."

The miniseries, which also starred Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes, had a difficult run in the United States.

History Channel commissioned and partially financed the $30-million drama, but ultimately dropped the Toronto-shot venture from its schedule amid suggestions that Kennedy supporters were unhappy with the project.

It eventually aired on Reelz Channel south of the border and in Canada on Global and History Television.

Pepper's big-screen credits include "Casino Jack" and "True Grit."