Arthur Hindle is a Canadian actor and director.

Early life and education

Hindle was born in Halifax. For 12 years, he alternated living with his divorced parents in addition to living in foster homes. He grew up in

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, and later at The Beaches area of

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, attending Riverdale Collegiate and Malvern Collegiate.

Career

Before he became an actor, Hindle modeled clothes in catalogs for Canadian companies Simpsons-Sears and

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. He also was a stockbroker. Hindle has made guest appearances in a long list of television programs in North America, and has also appeared in several movies, dating from 1971. His first major role was in a biker movie, ''The Proud Rider'', spawned by the popularity of ''

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''. Hindle worked with a real motorcycle gang, Satan's Choice of

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. It was during the production of this film that he almost changed his professional name to Jeremy Kane, as producers thought that Hindle should have a more showbiz-sounding name. In 1971, he was cast as Billy Duke in the film '' Face-Off''. This film led to offers from

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which he resisted until work dried up and Hindle, who had four children by this time, finally moved to

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in 1974. He had a supporting role in the Canadian horror film '' Black Christmas'' in 1974. He had a pivotal supporting role in the 1978 remake of '' Invasion of the Body Snatchers''. He then went onto playing the lead in '' The Brood'' and appeared in the 1981 teen sex comedy film ''

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''. He later played the role of Harry Dobbs in the popular Canadian TV series, ''North of 60''. From the early 1990s, Art has also worked as a director. He starred in, and directed, the award-winning series '' Paradise Falls'' showing on cable stations in the USA and on the Showcase channel in Canada.

Awards

Hindle has won a

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Personal

Hindle is married and divides his time between

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and

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Filmography

Films

* 1971 '' The Proud Rider'' * 1971 '' Foxy Lady'' as Football Star * 1971 '' Face-Off'' as Billy Duke * 1974 '' Black Christmas'' as Chris Hayden * 1976 ''

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'' as "Boogie" * 1978 '' Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' as Dr. Geoffrey Howell * 1979 '' The Brood'' as Frank Carveth * 1980 '' The Octagon'' as A.J. * 1981 ''

'' as Ted Jarvis * 1982 '' Desperate Lives'' as Stan * 1983 '' Porky's II: The Next Day'' as Ted Jarvis * 1983 '' The Man Who Wasn't There'' as Ted Durand * 1983 '' The Wild Pony'' as Frank Chase * 1984 '' The Surrogate'' as Frank Waite * 1984 ''Raw Courage'' as Roger Bower * 1986 ''Say Yes'' as Luke * 1987 '' From the Hip'' as Lieutenant Matt Sosha * 1987 '' The Gunfighters'' (TV Movie) as Cole Everett * 1988 ''Dixie Lanes'' as Sheriff Lewis Clark * 1988 '' Into the Fire'' as Dirk Winfield * 1989 ''Piramiddo no kanata ni: White Lion densetsu'' * 1989 '' Speed Zone'' as "Flash" * 1993 '' Liar, Liar'' (TV Movie) as Gilbert Jonathan "Gil" Farrow * 1998 ''

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'' (TV Movie) as US President * 1998 '' Sleeping Dogs Lie'' as Ambrose Small * 2000 '' Submerged'' as Sam * 2001 ''Kept'' as Lance *2001 Stranded as Owen Marsh * 2002 '' The Trip'' as Ted Oakley * 2006 '' One Way'' as Russel Birk * 2007 ''

Lies and Crimes ''Lies and Crimes'' is a 2007 television film starring Estella Warren, Tamara Hope, James McGowan and Joe MacLeod. It was directed by Mario Azzopardi Mario Philip Azzopardi (born 19 November 1950) is a Canadian-Maltese television director, telev ...

'' (TV Movie) as Captain Vic Bochner * 2007 ''Blind Trust'' (TV Movie) as Attorney L.G. Mennick * 2009 ''

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'' as George Chandler * 2011 '' Monster Brawl'' as Sid "Sasquatch Sid" Tucker * 2011 ''Moon Point'' as The Banana * 2011 '' An Insignificant Harvey'' as Father Asher * 2012 '' Two Hands to Mouth'' as Ron Baxter * 2012 '' The Story of Luke'' as Mr. Nichols * 2013 ''Real Gangsters'' as Mitchel McClane * 2014 ''Big News from Grand Rock'' as Walter * 2014 ''The Big Fat Stone'' as Philly Versi * 2015 '' No Deposit'' as Joseph Ryan * 2015 '' Sicilian Vampire'' as Detective Domenic Supray * 2015 '' Full Out'' as Doctor * 2016 '' The Void'' as Mitchell * 2016 '' Sadie's Last Days on Earth'' as Mr. Scott * 2017 ''

Adam's Testament ''Adam's Testament'' is a Canadian 2017 drama film directed by Jason Barbeck and Rafael Kalamat. It premiered in theaters of Canada on April 18, 2017. The film stars Philip Moran, Luke Bilyk, Nick Mancuso, Frank Chiesurin and Zoé De Grand Maison. ...

'' as Father Callaghan * 2017 ''The Neighborhood'' as Artie * 2017 ''The Performance'' as Dennis * 2017 ''Happenstance'' as Robert * 2018 '' The Joke Thief'' as Brian McCabe * 2018 ''Robbery'' as Frank * 2019 ''

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'' as Joe * 2021 ''

Woodland Grey ''Woodland Grey'' is a 2021 Canadian independent horror film directed and co-written by Adam Reider, and starring Jenny Raven, Ryan Blakely, and Art Hindle. Cast * Jenny Raven as Emily * Ryan Blakely as William * Art Hindle as Moses Release ''Woo ...

'' as Moses * 2022 - '' Nightalk'' as Captain Roberto

Television

* 1975 '' Starsky & Hutch'' as John Colby (Episode: The Deadly Imposter) * 1977 ''

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'' as Joseph (Episode: The Devil's Handmaiden) * 1977 '' James at 15'' as Jud Lawrence * 1977 '' Kingston: Confidential'' as Tony Marino * 1978 '' The Clone Master'' as Dr. Simon Shane * 1981-1982 ''

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'' as Jeff Farraday * 1985 '' Scarecrow and Mrs. King'' as Larry Crawford * 1985 ''

Airwolf ''Airwolf'' is an American action military drama television series that centers on a high-technology military helicopter, code-named ''Airwolf'', and its crew. The show follows them as they undertake various exotic missions, many involving e ...

'' as Karl Stern * 1985 '' MacGyver'' as Dave Redding * 1987 ''

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'' as Harry * 1986-1987 ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The ser ...

'' as Rod Wilson / Sam McKittrick * 1988 ''

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'' as Stafford * 1988 '' Night Heat'' as Borden * 1988 '' Street Legal'' as Karl Morgan * 1989 '' Friday the 13th: The Series'' as McCabe * 1989 '' L.A. Law'' as Walter Goetz * 1988-1989 ''

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'' as Jack Gold / Alton Brooks * 1989-1994 '' E.N.G.'' as Mike Fennell * 1994 '' Matlock'' as Philip Chaney * 1995 '' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' as Martin Bradshaw *1995 Walker, Texas Ranger:El Coyote, part 1&2 * 1997 '' The Arrow'' as Colonel Fairchild * 1996-1997 ''

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'' as Detective Bill Rendell * 1996-1997 ''North of 60'' as Harry Dobbs * 1998 ''

Due South ''Due South'' is a Canadian crime comedy-drama television series created by Paul Haggis, and produced by Alliance Communications from its premiere on April 26, 1994, to its conclusion after four seasons on March 14, 1999. The series starred ...

'' as Robert Bedford * 1998 '' JAG'' as Captain Ward * 1999 ''

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'' as John Saxum * 1999 '' Total Recall 2070'' as Frank Trower * 2002-2003 '' Tom Stone'' as Neil McQuinn * 2005 ''

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'' as Host * 2001-2008 '' Paradise Falls'' as Pete Braga * 2009 ''

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'' as Max Barber * 2018 '' The Good Witch'' as Arthur Pershing * 2018 ''

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'' as Mr. Hull Sr. * 2019 ''Le gala de Noël''

Voice acting

* Dot. - Mister Sherman

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hindle, Art Canadian male film actors Film directors from Nova Scotia Film directors from Toronto Canadian male voice actors Canadian male television actors Living people Male actors from Halifax, Nova Scotia Male actors from Toronto Best Actor in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners Year of birth missing (living people)