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

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and Eaton's. 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,

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of Oshawa. 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 ''

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''. This film led to offers from Hollywood 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 ''

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''. He then went onto playing the lead in ''

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'' 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

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. He starred in, and directed, the award-winning series ''

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'' showing on cable stations in the USA and on the

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channel in Canada.

Awards

Hindle has won a Gemini award.

Personal

Hindle is married and divides his time between

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and

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Filmography

Films

* 1971 ''

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'' * 1971 ''

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'' as Football Star * 1971 ''

'' as Billy Duke * 1974 '' Black Christmas'' as Chris Hayden * 1976 ''

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'' as "Boogie" * 1978 ''

'' as Dr. Geoffrey Howell * 1979 ''

'' as Frank Carveth * 1980 ''

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'' as A.J. * 1981 ''

'' as Ted Jarvis * 1982 ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' (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 ''Speed Zone'' (also known as ''Cannonball Fever'' and ''Cannonball Run III'') is a 1989 American action comedy film set around an illegal cross-country race (inspired by the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash). The plot fo ...

'' 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 ''

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'' as Russel Birk * 2007 '' Lies and Crimes'' (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 ''Monster Brawl'' is a 2011 independent Canadian horror comedy film. Plot The film depicts a wrestling-style fight to the death set inside an abandoned and cursed graveyard, shown in a pay-per-view style atmosphere. The fighters are eight class ...

'' as Sid "Sasquatch Sid" Tucker * 2011 ''Moon Point'' as The Banana * 2011 ''

An Insignificant Harvey ''An Insignificant Harvey'' is a 2011 independent Canadian drama film. The film made its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. The feature-length directorial debut by Canadian director Jeff Kopas, the film profil ...

'' as Father Asher * 2012 '' Two Hands to Mouth'' as Ron Baxter * 2012 ''

The Story of Luke ''The Story of Luke'' is a 2012 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Alonso Mayo. It is Mayo's first feature-length film and tells the story of Luke, a young man with autism who embarks on a quest for a job and a girlfriend. It s ...

'' 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 ''No Deposit'' (sometimes stylized as ''No Depo$it'') is a 2015 Canadian drama film written and directed by and starring Frank D'Angelo. Plot Cast * Frank D'Angelo as Jimmy Valenti * Michael Paré as Mickey Ryan * Peter Coyote as Police Chief W ...

'' as Joseph Ryan * 2015 '' Sicilian Vampire'' as Detective Domenic Supray * 2015 ''

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'' as Doctor * 2016 '' The Void'' as Mitchell * 2016 ''

Sadie's Last Days on Earth ''Sadie's Last Days on Earth'' is a Canadian comedy film directed by Michael Seater, and starring Morgan Taylor Campbell, Clark Backo, Ricardo Hoyos, Munro Chambers and Paula Brancati. The plot follows a teenager who is convinced that the end ...

'' as Mr. Scott * 2017 '' Adam's Testament'' as Father Callaghan * 2017 ''The Neighborhood'' as Artie * 2017 ''The Performance'' as Dennis * 2017 ''Happenstance'' as Robert * 2018 ''

The Joke Thief ''The Joke Thief'' is a 2018 Canadian drama film written by, produced by, directed by and starring Frank D'Angelo. Plot Cast *Frank D'Angelo as Simon McCabe * Sugith Varughese as Jerry the Uber Driver *Daniel Baldwin as Freddy C. *John Ashton a ...

'' as Brian McCabe * 2018 ''Robbery'' as Frank * 2019 '' Astronaut'' as Joe * 2021 '' Woodland Grey'' 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 ''

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'' as Jud Lawrence * 1977 '' Kingston: Confidential'' as Tony Marino * 1978 ''

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'' as Dr. Simon Shane * 1981-1982 ''

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'' as Jeff Farraday * 1985 ''

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'' as Larry Crawford * 1985 ''

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'' as Karl Stern * 1985 ''

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'' as Dave Redding * 1987 '' Hunter'' as Harry * 1986-1987 '' Murder, She Wrote'' as Rod Wilson / Sam McKittrick * 1988 ''

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'' as Stafford * 1988 ''

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'' as Borden * 1988 '' Street Legal'' as Karl Morgan * 1989 '' Friday the 13th: The Series'' as McCabe * 1989 ''

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'' as Walter Goetz * 1988-1989 '' Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' 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'' as Robert Bedford * 1998 '' JAG'' as Captain Ward * 1999 ''

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'' as John Saxum * 1999 ''

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'' as Frank Trower * 2002-2003 '' Tom Stone'' as Neil McQuinn * 2005 '' Canadian Case Files'' as Host * 2001-2008 ''

'' as Pete Braga * 2009 '' Too Late to Say Goodbye'' as Max Barber * 2018 ''

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'' as Arthur Pershing * 2018 '' Imposters'' 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)