Christopher John Wiggins (January 13, 1931 – February 19, 2017) was an English-born Canadian actor.

Career

He started out as a

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in his home country before he began his acting career in

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, where he moved in 1952. Wiggins is probably best recognized for his role as Jack Marshak, the benevolent, resourceful expert on the occult in the syndicated television horror show '' Friday the 13th: The Series'', and which ran from 1987 to 1990. Another well known role was Johann Robinson (Father) on '' Swiss Family Robinson''. He won a

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in 1969 for

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for his role in ''

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''. In addition to his television and film work, Wiggins was also a very popular radio actor, making over 1,200 appearances in various series over the years, particularly on

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. One of his most popular roles was that of Dante, the insufferably brilliant (and insufferably arrogant) computer that ran the Aleph-9: the high-speed interdimensional spacecraft belonging to '' Johnny Chase: Secret Agent of Space''. Wiggins' also made numerous guest appearances on such CBC Radio programs as '' CBC Playhouse'', '' Nightfall'', ''

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'' and dozens of others. Wiggins also lent his voice to many

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and

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. He was the voice of

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and his human host Dr. Donald Blake from

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in the 1966 ''

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'' TV series, the voice of the villain

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in the 1960s animated cartoon '' Spider-Man'', the voice of Will Scarlet on ''

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'', the Great Wishing Star in 1986's '' Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation'', and the

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' head

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, No Heart, on the Nelvana version of their

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. He also voiced the character Dimetro in the 1980s cartoon ''

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''. His other roles in animated series and films included ''

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'', '' Star Wars: Droids'', '' Rock & Rule,'' '' Star Wars: Ewoks'', ''

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,'' ''

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'', '' Rupert'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Death

Wiggins died at a nursing home in

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, on February 19, 2017, from complications from Alzheimer's disease. His wife, Sandra Crysler-Wiggins, predeceased him, and he had no children.

Selected filmography

*'' General Motors Presents'' (1954-1961, TV Series) .... Jonah Grundeen / Sweeney / George / Sgt Wyeth / Second booking agent *''

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans ''The Last of the Mohicans'', later retitled ''Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans'' is a 1957 historical drama television series made for syndication by ITC Entertainment and Normandie Productions. It ran for one season of 39 half-hour monochro ...

'' (1957, TV Series) .... Mort Bailey / Major Conn / Major Duffy / Mr. Travers / Sheriff Peterson / Jess Adams *'' The Unforeseen'' (1958-1959, TV Series) .... King / Monfort *'' R.C.M.P.'' (1959-1960, TV Series) .... George Needham / Kurt Hummel / Bush Pilot Watt / Martinson *'' Playdate'' (1961-1964, TV Series) .... Heinrich / Grandpa / Vanderkemp / Dr. Bahn *''

The United States Steel Hour ''The United States Steel Hour'' is an anthology series which brought hour long dramas to television from 1953 to 1963. The television series and the radio program that preceded it were both sponsored by the United States Steel Corporation (U. S ...

'' (1961, TV Series) .... Charles Blake *'' William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country'' (1961, Short) .... Jeweller? *'' Vacation Time'' (1962, TV Series) .... Co-host (1964) *'' The Forest Rangers'' (1963-1966, TV Series) .... Prof. Mandell / Porter *'' Moment of Truth'' (1964, TV Series) .... Dexter *'' Captain America'' (1966) .... Thor (Dr. Donald Blake) (voice) *'' Mighty Thor'' (1966, TV Series) .... Thor / Don Blake / Balder (voice) *''

'' (1966-1969) .... (voice) *''

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, ...

'' (1966, TV Movie) .... Cassius *'' Once Upon a Prime Time'' (1966, Short) *'' Hatch's Mill'' (1967, TV Series) .... Donegan *''

'' (1967-1968, TV Series) .... Will Scarlet / Infinata / Baron Blank *'' Spiderman'' (1967-1970, TV Series) .... Mysterio / Harley Clivendon / Infinata (voice) *'' Wojeck'' (1968) .... Gilbert *''

'' (1969) .... Emery *'' Adventures in Rainbow Country'' (1969, TV Series) .... Fred Vincent *''

King of the Grizzlies ''King of the Grizzlies'' is a 1970 adventure film directed by Ron Kelly and written by Jack Speirs, Rod Peterson and Norman Wright as a loose adaptation of Ernest Thompson Seton's 1900 novel ''Biography Of A Grizzly''. The film stars John Yesn ...

'' (1970) .... The Colonel *'' Paul Bernard, Psychiatrist'' (1971, TV Series) .... Dr. Paul Bernard *'' Follow the North Star'' (1972, TV Series) .... Dudley *''

Tom Sawyer Thomas Sawyer () is the titular character of the Mark Twain novel ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876). He appears in three other novels by Twain: '' Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), '' Tom Sawyer Abroad'' (1894), and '' Tom Sawyer, ...

'' (1973, TV Movie) .... Lawyer *'' The Neptune Factor'' (1973) .... Capt. Williams *'' The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway'' (1974, TV Mini-Series documentary) .... Donald Smith *'' Swiss Family Robinson'' (1974-1976, TV Series) .... Johann Robinson / Buckley *''

Welcome to Blood City ''Welcome to Blood City'' is a 1977 science fiction Western film directed by Peter Sasdy and starring Jack Palance, Keir Dullea and Samantha Eggar. Plot Five strangers awake finding themselves with no memory in a world resembling the wild west. ...

'' (1977) .... Gellor *'' Why Shoot the Teacher?'' (1977) .... Lyle Bishop *''

A Cosmic Christmas ''A Cosmic Christmas'' is a 1977 American-Canadian Christmas animated television special, premiering on CBC in Canada and in syndication in the United States on 4 December 1977. A Cosmic Christmas is the first special in the 1977 to 1980 series ...

'' (1977, TV Short) .... Mayor (voice) *''

High-Ballin' ''High-Ballin'' is a 1978 Canadian action comedy film about truckers directed by Peter Carter. The US release was rated PG, with a runtime of 97 minutes. Plot Jerry Reed plays the "Iron Duke", an independent trucker who stands up to the local t ...

'' (1978) .... King Caroll *'' Two Solitudes'' (1978) .... Capitain Yardley *''

Voice of the Fugitive ''Voice of the Fugitive'' was Canada's first Black newspaper that was directed towards freedom seekers and Black refugees from the United States. Founded and edited by Henry Bibb and his wife Mary Bibb, it was first published on January 1st, 1 ...

'' (1978, Short) .... Silas *'' The Devil and Daniel Mouse'' (1978, TV Movie) .... B.L. Zebub / The Devil (voice) *'' Johnny Chase: Secret Agent of Space'' (1978-1981, TV Series) *''

Murder by Decree ''Murder by Decree'' is a 1979 mystery thriller film directed by Bob Clark. It features the Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who are embroiled in the investigation surrounding the real-life 1 ...

'' (1979) .... Doctor Hardy *''

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'' (1979) .... MacKenzie *''

Riel Riel may refer to: Places * Riel, Netherlands, a town in the Netherlands *Riel (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, named after Louis Riel * Riel, Winnipeg, a community committee comprising three city wards Pe ...

'' (1979, TV Movie) .... Middleton *''

Fish Hawk Fish Hawk may refer to: * Fish hawk, an alternative name for the osprey * ''Fish Hawk (film) ''Fish Hawk'' is a 1979 Canadian drama film directed by Donald Shebib. The screenplay was written by Blanche Hanalis, based on the novel ''Old Fish Hawk' ...

'' (1979) .... Marcus Boggs *''

Intergalactic Thanksgiving ''Intergalactic Thanksgiving'', sometimes known as ''Please Don't Eat The Planet'', is a 1979 Canadian Thanksgiving animated television special that premiered on CBC and in the United States in syndication on November 22, 1979. ''Intergalactic Th ...

'' (1979, TV Short) .... Pa Spademinder (voice) *''

An American Christmas Carol ''An American Christmas Carol'' is a 1979 American made-for-television fantasy drama film directed by Eric Till and loosely based on Charles Dickens' 1843 novella ''A Christmas Carol''. Plot In Depression-era Concord, New Hampshire, a miserly ...

'' (1979, TV Movie) .... Mr. Nathaniel Brewster *''

The Littlest Hobo ''The Littlest Hobo'' is a Canadian television series (French title: ''Le Vagabond'') based upon a 1958 well-known film of the same name directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The series first aired from 1963 to 1965 in syndication, and was revived fo ...

'' (1979-1981, TV Series) .... Ed Thompson / Grandpa *''

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog ''The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog'', also known as 'Kavik the Wolf Dog', is a 1980 made-for TV adventure film based on the novel Kävik the Wolf Dog. Plot Kavik, a champion sled dog, who has just won a race in Alaska, is sold for $4000 to Geo ...

'' (1980, TV Movie) .... Dr. Vic Walker *'' Easter Fever'' (1980, TV Movie) .... Santa Claus / Baker (voice) *''

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'' (1980) .... Dr. Borodinov *'' Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper'' (1981, TV Movie) .... John Sheardown *''

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'' (1981, TV Series) .... Galieo *'' Billy Goat's Bluff'' (1981) .... Narrator *''

Shocktrauma ''Shocktrauma'' is a 1982 television film produced in Canada and syndicated nationally in the United States by sponsor General Foods. The screenplay by Stephen Kandel is based on the book by Jon Franklin and Alan Doelp, which details the true s ...

'' (1982, TV Movie) .... Dr. McCall *''

Mazes and Monsters ''Mazes and Monsters'' (also known as ''Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters'') is a 1982 American made-for-television film directed by Steven Hilliard Stern about a group of college students and their interest in a fictitious role-playing game (RPG ...

'' (1982, TV Movie) .... King *''

Hangin' In ''Hangin' In'' was a Canadian television sitcom which aired on CBC from 1981 to 1987. It aired briefly on Nickelodeon and in syndication in the United States. Synopsis The show starred Lally Cadeau as Kate Brown, the attractive and charismati ...

'' (1982-1986, TV Series) .... Ward / Abe *''

Faerie Tale Theatre Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre) is an American live-action fairytale fantasy drama anthology television series of 27 episodes, that originally aired on Showtime from September 11, 1982 until November 14, ...

'' (1982-1987) *'' Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise'' (1983, TV Movie) .... Mr. Sun (voice) *'' Rock & Rule'' (1983) .... Toad (voice) *'' Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole'' (1983, TV Movie) .... Roberts *''

A Case of Libel ''A Case of Libel'' is a 1963 novel by the British writer John Bingham John Armor Bingham (January 21, 1815 – March 19, 1900) was an American politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican representative from Ohi ...

'' (1983, TV Movie) .... Colonel Douglas *''

Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name ''Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name'' is an 1984 American animated television special that first premiered on March 24, 1984, in New York City and on March 30 in Los Angeles, California. This is the second Strawberry Shortcake televi ...

'' (1984, TV Movie) .... Mr. Sun / Narrator (voice) *''

The Bay Boy ''The Bay Boy'' is a 1984 Canadian drama film. It is a semi-autobiographical film based on director Daniel Petrie's experiences of growing up in Glace Bay, a mining town on Cape Breton Island, during the Great Depression. It features the screen de ...

'' (1984) .... Chief Charlie McInnes *'' Star Wars: Droids'' (1985, TV Series) .... (voice) *''

Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins ''Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins'' is a 1985 American animated television special that premiered on March 29, 1985. This is the third and final Strawberry Shortcake television special from Nelvana and the last one to feature the American ...

'' (1985, TV Movie) .... Mr. Sun (voice) *'' Jimmy Valentine'' (1985, TV Short) .... Victor Adams *''

The Edison Twins ''The Edison Twins'' is a Canadian children's television program which ran for six seasons on CBC Television from March 3, 1984 to December 17, 1986. The Disney Channel also picked up the rights in the mid-1980s. Six seasons were produced by Ne ...

'' (1985-1986, TV Series) .... Lafayette / Old Trainer *'' Star Wars: Ewoks'' (1985-1986, TV Series) .... (voice) *''

Night Heat ''Night Heat'' is a Canadian police crime drama series that aired on both CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States. Original episodes were broadcast from 1985 to 1989. ''Night Heat'' was the first Canadian original drama series that was also ...

'' (1985-1986, TV Series) .... Picard / Maxim Gates *'' Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation'' (1986) .... Great Wishing Star (voice) *''

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'' (1986, TV Movie) .... Olmstead *''

Spearfield's Daughter ''Spearfield's Daughter'' is a 1982 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary. Adaptation The book was adapted into a 1986 Australian-Canadian mini series starring Christopher Plummer. Cleary's original scripts were rewritten and he describes ...

'' (1986, TV Mini-Series) .... Sylvester Spearfield *''

Adderly ''Adderly'' is a Canadian television adventure-drama series which aired from 1986 to 1988. It was broadcast on both Canadian TV and on CBS in the United States. It starred Vancouver-born Winston Rekert as "charming and witty V.H. Adderly," an ope ...

'' (1986, TV Series) .... Belkin *''

The Care Bears Family ''The Care Bears Family'' is a Canadian animated series produced by Nelvana based on the franchise of the same name, and is the successor series to the series produced by DIC Entertainment. It was originally broadcast from September 13, 1986 to ...

'' (1986-1988, TV Series) .... No Heart (voice) *'' The Liberators'' (1987, TV Series) .... Flour Merchant *'' Ford: The Man and the Machine'' (1987, TV Movie) .... Malcolmson *'' Mariah'' (1987, TV Series) .... Captain Timothy Quinlan *''

'' (1987, TV Series) .... Dimetro (voice) *'' Friday the 13th: The Series'' (1987-1990, TV Series) .... Jack Marshak *'' ALF: The Animated Series'' (1987-1988, TV Series) .... (voice) *''

'' (1988-1989, TV Series) .... (voice) *''Keroppi and Friends (1989-1994, TV Series) Narrator (voice) *'' Babar: The Movie'' (1989) .... Cornelius (voice) *''

'' (1989-1991, TV Series) .... Cornelius (voice) *''Divided Loyalties'' (1990) .... Sir William Johnson *'' Counterstrike'' (1990-1991, TV Series) .... Kistler / Police Inspector / Sgt. Luther *'' Street Legal'' (1990-1992, TV Series) .... Ronald Spencer Sr. / Judge Ritter *''

Maniac Mansion ''Maniac Mansion'' is a 1987 graphic adventure video game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games. It follows teenage protagonist Dave Miller as he attempts to rescue his girlfriend Sandy Pantz from a mad scientist, whose mind has been ensla ...

'' (1990, TV Series) .... Santa Claus *'' Married to It'' (1991) .... Dave *'' Sweating Bullets'' (1991, TV Series) .... Corliss *'' Mark Twain and Me'' (1991, TV Movie) .... Captain *'' Rupert'' (1991, TV Series) .... (voice) *'' Hello Kitty and Friends'' (1991-1995, TV Series) .... (voice) *'' Road to Avonlea'' (1992, TV Series) .... Mr. McCorkadale *''A Cry in the Night'' (1992, TV Movie) .... Clyde *''

By Way Of The Stars By Way of the Stars is a Canadian adventure television mini-series co-produced in 1992 by Sullivan Entertainment and German Beta-Taurus Kirch Group, that begins in 19th century Prussia, then travels through post-U.S. Civil War Charleston to the 'C ...

'' (1992-1993, TV Mini-Series) .... Captain Harris *'' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' (1993, TV Series) .... Mike West *''

The Busy World of Richard Scarry ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'' is an animated children's television series, produced by CINAR Animation and France Animation in association with Paramount Television, which aired from 1994 to 1997, first on Showtime, later on Nickelodeo ...

'' (1993-1996, TV Series) .... (voice) *'' RoboCop: The Series'' (1994, TV Series) .... Dr. Roger Yung *''

Tales from the Cryptkeeper ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'' is an animated horror children's television series made by Canadian studio Nelvana. The series was broadcast on YTV in Canada and on ABC in the United States, and on ITV in the United Kingdom. It was based on ...

'' (1994, TV Series) ... Slim (voice) *''

Butterbox Babies ''Butterbox Babies'' is a film adapted from the book ''Butterbox Babies'' by Bette L. Cahill, which is based on the true story of the Ideal Maternity Home, a home for unwed pregnant mothers, during the Great Depression and Second World War. The ...

'' (1995) .... Senator Danver *'' Black Fox'' (1995, TV Movie) .... Ralph Holtz *'' Black Fox: The Price of Peace'' (1995, TV Movie) .... Ralph Holtz *'' Voices'' (1995) .... Angus Fergusson *''

Ultraforce The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group that appears in American comic books published by Malibu, and later Marvel. The purpose of the group was to protect the public and keep other "Ultras" (superheroes) from becoming unruly. The group con ...

'' (1995, TV Series) .... (voice) *''The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' (1995–1998, TV Series) .... Robert Cansington (voice) *'' Sailor Moon'' (1995, TV Series) .... Narrator / Mr. Baxter (voice) *''

The Neverending Story ''The Neverending Story'' (german: Die unendliche Geschichte) is a fantasy novel by German writer Michael Ende, published in 1979. The first English translation, by Ralph Manheim, was published in 1983. The novel was later adapted into several ...

'' (1995, TV Series) .... Mr. Correander (voice) *'' Little Bear'' (1995-2003, TV Series) .... (voice) *'' Sins of Silence'' (1996, TV Movie) .... Father Flannigan *''

Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking ( sv, Pippi Långstrump) is the fictional main character in an eponymous series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's daughter Karin, who asked her mother for a get-well story w ...

'' (1997) .... Fridolf (voice) *''

Fast Track The fast track is an informal English term meaning "the quickest and most direct route to achievement of a goal, as in competing for professional advancement". By definition, it implies that a less direct, slower route also exists. Fast track or F ...

'' (1997, TV Series) .... Carl Scannel *''

Freaky Stories ''Freaky Stories'' is a Canadian animated anthology television series, which was originally broadcast by YTV in English and Canal Famille in French (five-minute versions using the French title ''Frissons''). It is an animated show about urban ...

'' (1997, TV Series) .... Narrator ("Battleship") *''

Windsor Protocol ''Windsor Protocol'' is a 1997 British-Canadian television thriller film directed by George Mihalka and starring Kyle MacLachlan. It is "''inspired by the characters created by Jack Higgins''", particularly Sean Dillon. The Windsor Protocol ...

'' (1997, TV Movie) .... Sir Charles Ferguson *'' Earth: Final Conflict'' (1998, TV Series) .... Tim O'Malley *''

Evidence of Blood Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evidenc ...

'' (1998, TV Movie) .... Horace Talbott *''

Thunder Point Thunder Point is a novel in the Sean Dillon series by Jack Higgins, published in 1993. Plot summary Amateur diver Henry Baker goes diving in the Caribbean, when he finds the wreck of a German U-boat. Inside he finds a briefcase which he take ...

'' (1998, TV Movie) .... Charles Ferguson *''

'' (1998, TV Series) .... Fridolf (voice) *'' The Defenders: Taking the First'' (1998, TV Movie) *'' Birdz'' (1998, TV Series) .... Officer Pigeon (voice) *'' Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend'' (1998-1999, TV Series) .... King Proetus / Elderly Stable Hand / Great Oracle *'' Babar: King of the Elephants'' (1999) .... Cornelius (voice) *''

'' (1999-2002, TV Series) .... Abbot Mortimer / Mangiz the Seer / Crow (voice) *''

'' (2000-2004, TV Series) .... Mr. Groundhog *''

Franklin's Magic Christmas ''Franklin's Magic Christmas'' is a 2001 Canadian animated Christmas film. It is the second '' Franklin'' film and was released direct-to-video and DVD. It is somewhat shorter than '' Franklin and the Green Knight'' and ''Franklin and the Turtle ...

'' (2001, Video) .... Mr. Collie (voice) *''

Pecola ''Pecola'' ( ja, ペコラ, ) is a 3D animated children's television series which stars cube-shaped anthropomorphic animals in a place called Cube Town. It is based on a series of children's picture books by Naomi Iwata. It was first aired on T ...

'' (2001-2003, TV Series) ... (English version, voice) *''

The Snowman Who Saved Summer ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

'' (2002, Video short) .... Santa Claus *''

The Piano Man's Daughter ''The Piano Man's Daughter'' is a novel by Timothy Findley, first published in 1995 by HarperCollins Canada. It was a nominee for the 1995 Giller Prize. Summary In the novel, narrator Charlie Kilworth recounts the history of his family, concen ...

'' (2003, TV Movie) .... James Kilworth *''

ReGenesis ''ReGenesis'' is a Canadian science-fiction television series produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons from 2004 to 2008, revolves around the scientists of No ...

'' (2005, TV Series) .... Vascily Popov *'' Our Fathers'' (2005, TV Movie) .... Angelo's Old Priest *'' Four Minutes'' (2006, TV Movie) .... Burnett *''

'' (2010-2015, TV Series) .... Cornelius (voice), (final appearance)

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