Gerald William Bean is a Canadian former actor who had television and film roles under the names Gerry Bean and John Oliver.
["North of 60 star charged with assault". '']Ottawa Citizen
The ''Ottawa Citizen'' is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
History
Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris (journalist), William Harris, it was renamed the '' ...
'', April 15, 1994.
Career
Bean is best known for his role as Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Eric Olssen in the first two seasons of ''
North of 60
''North of 60'' is a 1990s Canadian television drama depicting life in the sub-Arctic northern boreal forest (north of 60° north latitude, hence the title). It first aired on CBC Television in 1992 and was syndicated around the world. It is s ...
'', for which he received a
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States ...
nomination for
Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role at the
8th Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 9th Gemini Awards were held on March 6, 1994 to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Albert Schultz and Valerie Pringle, took place at the Metro Toronto ...
in 1994.
In 1994, Bean was charged with
assault
An assault is the act of committing physical harm or unwanted physical contact upon a person or, in some specific legal definitions, a threat or attempt to commit such an action. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in crim ...
after an off-set altercation with
Tina Keeper
Tina Keeper, OM (born March 20, 1962) is a Cree actress, film producer and former politician from Canada. , his ''North of 60'' costar and former common-law wife.
A few months later he was dropped from the series, although the producers denied that the decision was related to the assault case. Keeper later withdrew the assault charge.
Bean also had guest roles in ''
21 Jump Street
''21 Jump Street'' is an American police procedural television series that aired on the Fox network and in first run syndication from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-loo ...
'', ''
The Beachcombers
''The Beachcombers'' is a Canadian comedy-drama television series that ran on CBC Television from October 1, 1972, to December 12, 1990. With over 350 episodes, it is one of the longest-running dramatic series ever made for English-language Canad ...
'', ''
Danger Bay
''Danger Bay'' is a Canadian television series, produced in Vancouver, with first-run episodes broadcast on CBC Television in Canada and The Disney Channel in the United States premiering October 8, 1984. Reruns of the show continued on The Disney ...
'', ''
Broken Badges
''Broken Badges'' is an American-Canadian police procedural drama television series that aired on CBS from November 24, 1990, to December 22, 1990, and on June 20, 1991. The series was co-created by Stephen J. Cannell.
Premise
''Broken Badges'' ...
'', ''
Bordertown'' and ''
MacGyver
Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in the 2016 reboot.
In both po ...
'' as Gerry Bean,
["Home-grown fame: Oliver plays Mountie on North of 60". '']The Province
''The Province'' is a daily newspaper published in tabloid format in British Columbia by Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network, alongside the ''Vancouver Sun'' broadsheet newspaper. Together, they are British Columbia's only ...
'', February 18, 1993. and ''
The Mighty Ducks
''The Mighty Ducks'' is an American media franchise. It features a trilogy of live-action films released in the 1990s by Walt Disney Pictures, an animated television series, a live-action sequel television series, and a real-world hockey team ...
'', ''
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 series f ...
'' and ''
The X-Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ...
'' as John Oliver.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Canadian male film actors
Canadian male stage actors
Canadian male television actors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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