Richard Collins (1947 – April 15, 2013) was a Canadian actor. He was best known for playing
Philadelphia "Phil" Collins in the comedy series ''
Trailer Park Boys
''Trailer Park Boys'' is a Canadian mockumentary sitcom television series created by Mike Clattenburg that began airing in 2001 as a continuation of his 1999 film bearing the same name. The show follows the misadventures of a group of trailer p ...
''. In 2011, he also appeared as Big Ron in ''
The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour''. Other notable roles include the role of "Uncle Joe" in Snake Eater, "Rosie" in the movie ''Siege'', an appearance in the episode 'Luvliner' of the series ''
Lexx
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,'' and various small appearances in movies and tv shows such as ''
Matters of Life and Dating'' and ''
Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion.''
Collins was born in
St. John's,
Newfoundland and lived in
Halifax,
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
, for most of his life. He died of a
heart attack
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in Halifax on April 15, 2013, at the age of 66,
during the filming of ''
Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It''. The film is dedicated to him,
Rita MacNeil (who died the next day),
Brian Huggins, Brian Ryan and Bill Parsons.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1947 births
2013 deaths
Canadian male television actors
Male actors from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Male actors from Newfoundland and Labrador
People from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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