1930-01-13 Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Chris Wiggins (born January 13, 1930) is an English actor. He started out as a banker in his home country before he began his acting career in Canada, 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 Canadian Film Award in 1969 for best Actor for his role in The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar. 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 CBC Radio. 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, Vanishing Point and dozens of others. Wiggins also lent his voice to many animated TV series and movies. He was the voice of The Mighty Thor on the 1966 The Marvel Super Heroes series, the voice of Will Scarlet on Rocket Robin Hood, the Great Wishing Star in 1986's Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation, and the Care Bears' head villain, No Heart, on the Nelvana version of their TV show. He also voiced the character Dimetro in the '80s cartoon Dinosaucers. His other roles in animated series and films included ALF Tales, Star Wars: Droids, Rock & Rule, Star Wars: Ewoks, Babar, Rupert, Richard Scarry, Franklin and Redwall. Most recently, Wiggins appeared in the 2005 Showtime original picture, Our Fathers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Wiggins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
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The Piano Man's Daughter | James Kilworth | 2003-09-22 |
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Franklin's Magic Christmas | Mr. Collie (voice) | 2001-03-08 |
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Redwall The Movie | Abbot Mortimer (voice) | 2000-02-01 |
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Babar: King of the Elephants | Cornelius | 1999-02-26 |
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Evidence of Blood | Horace Talbott | 1998-04-13 |
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The Windsor Protocol | Sir Charles Ferguson | 1998-11-10 |
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The Defenders: Taking the First | 1998-10-25 | |
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Thunder Point | Charles Ferguson | 1998-05-30 |
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Star Wars: Droids - The Pirates and the Prince | Mon Julpa | 1997-10-26 |
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Sins of Silence | Father Flannigan | 1996-02-20 |
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Black Fox: The Price of Peace | Ralph Holtz | 1995-08-04 |
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Butterbox Babies | Senator Danver | 1995-01-01 |
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Black Fox | Ralph Holtz | 1995-07-28 |
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Voices | Angus Fergusson | 1995-09-15 |
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A Cry in the Night | Clyde | 1992-09-17 |
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Married to It | Dave | 1991-09-11 |
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Mark Twain and Me | Captain | 1991-11-22 |
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Divided Loyalties | Sir William Johnson | 1990-02-13 |
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The Liberators | Marchand de farine | 1987-02-08 |
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Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | Great Wishing Star (voice) | 1986-03-21 |
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Spearfield's Daughter | Sylvester Spearfield | 1986-05-25 |
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Alderman | 1985-04-05 |
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The Bay Boy | Chief Charlie McInnes | 1984-09-06 |
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A Case of Libel | Col. Douglas | 1983-10-17 |
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Rock & Rule | Toad (voice) | 1983-04-15 |
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Shock-Trauma | Dr. McCall | 1982-10-27 |
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Mazes and Monsters | King | 1982-12-27 |
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Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper | John Sheardon | 1981-05-17 |
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Easter Fever | Santa Claus (voice) | 1980-03-29 |
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The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog | Dr. Vic Walker | 1980-01-20 |
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Fish Hawk | Marcus Boggs | 1980-01-25 |
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復活の日 | Dr. Borodinov | 1980-06-26 |
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An American Christmas Carol | Nathaniel Brewster | 1979-12-16 |
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A Man Called Intrepid | Heisenberg | 1979-05-07 |
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Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet | Pa Spademinder (voice) | 1979-11-01 |
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L'Homme en colère | MacKenzie | 1979-03-14 |
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Murder by Decree | Dr. Hardy | 1979-02-01 |
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The Devil and Daniel Mouse | B.L. Zebub (voice) | 1978-10-05 |
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High-Ballin' | King Caroll | 1978-05-26 |
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Welcome to Blood City | Gellor | 1977-08-23 |
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A Cosmic Christmas | Mayor (voice) | 1977-12-04 |
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Why Shoot the Teacher? | Lyle Bishop | 1977-06-23 |
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The Neptune Factor | Capt. Williams | 1973-08-03 |
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Tom Sawyer | Lawyer | 1973-03-23 |
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King of the Grizzlies | The Colonel | 1970-02-11 |
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The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar | Emery Prometer | 1969-03-01 |
