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Chris Wiggins

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chris Wiggins (born January 13, 1931) 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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Born:
Jan 13, 1931 In Blackpool, England
Movie/TV Credits:
54
First Appeared:
In the series Rocket Robin Hood 1966-10-09
Latest Project:
Movie Nightmares Unleashed 2018-09-14
Known For
Filmography
Movie Nightmares Unleashed Worm Zombie 2018-09-14
Series Babar and the Adventures of Badou 2010-11-22
Movie The Piano Man's Daughter James Kilworth 2003-09-22
Movie Franklin's Magic Christmas Mr. Collie (voice) 2001-03-08
Series Redwall Abbott Mortimer (voice) 1999-09-08
Movie Evidence of Blood Horace Talbott 1998-04-13
Movie Thunder Point Charles Ferguson 1998-05-30
Movie The Defenders: Taking the First 1998-10-25
Movie The Windsor Protocol Sir Charles Ferguson 1998-11-10
Series Birdz Officer Pidgeon (voice) 1998-10-03
Series Pippi Longstocking Fridolf 1997-10-17
Movie Sins of Silence Father Flannigan 1996-02-20
Movie Butterbox Babies Senator Danver 1995-01-01
Movie Black Fox Ralph Holtz 1995-07-28
Movie Voices Angus Fergusson 1995-09-15
Series The NeverEnding Story Mr. Correander (voice) 1995-12-02
Movie Black Fox: The Price of Peace Ralph Holtz 1995-08-04
Movie A Cry in the Night Clyde 1992-09-17
Movie Married to It Dave 1991-09-11
Movie Mark Twain and Me Captain 1991-11-22
Movie Divided Loyalties Sir William Johnson 1990-02-13
Series Babar Cornelius (voice) 1989-01-03
Movie The Liberators Marchand de farine 1987-02-08
Series Dinosaucers Dimetro (voice) 1987-09-14
Series Friday the 13th: The Series Jack Marshak 1987-10-03
Movie Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation Great Wishing Star (voice) 1986-03-21
Movie The Pied Piper of Hamelin Alderman 1985-04-05
Series The Care Bears No Heart (voice) 1985-09-14
Series Star Wars: Droids Mon Julpa (voice) 1985-09-07
Movie The Bay Boy Chief Charlie McInnes 1984-09-06
Movie Rock & Rule Toad (voice) 1983-04-15
Movie A Case of Libel Col. Douglas 1983-10-17
Movie Shock-Trauma Dr. McCall 1982-10-27
Movie Mazes and Monsters King 1982-12-27
Movie Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper John Sheardon 1981-05-17
Movie The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog Dr. Vic Walker 1980-01-20
Movie Virus Dr. Borodinov 1980-06-26
Movie Fish Hawk Marcus Boggs 1980-01-25
Movie Easter Fever Santa Claus (voice) 1980-03-29
Movie The Angry Man MacKenzie 1979-03-14
Movie Murder by Decree Doctor Hardy 1979-02-01
Movie A Man Called Intrepid Heisenberg 1979-05-07
Movie An American Christmas Carol Nathaniel Brewster 1979-12-16
Movie High-Ballin' King Caroll 1978-05-26
Movie The Devil and Daniel Mouse B.L. Zebub (voice) 1978-10-05
Movie Welcome to Blood City Gellor 1977-08-23
Movie Why Shoot the Teacher? Lyle Bishop 1977-06-23
Movie A Cosmic Christmas Mayor (voice) 1977-12-04
Series The National Dream Donald Smith 1974-03-03
Movie Tom Sawyer Lawyer 1973-03-23
Movie The Neptune Factor Capt. Williams 1973-08-03
Movie King of the Grizzlies The Colonel 1970-02-11
Movie The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar Emery Prometer 1969-03-01
Series Rocket Robin Hood Will Scarlet / Infinata / Baron Blank (voice) 1966-10-09