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Chris Wiggins is a Actor born on 13 january 1930 at Blackpool (United-kingdom)
Chris Wiggins (born January 13, 1931) is an English-born Canadian 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 Thor and his human host Dr. Donald Blake from Marvel Comics in the 1966 The Marvel Super Heroes TV series, the voice of the villain Mysterio in the 1960s animated cartoon Spider-Man (1967), 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 1980s 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. He is also one of five surviving cast members from Spider-Man (1967), the other four being Paul Soles (Spider-Man), Peg Dixon (Betty Brant), Alfie Scopp (Stan Patterson) and Carl Banas (the Scorpion).
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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 Thor and his human host Dr. Donald Blake from Marvel Comics in the 1966 The Marvel Super Heroes TV series, the voice of the villain Mysterio in the 1960s animated cartoon Spider-Man (1967), 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 1980s 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. He is also one of five surviving cast members from Spider-Man (1967), the other four being Paul Soles (Spider-Man), Peg Dixon (Betty Brant), Alfie Scopp (Stan Patterson) and Carl Banas (the Scorpion).
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The Piano Man's Daughter (2003)
, 3hDirected by Kevin Sullivan
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Wendy Crewson, Chistian Campbell, Stockard Channing, R.H. Thomson, Sarah Strange, Boyd Banks
Roles James Kilworth
Rating61%
A young man must deal with several generations of madness and familial intrigue in this screen adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Timothy Findley. Charlie Kilworth (Christian Campbell) is a young man whose mother, Lily (Stockard Channing), is the daughter of Frederick Wyatt (R.H. Thomson), the owner of a well-known piano manufacturing company. Lily is also a free-spirited and unstable woman, who bore Charlie out of wedlock, has had a number of lovers over the years, and has an unsettling fascination with fire. Lily's mother Ede (Wendy Crewson) has put her daughter in a mental hospital on several occasions, and is considering having Lily lobotomized. Charlie, meanwhile, has had affairs with a number of women but has never settled down with anyone; working as an events coordinator at a resort hotel, Charlie becomes infatuated with Alex Lamont (Sarah Strange), the singer in a dance band Charlie has booked into the ballroom. Lily urges her son to get married and raise a family, but Charlie isn't so sure he's ready for a lifetime commitment, and Alex becomes frustrated by Charlie's inability to take their relationship seriously. Meanwhile, Ede and Frederick have decided that Lily needs to be permanently committed to an institution; Charlie insists that they send her to a comfortable private facility, but then discovers that a mysterious benefactor has been supporting Lily for years, and Ede and Frederick have decided if Lily is to be in a private institution, then the generous stranger must be the one who pays for it. Surprisingly, The Piano Man's Daughter was co-produced by noted comic actress Whoopi Goldberg.
Franklin's Magic Christmas (2001)
, 50minutesOrigin Canada
Genres Animation
Themes Christmas films, Children's films
Actors Noah Reid, Richard Newman, Bryn McAuley, Eric Peterson, Chris Wiggins, Kristen Bone
Roles Mr. Collie (voice)
Rating63%
In this story, Franklin the turtle and his little sister, Harriet (introduced in the previous film, Franklin and the Green Knight) are planning to pay a visit to and spend Christmas with their maternal grandparents at Faraway Farm, a farm faraway from Woodland where their mother Mrs. Turtle grew up at. As the Turtle Family gets ready to go to the farm, they sing “Deck the Halls” in only the first and third verses.
Babar: King of the Elephants (1999)
, 1h20Origin France
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Mise en scène d'un éléphant, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Wayne Robson, Alexis Pivot, Kristin Fairlie, Paul Nivet, Emmanuel Curtil, Chris Wiggins
Roles Cornelius
Rating60%
Le film est une adaptation des livres pour enfant Babar créés en 1931 par Jean de Brunhoff.
The Windsor Protocol (1998)
Directed by George Mihalka
Genres Thriller
Themes Spy films
Actors Kyle MacLachlan, Macha Grenon, Alan Thicke, Chris Wiggins, John Colicos, Lisa Bronwyn Moore
Roles Sir Charles Ferguson
Rating49%
Sins of Silence (1996)
, 2hDirected by Sam Pillsbury
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Holly Marie Combs, Lindsay Wagner, Cynthia Sikes, Laura Bertram, Victor Argo, Sean McCann
Roles Father Flannigan
Rating61%
Lindsay Wagner stars in this TV movie as Molly McKinley, a former nun now employed (and grossly underfunded) as a rape counselor. A teenager named Sophie (Holly Marie Combs) seeks out Molly's help after she is raped by the scion of a wealthy family. Refusing to release a confidential file that would reveal Molly's past promiscuity — and thus seriously compromise her case against her assailant — Molly is sent to jail. The problem now becomes two-pronged: If Molly wants to be released, she must hand over information that may allow the rapist to go free; and if Sophie doesn't speak up, Molly's future career will be destroyed.
Butterbox Babies (1995)
Directed by Don McBrearty
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Susan Clark, Peter MacNeill, Stéphanie Morgenstern, Michael Riley, Chris Wiggins, Cedric Smith
Roles Senator Danver
Rating62%
On the surface, Lila Young (Susan Clark) and her husband William (Peter MacNeill) are devout Christians pursuing their calling of helping young, unwed expectant mothers deliver their babies at the Ideal Maternity Home in East Chester, Nova Scotia during the 1930s and 1940s. The medical community, however, is very skeptical about the safety of the procedures being conducted by Lila and the care being given to babies born at the Home. Skepticism soon becomes intense scrutiny when a routine delivery results in the death of a young mother and her baby. Desperate to continue their work and prove they are doing God’s work, the Youngs start selling healthy babies to wealthy, childless couples. The babies that are born premature or unhealthy are poorly cared for and unceremoniously buried in wooden butter boxes if they die. Thankfully, the Youngs are out of business at the end of this shocking true story, but their years of illegally selling and burying babies makes it impossible to determine the extent of their atrocities to this day.
Voices (1995)
, 1h33Directed by Malcolm Clarke
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Jeremy Northam, Tushka Bergen, Allan Corduner, Hilton McRae, Dilys Laye, Domini Blythe
Roles Angus Fergusson
Rating62%
Married to It (1991)
, 1h52Directed by Arthur Hiller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Beau Bridges, Stockard Channing, Robert Sean Leonard, Mary Stuart Masterson, Cybill Shepherd, Ron Silver
Roles Dave
Rating59%
Babar: The Movie (1989)
, 1h16Genres Musical theatre, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Monde imaginaire, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Mise en scène d'un éléphant, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Gordon Pinsent, Elizabeth Hanna, Lisa Yamanaka, Bobby Becken, Sarah Polley, Stephen Ouimette
Roles Cornelius
Rating62%
On the night of Elephantland's Victory Parade, Babar tells his four children the story of his first days as King of the elephants.
, 1h16Directed by Dale Schott
Origin Canada
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Jeu, Transport films, Films about toys, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Pam Hyatt, Cree Summer, Hadley Kay, Alyson Court, Billie Mae Richards, Chris Wiggins
Roles Great Wishing Star (voice)
Rating55%
Aboard their boat, a yellow bear and a purple horse look after the baby animals known as the Care Bear Cubs and Care Bear Cousin Cubs. On the way, a red sea serpent threatens them—one of the many forms of Dark Heart, an evil spirit. They escape by following a rainbow up to the sky, while the boat transforms into the Cloud Clipper. There, the Great Wishing Star gives the group their "tummy symbols", pictures that indicate each creature's role or specialty. True Heart Bear and Noble Heart Horse, as the characters are named, become founders of the Kingdom of Caring, a land which comprises Care-a-Lot and the Forest of Feelings.
The Bay Boy (1984)
, 1h47Directed by Daniel Petrie
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Kiefer Sutherland, Liv Ullmann, Peter Donat, Alan Scarfe, Mathieu Carrière, Chris Wiggins
Roles Chief Charlie McInnes
Rating62%
Donald Campbell (Kiefer Sutherland) is a sensitive teenage boy coming of age in a dark and uncertain time for both his community and life. His mother (Liv Ullman) wants him to continue his education after high school and become a priest, but Donald is more interested in girls than prayerbooks. After an unsuccessful attempt by a visiting priest to molest him, followed by his first sexual experience with a local girl, Donald politely informs his mother (without revealing why) that he is not going to be a priest.
, 23minutesDirected by Arna Selznick
Origin Canada
Genres Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Russi Taylor, Chris Wiggins, Robert Ridgely, Cree Summer, Susan Roman
Rating68%
Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name chronicles Strawberry Shortcake's annual summer camping trip, where she and her friends encounter a monster in the woods. The Peculiar Purple Pie Man and Sour Grapes attempt to capture it to become rich and famous.
Rock & Rule (1983)
, 1h17Directed by Clive A. Smith
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Musical films, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Don Francks, Susan Roman, Paul Le Mat, Lou Reed, Catherine O'Hara, Greg Salata
Roles Toad (voice)
Rating63%
This plot is for the original canadian version of the film. Mok, an aging yet legendary rock musician, is on the search for a very special voice that can unleash a powerful demon from another dimension to fulfill his wish of being immortalized as a musician/Magic Man. After traveling around the world looking for the right voice, he returns to his hometown of Ohmtown, a remote, storm-ravaged village famous for its unique power plant.
, 23minutesOrigin Canada
Genres Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Russi Taylor, Chris Wiggins, Robert Ridgely, Jeannie Elias, Susan Roman
Rating72%
Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise chronicles Strawberry Shortcake's move into a new house. Her friends, including several new ones she met on a recent "around the world" vacation come to visit her. The villains attempt to ruin the fun by stealing all the recipes Strawberry's international friends bring with them.
Mazes and Monsters (1982)
, 1h40Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy
Actors Tom Hanks, Wendy Crewson, David Wallace, Chris Makepeace, Lloyd Bochner, Peter Donat
Roles King
Rating41%
The film opens with a scene that is repeated later in the film in which a reporter meets with police searching a cavern. He is told a Mazes and Monsters game got out of hand.