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Chris Wiggins

Born
January 13, 1930
Died
February 19, 2017
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 .
Known For
Virus
(1980)
Dr. Borodinov
Mazes and Monsters
(1982)
King
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
(1986)
Great Wishing Star (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
(1969)
Emery Prometer
King of the Grizzlies
(1970)
The Colonel
Tom Sawyer
(1973)
Lawyer
The Neptune Factor
(1973)
Capt. Williams
Welcome to Blood City
(1977)
Gellor
Why Shoot the Teacher?
(1977)
Lyle Bishop
A Cosmic Christmas
(1977)
Mayor (voice)
High-Ballin'
(1978)
King Caroll
The Devil and Daniel Mouse
(1978)
B.L. Zebub (voice)
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
(1979)
Pa Spademinder (voice)
An American Christmas Carol
(1979)
Mr. Nathaniel Brewster
The Angry Man
(1979)
MacKenzie
A Man Called Intrepid
(1979)
Heisenberg
Murder by Decree
(1979)
Doctor Hardy
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
(1980)
Dr. Vic Walker
Fish Hawk
(1980)
Marcus Boggs
Virus
(1980)
Dr. Borodinov
Easter Fever
(1980)
Santa Claus (voice)
Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper
(1981)
John Sheardon
Mazes and Monsters
(1982)
King
Shock-Trauma
(1982)
Dr. McCall
Rock & Rule
(1983)
Toad (voice)
A Case of Libel
(1983)
Col. Douglas
The Bay Boy
(1984)
Chief Charlie McInnes
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
(1985)
Alderman
Spearfield's Daughter
(1986)
Sylvester Spearfield
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
(1986)
Great Wishing Star (voice)
The Liberators
(1987)
Marchand de farine
Divided Loyalties
(1990)
Sir William Johnson
Mark Twain and Me
(1991)
Captain
Married to It
(1991)
Dave
A Cry in the Night
(1992)
Clyde
Butterbox Babies
(1995)
Senator Danver
Black Fox: The Price of Peace
(1995)
Ralph Holtz
Voices
(1995)
Angus Fergusson
Sins of Silence
(1996)
Father Flannigan
Evidence of Blood
(1998)
Horace Talbott
Thunder Point
(1998)
Charles Ferguson
The Windsor Protocol
(1998)
Sir Charles Ferguson
The Defenders: Taking the First
(1998)
Babar: King of the Elephants
(1999)
Cornelius
Franklin's Magic Christmas
(2001)
Mr. Collie (voice)
The Piano Man's Daughter
(2003)
James Kilworth
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