Chris Wiggins | |
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| Born | Christopher John Wiggins (1931-01-13)January 13, 1931 Blackpool, England |
| Died | February 19, 2017(2017-02-19) (aged 86) Elora, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–2015 |
| Known for | |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra Crysler-Wiggins (m. 19??; died December 14, 2009) |
| Awards | Genie Award for Best Actor (Non-Feature) |
Christopher John Wiggins (January 13, 1931 – February 19, 2017) was a Canadian actor.[1]
Wiggins was born January 13, 1931, in Blackpool, England.[2] He started out as abanker in his home country before he began his acting career inCanada, 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 showFriday the 13th: The Series, and which ran from 1987 to 1990. Another well known role was Johann Robinson (Father) onSwiss Family Robinson.
He won aCanadian Film Award in 1969 forBest Actor in a Non-Feature for his role inThe Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar.[3]
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 onCBC 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 toJohnny Chase: Secret Agent of Space. Wiggins also made numerous guest appearances on such CBC Radio programs asNightfall,Vanishing Point and dozens of others.
Wiggins also lent his voice to manyanimated TV series andmovies. He was the voice of the villainMysterio inSpider-Man, Will Scarlet onRocket Robin Hood, the Great Wishing Star in 1986'sCare Bears Movie II: A New Generation, and the villain No Heart on theNelvana version ofCare Bears. He also voiced the character Dimetro inDinosaucers. His other roles in animated series and films includeALF Tales,Star Wars: Droids,Rock & Rule,Star Wars: Ewoks,Babar,Babar and the Adventures of Badou,Rupert,The Busy World of Richard Scarry,Franklin, andRedwall.
Wiggins was married to Sandra Crysler-Wiggins, who died in 2009, and had no children. He died at a nursing home inElora, Ontario, on February 19, 2017, from complications ofAlzheimer's disease.[4][5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar | Emery | Genie Award for Best Actor (Non-Feature) |
| 1970 | King of the Grizzlies | Colonel Pearson | |
| 1973 | The Neptune Factor | Captain Williams | |
| 1977 | Welcome to Blood City | Gellor | |
| 1977 | Why Shoot the Teacher? | Lyle Bishop | |
| 1978 | High-Ballin' | King Caroll | |
| 1978 | Two Solitudes | Captain Yardley | |
| 1979 | Murder by Decree | Doctor Hardy | |
| 1979 | Jigsaw | MacKenzie | |
| 1979 | Fish Hawk | Marcus Boggs | |
| 1980 | Virus | Dr. Borodinov | |
| 1983 | Rock & Rule | Toad (voice) | [6] |
| 1984 | The Bay Boy | Charlie McInnes | |
| 1986 | Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | Great Wishing Star (voice) | [6] |
| 1989 | Babar: The Movie | Cornelius (voice) | [6] |
| 1991 | Married to It | Dave | |
| 1995 | Butterbox Babies | Senator Danver | |
| 1995 | Voices | Angus Fergusson | |
| 1997 | Pippi Longstocking | Fridolf (voice) | [6] |
| 1999 | Babar: King of the Elephants | Cornelius (voice) | [6] |
| 2001 | Franklin's Magic Christmas | Mr. Collie (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | The Snowman Who Saved Summer | Santa Claus (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–61 | General Motors Theatre | Jonah Grundeen, Sweeney, George, Sgy. Wyeth, Booking Agent | |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Mort Bailey, Major Conn, Major Duffy, Mr. Travers, Sheriff Peterson, Jess Adams | 6 episodes |
| 1958–59 | The Unforeseen | King, Monfort | 7 episodes |
| 1959–60 | R.C.M.P. | George Needham, Kurt Hummel, Bush Pilot Watt, Martinson | 4 episodes |
| 1961 | The United States Steel Hour | Charles Blake | 2 episodes |
| 1961–64 | Playdate | Heinrich, Grandpa, Vanderkemp, Dr. Bahn | 5 episodes |
| 1965 | The Forest Rangers | Professor Mandell, Porter | 2 episodes |
| 1965 | Moment of Truth | Dexter | 1 episode |
| 1966 | The Marvel Super Heroes | Balder,Grey Gargoyle,Thor, additional voices | [6] |
| 1966 | Julius Caesar | Cassius | Television film |
| 1967–68 | Rocket Robin Hood | Will Scarlet, Infinata, Baron Blank (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 1967–70 | Spider-Man | Mysterio, Infinata,Harley Clivendon (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 1968 | Wojeck | Gilbert | 3 episodes |
| 1969 | Adventures in Rainbow Country | Fred Vincent | Episode: "The Eye of the Needle" |
| 1971–72 | Paul Bernard, Psychiatrist | Paul Bernard | Main role |
| 1973 | Tom Sawyer | Lawyer | Television film |
| 1974 | The National Dream | Donald Smith | 4 episodes |
| 1974–76 | Swiss Family Robinson | Johann Robinson, Buckley | 26 episodes |
| 1977 | A Cosmic Christmas | Mayor (voice) | Television special[6] |
| 1978 | The Devil and Daniel Mouse | Beelzebub (voice) | Television special[6] |
| 1979 | Riel | Middleton | Television film |
| 1979 | Intergalactic Thanksgiving | Pa Spademinder (voice) | Television special[6] |
| 1979 | An American Christmas Carol | Nathaniel Brewster | Television film |
| 1979–81 | The Littlest Hobo | Ed Thompson | 2 episodes |
| 1980 | The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog | Vic Walker | Television film |
| 1980 | Easter Fever | Santa Claus (voice) | Television film |
| 1981 | Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper | John Sheardown | Television film |
| 1981 | Titans | Galieo | Episode: "Galieo" |
| 1982 | Shock Trauma | Dr. McCall | Television film |
| 1982 | Mazes and Monsters | King | Television film |
| 1982–86 | Hangin' In | Ward, Abe | 3 episodes |
| 1983 | Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise | Mr. Sun (voice) | Television film |
| 1983 | Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole | Roberts | Television film |
| 1983 | A Case of Libel | Colonel Douglas | Television film |
| 1984 | Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name | Mr. Sun, Narrator (voice) | Television film |
| 1985 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Alderman | Episode: "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" |
| 1985 | Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins | Mr. Sun (voice) | Television film |
| 1985 | Jimmy Valentine | Victor Adams | Television short |
| 1985–86 | The Edison Twins | Lafayette, Old Trainer | 2 episodes |
| 1985–86 | Night Heat | Picard, Maxim Gates | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Barnum | Olmstead | Television film |
| 1986 | Spearfield's Daughter | Sylvester Spearfield | 3 episodes |
| 1986 | Adderly | Belkin | Episode: "Mailman" |
| 1986–88 | The Care Bears Family | No Heart (voice) | 46 episodes |
| 1987 | Ford: The Man and the Machine | Malcolmson | Television film |
| 1987 | Mariah | Timothy Quinlan | 7 episodes |
| 1987 | Dinosaucers | Dimetro (voice) | 18 episodes |
| 1987–90 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Jack Marshak | 72 episodes |
| 1989–91 | Babar | Cornelius (voice) | 65 episodes[6] |
| 1989–94 | Keroppi and Friends | Narrator (voice) | |
| 1990 | Divided Loyalties | William Johnson | Television film |
| 1990 | Maniac Mansion | Santa Claus | Episode: "Good Cheer on Ya" |
| 1990 | Counterstrike | Sgt. Luther | Episode: "Art for Art's Sake" |
| 1990–92 | Street Legal | Ronald Spencer, Judge Ritter | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Counterstrike | Kistler | Episode: "It's All in the Game" |
| 1991 | Mark Twain and Me | Captain | Television film |
| 1992 | Road to Avonlea | Mr. McCorkadale | Episode: "Aunt Janet Rebels" |
| 1992 | A Cry in the Night | Clyde | Television film |
| 1992–93 | By Way of the Stars | Captain Harris | 6 episodes |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Mike West | Episode: "Blind Eye" |
| 1994 | RoboCop | Roger Yung | Episode: "Prime Suspect" |
| 1994 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Slim (voice) | Episode: "The Haunted Mine" |
| 1994 | Scales of Justice | Lawyer | Episode: "L'Affaire Belshaw" |
| 1995 | Black Fox | Ralph Holtz | Miniseries |
| 1995 | Sailor Moon | Narrator, Mr. Baxter (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 1995–96 | The Neverending Story | Mr. Correander, Thonkas | 11 episodes[6] |
| 1995–98 | The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Robert Cansington (voice) | |
| 1996 | Sins of Silence | Father Flannigan | Television film |
| 1997 | Fast Track | Carl Scannel | Episode: "Triangle" |
| 1997 | Windsor Protocol | Charles Ferguson | Television film |
| 1997–98 | Freaky Stories | Narrator (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Earth: Final Conflict | Tim O'Malley | Episode: "The Secret of Strandhill" |
| 1998 | Pippi Longstocking | Fridolf (voice) | 2 episodes[6] |
| 1998 | Birdz | Officer Pigeon (voice) | Episode: "One Giant Leap"[6] |
| 1998 | Evidence of Blood | Horace Talbott | |
| 1998 | Thunder Point | Charles Ferguson | Television film |
| 1998–99 | Mythic Warriors | Elderly Stablehand, King Proteus, Great Oracle (voice) | 2 episodes[6] |
| 1999–2002 | Redwall | Abbot Mortimer (voice) | 39 episodes[6] |
| 2000–04 | Franklin | Mr. Groundhog (voice) | 4 episodes[6] |
| 2001–02 | Pecola | Pecolius (voice) | 12 episodes[6] |
| 2003 | The Piano Man's Daughter | James Kilworth | Television film |
| 2005 | ReGenesis | Vascily Popov | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Our Fathers | Priest | Television film |
| 2006 | Four Minutes | Burnett | Television film |
| 2010–11 | Babar and the Adventures of Badou | Cornelius (voice) | 17 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Warriors: Legends of Troy | Anchises,Theseus | [6] |
| Year | Award | Category | Production | Result |
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| 1969 | Canadian Film Awards | Best Performance by an Actor (Non-Feature) | The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar | Won |
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