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 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 three surviving cast members from Spider-Man (1967), the other two being Paul Soles and Carl Banas.
He will be appearing in three episodes of the upcoming Canadian sci-fi series "Regenesis" starring Peter Outerbridge and Maxim Roy starting October 24, 2004 on The Movie Network and Movie Central. [September 2004]
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Had a recurring role on CBC "Hangin' In" comedy TV series as Kate Brown's father (played by Lally Cadeau) in the eighties.
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Member of the prestigious Stratford Festival Acting Company in 1960 playing the roles of "Old Capulet" and "Chorus" in Romeo and Juliet, "Pembroke" in King John, and "Snout" in A Midsummer Night's Dream".
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First job in the UK was in banking.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Titans
1981
TV Series
Galieo
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
1981
TV Movie
John Sheardown
Tales of the Klondike
1981
TV Mini-Series
Day of Resurrection
1980
Dr. Borodinov
Easter Fever
1980
TV Movie
Santa Claus
Baker (voice)
The Great Detective
1980
TV Series
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
1980
TV Movie
Dr. Vic Walker
An American Christmas Carol
1979
TV Movie
Mr. Nathaniel Brewster
Matt and Jenny
1979
TV Series
Captain Herbert Ramsbottom
Intergalactic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet
1979
TV Short
Pa Spademinder (voice)
Fish Hawk
1979
Marcus Boggs
Riel
1979
TV Movie
Middleton
L'homme en colère
1979
MacKenzie
Murder by Decree
1979
Doctor Hardy
A Man Called Intrepid
1979
TV Mini-Series
Heisenberg
The Devil and Daniel Mouse
1978
TV Movie
B.L. Zebub / The Devil (voice)
Voice of the Fugitive
1978
Short
Silas
Two Solitudes
1978
Capitain Yardley
High-Ballin'
1978
King Caroll
A Cosmic Christmas
1977
TV Short
Mayor (voice)
Why Shoot the Teacher?
1977
Lyle Bishop
Welcome to Blood City
1977
Gellor
Swiss Family Robinson
1976
TV Series
Johann Robinson / Buckley
The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway
1974
TV Mini-Series
Donald Smith
The Neptune Factor
1973
Capt. Williams
Tom Sawyer
1973
TV Movie
Lawyer
Purple Playhouse
1973
TV Series
ABC Afterschool Specials
1972
TV Series
Dudley
Paul Bernard, Psychiatrist
1971
TV Series
Dr. Paul Bernard
Spider-Man
1967-1970
TV Series
Mysterio / Harley Clivendon / Infinata / ...
King of the Grizzlies
1970
The Colonel
The Three Musketeers
1969
TV Movie
Festival
1961-1969
TV Series
Corbaccio / (segment 'Brecht: A Threepenny Profile') / Stan Mann / ...
McQueen
1969
TV Series
Brother John
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
1969
Emery
Adventures in Rainbow Country
1969
TV Series
Fred Vincent
Wojeck
1968
TV Series
Gilbert
Rocket Robin Hood
1967-1968
TV Series
Will Scarlet / Infinata / Baron Blank
Hatch's Mill
1967
TV Series
Donegan
A Question of Identity: War of 1812
1966
Short
Julius Caesar
1966
TV Movie
Cassius
Once Upon a Prime Time
1966
Short
Captain America
1966
TV Series
Thor (Dr. Donald Blake) (voice)
The Marvel Super Heroes
1966
TV Series
Thor (Dr. Don Blake)
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
Kraven
... (voice)
Seaway
1965-1966
TV Series
Bob Roberts / McCrea
Mighty Thor
1966
TV Series
Thor
Don Blake
Balder
The Forest Rangers
1965
TV Series
Prof. Mandell / Porter
Moment of Truth
1964
TV Series
Dexter
Playdate
1961-1964
TV Series
Heinrich / Grandpa / Vanderkemp / ...
William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country
1961
Short
Jeweller?
The United States Steel Hour
1961
TV Series
Charles Blake
The Man Born to Be King
1961
TV Movie
Joseph Caiaphas
Shoestring Theatre
1960
TV Series segment "A Sunny Morning"
- Episode #3.6 1960 ... segment "A Sunny Morning"
First Person
1960
TV Series
R.C.M.P.
1959-1960
TV Series
George Needham / Kurt Hummel / Bush Pilot Watt / ...
Heritage
1960
TV Series
Encounter
1956-1960
TV Series
Jonah Grundeen / Sweeney / George / ...
The Unforeseen
1958-1959
TV Series
King / Monfort
Folio
1955-1959
TV Series
Don Eduardo
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957
TV Series
Mort Bailey / Major Conn / Major Richard Duffy / ...