Chris Wiggins

Chris Wiggins

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
    Birthday
    1/13/1930
Rock & Rule
Rock & Rule
5.9
Married to It
Married to It
6
Franklin's Magic Christmas
Franklin's Magic Christmas
6.2
The Neptune Factor
The Neptune Factor
5
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
6.2
The Bay Boy
The Bay Boy
5.8
Murder by Decree
Murder by Decree
6.4
The Windsor Protocol
The Windsor Protocol
3.7
High-Ballin'
High-Ballin'
5.4
Welcome to Blood City
Welcome to Blood City
4.9
King of the Grizzlies
King of the Grizzlies
6
A Cosmic Christmas
A Cosmic Christmas
5.3
The Angry Man
The Angry Man
5.6
Mazes and Monsters
Mazes and Monsters
4.3
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
7.5
Easter Fever
Easter Fever
7
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
7
Black Fox: The Price of Peace
Black Fox: The Price of Peace
5.8
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
5.7
Divided Loyalties
Divided Loyalties
0
Shock-Trauma
Shock-Trauma
0
Spearfield's Daughter
Spearfield's Daughter
0
Thunder Point
Thunder Point
4.5
Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper
Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper
0
A Case of Libel
A Case of Libel
2
Why Shoot the Teacher?
Why Shoot the Teacher?
5.7
A Man Called Intrepid
A Man Called Intrepid
7
Babar: King of the Elephants
Babar: King of the Elephants
6.1
Fish Hawk
6.5
Evidence of Blood
Evidence of Blood
6.4
Black Fox
Black Fox
6.4
A Cry in the Night
A Cry in the Night
3.8
Sins of Silence
Sins of Silence
6
Butterbox Babies
6
Virus
Virus
6.3
The Liberators
The Liberators
0
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
6
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
5.2
The Defenders: Taking the First
The Defenders: Taking the First
6.5
The Piano Man's Daughter
The Piano Man's Daughter
0
Voices
Voices
4.8
An American Christmas Carol
An American Christmas Carol
6.1
Mark Twain and Me
Mark Twain and Me
7.4
The Devil and Daniel Mouse
The Devil and Daniel Mouse
6.8
Redwall The Movie
Redwall The Movie
7.4
Logo
Wynk Movies
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