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 .

The Piano Man's Daughter
2003
James Kilworth
Franklin's Magic Christmas
2001
Mr. Collie (voice)
Redwall The Movie
2000
Abbot Mortimer (voice)
Babar: King of the Elephants
1999
Cornelius
The Windsor Protocol
1998
Sir Charles Ferguson
Thunder Point
1998
Charles Ferguson
Evidence of Blood
1998
Horace Talbott
The Defenders: Taking the First
1998
Star Wars: Droids - The Pirates and the Prince
1997
Mon Julpa
Sins of Silence
1996
Father Flannigan
Black Fox: The Price of Peace
1995
Ralph Holtz
Black Fox
1995
Ralph Holtz
Voices
1995
Angus Fergusson
A Cry in the Night
1992
Clyde
Married to It
1991
Dave
Mark Twain and Me
1991
Captain
Divided Loyalties
1990
Sir William Johnson
The Liberators
1987
Marchand de farine
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
1986
Great Wishing Star (voice)
Spearfield's Daughter
1986
Sylvester Spearfield
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1985
Alderman
The Bay Boy
1984
Chief Charlie McInnes
Rock & Rule
1983
Toad (voice)
A Case of Libel
1983
Col. Douglas
Mazes and Monsters
1982
King
Shock-Trauma
1982
Dr. McCall
Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper
1981
John Sheardon
Easter Fever
1980
Santa Claus (voice)
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
1980
Dr. Vic Walker
Virus
1980
Dr. Borodinov
Murder by Decree
1979
Dr. Hardy
The Angry Man
1979
MacKenzie
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
1979
Pa Spademinder (voice)
A Man Called Intrepid
1979
Heisenberg
An American Christmas Carol
1979
Nathaniel Brewster
High-Ballin'
1978
King Caroll
The Devil and Daniel Mouse
1978
B.L. Zebub (voice)
Welcome to Blood City
1977
Gellor
A Cosmic Christmas
1977
Mayor (voice)
Why Shoot the Teacher?
1977
Lyle Bishop
The Neptune Factor
1973
Capt. Williams
Tom Sawyer
1973
Lawyer
King of the Grizzlies
1970
The Colonel
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
1969
Emery Prometer