Biography
Chris Wiggins (January 13, 1930 - February 19, 2017) was 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 .
Acted in 84
2000s
- 2005
Four Minutes
Burnett
Our Fathers
Angelo's Old Priest
- 2004
- 2003
The Piano Man's Daughter
James Kilworth
- 2001
- 2000
Redwall: The Movie
Abbot Mortimer (voice)
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
The Defenders: Taking the First
Movie
Birdz
Officer Pidgeon (voice) · 13 episodes
Thunder Point
Charles Ferguson
Evidence of Blood
Horace Talbott
- 1997
Star Wars: Droids - The Pirates and the Prince
Mon Julpa
- 1996
Kids for Character
Cornelius(voice)
Sins of Silence
Father Flannigan
- 1995
The NeverEnding Story
Mr. Correander (voice) · 26 episodes
Voices
Angus Fergusson
Black Fox: The Price of Peace
Ralph Holtz
Black Fox
Ralph Holtz
- 1993
- 1992
A Cry in the Night
Clyde
- 1991
- 1990
Divided Loyalties
Sir William Johnson
1980s
- 1989
Babar
Cornelius (voice) · 65 episodes
- 1987
The Liberators
Marchand de farine
- 1986
Adderly
TV
Spearfield's Daughter
Sylvester Spearfield · 3 episodes
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
Great Wishing Star (voice)
- 1985
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Alderman
- 1984
The Bay Boy
Chief Charlie McInnes
Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name
Mr. Sun (voice)
- 1983
A Case of Libel
Col. Douglas
Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise
Mr. Sun (voice)
- 1982
Shock-Trauma
Dr. McCall
- 1981
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
John Sheardon
- 1980
Easter Fever
Santa Claus (voice)
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Dr. Vic Walker
1970s
- 1979
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
Pa Spademinder (voice)
A Man Called Intrepid
Heisenberg · 3 episodes
Riel
General Frederick Dobson Middleton
Jig-Saw
MacKenzie
Murder by Decree
Dr. Hardy
- 1978
The Devil and Daniel Mouse
B.L. Zebub (voice)
- 1977
Why Shoot the Teacher?
Lyle Bishop
- 1976
Tom Sawyer
Lawyer
- 1974
Swiss Family Robinson
Johann Robinson · 26 episodes
The National Dream
Donald Smith · 7 episodes
- 1973
The Neptune Factor
Capt. Williams
- 1970
King of the Grizzlies
The Colonel
1960s
- 1969
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Emery Prometer
- 1967
- 1966
Rocket Robin Hood
Will Scarlet / Infinata / Baron Blank (voice) · 63 episodes
- 1965
Seaway
McCrea, Bob Roberts · 1 episode
