Chris Wiggins
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1930-01-13
- Died
- 2017-02-19
- Place of birth
- Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
Known For
TV Shows (32)
Earth: Final Conflict
1997
as Tim O'Malley
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Mike West
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
as Jack Marshak
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Alderman
ReGenesis
2004
as Vascily Popov
Night Heat
1985
Franklin
1997
as Mr. Groundhog (voice)
The Care Bears
1985
as No Heart (voice)
Babar and the Adventures of Badou
2010
as Cornelius (voice)
The Littlest Hobo
1979
as Ed Thompson
Spider-Man
1967
as Police officer / Director / Mysterio (voice) (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Flour Merchant
Rupert
1991
as Additional Voices (voice) / Bill Bottles / Additional Voices (voice)
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957
as Jess Adams / Sheriff Peterson / Mr. Travers / Major Duffy / Mort Bailey / Major Conn
The Marvel Super Heroes
1966
as Thor (Dr. Donald Blake) (voice)
Folio
1955
Little Men
1998
as Dr. Thomas Welch
Redwall
1999
as Abbott Mortimer (voice)
The NeverEnding Story
1995
as Mr. Correander (voice)
Star Wars: Droids
1985
as Mon Julpa (voice)
Pippi Longstocking
1997
as Fridolf
Babar
1989
as Cornelius (voice)
Adderly
1986
Dinosaucers
1987
as Dimetro (voice)
Seaway
1965
as McCrea / Bob Roberts
Wojeck
1966
as Gilbert
Rocket Robin Hood
1966
as Will Scarlet / Infinata / Baron Blank (voice)
First Performance
1955
Birdz
1998
as Officer Pidgeon (voice)
Swiss Family Robinson
1974
as Johann Robinson
The National Dream
1974
as Donald Smith
A Man Called Intrepid
1979
as Heisenberg
Movies (49)
Virus
1980
as Dr. Borodinov
Rock & Rule
1983
as Toad (voice)
High-Ballin'
1978
as King Caroll
Murder by Decree
1979
as Dr. Hardy
Mazes and Monsters
1982
as King
Our Fathers
2005
as Angelo's Old Priest
Married to It
1991
as Dave
Riel
1979
as General Frederick Dobson Middleton
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
1986
as Great Wishing Star (voice)
Black Fox: The Price of Peace
1995
as Ralph Holtz
The Neptune Factor
1973
as Capt. Williams
Thunder Point
1998
as Charles Ferguson
The Defenders: Taking the First
1998
Divided Loyalties
1990
as Sir William Johnson
Shock-Trauma
1982
as Dr. McCall
Spearfield's Daughter
1986
as Sylvester Spearfield
Evidence of Blood
1998
as Horace Talbott
Tom Sawyer
1976
as Lawyer
Fish Hawk
1980
as Marcus Boggs
An American Christmas Carol
1979
as Nathaniel Brewster
L'Homme en colère
1979
as MacKenzie
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
1979
as Pa Spademinder (voice)
Franklin's Magic Christmas
2001
as Mr. Collie (voice)
Star Wars: Droids - The Pirates and the Prince
1997
as Mon Julpa
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
1981
as John Sheardon
Welcome to Blood City
1977
as Gellor
Mark Twain and Me
1991
as Captain
Black Fox
1995
as Ralph Holtz
The Piano Man's Daughter
2003
as James Kilworth
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
1969
as Emery Prometer
Babar: King of the Elephants
1999
as Cornelius
A Cry in the Night
1992
as Clyde
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
1980
as Dr. Vic Walker
Redwall: The Movie
2000
as Abbot Mortimer (voice)
The Bay Boy
1984
as Chief Charlie McInnes
King of the Grizzlies
1970
as The Colonel
Butterbox Babies
1995
as Senator Danver
Easter Fever
1980
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Liberators
1987
as Marchand de farine
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1985
as Alderman
Sins of Silence
1996
as Father Flannigan
The Windsor Protocol
1998
as Sir Charles Ferguson
Kids for Character
1996
as Cornelius(voice)
Four Minutes
2005
as Burnett
Why Shoot the Teacher?
1977
as Lyle Bishop
Voices
1995
as Angus Fergusson
A Case of Libel
1983
as Col. Douglas
The Devil and Daniel Mouse
1978
as B.L. Zebub (voice)
A Cosmic Christmas
1977
as Mayor (voice)
About Chris Wiggins
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 r… With 81 credits spanning from 1954 to 2010, Chris Wiggins has appeared in 49 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Chris Wiggins Movies
- Virus (1980) — as Dr. Borodinov
- Rock & Rule (1983) — as Toad (voice)
- High-Ballin' (1978) — as King Caroll
- Murder by Decree (1979) — as Dr. Hardy
- Mazes and Monsters (1982) — as King
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