Chris Wiggins

Acting

Chris Wiggins

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Jan 13, 1930 (95 years old)
Death date
Feb 19, 2017

Chris Wiggins

Known For

The Piano Man's Daughter
3h
DOLBY
Movie 2003

The Piano Man's Daughter

Terrified of passing on the madness that runs in his...

Redwall
39 Episodes
DOLBY
TV Show 1999

Redwall

To save his besieged Abbey, a young mouse novice must...

Babar: King of the Elephants
1h 20m
DOLBY
Movie 1999

Babar: King of the Elephants

Babar is a young elephant in the great forest. Whilst...

The Defenders: Taking the First
1h 36m
DOLBY
Movie 1998

The Defenders: Taking the First

A racist provokes four teens into beating a Latino youth...

Birdz
13 Episodes
DOLBY
TV Show 1998

Birdz

Birdz is an animated television series produced by Canada's Nelvana...

The NeverEnding Story
26 Episodes
DOLBY
TV Show 1995

The NeverEnding Story

The animated adventures of Bastian Balthazar Bux in the enchanted...

Voices
1h 33m
DOLBY
Movie 1995

Voices

A story about real life early 20th century British composer...

Black Fox
1h 32m
DOLBY
Movie 1995

Black Fox

A former slave affects peace between Indian tribes and homesteaders...

StreamPrime Logo
1h 34m
DOLBY
Movie 1995

Butterbox Babies

A couple operates a shady maternity home in 1930s/1940s Nova...

A Cry in the Night
1h 36m
DOLBY
Movie 1992

A Cry in the Night

A divorced mother suspects that she and her two children...

Biography

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 .