B: January 13, 1931 in Blackpool, England
D: February 19, 2017 in Elora, Ontario
Chris Wiggins was a banker in England, but changed careers after arriving in Canada in 1952. He headed west coast to Trail, British Columbia and worked in newspaper and radio advertising prior to auditioning for an amateur theatre group which required an English voice. This peaked his interest in a possible career move. After winning a Best Actor award (Henry Osborne Challenge Trophy) for stage performance in 1955 at the Dominion Drama Festival, he was advised to head east to Toronto, where there would be more work. In Toronto, he performed on the stage with the Museum Theatre and Crest Theatre and from 1959-1960, he was also a member of the Acting Company with Ontario’s Stratford Festival. Once established in Canada, he went looking for work in the United States where he performed at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas and on made-for-television dramas with CBS in New York. |
Features & TV Movies: The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (1968) King of the Grizzlies (1970) The Courage of Kavik, The Wolf Dog (TV-1980) Mark Twain and Me (TV-1991) Redwall: The Movie (TV-2000)
TV Series – Cast: Paul Bernard, Psychiatrist (1971-1972) Spearfield`s Daughter (mini-series, 1986) By Way of the Stars (mini-series, 1992) Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall (voice, 2000) |
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