Colin Fox (actor)
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Colin Fox | |
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| Born | November 20, 1938[1] Aldershot, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Other names | Colin R. Fox |
| Education | National Theatre School of Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Spouse |
Carol Fox
(m. 1986; died 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
Colin Fox (born November 20, 1938) is a Canadian character actor.[1]
Career
[edit]His acting credits include playing Jean Paul Desmond and Jacques Eloi Des Mondes (the latter speaking to his descendant from the portrait) in Strange Paradise (CBC/Syndicated, 1969–70), as well as voice work in various animated series, and in other roles in film, television and on the stage. He created the role of Walter Telford, an attorney on the series High Hopes. His most famous role may be that of Anton Hendricks in the TV series PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal. He also appeared in Shining Time Station episode, "Schemer's Special Club" as the misogynistic and racist Nicklear Club President and owner Mr. Hobart Hume III.
Fox is well known for his portrayal of Swiss chef Fritz Brenner in the A&E TV original series, A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002), and the series pilot, The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000). Fox's Fritz is a complex person, like the Fritz portrayed in the books, but does not joke with Archie as much. A running joke in the series is the offscreen sound of pots and pans falling and dishes breaking when Fritz is annoyed or upset. In "Eeny Meeny Murder Mo", Fritz gets drunk after a woman is murdered in Wolfe's office and Wolfe refuses to eat.
Fox played cunning, ruthless villains in three episodes of the Canadian TV show Friday the 13th: The Series. The first was monk Rupert LeCroix in "The Poisoned Pen" wielding a cursed quill pen that caused whatever was written by it to actually happen. The second was Sylvan Winters, taxidermist and Satanic Cult leader – who actually killed lead character, Micki Foster (Louise Robey) with the deadly Coin of Zaecles in the episode, "Tails I Live, Heads You Die." The third was German scientist Horst Mueller in "The Butcher," who used a silver amulet – a swastika enclosed in a circle – to resurrect a Nazi war criminal, Colonel Rausch a.k.a. The Butcher.
He also supplied the voice of the Professor in Rupert, the arch villain The Wizard in The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland and Newton the turtle from Peep and the Big Wide World.
Personal life
[edit]Fox was born in Aldershot, Ontario, Canada. He is a 1965 graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.[2] Fox's wife, Carol, is deceased. They had one daughter, Sarah. He lives in Elora, Ontario, just outside Toronto, in an 1860s Victorian home.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1963 | Again and Again | Narrator | voice |
| 1969 | The Three Musketeers | Aramis | |
| Strange Paradise | Jean Paul Desmond / Jacques Eloi Des Monde | ||
| 1971 | The Reincarnate | Ormsby | |
| 1972 | The Discoverers | ||
| 1973 | Tom Sawyer (TV) | ||
| 1974 | House of Pride (TV series) | Dan Pride | |
| 1975 | Witness to Yesterday (TV series) | John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham | "Lord Durham" |
| My Pleasure is My Business | Freddie | ||
| 1977 | The War Between the Tates | Leonard Zimmerman | |
| 1978 | The Prophet from Pugwash | Narrator | |
| High Hopes (TV series) | Walter Telford | ||
| 1979 | Chocolate Eclair (Éclair au chocolat) | Le businessman américain | |
| A Man Called Intrepid (TV) | Acker | ||
| 1980 | Virus | Spy Z | |
| 1981 | A Whale for the Killing (TV) | ||
| Silence of the North | Arthur Herriot | ||
| 1982 | Murder By Phone | Dr. Alderman | |
| 1983 | A Christmas Story | Ming the Merciless | scenes deleted |
| 1984 | Real Inside | Arthur Mudgin | |
| Covergirl | Maitre d' | ||
| 1985 | Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks | ||
| 1985–1986 | The Equalizer (TV series) | Consul Bishop |
"The Defector" "The Cup" |
| 1986 | My Pet Monster | Dr. Eugene Snyder | |
| Spenser: For Hire (TV series) | Father Brendan | "Shadowsight" | |
| 1987 | My Pet Monster (TV series) | Mr. Hinkle | voice |
| The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland | The Wizard | voice | |
| Hello Again | Clergyman | ||
| 1987–1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series) | Victor Stouts Dr. Herman Vandenburg |
"If the Shoe Fits" "Murder Party" |
| 1987–1989 | Friday the 13th: The Series (TV series) | Le Croix Sylvan Winters Horst Mueller |
"The Poison Pen" "Tails I Live, Heads You Die" "The Butcher" |
| 1987–1990 | Street Legal (TV series) | Dr. Peter Marcheson Lowell McMurrich |
"Star Struck" "Shadow Boxing" |
| 1988 | Biographies: The Enigma of Bobby Bittman (TV) | Arthur Prince | |
| Diamonds (TV series) | "All Bets Off" | ||
| 1989 | Passion and Paradise (TV) | Axel Wenner-Gren | |
| Gnaw: Food of the Gods II | Professor Edmond Delhurst | ||
| Small Sacrifices (TV) | Jim Pex | ||
| Lady in the Corner (TV) | Theo | ||
| 1990 | Beautiful Dreamers | Rev. Haines | |
| Counterstrike (TV series) | Lord Sutcliffe | "Dead in the Air" "Art for Art's Sake" | |
| In Defense of a Married Man (TV) | Brad Monroe | ||
| Descending Angel (TV) | Doctor | ||
| 1990–1992 | Maniac Mansion (TV series) | Edward Edison | "The 10th Anniversary Special" "Money Dearest" "The New Look" "The Prince's Broad" |
| 1991 | Money | 1st Executive | |
| Law & Order (TV series) | Peter Martin | "In Memory of" | |
| Mark Twain and Me (TV) | Dr. Quintard | ||
| A Little Piece of Heaven (TV) | The Preacher | ||
| Conspiracy of Silence (TV) | George Dangerfield | ||
| 1991–1997 | Rupert (TV series) | Professor | |
| 1992 | Scanners III: The Takeover | Dr. Elton Monet | |
| E.N.G. (TV series) | Sandy Ferguson | "Pressure" | |
| Deadbolt (TV) | Professor Rhodes | ||
| In the Eyes of a Stranger (TV) | Richard | ||
| The Sound and the Silence (TV) | Samuel Langley | ||
| Partners 'n Love (TV) | Dr. Hatch | ||
| 1992–1995 | Forever Knight (TV series) | Priest Dr. Alex Nystrom |
"For I Have Sinned" "Near Death" |
| 1993 | Shining Time Station (TV series) | Hobart Hume The Third | "Schemer's Special Club" |
| Dieppe (TV) | Laffin | ||
| Road to Avonlea (TV series) | Galileo Dale | "Tug of War" | |
| Bonds of Love (TV) | Dr. Roche | ||
| Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (TV) | Joe Bembenek | ||
| Matrix (TV series) | The Man from the Other Side | "The Yellow Chamber" | |
| On My Own | Palter | ||
| Return to Lonesome Dove | Lord Henry | ||
| 1994 | Historica Minutes: Agnes Macphail | Guthrie | |
| PCU | Trustee #1 | ||
| The Mighty Jungle (TV series) | Harold | "Guerrilla in My Midst" | |
| RoboCop: The Series (TV series) | Hammersmith | "Sisters in Crime" | |
| Blauvogel (TV miniseries) | Priest | ||
| 1995 | The NeverEnding Story (TV series) | Large Head | |
| Butterbox Babies | Rutledge | ||
| Open Season | Jackson Carp | ||
| Are You Afraid of the Dark? (TV series) | Ray Lawson | "The Tale of Train Magic" | |
| Tommy Boy | Nelson | ||
| Hiroshima | Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal | ||
| Voices | Sir Thomas Beecham | ||
| 1995–1996 | Goosebumps (TV series) | Shopkeeper | "The Haunted Mask (Part I & II)" "The Haunted Mask II (Part I & II)" |
| 1996 | Windsor Protocol (TV series) | FBI Agent James K. Smith | |
| The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (TV series) | Mr. Howie | ||
| Sins of Silence (TV) | Judge Boland | ||
| The Haunting of Lisa (TV) | Bishop McCarthy | ||
| Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (TV) | Lord Elgin | ||
| Mrs. Winterbourne | Wedding Guest | ||
| L5: First City in Space | Scientist-Grandfather | ||
| Daylight | Roger Trilling | ||
| In Love and War | Dr. Hemingway | ||
| 1996–2000 | PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (TV series) | Professor Anton Hedricks | |
| 1997 | Elvis Meets Nixon (TV) | Sir Harold | |
| End of Summer (TV) | Ezra | ||
| Let Me Call You Sweetheart (TV) | State Senator Jonathan Hoover | ||
| 1998 | Silver Surfer (TV series) | Uatu the Watcher | "Learning Curve" |
| Seeds of Doubt | David Golden | ||
| 1998–1999 | Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend (TV series) | King Cepheus Menelaus |
"Andromeda: The Warrior Princess" "Ulysses and the Trojan Horse" |
| 1999 | Hype: The Time Quest | voice | |
| Noddy | The Sandman | "The Sandman Cometh" | |
| Wind at My Back (TV series) | Senator Carlisle Woodman | "New Directions" | |
| 2000 | Left Behind: The Movie | Chaim Rosenzweig | |
| La Femme Nikita (TV series) | Gelman | "Getting Out of Reverse" | |
| The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (TV) | Fritz Brenner | ||
| Angels in the Infield (TV) | The Devil | ||
| Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble (TV) | John Quincy Adams | ||
| Dirty Pictures (TV) | Walsh | ||
| A House Divided (TV) | Dr. Lovick | ||
| Relic Hunter (TV series) | Hans Lubeck | "Last of the Mochicas" | |
| The Last Debate (TV) | Joshua Simpson | ||
| Phantom of the Megaplex (TV) | Wolfgang Nedermayer | ||
| 2001 | Drive Time Murders (TV) | Frederick Rankin | |
| Laughter on the 23rd Floor (TV) | Cal Weebs | ||
| Down to Earth | Director | ||
| The Zack Files (TV series) | Charles | "The Switch" "Dinner with Grandpa" | |
| Prince Charming (TV) | King Leo | ||
| Chasing Holden | Pappy | ||
| 2001–2002 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery (TV series) | Fritz Brenner | |
| 2002 | Drummer Boy | Board Chairman | |
| Henry's World (TV series) | Mr. Wiggins | ||
| Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (TV) | Westchester Priest | ||
| Salem Witch Trials (TV) | Israel Porter | ||
| 2003 | America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (TV) | Richard Lawton | |
| Deathlands: Homeward Bound (TV) | Baron Titus Cawdor | ||
| Webs (TV) | Dr. Richard Morelli | ||
| 2004 | Peep and the Big Wide World (TV series) | Newton | |
| Wonderfalls (TV series) | Fred Bradley | "Crime Dog" | |
| Atomic Betty (TV series) | Supreme Overlord Maximus IQ | ||
| A Separate Peace (TV) | Professor Fitzwinkler | ||
| Plain Truth (TV) | Bishop Stoflus | ||
| Perfect Strangers | Sir Nigel | ||
| The Manly Bee (TV series) | Doc Zombie | ||
| 2005 | Puppets Who Kill (TV series) | Sir Percy Quill | "Buttons the Dresser" |
| Our Fathers (TV) | Daniel Kibbe | ||
| 2006 | This Is Wonderland (TV series) | ||
| 2007 | The Dead Zone (TV series) | Father Brendan | "Transgressions" |
| 2008 | One Week | Father O'Neill | |
| Cutting for Stone | Chairman | ||
| 2010 | Unnatural History (TV Series) | Dante Morneau | "Pilot" |
| Bolts and Blips (TV Series) | Dr. Blood | ||
| 2019 | The Women of Aipine Road | Morgan | Short |
| Mary Kills People (TV Series) | Priest | ||
| 2020 | Shortly to Go | Cloves | |
| 2021 | Hero Dog: The Journey Home | Captain Boggs | |
| 2021 | Deadly Draw | Silas Ekelund | Post-production |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Wyndham Wise, "Colin Fox". The Canadian Encyclopedia, September 22, 2011.
- ^ "Alumni, Acting: 1963-1969". National Theatre School of Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12.
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- 1938 births
- Living people
- Male actors from Ontario
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male stage actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- People from Centre Wellington
- National Theatre School of Canada alumni
- Canadian Screen Award winning actors
- 20th-century Canadian male actors
- 21st-century Canadian male actors