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Chris Wiggins Biography

Birth Name:Chris Wiggins

Birth Place:Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Profession Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Has been recognized in "Who's Who in Canada" for 12 years, was noted in the English publication "Men of Achievement," and received a Playwright Award from the Canadian Authors' Association
  • Won the Andrew Allan Award from ACTRA for Best Performance in radio in 1976
  • Won a Henry Osborne Challenge Trophy for stage performance at the Dominion Drama Festival in 1955
  • Auditioned for an amateur theater group that needed an English voice and discovered his love for acting
  • Left the UK for Trail, British Columbia, where he worked in radio and newspaper advertising
  • Is also a voice actor, having worked on the animated series "Babar," "The Care Bears Family," and "The Busy World of Richard Scarry," among many others
  • Best known for his role Jack Marshak in "Friday's the 13th: The Series" and as Johann Robinson in "Swiss Family Robinson․"
  • Wrote the book "Standing Naked in the Wings: Anecdotes from Canadian Actors" about his time on the 1958 TV series "Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans․"