Chris Wiggins
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․"