Robson, Wayne 1946–

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ROBSON, Wayne 1946–

PERSONAL

Born 1946, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; married Lynn (a voice teacher); children: Louis, Ivy. Education: Studied drama at University of British Columbia, 1968. Avocational Interests: Social protest.

Addresses: Agent— Fusion Artists, Inc., 401 Richmond St. West, #401, Toronto, Ontario M4J 2M1, Canada.

Career: Actor. SFU, actor–in–residence for two years. Provided voices for commercials.

Awards, Honors: Genie Award nomination, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, for The Grey Fox; Gemini Award, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, for And Then You Die.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Bartender, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Warner Bros., 1971.

Flashpoint, 1977.

Chizzelflint, Popeye, Paramount, 1980.

Prisoner, Improper Channels, Crown International Pictures, 1981.

William "Shorty" Dunn, The Grey Fox, 1982.

Henry, Boys and Girls, 1982.

Zev Tyndale, Finders Keepers, Warner Bros., 1984.

Theater assistant manager, Just the Way You Are, 1984.

Halliday, Mrs. Soffel, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists Entertainment Company, 1984.

Harry Dickens, One Magic Christmas (also known as Disney's One Magic Christmas and Un drole de Noel ), Buena Vista, 1985.

Vern, Bullies, Universal, 1986.

Officer Huntley, Dead of Winter, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1987.

Principal, Housekeeping, Columbia, 1987.

Stick, Goofballs, 1987.

Buddy Burke, Candy Mountain, International Film Exchange, 1988.

Something about Love, 1988.

Lab attendant, Parents, Vestron Pictures, 1989.

Rolley, Buying Time, Arista Films, 1989.

Pete, Bye Bye Blues, Circle Films, 1989.

Roy Ebsary, Justice Denied, 1989.

Voice of Frank, the Green Hyper Frilled–Neck Lizard, The Rescuers Down Under (animated), Buena Vista, 1990.

Four Eyes, Bingo's prison mate, Bingo, 1991.

Jeff, Love & Murder, Southpaw, 1991.

Wayne Brock, April One (also known as Stand Off ), Astral Films, 1993.

Sammy Marchant, Dolores Claiborne, Columbia, 1995.

Frank Hardin, Senior Trip (also known as National Lampoon's Senior Trip ), New Line Cinema, 1995.

Beano Callahan, Two If By Sea (also known as Stolen Hearts ), Warner Bros., 1996.

Bartender, Getting Away with Murder, 1996.

Nick Wickham, Affliction, 1997.

Rennes, the fugitive, Cube, Trimark Pictures, 1997.

Voices of Marabou and sales manager, Babar, King of Elephants (animated; also known as Babar—Koenig der Elephanten and Barbar, roi des elephants ), HBO Home Video, 1999.

Cruichshank, The Highwayman, Sterling Home Entertainment, 2000.

Tolbert (Deep Stomach), Interstate 60 (also known as I–60 ), Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2002.

Mike Hamar, Duct Tape Forever (also known as Red Green's Duct Tape Forever ), TVA International, 2002.

Old man, Wrong Turn, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Stan Holland, Cold Creek Manor, Buena Vista, 2003.

Morris Gutman, Welcome to Mooseport, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Various characters, Bizarre, Showtime, 1980.

Voice of Professor Calculus, The Adventures of Tintin (animated; also known as Les aventures de Tintin ), 1990.

Mike Hamar, The Red Green Show (also known as The New Red Green Show ), PBS and CBC, 1991.

Voice of Engywook, Die Unendliche Geschichte (also known as The NeverEnding Story ), 1996.

Voice of Melvin Fish, Bob and Margaret (animated), Comedy Central, 1998.

Voice of Bloom, Pippi Longstocking (animated), HBO, 1998.

Voice, Angela Anaconda, Fox Family, 1999.

Voice of Methuselah, Redwall (animated; also known as Brian Jacques' Redwall and Redwall ), Teletoon, 1999.

Voice of Matthew Cuthbert, Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series (animated), PBS, 2000.

Also appeared as voice of the Sage of Um, Rupert.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Sammy, Chasing Rainbows, CBC, 1988.

Cobble Slade, By the Way of the Stars, CBC and The Disney Channel, 1994.

Eric, I Was a Rat (also known as Un bon petit rat ), BBC, 2001.

Mr. Ballou, Roughing It (also known as Mark Twain's Roughing It ), Hallmark Channel, 2002.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Flint, Something's Afoot, 1984.

Dr. Sitton, Love, Mary, CBS, 1985.

Mania (also known as Mania: The Intruder ), 1986.

And Then You Die, CBC, 1987.

Donald Pearce, In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 (also known as La bataille de Normandie, La bravoure et le mepris, and The Valour and the Horror, Part 3 ), CBC, 1992.

Jeter, "Cursed with Charisma," Really Weird Tales, 1987.

Cooter, The Kissing Place, USA Network, 1990.

Melvin, In the Nick of Time, NBC, 1991.

Flapjack, Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave (also known as Curse of the Viking Grave ), The Disney Channel, 1991.

Gravedigger, Double, Double, Toil and Trouble, ABC, 1993.

Benny, chief of police, Heads, Showtime, 1993.

Christie, The Diviners, CBC, 1993.

Hombre, Sodbusters, Showtime, 1994.

Ed Cady, Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story, Lifetime, 1995.

Billy Orr, When the Dark Man Calls, USA Network, 1995.

Rooster McCoy, Derby, ABC, 1995.

Simon Falk, The Haunting of Lisa, Lifetime, 1996.

Kitchel, Captive Heart: The James Mink Story, CBS, 1996.

Pete, Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story, TNT, 1996.

Bill Schram, Giant Mine, CBC, 1996.

Ben Seifert, Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (also known as Murder, She Purred ), ABC, 1998.

Lou Ambers, Rocky Marciano, Showtime, 1999.

Frank Peter, Vendetta, HBO, 1999.

Jack Hargrove, The Girl Next Door (also known as Fatale innocence ), CBS, 1999.

Sailor, Common Ground, Showtime, 2000.

Tug Jones, Harlan County War, Cinemax, 2000.

Methuselah, Redwall: The Movie, 2000.

Cappy, Sanctuary (also known as Nora Roberts' Sanctuary ), CBS, 2001.

Doctor, Charms for the Easy Life, Showtime, 2002.

Voice of Mr. Mantis, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids (animated), 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Pete Dempsey, Horatio Alger Updated: Frank and Fearless, ABC, 1983.

Thunder, Pippi Longstocking, ABC, 1985.

Pete, Valentine's Revenge, PBS, 1986.

Louis the Chauffeur, Marie Curie: More than Meets the Eye, HBO, 1997.

Mike Hamar, It's a Wonderful Red Green Christmas, PBS, 1998.

Mike Hamar, Red Green Live '99, PBS, 1999.

Red Green Live '02 (documentary), PBS, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Jack Jablonski, The Great Defender, Fox, 1995.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Man in store, "The Town Where No One Got Off," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, HBO, 1986.

McKearney, "Lost and Lonely Hearts," Street Legal, CBC, 1987.

Gideon Polk, "Bull's Eye," Seeing Things, CBS, 1987.

"Domestic Spirits," Diamonds, CBS and CBC, 1987.

Chief Pickett, "There Was a Little Girl …," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, USA Network, 1988.

Archie Lochner, "Crazy as a Soup Sandwich," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1989.

William, "A Miracle of Rare Device," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, USA Network, 1989.

Barclay Chambers, "Softsell," Street Legal, CBC, 1990.

Myles Furnquist, "Dad's Bummed Out," Maniac Mansion, The Family Channel, 1990.

Amos Spry, "Felicity's Challenge," Road to Avonlea, CBC and The Disney Channel, 1990.

"Big Brother Is Watching," Sweating Bullets, 1991.

"Safe at Home," Mom P.I., CBC, 1991.

"1 for You, 19 for Me," Mom P.I., CBC, 1991.

Michaels, "Lethal Injection," Katts and Dog, CTV and Family Channel, 1991.

Bank robber, "A Bank, a Holdup, a Robber, and a Hero," My Secret Identity, syndicated, 1991.

Amos Spry, "Family Rivalry," Road to Avonlea, The Disney Channel and CBC, 1991.

Sheriff, "Colonel Stonesteel and the Desperate Empties," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, USA Network, 1992.

Amos Spry, "After the Honeymoon," Road to Avonlea, CBC and The Disney Channel, 1992.

Alec Shore/1125, "Facing the Wall," Beyond Reality, USA Network, 1992.

Voice of Mr. Snowball, "Cigars of the Pharaoh," The New Adventures of Tintin (animated; also known as Les aventures de Tintin ), 1992.

Shorty, "Faces of Eve," Robocop, syndicated, 1994.

Irwin, "Guerilla in My Midst," The Mighty Jungle, The Family Channel, 1994.

Shorty, "Inside Crime," Robocop, syndicated, 1994.

Shorty, "Mother's Day," Robocop, syndicated, 1994.

Shorty, "Public Enemies," Robocop, syndicated, 1994.

Calib, "Return of Sinbad: Part 1," The Adventures of Sinbad, syndicated, 1996.

Lou Jackoway, "Blinded by the Son," Strange Luck, Fox, 1996.

Grocer Greeley, "Never Sleep Three in a Bed," Wind at My Back, CBC, 1997.

Teddy Boutillier, "The Wall," Black Harbour, CBC, 1997.

Damon Cahill, "Asylum," Due South, syndicated, 1997.

"Domestic Spirits," Diamonds, 1997.

Jesse, "The Labyrinth," Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, 1998.

Mr. Toomis, "Nightmare on Eerie Street," Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension, 1998.

Eurystheus, "Hercules and Iolas," Mythic Warriors, CBS, 1998.

King's counselor, elderly man, "Theseus and the Minotaur," Mythic Warriors, CBS, 1999.

King Eurystheus, warrior, "The Labors of Hercules," Mythic Warriors, CBS, 1999.

"Marilyn Larson," Cold Squad, CTV, 1999.

Gubby, "Patches in the Sky," Lexx, Showtime, 1999.

Mr. Heron, "Franklin Plants a Tree/Franklin the Hero," Franklin, 1999.

Royal advisor, soldier, "Daedalus and Icarus," Mythic Warriors, CBS, 1999.

Mr. Heron, "Franklin and the Thunderstorm/Franklin's Maple Syrup," Franklin, 2000.

Waxman, "Dagger of Death," Relic Hunter, syndicated, 2000.

Kaden, "Cloud Nine," Tracker, syndicated, 2001.

Sam the Paperboy, "Rocko and the Twins," Puppets Who Kill, Comedy Central, 2004.

This Is Wonderland, 2004.

Mr. Heron, "Franklin Loses a Book/Franklin and Betty," Franklin, 2004.

Also appeared as voice of Tibetan guide, "Tintin in Tibet," The New Adventures of Tintin (also known as Les aventures de Tintin ), Dim–Dim, The Adventures of Sinbad; Jimmie O'James, "Bride of the Living Dummy," Ultimate Goosebumps, Fox.