Eric Keenleyside

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Eric Keenleyside
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Eric Keenleyside, 2008
Born (1957-10-11) October 11, 1957 (age 67)
Alma mater University of Windsor
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present
Spouse
Peg Christopherson
(m. 1982)
Children2

Eric Keenleyside (born October 11, 1957) is a Canadian actor.

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Early life

Eric Keenleyside was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, grew up in London, Ontario, and spent time in Brisbane, Australia. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (acting) from the University of Windsor (Ontario, Canada) in 1980 and apprenticed at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. He has lived and worked in Toronto, Los Angeles, and Vancouver.

Career

In the early and mid 1990s, Keenleyside appeared in series such as Street Justice , Hawkeye , Madison , Highlander: The Series and Titanic . In 1999, he appeared in Guy Ferland's comedy film Delivered . [1] He appeared in an episode of The King of Queens in 2000. In 2006, Keenleyside appeared in the TV film Murder on Pleasant Drive. [2]

In 2007, Keenleyside played Robert Doherty in the short-lived ABC series Traveler and in 2010 played Bob Overton in the series Hellcats . In 2013, he starred in the direct-to-video action film The Package alongside "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Dolph Lundgren. [3] He also recurred as Maurice French, father of Belle (Emilie de Ravin), on the popular ABC show Once Upon a Time . [4]

Personal life

Keenleyside mostly lives in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada with his wife Peg Christopherson and their two children.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1985 Head Office Whale Protester #1
Big DealBorn Again Christian
1986OvernightErnst
1988 Blue City Slammers Butter
Short Circuit 2 Simpsons Truck Driver
Buying Time The Bartender
1990 Stella Wendell
Perfectly Normal Restaurant Man
1996 Bordello of Blood Sheriff Noonan
1997 Prefontaine James Buck
1998 Delivered Hugo
1999 Mr. Rice's Secret Ray
2000 Beautiful Joe Larry
2001 Antitrust Coffee Guard
Freddy Got Fingered Foreman
2002 Bang Bang You're Dead Bob Adams
2003 Final Destination 2 Detective Suby
Dreamcatcher Rick McCarthy
Agent Cody Banks Kitchen Cleaning Agent
2004 Walking Tall Dan Stadler
2005 The Interpreter Rory Robb
2006 Firewall Alan Hughes
2007 War Leevie
2009 Damage Val Sullivan
2010 Dear Mr. Gacy Stan
2012A Bride for ChristmasHank Patterston
2013 The Package Doug 'Big Doug'
SuddenllyMayor
2014 Godzilla Boyd
Big Eyes Gannett Lawyer #2
2015 The Driftless Area Mr. Bromley
Vendetta Captain Baldus
2016 The Edge of Seventeen Tom
2017 Entanglement Norm Layten
Never Steady, Never Still Don Camdon
1922 Lars
Woody Woodpecker Roscoe
ProdigalsDoug
2018 Overboard One-Armed Sheriff
Welcome to Marwen Larry / Friar
2019 Ash Terry

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Comedy FactoryQuinnEpisode: "Four in Love"
1986 The Marriage Bed Unknown
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse DirectorEpisode: "Mad Avenue"
War of the Worlds ForemanEpisode: "The Walls of Jericho"
Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop Cash BennettEpisode: "Kids Just Wanna Have Fun"
1989 The Twilight Zone BartenderEpisode: "Love is Blind"
1991–1993 Street Justice Doug / Councilman Wallace2 episodes
1994 The Commish Donald MastersEpisode: "Keeping Secrets"
1994–1995 Hawkeye Doyle3 episodes
1994–1996 Highlander: The Series Dallman Ross / Trey Franks2 episodes
1995–1996 Madison Stanislav Wakaluk7 episodes
1996 Titanic Black Billy Jack2 episodes
1996–1999 The Outer Limits Peters / Major Ford / Friedkin3 episodes
1998 The X-Files Lance KernofEpisode: "All Souls"
2000 The King of Queens RogerEpisode: "Whine Country"
2000–2002 Just Deal Mike Roberts Sr.19 episodes
2001 The Chris Isaak Show DougEpisode: "Hell is Other People"
2001–2005 Cold Squad Captain Rudecki / Mr. Walters3 episodes
2003 Smallville Mike the BartenderEpisode: "Suspect"
2005 Stargate: SG-1 FredEpisode: "Citizen Joe"
2006 A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story CopTV film
2006–2012 Supernatural Dennis / Jim McAnn2 episodes
2007 Psych Steve HitchcockEpisode: "Rob-a-Bye Baby"
2010–2011 Hellcats Bob Overton5 episodes
2011 Fringe Jerry BissellEpisode: "Immortality"
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series Mr. PalmerEpisode: "Pumpkinhead"
2012 Alcatraz CaptainEpisode: "Tommy Madsen"
2012–2016 Once Upon a Time Sir Maurice / Moe French7 episodes
2015 Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress SeanTV film
Fargo Bud Jorgenlen3 episodes
2016 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Police Captain3 episodes
The Man in the High Castle Ron WhittakerEpisode: "The Road Less Traveled"
2017–2020 Loudermilk Father Michael18 episodes
2018Time for Me to Come Home for ChristmasBob HillTV film
2019 A Series of Unfortunate Events Fire ChiefEpisode: "Penultimate Peril: Part 2"
Unspeakable Dr. Martin Davey5 episodes
The Twilight Zone Mayor MathesonEpisode: "A Traveler"
iZombie Jack KleinEpisode: "Death of a Car Salesman"
Mystery 101: Words Can Kill Phil JenkTV film
2020A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard MysteryChief MadierasTV film
Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard MysteryChief MadierasTV film
2021Ships in the Night: A Martha's Vineyard MysteryChief MadierasTV film
2021–2023 Superman & Lois George Dean13 episodes
2022Rip in TimeCalvinTV film

References

  1. Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: The Complete Guide to the Movie Trivia Game. Jeff Milne. July 20, 2009. p. 993. ISBN   978-0-615-28521-4 . Retrieved May 25, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. Marill, Alvin H. (October 11, 2010). Movies Made for Television: 2005-2009. Scarecrow Press. p. 71. ISBN   978-0-8108-7659-0 . Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  3. "Interview: Tough Guy Dolph Lundgren On Being A Cultured Killer In 'The Package'". StarPulse. March 6, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  4. "'Once Upon A Time' season 6 spoilers: Victor Frankenstein returns; Belle's backstory to be told". christiantimes.com. Retrieved September 25, 2016.