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Gerald William Bean is a Canadian former actor who had television and film roles under the names Gerry Bean and John Oliver. [1]

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Career

Bean is best known for his role as Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Eric Olssen in the first two seasons of North of 60 , for which he received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role at the 8th Gemini Awards in 1994. [2]

In 1994, Bean was charged with assault after an off-set altercation with Tina Keeper, his North of 60 costar and former common-law wife. [1] A few months later he was dropped from the series, although the producers denied that the decision was related to the assault case. [3] Keeper later withdrew the assault charge. [4]

Bean also had guest roles in 21 Jump Street , The Beachcombers , Danger Bay , Broken Badges , Bordertown and MacGyver as Gerry Bean, [5] and The Mighty Ducks , Murder, She Wrote and The X-Files as John Oliver.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Cousins Wedding GuestUncredited
1989 Look Who's Talking Pilot Friend
1989 We're No Angels Guard
1991 Run Cop at Karen's
1991 The Hitman Fierro
1992 The Mighty Ducks Cardinals Goal
1996 Fear Eddie Clark

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987–1989 21 Jump Street Various roles3 episodes
1989 Danger Bay BosunEpisode: "Before the Mast"
1989 The Beachcombers PhilEpisode: "Hot Stuff"
1989–1991 MacGyver Various roles4 episodes
1990 Bordertown Darcy O'SheaEpisode: "The Last Fenian Raid"
1990 Broken Badges Gordon BacusEpisode: "Pilot"
1991 Omen IV: The Awakening Bartender-New EnglandTelevision film
1992 The Comrades of Summer Hamill
1992–1994 North of 60 Eric Olsen32 episodes
1993Miracle on Interstate 880Jim MendonsaTelevision film
1996 Murder, She Wrote Mike HolbertEpisode: "The Dark Side of the Door"
1997 The Perfect Mother Jesse J.Television film
1997 The X-Files RolstonEpisode: "Gethsemane"
1997 The Sentinel Trent LeedsEpisode: "Vendetta"

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References

  1. 1 2 "North of 60 star charged with assault". Ottawa Citizen , April 15, 1994.
  2. "The Gemini nominees are..." Toronto Star , January 26, 1994.
  3. "CBC dumps North of 60 actor". Calgary Herald , June 1, 1994.
  4. "Assault charge stayed against North of 60 star". Kingston Whig-Standard , June 24, 1994.
  5. "Home-grown fame: Oliver plays Mountie on North of 60". The Province , February 18, 1993.