Jim Henshaw

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Jim Henshaw
Born (1949-09-28) September 28, 1949 (age 73)
Alma mater University of Saskatchewan
OccupationVoice actor

Jim Henshaw (born September 28, 1949) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film and television producer.

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Early life and education

Henshaw was born in Bassano, Alberta, Canada. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan.

Career

A mainstay of the Canadian theatre scene during the 1970s, he appeared in more than 50 productions of new Canadian plays, including the first performances of several works by playwright George F. Walker. His film career included such films as The Last Detail , Monkeys in the Attic , Lions for Breakfast , The Supreme Kid and A Sweeter Song for which he also wrote the screenplay.

Henshaw was the voice of Daniel Mouse and Beaver Drummer in the 1978 animated film The Devil and Daniel Mouse , a television special created by Nelvana Productions, the Canadian animation company that worked on various television specials during this time from 1977 to 1980. In the field of animation, he is best known for playing Bright Heart Raccoon in The Care Bears Movie and The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation , as well as Tenderheart Bear in The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland and the television series The Care Bears Family .

He also starred in the Star Wars-inspired animated series, Ewoks , as Wicket W. Warrick and provided voices for the animated feature Heavy Metal .

He also supplied the voice of Zipper Cat in the early version of The Get Along Gang and did voices in two early animated films by including The Magic of Herself the Elf and Easter Fever . Henshaw has also made a guest appearance in two episodes of The Littlest Hobo . [1]

In 1986, he transitioned his career into writing and producing, serving as a story editor or producer on such series as Adderly , Friday the 13th: The Series , Top Cops , War of the Worlds , Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension and BeastMaster . In addition to creating Top Cops , he has written more than a dozen television pilots, including Secret Service and The Lost World . He was also the creative force behind a successful series of romance films based on Harlequin Romance novels.

In addition to writing and producing, Henshaw is also the author of the Canadian show business and writing blog "The Legion of Decency". [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1973 Class of '44 Fraternity SeniorUncredited
1973 The Last Detail Sweek
1974 Monkeys in the Attic Gus
1975 Lions for Breakfast Trick
1976 A Sweeter Song Cory
1976The Supreme KidWes
1977 Deadly Harvest John McCrae
1985 The Care Bears Movie Bright Heart RaccoonVoice
1986 Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
1987 The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland Tenderheart Bear
1988 Care Bears Nutcracker Suite

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972–1974 Police Surgeon Various roles3 episodes
1974 The National Dream WilcoxEpisode: "The Late Spike"
1974Red EmmaFedya SteinTelevision film
1978 The Devil and Daniel Mouse The Devil and Daniel Mouse
1980 The Jack Rabbit Story Aardvark
1983 The Magic of Herself the Elf Wilfie
1984 The Get Along Gang Zipper CatEpisode: "Pilot"
1985 Ewoks Wicket13 episodes
1986–1988 The Care Bears Family Tenderheart Bear40 episodes

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References

  1. "An Oral History of The Littlest Hobo, Canada's Greatest TV Show | VICE | Canada". VICE. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. "The Legion of Decency". the-legion-of-decency.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2022-03-27.