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Chris Wiggins

Chris Wiggins

Actor · Died February 19, 2017, aged 87 · Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Chris Wiggins (January 13, 1930 - February 19, 2017) was an English actor. He started out as a banker in his home country before he began his acting career in Canada, where he moved in 1952. Wiggins is probably best recognized for his role as Jack Marshak, the benevolent, resourceful expert on the occult in the syndicated television horror show Friday the 13th: The Series, and which ran from 1987 to 1990. Another well known role was Johann Robinson (Father) on Swiss Family Robinson. He won a Canadian Film Award in 1969 for best Actor for his role in The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar. In addition to his television and film work, Wiggins was also a very popular radio actor, making over 1,200 appearances in various series over the years, particularly on CBC Radio. One of his most popular roles was that of Dante, the insufferably brilliant (and insufferably arrogant) computer that ran the Aleph-9: the high-speed interdimensional spacecraft belonging to Johnny Chase: Secret Agent of Space. Wiggins' also made numerous guest appearances on such CBC Radio programs as CBC Playhouse, Nightfall, Vanishing Point and dozens of others. Wiggins also lent his voice to many animated TV series and movies. He was the voice of The Mighty Thor on the 1966 The Marvel Super Heroes series, the voice of Will Scarlet on Rocket Robin Hood, the Great Wishing Star in 1986's Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation, and the Care Bears' head villain, No Heart, on the Nelvana version of their TV show. He also voiced the character Dimetro in the '80s cartoon Dinosaucers. His other roles in animated series and films included ALF Tales, Star Wars: Droids, Rock & Rule, Star Wars: Ewoks, Babar, Rupert, Richard Scarry, Franklin and Redwall. Most recently, Wiggins appeared in the 2005 Showtime original picture, Our Fathers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Wiggins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 13, 1930
Died
February 19, 2017 (aged 87)
From
Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 86 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Chris Wiggins' films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Society
19%
Morality
16%
Survival
15%
Ideas
9%
Power
7%
Self
7%
Community11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 7 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 9 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 11 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 11
Mentor
3 of 11
Threshold guardian
2 of 11
Ally
1 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Shapeshifter
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Hopeful
13
Warm
7
Contemplative
9
Melancholic
7
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet15
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Chris Wiggins' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chris Wiggins' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

86 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page.

  • Babar and the Adventures of Badou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 104 episodes · as Cornelius (voice)

  • Four Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Burnett

  • Our Fathers(2005)

    as Angelo's Old Priest

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • ReGenesis(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Vascily Popov

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Piano Man's Daughter(2003)

    as James Kilworth

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Franklin's Magic Christmas(2001)

    as Mr. Collie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Redwall: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Abbot Mortimer (voice)

  • Redwall(1999)

    Show 39 episodes · as Abbott Mortimer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Babar: King of the Elephants(1999)

    as Cornelius

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Windsor Protocol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Sir Charles Ferguson

  • Little Men(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Thomas Welch

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Defenders: Taking the First(1998)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Birdz(1998)

    Show 13 episodes · as Officer Pidgeon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Thunder Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Charles Ferguson

  • Evidence of Blood(1998)

    as Horace Talbott

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Franklin(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mr. Groundhog (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars: Droids - The Pirates and the Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Mon Julpa

  • Pippi Longstocking(1997)

    Show 13 episodes · as Fridolf

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Earth: Final Conflict(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Tim O'Malley

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Pippi Longstocking(1997)

    as Fridolf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Kids for Character (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Cornelius(voice)

  • Sins of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Father Flannigan

  • The Neverending Story(1995)

    Show 26 episodes · as Mr. Correander (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Voices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Angus Fergusson

  • Black Fox: The Price of Peace(1995)

    as Ralph Holtz

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Black Fox(1995)

    as Ralph Holtz

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Butterbox Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Senator Danver

  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike West

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • A Cry in the Night(1992)

    as Clyde

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Mark Twain and Me(1991)

    as Captain

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Married to It(1991)

    as Dave

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Rupert(1991)

    Show 12 episodes · as Additional Voices (voice) · as Bill Bottles / Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Divided Loyalties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Sir William Johnson

  • Babar: The Movie(1989)

    as Cornelius

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Babar(1989)

    Show 65 episodes · as Cornelius (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Friday the 13th: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 72 episodes · as Jack Marshak

  • Dinosaucers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 65 episodes · as Dimetro (voice)

  • The Liberators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Marchand de farine

  • Adderly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Spearfield's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Sylvester Spearfield

  • Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation(1986)

    as Great Wishing Star (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Care Bears Family(1986)

    Show 98 episodes · as No Heart (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars: Droids(1985)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mon Julpa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Alderman

  • Night Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Bay Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Chief Charlie McInnes

  • A Case of Libel(1983)

    as Col. Douglas

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rock & Rule(1983)

    as Toad (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Mazes and Monsters(1982)

    as King

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Shock-Trauma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Dr. McCall

  • Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Alderman

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Douglas · as Victor Adams

  • Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper(1981)

    as John Sheardon

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Virus(1980)

    as Dr. Borodinov

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Easter Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Santa Claus (voice)

  • Fish Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Marcus Boggs

  • The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Dr. Vic Walker

  • An American Christmas Carol(1979)

    as Nathaniel Brewster

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Pa Spademinder (voice)

  • The Littlest Hobo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ed Thompson

  • A Man Called Intrepid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · as Heisenberg

  • Riel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as General Frederick Dobson Middleton

  • L'homme en colère(1979)

    as MacKenzie

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Murder by Decree(1979)

    as Dr. Hardy

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Devil and Daniel Mouse(1978)

    as B.L. Zebub (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • High-Ballin'(1978)

    as King Caroll

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Two Solitudes(1978)

    as Capitain Yardley

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Cosmic Christmas(1977)

    as Mayor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Why Shoot the Teacher?(1977)

    as Lyle Bishop

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Blood City(1977)

    as Gellor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Tom Sawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Lawyer

  • Swiss Family Robinson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 26 episodes · as Johann Robinson

  • The National Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 7 episodes · as Donald Smith

  • The Neptune Factor(1973)

    as Capt. Williams

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • King of the Grizzlies(1970)

    as The Colonel

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Emery Prometer

  • Spider-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Police officer / Director / Mysterio (voice) (uncredited)

  • Rocket Robin Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 63 episodes · as Will Scarlet / Infinata / Baron Blank (voice)

  • Wojeck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gilbert

  • The Marvel Super Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 195 episodes · as Thor (Dr. Donald Blake) (voice)

  • Seaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Roberts · as McCrea

  • Moment of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 220 episodes · as Dexter

  • Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Jess Adams · as Major Conn · as Major Duffy · as Mort Bailey · as Mr. Travers · as Sheriff Peterson

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • First Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Folio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Flour Merchant

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 85 titles from 1954 to 2010; peak year 1979.

Biggest box office

Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)

$8.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Redwall (1999)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

The Care Bears Family (1986)

Film career

19542010

Peak 1979 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting85 of 85: 85 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

By decade

1950s4 · acting1960s7 · acting1970s17 · acting1980s24 · acting1990s26 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
7383

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Chris Wiggins' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 30; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 44 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

The Piano Man's Daughter (2003)

93rd percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Redwall (1999)

Midcredits 86th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Chris Wiggins' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Chris Wiggins work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chris Wiggins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Patrick Loubert shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles