David Fox (actor)
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David Fox is a Canadian
actor
.
Fox was born in Swastika, Ontario
. He is best known for his role as schoolteacher Clive Pettibone in Road to Avonlea, and for a variety of roles on television. He also was the voice of Captain Haddock
in The Adventures of Tintin
.
In 1996 he was nominated for a Genie Award
for the film When Night is Falling, and in 2008 he was nominated for a Gemini Award
for the television miniseries Across the River to Motor City.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Fox was born in Swastika, Ontario
Swastika, Ontario
Swastika is a small community founded in 1908 around a mining site in Northern Ontario, Canada, and today within the municipal boundaries of Kirkland Lake, Ontario....
. He is best known for his role as schoolteacher Clive Pettibone in Road to Avonlea, and for a variety of roles on television. He also was the voice of Captain Haddock
Captain Haddock
Captain Archibald Haddock is a fictional character in The Adventures of Tintin, the series of classic Belgian comic books written and illustrated by Hergé...
in The Adventures of Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin (TV series)
The Adventures of Tintin is an animated television series based on The Adventures of Tintin, a series of books by Hergé. It debuted in 1991, and 39 half-hour episodes were produced over the course of three seasons...
.
In 1996 he was nominated for a Genie Award
Genie Award
Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...
for the film When Night is Falling, and in 2008 he was nominated for a Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
for the television miniseries Across the River to Motor City.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1967 | Accidental Family Accidental Family Accidental Family is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC during the first part of the 1967-68 U.S. television season.-Synopsis:The series stars Jerry Van Dyke as a widowed comedian, Jerry Webster, who bought a farm in the San Fernando Valley to serve as a place for him to raise his son, Sandy, when... |
Brian | Episode: "Halloween's on Us" |
1976 | Ada | Dr. Bloomfield | |
1977 | For the Record | Episode: "Ada" | |
1979 | The Great Detective The Great Detective The Great Detective is a Canadian television drama, which aired on CBC from 1979 to 1982. It starred Douglas Campbell and James Dugan.-Background:... |
Dr. Dorland | Episode: "Nightwalker of the Wards" |
1980 | Parallels | Robert Dane | |
1981 | The Littlest Hobo The Littlest Hobo The Littlest Hobo is a Canadian television series based upon a 1958 American film of the same name directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The series first aired from 1963 to 1965 in syndication, and was revived for a popular second run on CTV from October 11, 1979 to March 7, 1985.All three productions... |
Dr. Janssen | Episode: "The Secret of Red Hill" |
1981 | Silence of the North Silence of the North Silence of the North is a 1981 Canadian film starring Tom Skerritt, Gordon Pinsent, and Ellen Burstyn. The three main actors were nominated for Genie Awards, as was the director, Allan King.... |
Lea Goodwin | |
1982 | Boys and Girls Boys and Girls (1983 film) Boys and Girls is a 1983 short film directed by Don McBrearty. It won an Academy Award in 1984 for Best Short Subject.Boys and Girls is based on the Alice Munro short story of the same name written in 1968... |
Dad | Short film |
1982 | Joey | Various | TV movie |
1984 | Mrs. Soffel Mrs. Soffel Mrs. Soffel is a 1984 American film drama based on the true Buck McGovern and the Biddle Boys case of 1901 Pittsburgh, starring Diane Keaton and Mel Gibson. It was filmed on location in and around the Serez family Farm in Mulmer Ontario, as well as Wisconsin and establishing shots in Pittsburgh... |
McNeil | |
1984 | Cages | Jack Simpson | Short film |
1984 | Sam Hughes's War | TV movie | |
1984 | The Littlest Hobo The Littlest Hobo The Littlest Hobo is a Canadian television series based upon a 1958 American film of the same name directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The series first aired from 1963 to 1965 in syndication, and was revived for a popular second run on CTV from October 11, 1979 to March 7, 1985.All three productions... |
Mr. Greenwood | Episode: "Applejack" |
1985 | The Concert Stages of Europe | Dad | Short film |
1985 | The Suicide Murders | Chester Yates | TV movie |
1985 | Samuel Lount Samuel Lount Samuel Lount was a businessman and political figure in the province of Upper Canada. He participated in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837.... |
David Willson | |
1986 | My Pet Monster | Mr. Smith | TV movie |
1986 | Captive | Detective | |
1987 | Anne of Avonlea Anne of Avonlea (1987 film) Anne of Avonlea is a 1987 television film. It is a sequel to the 1985 Anne of Green Gables film. The film dramatizes material from several books in the eight-novel "Anne" series by L. M. Montgomery; they are Anne of Avonlea , Anne of the Island and Anne of Windy Poplars... |
John Blythe | TV movie |
1988 | Smokescreen | Bob | |
1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989... |
Lt. Paul Hutchinson | Episode: "The Hunted: Part 2" |
1989 | The Top of His Head The Top of His Head The Top of His Head is a Canadian comedy-drama film, released in 1989. Written and directed by Peter Mettler, the film stars Stephen Ouimette as Gus, a satellite dish salesman whose life is turned upside down when he meets Lucy , a politically radical performance artist.The film's soundtrack, The... |
Uncle Hugo | |
1989 | Witchcraft | Townsperson | Video |
1991 | Mom P.I. | Episode: "1 for You, 19 for Me" | |
1991 | The Adventures of Tintin The Adventures of Tintin The Adventures of Tintin is a series of classic comic books created by Belgian artist , who wrote under the pen name of Hergé... |
Captain Haddock Captain Haddock Captain Archibald Haddock is a fictional character in The Adventures of Tintin, the series of classic Belgian comic books written and illustrated by Hergé... (voice) |
39 episodes |
1992 | By Way of the Stars | Mr. Passlinger | TV mini-series |
1992 | Street Legal Street Legal (TV series) Street Legal is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994.-Synopsis:A spinoff from the 1985 television movie Shellgame, Street Legal focused on the professional and private lives of the partners in a small Toronto, Ontario law firm, Barr, Robinovitch and Tchobanian... |
Mr. McAndrew | 3 episodes |
1992 | The Women of Windsor | Major Ferguson | TV movie |
1992 | Counterstrike | Arno | Episode: "Cyborg" |
1992 | Beyond Reality Beyond Reality (TV series) Beyond Reality is a Canadian/American science fiction television series which originally aired between October 4, 1991 and March 20, 1993. The series is about two university parapsychologists investigate reports of paranormal phenomena that occur in ordinary people's lives.... |
Colonel Franklin | Episode: "Final Flight" |
1992 | Baby on Board Baby On Board Baby on Board is the message of a small sign intended to be placed in the back window of an automobile to encourage safe driving. First marketed in September 1984 by Safety 1st Corporation, the sign became a ubiquitous fad, flourishing in 1985... |
Bum | |
1992–1993 | X-Men X-Men (TV series) X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series which debuted on October 31, 1992, in the United States on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup... |
Various (voice) | 6 episodes |
1993 | Ordinary Magic Ordinary Magic Ordinary Magic is a 1993 Canadian film about a boy who is raised in India by his father. The story is based on a novel by Malcolm Bosse.-Plot:... |
Father/Warren | |
1993 | Family Pictures | Minister | TV movie |
1993–1996 | Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from... |
Clive Pettibone | 17 episodes |
1994 | Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (TV series) Cadillacs and Dinosaurs is an American Saturday morning animated television series which aired on CBS Kids in the United States from 1993 to 1994. Based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Schultz, the show was created by screenwriter Steven E... |
Kirgo (voice) | TV series |
1994 | Side Effects Side Effects (TV series) Side Effects was a Canadian television series, which aired from February, 1994 to January, 1996 on CBC Television.A hospital-themed drama created by Brenda Greenberg and Guy Mullally, the cast included Elizabeth Shepherd, Albert Schultz, Joseph Ziegler, Jovanni Sy and Arsinée Khanjian.... |
Dr. Eddleston | Episode: "Superman" |
1994 | The Circle Game | Carl | |
1995 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Kung Fu: The Legend Continues is a spin-off of the 1972-1975 television series Kung Fu. David Carradine and Chris Potter starred as a father and son trained in kung fu - Carradine playing a Shaolin monk, Potter a police detective. This series aired in syndication for four seasons, from January 27,... |
Episode: "Gunfighters" | |
1995 | When Night Is Falling When Night is Falling When Night is Falling is a 1995 Canadian drama film directed by Patricia Rozema.-Plot:The film stars Pascale Bussières as Camille Baker, a university literature professor at a religious college struggling with both her tenure-track career and her troubled relationship with fellow professor Martin... |
Rev. DeBoer | |
1995 | Black Fox: Good Men and Bad | Carl Glenn | TV movie |
1996 | Dangerous Offenders: The Marlene Moore Story | Supt. Kerrr | TV movie |
1996 | Virus | George Skanz | |
1997 | Traders Traders (TV series) Traders is a Canadian television drama series, which was broadcast on Global Television Network from 1995 to 2000.-Overview:Although Global had locked up most of NBC's "Must See Thursday" situation comedies for their Thursday night broadcasts, they lost the rights to broadcast the medical drama ER... |
Clifford Beal | Episode: "Family Legacy" |
1997 | Promise the Moon Promise the Moon Promise the Moon is a 1997 film by writer/director/producer Kevin Sullivan and is based on the book "The Four Arrows Fe-As-Ko" by Randall Beth Platt. The script was adapted by Kevin Sullivan and Peter Behrens... |
Sir Robert Butler | TV movie |
1997 | Poltergeist: The Legacy Poltergeist: The Legacy Poltergeist: The Legacy is a Canadian horror television series which ran from 1996 to 1999. The series tells the story of the members of a secret society known as the Legacy, and their efforts to protect humankind from occult dangers... |
Dr. Praetorius | Episode: "Dark Angel" |
1997 | PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction drama television series which was filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000... |
Hamilton Darwell | Episode: "The Warrior" |
1998 | Conquest Conquest (1998 film) Conquest is a 1998 British-Canadian romantic comedy film set in the dying prairie town of Conquest, Saskatchewan, most of whose remaining residents are in their 70s and depressed... |
Carl Gallagher | |
1998 | My Own Country My Own Country My Own Country, Abraham Verghese's first book and a New York Times Notable Book the year it appeared in 1994, has been in print since it was published... |
Mr. Vines | TV movie |
1998 | The Fence | Everest | |
1998 | Jungle Boy Jungle Boy (1998 film) Jungle Boy is a family adventure film produced by Damian Lee, who co-wrote the film with John Lawson, and directed by Allan Goldstein.-Plot summary:... |
Prof. John Geller | Video |
1998 | Clutch | Sam | |
1999 | Murder in a Small Town | Walter Godlin | TV movie |
1999 | Little Men Little Men (TV series) Little Men is a Canadian television show that first aired on November 7, 1998 on the PAX TV network and was shown in Canada on CTV beginning January 1, 1999. The show is set as a continuation from the 1871 Louisa May Alcott novel Little Men as a follow-up to Little Women... |
Lucius Potter | Episode: "Blame" |
1999 | Due South Due South Due South is a Canadian crime drama series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano, and latterly Callum Keith Rennie... |
Rev. Albert Barrow | Episode: "Say Amen" |
1999 | Grey Owl Grey Owl (film) Grey Owl is a 1998 biopic directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Pierce Brosnan in the role of real life British schoolboy turned Indian trapper "Grey Owl," Archibald Belaney , and Annie Galipeau as his wife Anahareo. With brief appearances by Graham Greene and others. The screenplay was... |
Jim Wood | |
2000 | Rats | Producer | |
2000 | Washed Up | Mort | |
2000 | 2001: A Space Travesty 2001: A Space Travesty 2001: A Space Travesty is a 2000 American spoof comedy film starring actor Leslie Nielsen. The film has a few sequences parodying elements of 2001: A Space Odyssey, but is not focused on parodying Odyssey.-Plot:... ' |
Secretary Osgood | |
2001 | For Love of Olivia | Jack Martin | TV movie |
2001 | A Man's Life | Bart Habschied | Short film |
2001 | Prince Charming Prince Charming (TV film) Prince Charming is a 2001 made-for-television film. It is a comical fairy tale, relating the story of a Prince who is cursed, his wizard squire, and the present-day women who lift the curse... |
King Pius | TV movie |
2001 | A Taste of Shakespeare | Lear | Episode: "King Lear" |
2002 | The Charnel House | Man | Short film |
2002 | Chasing Cain: Face | TV movie | |
2002 | Mutant X Mutant X (TV series) Mutant X is a science fiction television series that debuted on October 6, 2001. The show was created by Marvel Studios, and it centers around Mutant X, a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering. The members of Mutant X were used as test subjects... |
Gerald Gilbert | Episode: "Crossroads of the Soul" |
2002 | The Eleventh Hour | Norton Gordon | Episode: "Tree Hugger" |
2002 | Puppets Who Kill Puppets Who Kill Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada on the Comedy Network in 2002, and in Australia on The Comedy Channel in 2004.... |
Skip-Along Pete | Episode: "The Island of Skip-Along Pete" |
2003 | The Pentagon Papers | Judge W. Matthew Bryne | TV movie |
2003 | Dermott's Quest | The Viking | Short film |
2003 | Regarding | Father | Short film |
2003 | The Saddest Music in the World The Saddest Music in the World The Saddest Music in the World is a 2003 Canadian film directed by Guy Maddin. It stars Mark McKinney, Isabella Rossellini, Maria de Medeiros, David Fox and Ross McMillan.... |
Fyodor Kent | |
2003 | A Taste of Shakespeare | Banquo/Narrator | Episode: "Macbeth" |
2004 | Reversible Errors Reversible Errors (film) Reversible Errors is a 2004 2 episode television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Scott Turow.It was directed by Mike Robe, who previously directed Scott Turow's The Burden of Proof. Filming was done in and around Halifax, Nova Scotia, and featured shots of Halifax City Hall and... |
Judge Harlow | TV movie |
2004 | The Human Kazoo | Elderly Anthony | Short film |
2005 | Yesteryears | TV short | |
2005 | Dry Whiskey | Stan | Short film |
2006 | Snow Cake Snow Cake Snow Cake is a 2006 independent drama film directed by Marc Evans and starring Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Hampshire, and Callum Keith Rennie... |
Dirk | |
2006 | Population 436 Population 436 Population 436 is a 2006 mystery-thriller film starring Jeremy Sisto, Fred Durst, Peter Outerbridge, and Charlotte Sullivan.-Synopsis:Steve Kady , a US Census Bureau researcher is sent to the remote and seemingly idyllic village of Rockwell Falls to interview residents concerning the population... |
Dr. Harold James Greaver | Video |
2006 | Puppets Who Kill Puppets Who Kill Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada on the Comedy Network in 2002, and in Australia on The Comedy Channel in 2004.... |
Rev. Clifford Blumquist | Episode: "Bill's Wedding" |
2006 | Northern Town | Ivison | |
2006 | That Beautiful Somewhere That Beautiful Somewhere That Beautiful Somewhere is a Canadian feature film written, directed and produced by Robert Budreau, produced by Ian Murray and executive produced by Bill Plumstead for Loon Film Inc. and Lumanity Productions. The film stars Roy Dupuis and Jane McGregor. The screenplay was based on the novel Loon,... |
Professor French | |
2006 | Absolution | Karl Manning | TV movie |
2007 | The Altar Boy Gang The Altar Boy Gang The Altar Boy Gang was a satirical half hour comedy developed for CBC Television. Although two episodes were shot and four more were commissioned to be written, the show was not picked up as a regular series.... |
Father Brown | TV movie |
2007 | Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer is a Canadian comedy horror monster movie produced by Brookstreet Pictures. The film was directed Jon Knautz and stars Trevor Matthews, Robert Englund and Rachel Skarsten. The film is about a plumber named Jack whose family gets slaughtered by a demonic beast. While... |
Howard | |
2007 | Across the River to Motor City Across the River to Motor City Across The River To Motor City is a Canadian television drama series, that aired on Citytv stations. It debuted November 22, 2007. The series is about an insurance investigator named Ben Ford who works the border in both Detroit and Windsor... |
Benjamin Ford | TV mini-series |
2008 | The Trojan Horse The Trojan Horse (miniseries) The Trojan Horse is a Canadian political drama two-part miniseries that first aired on CBC Television on 30 March 2008. It is a sequel to the 2004 miniseries, H2O. It starred Paul Gross, Greta Scacchi and Tom Skerritt... |
Jackson | Episode: "Part One" |
2008 | Spoliation | Grandad Hoodwink | Short film |
2008 | The Border The Border (TV series) The Border is a Canadian drama airing on CBC Television and 20 other TV networks worldwide. It was created by Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean and Jeremy Hole of White Pine Pictures. The Executive in Charge of Production is Janice Dawe. Episodes in the first season were directed by... |
John | Episode: "Nothing to Declare" |
2009 | St. Roz | The Cardinal | |
2009 | The Water The Water (short film) The Water is a short film directed by Kevin Drew starring Cillian Murphy, David Fox and Drew's Broken Social Scene bandmate, Leslie Feist.-Synopsis:... |
Father | Short film |
2009 | Heartland Heartland (Canadian TV series) Heartland is a Canadian television drama series which debuted on CBC Television on October 14, 2007. The series is loosely based on the Heartland books by Lauren Brooke.... |
Hank Adams | Episode: "True Enough" |
2009 | A Hindu's Indictment of Heaven | St. Peter | Short film |
2009 | Cra$h & Burn Cra$h & Burn Cra$h & Burn is a Canadian television drama series created by Malcolm MacRury. The show takes place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where it is also filmed.The series stars Luke Kirby as Jimmy Burn, a claims investigator for Protected Insurance.... |
Mr. Arnold | Episode: "God Protect Us" |
2009 | Being Erica | Frank Galvin | 6 episodes |
2010 | The Evening News | James | Short film |