Eric Keenleyside
{{short description|Canadian actor (born 1957)}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Eric Keenleyside.jpg
| caption = Eric Keenleyside, 2008
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|10|11|mf=y}}
| birth_place = St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1985–present
|alma_mater = University of Windsor
| spouse = {{marriage|Peg Christopherson|1982}}
| children = 2
}}
Eric Keenleyside (born October 11, 1957) is a Canadian actor.
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.{{cite book|title=Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: The Complete Guide to the Movie Trivia Game|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YZyqXZ_3sEwC&pg=PT993|access-date=May 25, 2013|date=July 20, 2009|publisher=Jeff Milne|isbn=978-0-615-28521-4|page=993}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He appeared in an episode of The King of Queens in 2000. In 2006, Keenleyside appeared in the TV film Murder on Pleasant Drive.{{cite book|last=Marill |first=Alvin H.|title=Movies Made for Television: 2005-2009 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k8XJ6UcCumYC&pg=PA71 |access-date=May 25, 2013|date=October 11, 2010|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7659-0 |page=71}}
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.{{cite web |title=Interview: Tough Guy Dolph Lundgren On Being A Cultured Killer In 'The Package' |url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jason_Coleman/2013/03/06/interview_tough_guy_dolph_lundgren_on_ |publisher=StarPulse |date=March 6, 2013 |access-date=May 25, 2013 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203617/http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jason_Coleman/2013/03/06/interview_tough_guy_dolph_lundgren_on_ |url-status=dead }} He also recurred as Maurice French, father of Belle (Emilie de Ravin), on the popular ABC show Once Upon a Time.{{cite web|title='Once Upon A Time' season 6 spoilers: Victor Frankenstein returns; Belle's backstory to be told |url=http://christiantimes.com/article/once-upon-a-time-season-6-spoilers-victor-frankenstein-returns-belles-backstory-to-be-told/60296.htm |website=christiantimes.com|access-date=September 25, 2016}}
Personal life
Keenleyside mostly lives in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada with his wife Peg Christopherson and their two children.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role |
| rowspan="2" | 1985
| Whale Protester #1 |
| Big Deal
| Born Again Christian |
| 1986
| Overnight | Ernst |
| rowspan="3" | 1988
| Butter |
| Short Circuit 2
| Simpsons Truck Driver |
| Buying Time
| The Bartender |
| rowspan="2" | 1990
| Stella | Wendell |
| Perfectly Normal
| Restaurant Man |
| 1996
| Sheriff Noonan |
| 1997
| James Buck |
| 1998
| Hugo |
| 1999
| Ray |
| 2000
| Larry |
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| Coffee Guard |
| Freddy Got Fingered
| Foreman |
| 2002
| Bob Adams |
| rowspan="3" | 2003
| Detective Suby |
| Dreamcatcher
| Rick McCarthy |
| Agent Cody Banks
| Kitchen Cleaning Agent |
| 2004
| Dan Stadler |
| 2005
| data-sort-value="Interpreter, The" | The Interpreter | Rory Robb |
| 2006
| Firewall | Alan Hughes |
| 2007
| War | Leevie |
| 2009
| Damage | Val Sullivan |
| 2010
| Stan |
| 2012
| A Bride for Christmas | Hank Patterston |
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| data-sort-value="Package, The" | The Package | Doug 'Big Doug' |
| Suddenlly
| Mayor |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| Godzilla | Boyd |
| Big Eyes
| Gannett Lawyer #2 |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| data-sort-value="Driftless Area, The" | The Driftless Area | Mr. Bromley |
| Vendetta
| Captain Baldus |
| 2016
| data-sort-value="Edge of Seventeen, The" | The Edge of Seventeen | Tom |
| rowspan="5" | 2017
| Norm Layten |
| Never Steady, Never Still
| Don Camdon |
| 1922
| Lars |
| Woody Woodpecker
| Roscoe |
| Prodigals
| Doug |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| One-Armed Sheriff |
| Welcome to Marwen
| Larry / Friar |
| 2019
| Ash | Terry |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1985
| Comedy Factory | Quinn | Episode: "Four in Love" |
| 1986
| data-sort-value="Marriage Bed, The" | The Marriage Bed | Unknown | |
| rowspan="3" | 1988
| Director | Episode: "Mad Avenue" |
| War of the Worlds
| Foreman | Episode: "The Walls of Jericho" |
| Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop
| Cash Bennett | Episode: "Kids Just Wanna Have Fun" |
| 1989
| data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" | The Twilight Zone | Bartender | Episode: "Love is Blind" |
| 1991–1993
| Doug / Councilman Wallace | 2 episodes |
| 1994
| data-sort-value="Commish, The" | The Commish | Donald Masters | Episode: "Keeping Secrets" |
| 1994–1995
| Hawkeye | Doyle | 3 episodes |
| 1994–1996
| Dallman Ross / Trey Franks | 2 episodes |
| 1995–1996
| Madison | Stanislav Wakaluk | 7 episodes |
| 1996
| Titanic | Black Billy Jack | 2 episodes |
| 1996–1999
| data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | The Outer Limits | Peters / Major Ford / Friedkin | 3 episodes |
| 1998
| data-sort-value="X-Files, The" | The X-Files | Lance Kernof | Episode: "All Souls" |
| 2000
| data-sort-value="King of Queens, The" | The King of Queens | Roger | Episode: "Whine Country" |
| 2000–2002
| Mike Roberts Sr. | 19 episodes |
| 2001
| data-sort-value="Chris Isaak Show, The" | The Chris Isaak Show | Doug | Episode: "Hell is Other People" |
| 2001–2005
| Captain Rudecki / Mr. Walters | 3 episodes |
| 2003
| Mike the Bartender | Episode: "Suspect" |
| 2005
| Fred | Episode: "Citizen Joe" |
| 2006
| data-sort-value="Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, A" | A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | Cop | TV film |
| 2006–2012
| Dennis / Jim McAnn | 2 episodes |
| 2007
| Psych | Steve Hitchcock | Episode: "Rob-a-Bye Baby" |
| 2010–2011
| Hellcats | Bob Overton | 5 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| Fringe | Jerry Bissell | Episode: "Immortality" |
| R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series
| Mr. Palmer | Episode: "Pumpkinhead" |
| 2012
| Alcatraz | Captain | Episode: "Tommy Madsen" |
| 2012–2016
| Sir Maurice / Moe French | 7 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress | Sean | TV film |
| Fargo
| Bud Jorgenlen | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Police Captain | 3 episodes |
| data-sort-value="Man in the High Castle, The" | The Man in the High Castle
| Ron Whittaker | Episode: "The Road Less Traveled" |
| 2017–2020
| Father Michael | 18 episodes |
| 2018
| Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas | Bob Hill | TV film |
| rowspan="5" | 2019
| data-sort-value="Series of Unfortunate Events, A" | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Fire Chief | Episode: "Penultimate Peril: Part 2" |
| Unspeakable
| Dr. Martin Davey | 5 episodes |
| data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" | The Twilight Zone
| Mayor Matheson | Episode: "A Traveler" |
| iZombie
| Jack Klein | Episode: "Death of a Car Salesman" |
| Mystery 101: Words Can Kill
| Phil Jenk | TV film |
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| data-sort-value="Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery, A" | A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery | Chief Madieras | TV film |
| Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery
| Chief Madieras | TV film |
| 2021
| Ships in the Night: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery | Chief Madieras | TV film |
| 2021–2023
| George Dean | 13 episodes |
| 2022
| Rip in Time | Calvin | TV film |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0444776}}
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Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:People from St. Stephen, New Brunswick
Category:Male actors from New Brunswick