Richard Side

{{Short description|Canadian writer, producer, and actor}}

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Richard Side is a Canadian writer, producer, and actor known as the creator of The Debaters,{{cite web|last1=Shepherd|first1=Jeremy|title=Hilarity reigns on The Debaters|url=http://www.nsnews.com/entertainment/hilarity-reigns-on-the-debaters-1.351677|website=North Shore News|date=25 November 2011 |access-date=26 December 2016}} a radio and TV comedy series on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Career

Side has appeared in episodes of Supernatural, Psych and Eureka and the feature film Elf. Side is a comedian specializing in improvisational comedy. He won an improv comedy championship at the Just for Laughs festival performing with Vancouver Theatresports.{{cite web|title=Richard Side|url=https://www.indiansummerfest.ca/profile/richard-side/|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Indian Summer Festival|language=en-US}}

Side co-adapted Kenneth Oppel's novel Silverwing into a thirteen part animated series for Teletoon. Other writing credits include episodes of Kung Fu: The Legend Continues.

Filmography

= Film =

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!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1991

|Bingo

|Network Executive

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1995

|Urban Safari

|Alex

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1998

|Shoes Off!

|Party host

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2003

|The Delicate Art of Parking

|Bob Gromer

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2003

|Elf

|Elf Teacher

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2016

|Grand Unified Theory

|Bhoem

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= Television =

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!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1987

|Stingray

|Todd

|Episode: "The Second Finest Man Who Ever Lived"

1988

|21 Jump Street

|Manager

|Episode: "Chapel of Love"

1990

|The Adventures of the Black Stallion

|Dan

|Episode: "First Among Equals"

1990

|Max Glick

|Rest home employee

|Episode: "Time Is on Your Side"

1997

|Never a Dull Moment

|Sketch Comedian

|Television film

1998

|The Sentinel

|Tom Coleman

|Episode: "Neighborhood Watch"

1998

|The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

|Shadow Patient

|Episode: "Solitude's Revenge"

1999

|The New Addams Family

|Sandy Warhol

|Episode: "Morticia, the Sculptress"

1999

|Night Man

|Dr. Madden

|Episode: "Gore"

2000

|The Outer Limits

|Ike Pilchard

|Episode: "Down to Earth"

2000

|Ratz

|Teacher

|Television film

2000

|The Wonderful World of Disney

|Mr. Mann

|Episode: "Suspect Behavior"

2001

|Big Sound

|Vincent

|3 episodes

2001

|Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge

|Benny

|Television film

2001

|Andromeda

|Beetle

|Episode: "A Heart for Falsehood Framed"

2002

|Point Blank

|Dr. Cracker

|Episode: "Crouching Cougar"

2002

|Cold Squad

|Government Pencilneck

|Episode: "Career Opportunists"

2002

|Just Cause

|Dr. Rosenthal

|Episode: "Code of Silence"

2002

|The Funkhousers

|Mr. Ross

|Television film

2004

|Stargate SG-1

|Guide

|Episode: "Icon"

2005

|Earthsea

|Doorkeeper

|2 episodes

2005

|Young Blades

|Stuart's Valet

|Episode: "The Exile"

2005

|Robson Arms

|Mitch

|Episode: "The Misses Dubois Turn Out the Lights"

2006

|The Collector

|The Devil / Pollster

|Episode: "The Vampire"

2006

|Romeo!

|Mr. Jones

|Episode: "Driving Me Crazy"

2006

|Alice, I Think

|Waiter

|Episode: "Taboos"

2006

|Santa Baby

|Gary the Elf

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2007

|Secrets of an Undercover Wife

|Higgins

2008

|7 Things to Do Before I'm 30

|Mr. Webster

2008

|Journey to the Center of the Earth

|Solomon Smith

2008

|Aliens in America

|Lionel

|Episode: "Community Theater"

2008

|Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe

|Gary the Elf

|Television film

2009

|Psych

|Maitre'd

|Episode: "Tuesday the 17th"

2009

|Supernatural

|Paul Dunbar

|Episode: "It's a Terrible Life"

2009

|Eureka

|Dr. Kinnison

|Episode: "You Don't Know Jack"

References

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