Aron Tager (June 30, 1934 – February 28, 2019) was an American-Canadian actor, poet, artist, and sculptor. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, but is later became a resident of Toronto, Ontario, where he became a prominent name in television, advertising, animation, and theater.
Outside of acting, he was also a successful visual artist. Many of his sculptures and paintings have been exhibited and displayed at museums and installed at schools and community centers. He won numerous accolades for his work in this area.
He was married to actress Anne Page until he passed away at the age of 84 in 2019.
Here's his website
, where you can see a lot of his artwork.
Filmography
Film
- 1992 Leolo - Fishmonger
- 1992 Canvas - Jimmy
- 1993 Sweet Killing - Officer Lipsky
- 1993 Because Why - Bert
- 1993 Mothers And Daughters - McEwan
- 1994 Warriors - Gen. Moorhead
- 1994 Highlander The Final Dimension - Stosh
- 1995 Dr. Jekyll & Ms. Hyde - Lawyer
- 1995 Curtiss Charm - Park Worker
- 1997 Murder at 1600 - Treasury Guard #2
- 1998 Blind Faith - Judge Aker
- 1998 Tommy And The Wildcat - Kalle Pokka
- 1999 The Third Miracle - Cardinal Humes
- 2000 X-Men - Emcee
- 2001 Century Hotel - Older Salvatore
- 2001 Serendipity - Janitor
- 2001 Protection - Lujak
- 2002 Fancy Dancing - Zero
- 2006 A Lobster Tale - Morty Thorpe
- 2007 You Kill Me - Walter Fitzgerald
- 2008 The Echo - Old Man
- 2009 You Might As Well Live - Rabbi Kirshenblat
- 2010 The Untitled Work Of Paul Shepard - Dr. Max Henreid
- 2011 Goon (2011) - Mr. Goldsmith
- 2013 Stag - Old Man
- 2015 Eighty Eight - Dale
- 2015 He Never Died - Announcer
Television
- 1990 Are You Afraid of the Dark? - Dr. Vink, Zeebo, Carney
- 1991 Heritage Minutes - Mc Farlane
- 1991 Urban Angel - The Printer
- 1994 The Maharajas Daughter - Police Captain
- 1994 Sirens - Tommy Flint, Gideon Wylie
- 1995 TekWar - Alonzo Del Amo
- 1995 The Hardy Boys - Jimmy
- 1995 Goosebumps - Dr. Shreek in "Piano Lessons Can Be Murder"
- 1995 Due South - Tom, Bert Block, Nelson
- 1997 PSI Factor - County Coroner Louis Arnold
- 1997 Wind At My Back - Joe Willis
- 1998 Earth: Final Conflict - Smackovich
- 1999 Relic Hunter - Lawrence Zale
- 2000 The Zack Files - Old Man
- 2001 A Nero Wolfe Mystery - Commissioner Skinner, Mr. Carlisle, Commissioner Bernard Fromm
- 2001 Screech Owls - Grandfather
- 2001 Thieves - Sid
- 2001 Life With Judy Garland - George Jessel
- 2002 Monk - Leo Otterman
- 2003 Blue Murder - Motel Manager
- 2004 Puppets Who Kill - Deprogrammer
- 2004 Wonderfalls - Gwen
- 2005 Kojak - Grant Cleveland
- 2006 At The Hotel - Norman
- 2006 The Shakespeare Comedy Show - Queen Lear
- 2007 Masters of Horror - George Graham
- 2006 Billable Hours - Mortie Fagen
- 2009 The Jon Dore Television Show - Mr. Pansky
- 2010 Lost Girl - Mayer
- 2012 Cybergeddon - Arthur Hastings
- 2015 Hard Rock Medical - Fred
- 2015 Heroes Reborn - Old Angry Guy
- 2014 The Stanley Dynamic - Walter Floggins
- 2016 You Got Trumped - Klaus
- 2016 My Ninety Year Old Roommate - Harry
- 2017 Ransom - Grandfather
Voiceovers
- 1984 Huckleberry No Bouken - Pap Finn
- 1991 Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid - Anselm
- 1996 Blazing Dragons - King Allfire
- 1997 Donkey Kong Country - Cranky Kong
- 1998 Silver Surfer: The Animated Series - Master of Zenn-La
- 2000 George Shrinks - Big Ed
- 2006 Jane and the Dragon - Sir Theodore Boarmaster
- 2008 Suikoden Tierkreis - Macoute
- 2009 The Dating Guy - Captain Steiner
- 2010 Babar and the Adventures of Badou - General Huc
- 2011 The Adventures of Chuck & Friends - Grandpa Treadwell, Salty Saul
