Wayne Robson (born April 29, 1946 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a Canadian actor.
One of the most renowned figures of Canadian acting, Wayne Robson has appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows, as well as stage theater plays. However, he is best known for playing the ex-convict Mike Hamar on the Canadian sitcom The Red Green Show and the escape artist Rennes "the Wren" on the 1997 science fiction film Cube.
Many also remember him quite well for his animated voiceover roles. He was particularly prominent in cartoons created by Nelvana, with major roles on such iconic works as The Adventures of Tintin, Pippi Longstocking, Redwall, and Franklin. However, another notable voice acting role of his was Disney's The Rescuers Down Under, where he played the lovably neurotic frilled lizard Frank.
He passed away on April 4, 2011 from a sudden heart attack while in the middle of rehearsing for a production of The Grapes of Wrath at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Straford, Ontario.
Selected Filmography
Film
- 1971 McCabe & Mrs. Miller - Bartender
- 1980 Popeye - Chizzelflint
- 1984 The Grey Fox - William "Shorty" Dunn
- 1984 Just the Way You Are – Theater Assistant Manager
- 1985 One Magic Christmas - Harry Dickens
- 1989 Parents - Lab Attendant
- 1991 Bingo – Four Eyes
- 1993 Double, Double, Toil and Trouble - Gravedigger
- 1995 Dolores Claiborne - Sammy Marchant
- 1995 National Lampoon's Senior Trip - Frank Hardin
- 1997 Cube - Rennes "the Wren"
- 1997 Affliction - Nick Wickham
- 2002 Interstate 60 - Tolbert
- 2003 Wrong Turn - Old Man
- 2003 Cold Creek Manor - Stan Holland
- 2004 Welcome to Mooseport - Morris Gutman
- 2007 Stuck - Mr. Binckley
- 2007 Wrong Turn 2: Dead End - Maynard Odets
- 2008 The Incredible Hulk - Boat Captain
- 2009 Survival of the Dead - Tawdry O'Flynn
Live-Action TV
- 1980 The Littlest Hobo - Percy
- 1984 The Edison Twins - Mr. Murdock
- 1987 Seeing Things - Gideon Polk
- 1987 Street Legal - Barclay Chambers, Clarence, and McKearney
- 1988 Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Chief Pickett
- 1989 The Twilight Zone (1985) - Arky Lochner
- 1990 Maniac Mansion - Myles Furnquist
- 1991 My Secret Identity - Bank Robber
- 1991 Tropical Heat - Beansie
- 1993 The Red Green Show - Mike Hamar
- 1994 RoboCop: The Series - Shorty
- 1996 Strange Luck - Lou Jackoway
- 1996 The Adventures of Sinbad - Master Dim Dim
- 1998 Due South - Damon Cahil
- 1998 Goosebumps - Jimmie O'James
- 1998 PSI Factor - Jesse
- 1998 Eerie, Indiana - Mr. Tummus
- 1999 Cold Squad - Denny Lavoie
- 2000 Lexx - Gubby Mok
- 2000 Relic Hunter - Waxman
- 2000 The Zack Files - Squint
- 2001 Tracker (2001) - Kaden
- 2004 Puppets Who Kill - Sam the Paperboy
- 2009 Little Mosque on the Prairie - Tuffy Wilson
- 2010 Murdoch Mysteries - Bob Selby
Western Animation
- 1990 The Rescuers Down Under - Frank
- 1991 The Adventures of Tintin (1991) - Professor Cuthbert Calculus
- 1991 Rupert - The Sage of Um
- 1994 Highlander: The Animated Series - Asklepios and Glen
- 1995 The Neverending Story: The Animated Adventures of Bastian Balthazar Bux - Engywook
- 1997 Pippi Longstocking - Bloom
- 1998 The Dumb Bunnies - Dudley and Mr. Barker
- 1998 Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend - King Eurystheus
- 1998 Bob and Margaret - Melvin Fish
- 1999 Babar: King of the Elephants - Marabou and Sales Manager
- 1999 Redwall - Methuselah
- 1999 Franklin - Mr. Heron
- 2001 Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series - Matthew Cuthbert
- 2004 Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends - Mr. Mantis
