Arthur Hindle (born July 21, 1948) is a Canadian actor and television director. He won the Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his portrayal of news director Mike Fennell on the CTV drama ''

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'' (1989-94). His other notable television roles include Jeff Farraday on ''Dallas'' (1981-82), Harry Dobbs on ''North of 60'' (1996-97), Pete Braga on ''Paradise Falls'' (2001-08), and Grandpa Hobbie on ''Holly Hobbie'' (2021-23). Hindle is also known for his roles in the 1970's

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''Black Christmas'' (1974), ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' (1978), and ''The Brood'' (1979). He also played police officer Ted Jarvis in the cult classic sex comedy ''

Porky's ''Porky's'' is a 1981 sex comedy film written and directed by Bob Clark about the escapades of teenagers in 1954 at the fictional Angel Beach High School in Florida. The film stars Kim Cattrall, Scott Colomby, Kaki Hunter, Nancy Parsons, Alex Ka ...

'' (1981) and its sequel ''Porky's II: The Next Day'' (1983).

Early life and education

Hindle was born in Halifax, to a father who was in the

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. His uncle was actor Michael Kane. For 12 years, he alternated living with his divorced parents in addition to living in foster homes. He grew up in

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, and later at The Beaches area of

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. He began acting in local plays as a teenager, and graduated from

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in 1963. Before he became an actor, Hindle modeled clothes in catalogs for Canadian companies Simpsons-Sears and

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. He was also a stockbroker. He studied

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under Eli Rill.

Career

Hindle has made guest appearances in a long list of television programs in North America, and has also appeared in several movies, dating from 1971. His first major role was in a biker movie, ''The Proud Rider'', spawned by the popularity of ''

Easy Rider ''Easy Rider'' is a 1969 American road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern. It was produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper. Fonda and Hopper play two bikers who travel through the American Southwest and the S ...

''. Hindle worked with a real motorcycle gang, Satan's Choice of

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. It was during the production of this film that he almost changed his professional name to Jeremy Kane, as producers thought that Hindle should have a more obvious link to his uncle, actor Michael Kane.Marina Craig, "Hockey-romance film made for families". ''

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''m january 2, 1971. In 1971, he was cast as Billy Duke in the film ''

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''. This film led to offers from

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which he resisted until work dried up and Hindle, who had four children by this time, finally moved to

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in 1974. He had a supporting role in the Canadian horror film '' Black Christmas'' in 1974. He had a pivotal supporting role in the 1978 remake of ''

Invasion of the Body Snatchers ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' is a 1956 American science-fiction horror film produced by Walter Wanger, directed by Don Siegel, and starring Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter. The black-and-white film was shot in 2.00:1 Superscope and in t ...

''. He then went onto playing a lead role in

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's 1979 horror film ''

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'' and appeared in the 1981 teen sex comedy film ''

'' as police officer Ted Jarvis. In the 1990s, he played the role of Harry Dobbs in the popular Canadian TV series, ''

North of 60 ''North of 60'' is a 1990s Canadian television drama depicting life in the sub-Arctic northern boreal forest (north of 60° north latitude, hence the title). It first aired on CBC Television in 1992 and was syndicated around the world. It is se ...

''. From the early 1990s, Hindle has also worked as a

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. In 2001, he starred in, and directed episodes of, the award-winning series ''

Paradise Falls ''Paradise Falls'' is a weekly soap opera television series which aired nationally on the Showcase channel in Canada, starting in 2001. It was filmed in the summer cottage community of Muskoka, Ontario at Grandview Resort. Like many major soa ...

'' which screened on the Showcase channel in Canada and cable stations in the U.S.

Filmography

Films

* 1971 '' The Proud Rider'' * 1971 ''

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'' as Football Star * 1971 ''

'' as Billy Duke * 1974 '' Black Christmas'' as Chris Hayden * 1976 '' A Small Town in Texas'' as "Boogie" * 1978 ''

'' as Dr. Geoffrey Howell * 1979 ''

'' as Frank Carveth * 1980 ''

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'' as A.J. * 1981 ''

'' as Ted Jarvis * 1982 '' Desperate Lives'' as Stan * 1983 '' Porky's II: The Next Day'' as Ted Jarvis * 1983 '' The Man Who Wasn't There'' as Ted Durand * 1983 '' The Wild Pony'' as Frank Chase * 1984 '' The Surrogate'' as Frank Waite * 1984 ''Raw Courage'' as Roger Bower * 1986 ''Say Yes'' as Luke * 1987 '' From the Hip'' as Lieutenant Matt Sosha * 1987 '' The Gunfighters'' (TV Movie) as Cole Everett * 1988 ''Dixie Lanes'' as Sheriff Lewis Clark * 1988 '' Into the Fire'' as Dirk Winfield * 1989 ''Piramiddo no kanata ni: White Lion densetsu'' * 1989 ''

Speed Zone ''Speed Zone'' (also known as ''Cannonball Run III'', ''Cannonball Fever'', ''One for the Money'' and ''Speedzone Fever'') is a 1989 American action comedy film set around an illegal cross-country race (inspired by the Cannonball Baker Sea-to- ...

'' as "Flash" * 1990 '' The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid'' as Brian * 1993 '' Liar, Liar'' (TV Movie) as Gilbert Jonathan "Gil" Farrow * 1998 ''

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'' (TV Movie) as US President * 1998 '' Sleeping Dogs Lie'' as Ambrose Small * 2000 '' Submerged'' as Sam * 2001 ''Kept'' as Lance *2001 Stranded as Owen Marsh * 2002 '' The Trip'' as Ted Oakley * 2006 '' One Way'' as Russel Birk * 2007 '' Lies and Crimes'' (TV Movie) as Captain Vic Bochner * 2007 ''Blind Trust'' (TV Movie) as Attorney L.G. Mennick * 2009 ''

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'' as George Chandler * 2011 '' Monster Brawl'' as Sid "Sasquatch Sid" Tucker * 2011 ''Moon Point'' as The Banana * 2011 ''

An Insignificant Harvey ''An Insignificant Harvey'' is a 2011 independent Canadian drama film. The film made its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. The feature-length directorial debut by Canadian director Jeff Kopas, the film profile ...

'' as Father Asher * 2012 '' Two Hands to Mouth'' as Ron Baxter * 2012 '' The Story of Luke'' as Mr. Nichols * 2013 ''Real Gangsters'' as Mitchel McClane * 2014 '' Big News from Grand Rock'' as Walter * 2014 ''The Big Fat Stone'' as Philly Versi * 2015 '' No Deposit'' as Joseph Ryan * 2015 '' Sicilian Vampire'' as Detective Domenic Supray * 2015 '' Full Out'' as Doctor * 2016 '' The Void'' as Mitchell * 2016 '' Sadie's Last Days on Earth'' as Mr. Scott * 2017 '' Adam's Testament'' as Father Callaghan * 2017 ''The Neighborhood'' as Artie * 2017 ''The Performance'' as Dennis * 2017 ''Happenstance'' as Robert * 2018 '' The Joke Thief'' as Brian McCabe * 2018 ''Robbery'' as Frank * 2019 ''

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'' as Joe * 2021 '' Woodland Grey'' as Moses * 2022 '' Nightalk'' as Captain Roberto *2024 '' Home Free'' as Herb Homur

Television

* 1975 ''

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'' as John Colby (Episode: The Deadly Imposter) * 1977 ''

Barnaby Jones ''Barnaby Jones'' is an American detective fiction, detective television series starring Buddy Ebsen as a formerly retired investigator and Lee Meriwether as his widowed daughter-in-law. They run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, Califor ...

'' as Joseph (Episode: The Devil's Handmaiden) * 1977 ''

James at 15 ''James at 15'' (later ''James at 16'') is an American drama series that aired on NBC during the 1977–78 season. The series was preceded by the 1977 TV movie ''James at 15'', which aired on Monday September 5, 1977 and was intended as a telev ...

'' as Jud Lawrence * 1977 '' Kingston: Confidential'' as Tony Marino * 1978 ''The Clone Master'' as Dr. Simon Shane * 1981-1982 ''

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'' as Jeff Farraday * 1985 ''

Scarecrow and Mrs. King ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King'' is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987, on CBS. The music underscore was composed by Arthur B. Rubinstein. The show starred Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner, as divorced ...

'' as Larry Crawford * 1985 ''

Airwolf ''Airwolf'' is an American action military drama television series. It centers on a high-technology attack helicopter, code-named '' Airwolf'', and its crew. They undertake various exotic missions, many involving espionage, with a Cold War the ...

'' as Karl Stern * 1985 ''

MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the MacGyver (1985 TV series), 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in Mac ...

'' as Dave Redding * 1987 ''

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'' as Harry * 1986-1987 ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...

'' as Rod Wilson / Sam McKittrick * 1988 ''

21 Jump Street ''21 Jump Street'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. Cannell for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It aired from April 12, 1987 to April 27, 1991, spanning 103 episodes over five s ...

'' as Stafford * 1988 ''

Night Heat ''Night Heat'' is a Canadian police crime drama series that aired on both CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States. Original episodes were broadcast from 1985 to 1989. ''Night Heat'' was the first Canadian original drama series that was sim ...

'' as Borden * 1988 '' Street Legal'' as Karl Morgan * 1989 '' Friday the 13th: The Series'' as McCabe (Episode: The Sweetest Sting) * 1989 ''

L.A. Law ''L.A. Law'' is an American legal drama television series created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher for NBC. It ran for eight seasons and List of L.A. Law episodes, 172 episodes from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. The series cente ...

'' as Walter Goetz * 1988-1989 ''

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'' as Jack Gold / Alton Brooks * 1989-1994 ''

'' as Mike Fennell * 1994 '' Matlock'' as Philip Chaney * 1995 '' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' as Martin Bradshaw *1995 ''

Walker, Texas Ranger ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action fiction, action Crime drama, crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both the film and the series starring Chuck Norr ...

'' as M.P. Bates * 1997 '' The Arrow'' as Colonel Fairchild * 1996-1997 ''

Beverly Hills, 90210 ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (often referred to as ''90210'') is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling via his production company Spelling Television. The series ran for 10 seasons on Fo ...

'' as Detective Bill Rendell * 1996-1997 ''North of 60'' as Harry Dobbs * 1998 ''

Due South ''Due South'' is a Canadian crime comedy-drama television series created by Paul Haggis, and produced by Alliance Communications from its premiere on April 23, 1994, to its conclusion after four seasons on March 14, 1999. The series starred P ...

'' as Robert Bedford * 1998 '' JAG'' as Captain Ward * 1999 ''

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'' as John Saxum * 1999 '' Total Recall 2070'' as Frank Trower * 2002-2003 '' Tom Stone'' as Neil McQuinn * 2005 '' Canadian Case Files'' as Host * 2001-2008 ''

'' as Pete Braga * 2009 '' Too Late to Say Goodbye'' as Max Barber * 2016-18 '' Dot.'' – Mister Sherman (voice) * 2018 ''

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'' as Arthur Pershing * 2018 '' Imposters'' as Mr. Hull Sr. * 2019 ''Le gala de Noël'' * 2019 ''Christmas in Montana'' as Pops Carson *2021-2023 '' Surreal Estate '' as Carl Roman

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hindle, Art Canadian male film actors Film directors from Nova Scotia Film directors from Toronto Canadian male voice actors Canadian male television actors Canadian television directors Living people Male actors from Halifax, Nova Scotia Male actors from Toronto Best Actor in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners 1948 births