Barry Flatman (born March 12, 1950) is a Canadian actor. He began his career as a member of the comedy troupe Homemade Theatre Company, with whom he appeared on the

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sketch comedy series '' Stay Tuned'' (1976–1977). Flatman later became a regular cast member on the CTV and Showtime sketch comedy series '' Bizarre'' (1980–1986). Following ''Stay Tuned'' and ''Bizarre'', Flatman had supporting roles in the films '' The Dead Zone'' (1983) and ''

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'' (1988), and had a main role as Bob Quimby on the

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series '' Ramona'' (1988–1989). During the 1990s, he notably voiced

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characters Vindicator and

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on multiple episodes of the

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animated series ''

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'' (1992–1997). Flatman also had a recurring role as President Daniel Thompson on the CTV and NewNet series '' Earth: Final Conflict'' (1998–2000), and had a supporting role in the comedy film ''

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'' (1992). In the 2000s, Flatman most notably had supporting roles in the comedy film ''

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'' (2005) and the horror film '' Saw III'' (2006). He also had main roles as Cam Ritchie in the CBC miniseries '' H2O'' (2004) and Chuck Beeter in the A&E miniseries ''

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'' (2008), and a recurring role as Police Captain Bill Carruthers on the

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series ''

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'' (2005). In the 2010s, Flatman had supporting roles in the films '' The Returned'' (2013) and '' No Stranger Than Love'' (2015). He portrayed Darryl F. Zanuck in the Lifetime biographical miniseries '' The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe'' (2015), and had recurring roles as Wally Semenchko on season 1 of the FX anthology series '' Fargo'' (2014) and Don Shade on the

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series '' Private Eyes'' (2016–2021).

Career

In 1995, Flatman had a supporting role in the television film '' Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story''. He played the role of Richard Taylor, which was based on newsanchor Mort Crim. In 2002, he had a supporting role in the Italian film '' My Name Is Tanino''. From 2016 to 2021, Flatman had a recurring role as Don Shade on the

television series '' Private Eyes''. In 2023, he appeared on stage as Jonas in ''Jonas & Barry in the Home''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flatman, Barry Living people Canadian male film actors 20th-century Canadian actors 21st-century Canadian actors Male actors from Montreal 1950 births