Dean Haglund (born July 29, 1965) is a Canadian actor, known for the role of Richard "Ringo" Langly, one of The Lone Gunmen on ''

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''. Haglund is also a

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, specializing in

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, including work with the Vancouver TheatreSports League. In addition to ''The X-Files'', he played the voice of Sid in ''

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'', Haglund also portrayed Langly in the

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'' The Lone Gunmen'', which aired thirteen episodes in 2001. He is the inventor of the Chill Pak, a commercial external cooling product for laptop computers.

Early life and education

Haglund was born in

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, Canada, and is the son of a structural engineer. His father is Swedish.

Career

After his roles on ''

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'' and '' The Lone Gunmen'', Haglund appeared briefly in a documentary-style production called "From Here to Andromeda", released in 2007. The production has

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s and

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as a central theme. On October 30, 2009, he hosted ''

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Live'' on the

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. In a throwback to ''X-Files'', Dean appeared in episode 95 of ''

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'' as restaurant owner Blaine Miller in Roswell where Booth and Bones are sent to investigate a possible extraterrestrial sighting. He was on the advisory board of Sci-Fest, the first annual Los Angeles Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival, held in May 2014. In June 2015, Haglund emigrated to Sydney, Australia with his girlfriend and their two dogs, and now lives in Newtown. Haglund's relocation to Australia nearly resulted in the removal of a planned cameo by the Lone Gunmen in the episode "

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" of the revived tenth season of ''The X-Files''. However, he was informed by Bruce Harwood that the producers were looking for him, and contacted them to film the appearance. He currently hosts the Chillpak Hollywood Hour podcast,ChillPak Hollywood Hour
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Filmography

Television

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'' (1992-1994) - Drug Dealer / Zack ("Video Vigilante" and "Working Girls") *''

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'' (1993) - Junkie ("The Wall") *''

'' (1994-2018) - Richard Langly *'' Sliders'' (1995) - Stockboy ("Fever") *'' Lonesome Dove: The Series'' (1995) - Nathan Silas ("The Return") *'' Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show'' (1998) - Mr. Coolidge ("Honey, It's No Fun Being an Illegal Alien") *''

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'' (1999) - Guy ("Young at Heart") *'' V.I.P.'' (1999-2000) - Himself ("Val Goes to Town" and "Throw Val from the Train") *'' The Lone Gunmen'' (2001) - Richard Langly *''

'' (2010) - Blaine Miller ("The X in the Files") *'' Femme Fatales'' (2011) - Kip ("Girls Gone Dead") *''The Icarus II Project'' (2011) - Bernie ("Jessica")

Film

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'' (1998) - Richard Langly *'' Spectres'' (2004) - Dr. Halsey *''Face of Terror'' (2004) - Timmons *''Dead & Deader'' (2006) - Funeral Home Director (TV Movie) *''Atlantis Down'' (2010) - Jack Spano *''Geek USA'' (2013) - Sloan *''The Lady Killers'' (2017) - Paul Lewis

References

External links

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Interview with Dean Haglund
(2005), on ''Slice of SciFi'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Haglund, Dean 1965 births 20th-century Canadian comedians 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian comedians 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male comedians Canadian stand-up comedians Canadian male television actors Living people People from Oakbank, Manitoba Male actors from Manitoba Canadian emigrants to Australia Comedians from Manitoba