Richard Collins (1947 – April 15, 2013) was a Canadian actor. He was best known for playing Philadelphia "Phil" Collins in the comedy series ''

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''. In 2011, he also appeared as Big Ron in ''

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''. Other notable roles include the role of "Uncle Joe" in Snake Eater, "Rosie" in the movie ''Siege'', an appearance in the episode 'Luvliner' of the series ''

Lexx ''Lexx'' (also known as ''LEXX: The Dark Zone Stories'' and ''Tales from a Parallel Universe'') is a science fiction television series created by Lex Gigeroff and brothers Paul and Michael Donovan. It originally aired on April 18, 1997, on Cana ...

,'' and various small appearances in movies and tv shows such as ''

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'' and '' Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion.'' Collins was born in St. John's,

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

and lived in

Halifax Halifax commonly refers to: *Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada * Halifax, West Yorkshire, England *Halifax (bank), a British bank Halifax may also refer to: Places Australia *Halifax, Queensland, a coastal town in the Shire of Hinchinbrook *Halifax ...

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, for most of his life. He died of a

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in Halifax on April 15, 2013, at the age of 66, during the filming of '' Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It''. The film is dedicated to him,

Rita MacNeil Rita MacNeil (May 28, 1944 – April 16, 2013) was a Canadian singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray t ...

(who died the next day), Brian Huggins, Brian Ryan and Bill Parsons.

Filmography

Film

Television

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* 1947 births 2013 deaths Canadian male television actors Male actors from Halifax, Nova Scotia Male actors from Newfoundland and Labrador People from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador {{Canada-tv-actor-stub