Jay Brazeau is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Sam Fisher in Cold Squad, Harlan in Stargate SG-1 (1998, 2001), and for voicing Uncle Quigley in Sabrina: The Animated Series. He is also known for his role as Bobby in Double Jeopardy (1999), as Referee in the Air Bud film series (1997–2003), and his film role in We're No Angels (1989).
Jay Brazeau | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
Career
editIn 1992, he appeared in an episode of Street Justice and two of the first-season episodes of Highlander: The Series. In 1998 he played Harlan in Stargate: SG1 Season 01 Episode 18 and the same character in a later episode in 2001. He also played "The Lord Protector" in Season 2 Episode 15 of Stargate: Atlantis. In October 2009, he appeared as "Man in chair" in the National Arts Centre production of The Drowsy Chaperone in Ottawa. In 2009, he played a part in several scenes added for the Ultimate Cut version of Watchmen. He was a frequent co-star of Don S. Davis.
Brazeau voiced Uncle Quigley in Sabrina: The Animated Series, Mr. Pretty in The Cramp Twins and Stavros Garkos in Hurricanes. His voice credits also include two Winnipeg-produced National Film Board of Canada animated shorts, "Get a Job" and "La Salla".
He portrayed Edna Turnblad in the Arts Club Theatre Company's production of Hairspray during the 2010/2011 season. Brazeau based his performance as Edna on his mother and an adult neighbor from his childhood nicknamed Fat Kay.[1]
Personal life
editOn May 12, 2011, Brazeau suffered a minor stroke while changing costumes backstage 30 minutes into a preview performance of Hairspray. His role was filled by Andy Toth during his absence. Brazeau missed 36 performances before making a full recovery and returning to the production.[2][3]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Melting Pot | General Slam | |
| 1987 | Backfire | Junior | |
| 1989 | We're No Angels | Sheriff | |
| 1990 | Short Time | Cop | |
| 1990 | Cadence | Mr. Vito | |
| 1990 | The Comic Book Christmas Caper | Voice | |
| 1991 | Showdown at Williams Creek | Pig Man | |
| 1991 | The Grocer's Wife | Barber | |
| 1991 | Cafe Romeo | The Dean | |
| 1992 | North of Pittsburgh | Leon | |
| 1993 | Cool Runnings | Kroychzech | |
| 1994 | Intersection | Businessman | |
| 1994 | Andre | Griff Armstrong | |
| 1994 | Little Women | Dashwood | |
| 1995 | Dream Man | Sgt. Abe Foreman | Direct-to-video |
| 1995 | Slam Dunk Ernest | Mr. Zamiel Moloch | |
| 1995 | Urban Safari | Carl Johnson | |
| 1995 | Live Bait | Uncle Don | |
| 1995 | Malicious | Orderly | |
| 1995 | Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain | Everett Graham | |
| 1996 | Kissed | Mr. Walls | |
| 1997 | Dazzle the Dinosaur | Quetzalcoatlus | Voice; direct-to-video |
| 1997 | Warriors of Virtue | Willy Beest | Voice |
| 1997 | Air Bud | Referee 1 | |
| 1997 | Masterminds | Eliot | |
| 1997 | Kitchen Party | Fred | |
| 1998 | The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Muff Potter | Voice; direct-to-video |
| 1998 | Disturbing Behavior | Principal Weathers | |
| 1998 | Hoods | Johnny | |
| 1998 | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | Official | |
| 1999 | Better Than Chocolate | Mr. Marcus | |
| 1999 | Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying | Harold | |
| 1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars | Reporter | |
| 1999 | Double Jeopardy | Bobby | |
| 1999 | Noroc | Charlie | |
| 2000 | MVP: Most Valuable Primate | Harry | |
| 2000 | Suspicious River | Suitcase Man | |
| 2000 | Best in Show | Dr. Chuck Nelken | |
| 2000 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | Proctologist | |
| 2000 | Middlemen | Truscott | |
| 2000 | Air Bud: World Pup | Referee #1 | Direct-to-video |
| 2001 | Head over Heels | Halloran / Strukov | |
| 2001 | Last Wedding | Noah's father | |
| 2001 | The Shipment | Marty | |
| 2001 | Kevin of the North | Mr. Riskind | |
| 2002 | Snow Dogs | Race Official #2 | |
| 2002 | Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch | Professor Siles | |
| 2002 | K-9: P.I. | Dr. Tilley | |
| 2002 | Insomnia | Francis | |
| 2002 | They | Dr. Booth | |
| 2002 | Cheats | Dr. Fox | |
| 2003 | A Guy Thing | Howard | |
| 2003 | House of the Dead | Captain | |
| 2003 | Spymate | Ringmaster | |
| 2003 | Spook | The Big Boss | |
| 2003 | Moving Malcolm | George Maxwell | |
| 2004 | The Perfect Score | Test Instructor | |
| 2004 | The Truth About Miranda | Mr. Merkin | |
| 2004 | Going the Distance | Store Clerk | |
| 2007 | The Sandlot: Heading Home | Dr. Parker | Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | Taming Tammy | Bob | |
| 2007 | Bratz: Super Babyz | Spud | Voice |
| 2007 | The Secret | Doug Sullivan | |
| 2008 | Blonde and Blonder | Louie Ramoli | |
| 2008 | Edison and Leo | Captain Samuel Edison | Voice |
| 2008 | Far Cry | Ralph | |
| 2008 | Bratz Babyz Save Christmas | Ralph | Voice; direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage | Mr. Rosa | |
| 2009 | Ratko: The Dictator's Son | Professor Grubbspeck | |
| 2009 | Hulk Vs. | Volstagg | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Watchmen | News Vendor | |
| 2009 | Personal Effects | Martin | |
| 2009 | Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts | Mr. Dean | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Gunless | Dr. Angus Schiffron | |
| 2010 | Fathers & Sons | Anton | |
| 2010 | Bratz: Pampered Petz | Mr. Grunion | Voice; direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido | Fever | |
| 2011 | Sisters & Brothers | Ringo | |
| 2012 | The Possession | Professor McMannis | |
| 2012 | Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups | Judge | |
| 2013 | Sex After Kids | Horton | |
| 2013 | Super Buddies | Mr. Swanson | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | Horns | Father Mould | |
| 2013 | Down River | Larry | |
| 2013 | That Burning Feeling | Dr. Fishbaum | |
| 2014 | Step Up: All In | Mr. McGowan | |
| 2014 | Barbie and the Secret Door | Mr. Primrose | Voice |
| 2014 | Bad City | Mayor W. Whilhelm Douglas | |
| 2015 | Eadweard | MC | |
| 2017 | The Shack | Tony | |
| 2019 | Noelle | Santa |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Minikins | Baker | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Brotherly Love | Dr. Hollis | Television film |
| 1986 | The Magical World of Disney | Zoo Guard | Episode: "Hero in the Family" |
| 1987 | Trying Times | 2nd Driving Instructor | Episode: "Drive, She Said" |
| 1987–1990 | 21 Jump Street | Various roles | 8 episodes |
| 1988 | The Red Spider | Epstein | Television film |
| 1988, 1990 | MacGyver | Zamora / AF Colonel Phelps | 2 episodes |
| 1988–1990 | Wiseguy | Sig Rosen / Ovitz / Gino | 3 episodes |
| 1989 | Unsub | Detective Burns | Episode: "And They Swam Right Over the Dam" |
| 1989–1990 | Booker | Sgt. Keith Redding | 4 episodes |
| 1990 | Danger Bay | Clinton Mack | Episode: "Live Wires" |
| 1990 | It | Derry Cab Driver | Episode: "Part 2" |
| 1990 | Bordertown | Judge Eric Mueller | Episode: "A Question of Negligence" |
| 1990 | Mom P.I. | Ken | Episode: "Spinal Trap" |
| 1990–1994 | Neon Rider | Murray Walsh / Alonzo / Teddy | 3 episodes |
| 1991 | Blood River | Hotchner | Television film |
| 1991 | Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars | Toad Air Marshal | 13 episodes |
| 1991 | The Commish | Aaron Hoyle | Episode: "The Commissioner's Ball" |
| 1991–1992 | Captain Zed and the Zee Zone | Snort | 26 episodes |
| 1992 | To Catch a Killer | Jake Miller | Television film |
| 1992 | Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave | Big Nose | |
| 1992 | The Comrades of Summer | Tom | |
| 1992 | The Heights | Rabbi Klein | Episode: "What Does It Take?" |
| 1992 | Highlander: The Series | Commissioner Cominski | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | The Diviners | Gus | Television film |
| 1993 | Without a Kiss Goodbye | Dr. Spooner | |
| 1993 | Born Too Soon | Dr. Wolf | |
| 1993 | For the Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story | Dr. M. Shapiro | |
| 1993 | Street Justice | Sheriff Andy | Episode: "My Brother's Keeper" |
| 1993 | Cobra | Sheriff Andy Jax | Episode: "Honeymoon Hideaway" |
| 1993–1996 | Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog | Spelunk / Santa Claus / Additional Voices | 65 episodes |
| 1993–1994 | Madeline | Voice | 20 episodes |
| 1994 | Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story | Shrink | Television film |
| 1994 | The Diary of Evelyn Lau | Dr. Hightower | |
| 1994 | Party of Five | Pawnbroker | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1994 | Lonesome Dove: The Series | Mr. Cobb | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Mega Man | Eugene Peister | Episode: "20,000 Leaks Under the Sea" |
| 1994 | The X-Files | Dr. Daly / Prof. Varnes | Episodes: "Lazarus"; "One Breath" |
| 1994 | The Odyssey | Sy | 5 episodes |
| 1994–1995 | Hurricanes | Stavros Garkos | 7 episodes |
| 1995 | Sliders | KGB Colonel | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1995 | Johnny's Girl | Tony Cozart | Television film |
| 1995 | The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky | Doc Riley | |
| 1995 | The Marshal | Judge Schlosenberger | Episode: "The New Marshal" |
| 1995 | A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story | Uncle Pete | Television film |
| 1995 | The New Adventures of Madeline | Voice | 13 episodes |
| 1995 | Bye Bye Birdie | Mayor | Television film |
| 1995 | My Life as a Dog | Rupert Smedley / Smelly | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Jake and the Kid | Professor Claudius T. Winesinger | Episode: "Liar Hunter" |
| 1996 | The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. | Professor Wooley | Television film |
| 1996 | North of 60 | Doug the Pilot | Episode: "Fear of Flying" |
| 1996, 1998 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Peter Tomanski / Sam MacAllister | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Dead Man's Gun | Mayor William Dodson / Dobbs | |
| 1997 | The Sentinel | Store Owner | Episode: "Pennies from Heaven" |
| 1997 | Extreme Dinosaurs | Additional voices | Episode: "Out of Time" |
| 1997 | Trucks | Jack | Television film |
| 1997, 1998 | The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | Frank Patterson | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Pocket Dragon Adventures | Additional voices | 104 episodes |
| 1998–1999 | RoboCop: Alpha Commando | Voice | 40 episodes |
| 1998, 2001 | Stargate SG-1 | Harlan | 2 episodes |
| 1998, 2001 | The Outer Limits | Dr. George Bader / Bernard Katz | |
| 1998–2001 | Cold Squad | Sam Fisher | 52 episodes |
| 1999 | Millennium | Selwyn Wassenaar | Episode: "Antipas" |
| 1999 | Viper | Dr. Norwood | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Sabrina: The Animated Series | Uncle Quigley | 65 episodes |
| 2000 | 2gether: The Series | Billy Fullerton | Television film |
| 2000 | Seven Days | Father Carlo | Episode: "Pope Parker" |
| 2000 | My Mother, the Spy | George Trumbell | Television film |
| 2000 | Generation O! | Colonel Bob | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | So Weird | Mr. Cox | Episode: "Detention" |
| 2000 | Ed | 'Southern' Lawyer Sam | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2000 | First Wave | Speidel | Episode: "Unearthed" |
| 2000 | Murder at the Cannes Film Festival | Mitch Borelli | Television film |
| 2000–2002 | What About Mimi? | Voice | 39 episodes |
| 2001 | Voyage of the Unicorn | Mage | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | The Wedding Dress | Art Panner | Television film |
| 2001 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Mr. Dupont | Episode: "Be a Cruel Twist" |
| 2001 | Mysterious Ways | Mr. Billington | Episode: "The Last Dance" |
| 2001–2003 | Sitting Ducks | Waddle | 26 episodes |
| 2001–2005 | The Cramp Twins | Mr. Pretty / Harry | 11 episodes |
| 2002 | UC: Undercover | Ben Poptanich | Episode: "Teddy C" |
| 2002 | My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star | Sarah's Boss | Episode: "Pay to Play" |
| 2002 | Living with the Dead | Psychiatrist | Television film |
| 2002 | Pasadena | Dr. Allen | Episode: "Run Lily Run" |
| 2002 | Sabrina: Friends Forever | Uncle Eustace | Television film |
| 2002 | Saint Sinner | Abbott | |
| 2002 | Taken | Dr. Shilling | Episode: "Acid Tests" |
| 2002 | Society's Child | Dr. Stone | Television film |
| 2003 | The Stranger Beside Me | Judge Cowart | |
| 2003 | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Vormus | Episode: "Separation" |
| 2003 | Dead Like Me | Dr. Levy | Episode: "Rest in Peace" |
| 2003 | Gadget & the Gadgetinis | Gardener | 51 episodes |
| 2004 | The Legend of Butch & Sundance | Railroad Company Executive | Television film |
| 2005 | The West Wing | Mackey Lowell | Episode: "Freedonia" |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror | Mr. Dombrowski - Manager | Episode: "Dreams in the Witch-House" |
| 2005 | Killer Instinct | Adam Benton | Episode: "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" |
| 2005 | Stargate Atlantis | Lord Protector | Episode: "The Tower" |
| 2006 | Presumed Dead | Prof. Dunnigan | Television film |
| 2006 | A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | Defense Attorney | |
| 2006 | Whistler | Darren Furlong | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Trophy Wife | Harry | Television film |
| 2006 | Last Chance Cafe | Agent Baker | |
| 2006 | Christmas on Chestnut Street | Santa | |
| 2006, 2010 | Supernatural | Dr. Corman / Librarian | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Falcon Beach | Lester Shelby | Episode: "The Spins" |
| 2007 | My Baby Is Missing | Dolan Severs | Television film |
| 2007 | Blood Ties | Cobb | Episode: "Gifted" |
| 2008 | Psych | Director | Episode: "Lights, Camera... Homicidio" |
| 2008 | Reaper | Demon Speaker | Episode: "Rebellion" |
| 2009 | Polar Storm | Mr. Elman | Television film |
| 2009 | Harper's Island | Dr. Campbell | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Eureka | Captain Yuri Gregor | Episode: "Have an Ice Day" |
| 2010 | Tower Prep | Science | Episode: "New Kid" |
| 2011 | The Killing | Judge Russell Elliot | Episode: "Undertow" |
| 2011 | To the Mat | Talbot | Television film |
| 2011 | The Pastor's Wife | Gene Castle | |
| 2011 | Seattle Superstorm | Dimitri Kandinsky | |
| 2011, 2012 | Mr. Young | Santa | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | A Dog Named Duke | Dr. Jamison | Television film |
| 2012 | A Mother's Nightmare | Donald Mojan | |
| 2012 | Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade | Doorman | |
| 2012 | Level Up | Wizard | Episode: "Intelligence Potion #9" |
| 2013 | Cedar Cove | Mayor Louie Hanson | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Jinxed | Grandpa | Television film |
| 2013 | Hats Off to Christmas! | Michael Bowers | |
| 2014 | Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever | Roger | |
| 2014 | A Christmas Tail | Mr. Harvey | |
| 2014 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Various roles | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | I Do, I Do, I Do | Phillip Lorenzo | Television film |
| 2015 | The Whispers | Rabbi Ezra | Episode: "Broken Child" |
| 2015 | Once Upon a Holiday | Harry Ballantyne | Television film |
| 2015–2019 | Garage Sale Mystery | Coroner Tramill | 13 episodes |
| 2016 | Unser Traum von Kanada | Phil | Episode: "Alles auf Anfang" |
| 2016 | Dying to Be Loved | Al Jennings | Television film |
| 2016 | Bates Motel | Justin Willcock | Episode: "Norman" |
| 2016 | Beat Bugs | Octopus | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | John Dollow | Episode: "Rogue Wall Enthusiasts" |
| 2017 | The Exorcist | Tribunal President | Episode: "Safe as Houses" |
| 2017 | Christmas Homecoming | Tom | Television film |
| 2017 | Finding Santa | Tom White | |
| 2018 | The Dragon Prince | Doctor | Episode: "The Dagger and The Wolf" |
| 2019 | Unspeakable | Dr. John Furesz | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Good Morning Christmas! | Stan Roman | Television film |
| 2020 | Five Star Christmas | Walter Ralston | |
| 2021 | Firefly Lane | Torcoletti | Episode: "Dancing Queens" |
References
edit- ^ Robins, Mark (2 August 2010). "Jay Brazeau takes on ultimate drag role in Arts Club's Hairspray". GayVancouver.net. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ Werb, Jessica (13 May 2011). "Andy Toth to step in for Jay Brazeau in Arts Club's Hairspray". Straight.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ Harris, Michael (17 June 2011). "Hairspray: A triumphal return for actor Jay Brazeau". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
External links
edit- Jay Brazeau at IMDb
- Profile Archived 2019-04-22 at the Wayback Machine at northernstars.ca
- Biography at TVGuide.com