Bob Dermer
Born1946 (age 77–78)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Other namesBobby Dermer
OccupationActor
Years active1970s–2001

Bob Dermer (born 1946) is a Canadian actor who first made his contributions to Canadian television in 1965 as an actor in Ottawa on a late night serial called Milk and Honey which ran for 200 episodes.

Prior to Readalong, Dermer was also on several Canadian children's shows such as Hi Diddle Day which ran for 10 years on the CBC followed by Pencil Box which ran for another six years.

Early life

Dermer was born in Ottawa, Ontario.

Career

In the 1980s, Dermer appeared on the children's show Today's Special,[1][2] playing a puppet character named Sam Crenshaw, and starred in the animated Raccoons series and specials as Ralph Raccoon (and various other characters.) He was the voice of Grumpy Bear in the Care Bears[3] films and TV series of that era. In the middle of airing Today's Special in 1984, Dermer was nearly killed in a car accident and suffered from a broken clavicle and thoracic ribs and lost his left eye. He was unable to perform for five months and had to wear an eye patch before having an eyeball transplant.

Later on, he would make a cameo appearance in Walt Disney Pictures's 1994 film The Santa Clause, before making one final foray in the 1996 made-for-TV movie Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story. He retired from the TV business in 2001.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1985 The Care Bears Movie Grumpy Bear Voice
1986 Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
1987 The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland
1988 Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
1994 The Santa Clause Puppet Punch

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1976 King of Kensington Norman Episode: "Duke's Dilemma"
1980 The Christmas Raccoons Ralph Raccoon Television film
1981 The Raccoons on Ice
1981 Today's Special: Live on Stage Sam Crenshaw Television special
1981–1987 Today's Special Sam Crenshaw 89 episodes
1983 The Raccoons and the Lost Star Ralph Raccoon Television film
1984 The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine Frostbite / Cloudkeeper
1984–1985 Téléfrançais! Various voices 8 episodes
1985 The Edison Twins Benny Episode: "The Mole People"
1985 Care Bears Grumpy Bear, various voices 11 episodes
1985–1991 The Raccoons Ralph Raccoon, Lady Baden Baden, additional voices 60 episodes
1986–1988 The Care Bears Family Grumpy Bear 46 episodes
1990 Basil Hears a Noise Additional characters Television film
1994 Road to Avonlea Emmet Horn Episode: "Modern Times"
1994 Tales from the Cryptkeeper Rose's Dad Episode: "Growing Pains"
1995 The Neverending Story Jacko 2 episodes
1996 Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story Drunk Television film

References

  1. ↑ "TODAY'S SPECIAL: THE COMPLETE SERIES (NICKELODEON 1981-87)". Rewatch Classic TV. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Retropolis: 6 magical episodes of Today's Special". thestar.com. October 10, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ James, Caryn (August 7, 1987). "Film: 'Care Bears' Adventure'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
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