Page Fletcher
Born
Charles Page Fletcher

(1951-02-25) 25 February 1951
Bass River, Nova Scotia

Charles Page Fletcher (born 25 February 1951) is a Canadian actor who has starred in films and on television. He is best known for his role on the 1980s hit HBO TV series The Hitchhiker as the main title character from 1984–1990[1][2][3] and for playing RoboCop in the TV mini series RoboCop: Prime Directives.

Biography

The son of Ron and Peggy (née Fulton), Fletcher was born and grew up in Bass River, Nova Scotia. His first feature film was in the 1982 horror movie Humongous as Tom Rice. His other films include American Nightmare (1983), Martha, Ruth, & Edie (1988), and Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics (1989).

Page starred in the 2000 TV mini series RoboCop: Prime Directives as Alex Murphy/RoboCop, his most recent project was in the 2002 TV movie Haven't We Met Before?.

Fletcher has made guest appearances on episodes of The Beachcombers, Street Legal, Forever Knight, Lexx, Earth: Final Conflict, and Night Heat.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Humongous Tom Rice
1983 American Nightmare Mark / Tina's boyfriend
1988 Martha, Ruth and Edie Whitney Gerrard
1989 Buying Time Curtis
1989 Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics Buddy
1991 Midnight Fear John
1994 Savage Land Stranger

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1983 A Matter of Cunning Brian Television film
1983–1997 The Hitchhiker The Hitchhiker 83 episodes
1984 The Edison Twins Space Cadet Episode: "Mars to Paul"
1985 In Like Flynn Tim Holden Television film
1987 The Beachcombers Jaff Episode: "By the Pricking of My Thumbs"
1987 Haunted by Her Past Lt. Eisley Television film
1987 Check It Out! Handsome Man Episode: "Puppy Love"
1987 Street Legal Mac Episode: "Mr. Nice Guy"
1988 Night Heat Apache / Kurtz 2 episodes
1988 Alfred Hitchcock Presents John Harris Episode: "Pen Pal"
1989 The Twilight Zone Guillaume de Marchaux Episode: "Cat and Mouse"
1989 The Campbells Sam Carver Episode: "Stand and Deliver"
1991 Tropical Heat Malloy Episode: "A Perfect .38"
1991, 1993 Counterstrike Jeremy Helefield / Jason 2 episodes
1992 Secret Service Stalker Episode: "The Stalker/Bomb Protective Mission"
1993 Top Cops Richard Arnold Episode: "Jim Amburgey/Joe Cialone/Richard Arnold"
1993 Ordeal in the Arctic Lieutenant Joe Bales Television film
1993 Trial & Error Ken Norwich
1994 Due South Frank Drake Episode: "Pilot"
1994, 1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Coach Flores / Wayne 2 episodes
1995 The Outer Limits Joe Travers Episode: "The Choice"
1995 Forever Knight Trilling Episode: "Baby Baby"
1996 Lonesome Dove: The Series James Quinn Episode: "Lover's Leap"
1997 Major Crime Travis Miller Television film
1998 Earthquake in New York Mallik
1999 Lexx Captain Jebbed Episode: "Love Grows"
1999 Earth: Final Conflict Max Pratt Episode: "Thicker Than Blood"
2001 RoboCop: Prime Directives RoboCop 4 episodes
2002 Haven't We Met Before? Stephen Koenig Television film

References

  1. ↑ Knight, Ken (12 February 2008). The Midnight Show: Late Night Cable-Tv "Guy-Flicks" of the 80’S. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4678-6103-8.
  2. ↑ "TV REVIEW : Thumbs Down as 'Hitchhiker' Shifts to Cable's USA Network". Los Angeles Times. 30 June 1989. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ↑ O'Connor, John J. (26 November 1985). "'The Hitchhiker' Series, Suspense Tales on Hbo". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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