Eric Keenleyside is an actor who portrayed Count Olaf's father in the Netflix adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Biography
Born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, he grew up in London, Ontario, with a year and a half in Brisbane, Australia. He apprenticed at the Stratford Festival after graduating from the University of Windsor. Now living near Vancouver, British Columbia, he and his wife, actress Peg Christopherson, became naturalized US citizens after living in Los Angeles and in upstate Washington for many years. They have two children.[1]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Love & Larceny | ||
| 1985 | Head Office | Whale Professor | |
| 1985 | Big Deal | Born Again Christian | |
| 1986 | The Right of the People | Burly Man | |
| 1986 | The High Price of Passion | Bouncer | |
| 1986 | The Marriage Bed | ||
| 1986 | Overnight | ||
| 1987 | Really Weird Tales | Alien #1 | |
| 1987 | Murder by the Book | ||
| 1988 | Blue City Slammers | Butter | |
| 1988 | Buying Time | Bartender | |
| 1988 | Short Circuit 2 | Simpsons Truck Driver | |
| 1988 | Martha, Ruthe & Edie | Prison Guard | |
| 1990 | Stella | Wendell | |
| 1990 | Perfectly Normal | Restaurant Man | |
| 1992 | Mortal Sins | Security Guard | |
| 1992 | Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster | Gordon Taylor - US Coast Guard | |
| 1993 | Relentless: Mind of a Killer | ||
| 1993 | Without a Kiss Goodbye | Detective Lovell | |
| 1994 | Jane's House | Frank | |
| 1994 | In Spite of Love | Vilmos | |
| 1994 | Deadly Vows | ||
| 1994 | The Disappearance of Vonnie | Detective Drake | |
| 1995 | Annie O | Craig Frazier | |
| 1995 | Shadow of Doubt | Cop | |
| 1996 | Bordello of Blood | Noonan | |
| 1996 | The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue | Cop | |
| 1997 | Prefontaine | James Buck | |
| 1997 | Cloned | Counterman | |
| 1997 | Unwed Father | Big Lou | |
| 1998 | The Long Way Home | Sheriff Bilings | |
| 1998 | The Spree | Ricky Madden | |
| 1998 | Legalese | Berringer | |
| 1999 | Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge | Lt. Frank Bennett | |
| 1999 | Delivered | Hugo | |
| 1999 | Hayley Wagner, Star | Fred MacKerron | |
| 1999 | Mr. Rice's Secret | Ray | |
| 1999 | Final Run | Passenger #1 | |
| 2000 | Beautiful Joe | Larry | |
| 2001 | Antitrust | Coffee Guard | |
| 2001 | Freddy Got Fingered | Foreman | |
| 2002 | Door to Door | Neighbor Bob | |
| 2002 | Bang Bang You're Dead | Bob Adams | |
| 2003 | Monte Walsh | Engineer | |
| 2003 | Final Destination 2 | Detective Suby | |
| 2003 | Dreamcatcher | Rick McCarthy | |
| 2003 | Agent Cody Banks | Kitchen Cleaning Agent | |
| 2003 | The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer | Jack Finney | |
| 2004 | Walking Tall | Dan Stadler | |
| 2005 | The Interpreter | Rory Robb | |
| 2005 | Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution | Ronny Matthews | |
| 2006 | Flight 93 | Stoddard | Uncredited |
| 2006 | Firewall | Alan Hughes | |
| 2006 | Murder on Pleasant Drive | Detective Brian Potts | |
| 2006 | A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | Cop | |
| 2007 | Blue Smoke | Gib Hale | |
| 2007 | Witness to Murder | Chief Bates | |
| 2007 | War | Leevie | |
| 2008 | Every Second Counts | Dutch | |
| 2008 | Slap Shot 3: The Junior League | Dickie Dunn Jr. | |
| 2009 | Damage | Val Sullivan | |
| 2009 | Revolution | Gil Lorney | |
| 2010 | Dear Mr. Gacy | Stan | |
| 2010 | Growing the Big One | Mayor Kyle Finster | |
| 2010 | The Search for Santa Paws | Charity Santa | |
| 2010 | November Christmas | Wade Miller | |
| 2011 | The Pastor's Wife | Dan Winkler | |
| 2011 | Trading Christmas | Security Guard | |
| 2011 | 17th Precinct | Delmore Keaton | |
| 2012 | Goodnight for Justice: The Measure of a Man | Lucius Breed | |
| 2012 | A Bride for Christmas | Hank Patterston | |
| 2013 | The Package | Big Doug | |
| 2013 | Suddenly | Mayor | |
| 2013 | Window Wonderland | Uncle Jimmy | |
| 2014 | In My Dreams | Mike | |
| 2014 | Godzilla | Boyd | |
| 2014 | Big Eyes | Gannett Lawyer #2 | |
| 2014 | The Tree That Saved Christmas | Gordon Logan | |
| 2015 | The Driftless Area | Mr. Bromley | |
| 2015 | Vendetta | Captain Baldus | |
| 2015 | Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress | Sean | |
| 2015 | Santa's Little Helper | Santa Claus | |
| 2015 | Tales from the Darkside | Bo | |
| 2016 | The Edge of Seventeen | Tom | |
| 2016 | A Christmas to Remember | Sheriff Tim Edwards | |
| 2017 | The Perfect Catch | Mason Taynor | |
| 2017 | Entanglement | Norm Layten | |
| 2017 | Never Steady, Never Still | Don Camdon | |
| 2017 | 1922 | Lars | |
| 2017 | Woody Woodpecker | Roscoe | |
| 2017 | The Undertaker's Son | Sheriff Elliott | Short |
| 2017 | Prodigals | Doug | |
| 2018 | Winter's Dream | Gus Miller | |
| 2018 | Overboard | One-Arm Sheriff | |
| 2018 | How It Ends | Sheriff Reynolds | |
| 2018 | Hold the Dark | Big Deputy | |
| 2018 | Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas | Bob Hill | |
| 2018 | Welcome to Marwen | Larry / Friar | |
| 2019 | Exhibit Man | Walter Smeg | Short |
| 2019 | Mystery 101: Words Can Kill | Phil Jenk | |
| 2019 | Ash | Terry | |
| 2018 | The Alderson Murder | James Ivy Alderrson IV | Short |
| 2020 | Martha's Vineyard Mysteries: A Beautiful Place to Die | Police Chief Madieras |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Seeing Things | One Episode | |
| 1985 | Comedy Factory | Quinn | One Episode |
| 1985 | The Edwin Twins | The Cop | One Episode |
| 1986 | Check It Out | Bruno | One Episode |
| 1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Director | One Episode |
| 1988 | War of the Worlds | Foreman | One Episode |
| 1988 | Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop | Cash Bennet | One Episode |
| 1988 | Chasing Rainbows | Sergeant | |
| 1989 | The Twilight Zone | Bartender | One Episode |
| 1989 | Mosquito Lake | Kenny (1989) | |
| 1991 | Palace Guard | Nolan | One Episode |
| 1991 | Tropical Heat | Walker / Jojo | |
| 1992 | Lightning Force | Micky Carter | One Episode |
| 1991-1993 | Street Justice | Councilman Wallace / Doug | |
| 1993 | Jack's Place | One Episode | |
| 1984 | The Commish | Donald Masters | One Episode |
| 1995 | Children of the Dust | Boss Beeson | |
| 1994-1995 | Hawkeye | Doyle | |
| 1994-1996 | Highlander | Trey Franks / Dallman Ross | |
| 1996 | Viper | Frank Taylor | One Episode |
| 1996 | Two | Liam Sullivan | One Episode |
| 1996 | Titanic | Bllack Billy Jack | |
| 1995-1996 | Madison | Stanislav Wakaluk | |
| 1996-1997 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Mr. C.D. Broward / Miller | |
| 1996-1997 | The Sentinel | Rucker Ellison / Ray Kaminski | |
| 1998 | The X-Files | Lance Kernof | One Episode |
| 1998 | Millenium | Gary King | One Episode |
| 1998 | Dead Man's Gun | Sheriff Mackay | One Episode |
| 1996-1999 | The Outer Limits | Friedkin / Major Ford / Peters | |
| 1999 | Atomic Trains | Tucker Ames | |
| 2000 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids; The TV Show | Squeamy Louie | One Episode |
| 2000 | The King of Queens | Roger | One Episode |
| 2000 | Beggars and Choosers | Chip Resnick | One Episode |
| 2000 | Freedom | One Episode | |
| 2001 | Mysterious Ways | Officer Steve Lipton | One Episode |
| 2002 | Special Unit 2 | Arnie | One Episode |
| 2002 | The Chris Isaak Show | Doug | One Episode |
| 2000-2002 | |||
| 2002 | The Dead Zone | Pinky | One Episode |
| Just Deal | Mike Roberts, Sr. | ||
| 2003 | Smallville | Mike the Bartender | One Episode |
| 2003 | The Wonderful World of Disney | One Episode | |
| 2003 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Stan | One Episode |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Hagarty | One Episode |
| 2005 | Stargate SG-1 | Fred | One Episode |
| 2001-2005 | Cold Squad | Mr. Walters / Captain Rudecki | |
| 2005 | Young Blades | One Episode | |
| 2006 | This Space for Rent | Don Konklin | |
| 2006 | The Evidence | Property Manager | One Episode |
| 2006 | Whistler | Noah | One Episode |
| 2007 | Masters of Horror | Sgt. Booker | One Episode |
| 2007 | Traveler | Robert Doherty | |
| 2007 | Psych | Steve Hitchcock | One Episode |
| 2009 | Fear Itself | George Clayton | One Episode |
| 2010 | Sanctuary | Detective Michael Bronson | One Episode |
| 2010-2011 | Hellcats | Bob Overton | |
| 2011 | Fringe | Jerry Bissell | One Episode |
| 2011 | True Justice | Pastor Michael Benjamin | One Episode |
| 2011 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Mr. Palmer | One Episode |
| 2012 | Arctic Air | Jay | One Episode |
| 2012 | Alcatraz | Captain | One Episode |
| 2006-2012 | Supernatural | Jim McAnn / Dennis | |
| 2012 | Fairly Legal | Mr. Davis, Eliza's Father | One Episode |
| 2013 | Emily Owens M.D. | Nr. Nelson | |
| 2011-2013 | The Killing | Sergeant Emmes | |
| 2013 | Cedar Cove | Dan | One Episode |
| 2014 | Strange Empire | Abe Little | |
| 2015 | Fargo | Bud Jorgenlen | |
| 2012-2016 | Once Upon a Time | Moe Frence / Sir Maurice | |
| 2016 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Police captain | |
| 2016 | The Man in the High Castle | Ron Whittaker | One Episode |
| 2017 | When We Rise | Union Boss | One Episode |
| 2018 | Take Two | Harry Bueller | One Episode |
| 2017-2018 | Loudermilk | Father Michael | |
| 2019 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Fire Chief | One Episode |
| 2019 | Unspeakable | Dr. Martin Davey | |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | Mayor Matheson | One Episode |
| 2019 | iZombie | Jack Klein | One Episode |
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