Conrad Bain
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| Conrad Bain | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 4, 1923 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Film, television actor |
Conrad Stafford Bain (born February 4, 1923) is a Canadian-American actor, best known to TV audiences as Phillip Drummond from the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Bain was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, the son of Jean Agnes (née Young) and Stafford Harrison Bain, who was a wholesaler.[1] Bain studied at the Banff School of Fine Arts before serving in the Canadian Army during World War II.[2] He then studied in New York at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where his classmates included actor Charles Durning and comedian Don Rickles; he became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1946 then he graduated in 1948.[3]
Bain has three children with Monica Sloan, whom he has been married to since 1945. His identical twin brother is Bonar Bain,[4] who once played his fictional evil twin ("Hank Bain") on an episode of SCTV.
[edit] Career
After a stint at the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival, Bain had further success as a stage actor in the 1956 Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh".[5] The New York Times reviewer noted that his role was "especially well acted."[6] Bain's other Broadway theatre credits include Candide, Advise and Consent, An Enemy of the People, Uncle Vanya, and On Borrowed Time.[4]
In the early 1970s, Bain appeared in New York-based films like Lovers and Other Strangers and Woody Allen's Bananas before achieving national recognition for his work in television.[5] He is best known for his roles as Dr. Arthur Harmon in Maude (1972-78) and Phillip Drummond in Diff'rent Strokes (1978-86). Bain also appeared in Dark Shadows as the hotel clerk, Mr. Wells.
[edit] References
- ^ Conrad Bain Biography (1923-)
- ^ Conrad Bain at northernstars.ca.
- ^ Americada (The Newsletter of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Spring 2003.
- ^ a b Conrad Bain at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ a b Conrad Bain at starpulse.com
- ^ Brooks Atkinson, "O'Neill Tragedy Revived," The New York Times, May 9, 1956.
[edit] External links
- Conrad Bain at the Internet Movie Database
- Conrad Bain at Allmovie
- Conrad Bain at TV.com
- msn Entertainment biography
