Bonar Bain
Bonar Bain | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bonar Stewart Bain February 4, 1923 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | February 18, 2005 (aged 82) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Vella Bain (November 10, 1925 - January 8, 2011)[1] |
| Children | Three |
| Relatives | Conrad Bain (brother, deceased) |
Bonar Stewart Bain (February 4, 1923 – February 18, 2005)[2][3] was a Canadian actor and the identical twin brother of actor Conrad Bain, who starred in the television sitcom Diff'rent Strokes as Phillip Drummond and Maude as Arthur Harmon. He once played a fictional "evil" twin to Conrad ("Hank Bain") in an episode of SCTV, as well as Arthur (Conrad Bain)'s twin brother Arnold on Maude.
In popular culture
Bain figures in the lyrics to "Bober," a song from the Mike Keneally Band's 2004 album Dog. Keneally sings that his dog, Bober, was "half-named after Conrad Bain's brother."[4]
Filmography
- Draw! as Poker Player (1984)
- Running Brave as University Professor (1983)
- SCTV Network as Hank Bain (Zontar) (1981)
- Powder Heads as Dispatcher (1980)
- Maude as Arnold Harmon ("Vivian's Surprise") (1977)
References
- ^ "Vella Bain Obituary - Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Journal". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Bonar Bain Obituary". Legacy.com. 2005-02-22. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ Find A Grave memorial - Bonar Stewart Bain, findagrave.com; accessed June 20, 2017.
- ^ [1] Archived January 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Bonar Bain at IMDb
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