Bonar Bain
Bonar Bain | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 4, 1923 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | February 18, 2005 (aged 82) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Vella Bain (died 2011) |
| Children | Gregg Bain
Randall Bain (died 2020) Brett Bain |
| Relatives | Conrad Bain |
Bonar Stewart Bain (February 4, 1923 – February 18, 2005) was a Canadian actor and the identical twin brother of actor Conrad Bain.
Life and career[]
Bain 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.
He died of cancer in Edmonton, Alberta on February 18, 2005, at the age of 82.[1] He was survived by his wife Vella, who died in January 2011, at the age of 85.[2]
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."[3]
Filmography[]
- as Poker Player (1984)
- Running Brave as University Professor (1983)
- SCTV Network as Hank Bain (in "Zontar") (1981)
- as Dispatcher (1980)
- Maude as Arnold Harmon (in "Vivian's Surprise") (1977)
References[]
- ^ "Bonar Bain Obituary". Edmonton Journal. 22 February 2005. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Vella Bain". Edmonton Journal. Legacy.com. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ "Discography: Dog". Mike Keneally. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
External links[]
- Bonar Bain at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2005 deaths
- 20th-century Canadian male actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Deaths from cancer in Alberta
- Identical twin male actors
- Male actors from Alberta
- People from Lethbridge
- Twin people from Canada
- Canadian actor stubs