Bonar Bain
Bonar Bain | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bonar Stewart Bain February 4, 1923 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | February 18, 2005 (aged 82) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse |
Vella Bain (m. 1945) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Conrad Bain (twin brother) |
Bonar Stewart Bain (February 4, 1923 – February 18, 2005) was a Canadian actor and the identical twin brother of actor Conrad Bain.
Early life, family and education
[edit | edit source]Bain was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, the son of Jean Agnes (née Young) and Stafford Harrison Bain, a wholesaler.[1] His twin brother, Conrad, also became an actor.
Career
[edit | edit source]Bain once played a fictional "evil" twin to Conrad ("Hank Bain") in an episode of SCTV, as well as appearing on two of his brother's television series: as Arthur Harmon (Conrad Bain)'s twin brother, the libidinous, larcenous Arnold, on the sitcom Maude, and, in drag, as Anna Van Drummond, on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.
Death
[edit | edit source]He died of cancer in Edmonton, Alberta on February 18, 2005, at the age of 82.[2] He was survived by his wife Vella, who died in January 2011, at the age of 85.[3]
In popular culture
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- Draw! as Poker Player (1984)
- Diff'rent Strokes as Anna Van Drummond (1983)
- Running Brave as University Professor (1983)
- SCTV Network as Hank Bain (in "Zontar") (1981)
- Powder Heads as Dispatcher (1980)
- Maude as Arnold Harmon (in "Vivian's Surprise") (1977)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Conrad Bain
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Bonar Bain at IMDb
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