Tom Rack
Tom Rack | |
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Occupation | Actor, voice actor, writer |
Years active | 1983-2010 |
Tom Rack is a Canadian actor and writer.
Career
A character actor with an impactful presence, Rack has worked extensively in film, television and on stage.
He began his career on stage in Montreal, at the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts before appearing at the Phoenix Theatre, Laurentian Theatre, Théâtre du Rideau Vert and Centaur.
Many of his formative years as an actor were spent working with the National Film Board of Canada doing voice-over work for short films. Among his first feature film roles was Dr. Meister in The Blue Man in 1985 and Faulkner in Toby McTeague in 1986, both films which were nominated for two Genie Awards. His best known role came in 1991, when he played the villain Zigesfeld in the James Bond spoof If Looks Could Kill starring Richard Grieco.[1] He has portrayed Doctor Robert Oppenheimer on screen twice, in the 1987 mini-series Race for the Bomb[2] and in the 1996 TV movie Einstein: Light to the Power of 2.[3] Other notable roles include Edward in the TV movie Young Ivanhoe in 1995[4] and Brother Abel, a psychotic priest in the 2002 Sherlock Holmes television flick The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire.[5] In 2003, he had a supporting role as the leading character's father in Chasing Holden, starring DJ Qualls.[6] Rack also made brief appearances in the blockbuster films Jesus of Montreal, 300 and The Greatest Game Ever Played.
Rack has supplied voices for animation including Animal Crackers, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures, Billy and Buddy, Sea Dogs, Lucky Luke, Daft Planet, Princess Sissi, The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo, Arthur, Marsupilami, Ratz, Ivanhoe, Wunschpunsch, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, A Miss Mallard Mystery and Patrol 03. He wrote one episode of Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark? called The Tale of the Pinball Wizard in which he also played two characters[7] and in addition, he also played a lead role as The Watcher in the episode The Tale of Watcher's Woods.[8]
Rack appeared as a contestant on Jeopardy! on September 27 and 28, 1993, amassing a total of $18,300 in winnings as a one-day champion.[9] He lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Partial filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | The Blue Man | Dr. Meister | |
1986 | Toby McTeague | Faulkner | |
1987 | Wild Thing | Braindrain | |
1989 | Jacknife | William Green | |
1989 | Jesus of Montreal | Doctor | |
1989 | Mindfield | Mick | |
1990 | Cursed | Sexton | |
1990 | Whispers | Dr. Rudge | |
1991 | If Looks Could Kill | Zigesfeld | |
1994 | Stalked | Dr. Bork | |
1997 | Strip Search | Locust | |
1998 | The Sleep Room | Dr. Weinrich | |
1998 | Free Money | Reverend Schmidt | |
2001 | Xchange | Mr. Finerman | |
2003 | Chasing Holden | Governor Lawrence | |
2003 | The Human Stain | Bobcat | |
2005 | The Greatest Game Ever Played | Black Top Hatted Man | |
2006 | 300 | Ephor #3 | |
2007 | Steel Toes | Magistrate |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | The Bay Boy | Sol Silver | |
1987 | Ford: The Man and the Machine | John Dodge | |
1987 | Race for the Bomb | Robert Oppenheimer | 2 episodes |
1991 | The Final Heist | Philippe Cameron | |
1992-1994 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Sheriff/Security Guard; Watcher | 2 episodes: "The Tale of the Pinball Wizard" (Writer) and "The Tale of the Watcher's Woods" |
1993 | Vendetta II: The New Mafia | Vito | |
1995 | Young Ivanhoe | Edward | |
1995 | Hiroshima | Under Secretary of the Navy Ralph Bard | |
1996 | Einstein: Light to the Power of 2 | Dr. Robert Oppenheimer | |
1998 | Windsor Protocol | Dr. Harold Flegg | |
1998 | The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures | Voices | 2 episodes: "Klondike Mice" and "Matador Mice" |
1999 | Ripley's Believe It or Not | Additional voices | 26 episodes |
2000 | Someone Is Watching | Mr. Walters | |
2000 | The Audrey Hepburn Story | Gilbert Miller | |
2001 | Varian's War | Reinhold Neibuhr | |
2002 | The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire | Brother Abel | |
2003 | The Reagans | Elie Wiesel | |
2004 | Her Perfect Spouse | Dr. Schneider | |
2008 | A Teacher's Crime | Evan |
References
- ↑ Baldwin, Daniel (29 July 2016). "From Grieco With Love: Remembering 'If Looks Could Kill'". Forbes. Forbes Magazine.
- ↑ Blanco, Lindsey Michael (May 15, 2016). The Meanings of J. Robert Oppenheimer. University of Iowa Press. p. 231. ISBN 9781609384203.
- ↑ Zad, Martie (July 6, 1997). "Einstein Sheds Light for Jelly Beans". The Washington Post.
- ↑ Dumont, Hervé (2017). Moyen Age et Renaissance au cinéma: L'Angleterre (in French). Books on Demand. p. 114. ISBN 9782322101405.
- ↑ "The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure". Baker Street Dozen.
- ↑ Pardi, Robert. "Chasing Holden". TV Guide.
- ↑ "Are You Afraid of the Dark?: The Tale of the Pinball Wizard". The TV Database.
- ↑ Woods, Maggie. "Are You Afraid Of The Dark? The Complete Series 3 & 4". Motorbar.
- ↑ "Tom Rack". J! Archive.