# Marc Strange

Marc Strange (July 24, 1941 – May 20, 2012) was a Canadian actor, producer and writer. He and his wife, Lynn Susan, were the co-creators of CBC Television's longest running series, The Beachcombers.

## Career

Strange dropped out of high school and worked on a tobacco farm before trying acting. He appeared in the television film The Paper People. After playing some supporting roles he returned to Canada, where he and his wife were to write the first episodes of the Beachcombers, a series he was associated with, for its entire 19-year run, drafting its final episode.
Strange also wrote award-winning mystery novels. His 2010 novel Body Blows won an Edgar Award.
Jackson Davies, a long-running Beachcombers' cast-member, who went on to become a producer himself, and co-wrote a history of the show with Strange, called Strange a “Renaissance man”. Strange put his final touches on their book mere days before his death from cancer. The book was published to mark the series' 40th anniversary, and was published in 2013.

## Filmography
### Acting
#### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1968 | Isabel | Jason | |
| 1986 | The Morning Man | Det. John Mailer | |
| 1987 | Blindside | Hawk | |
| 1987 | The Big Town | Madigan | |
| 1991 | Run | Chief Travers | |
| 1993 | Cold Sweat | Dr. Kellar | |
| 1995 | Tommy Boy | 'Toy-Car' Executive | |
| 1999 | Ghosts of the Rain Forest | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2002 | Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2008 | One Week | Art Carey | |
| 2010 | Oliver Sherman | Raymond Saddler | |

#### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1963–1965 | The Forest Rangers | 1st Engineer / Hank / Charlie Snell | 4 episodes |
| 1965 | Seaway | Thaddeus Rybak | Episode: "Border Incident" |
| 1967 | Hatch's Mill | Saul Hatch | Episode: "The Contest" |
| 1967 | Festival | Jamie Taylor | Episode: "The Paper People" |
| 1968 | Shadow on the Land | Maj. Shepherd McCloud | Television film |
| 1969 | Adventures in Rainbow Country | Wilbur Massey | Episode: "Roar of the Hornet" |
| 1970–1971 | The Manipulators | Rick Nicholson | 9 episodes |
| 1984 | Kate Morris Vice President | Ross | Television film |
| 1985 | For the Record | John Maclin | Episode: "Tools of the Devil" |
| 1985, 1988 | Night Heat | Dr. Gold / Nelson | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Shellgame | Mitchell | Television film |
| 1985 | Jimmy Valentine | O. Henry | Television film |
| 1986 | Act of Vengeance | Pete | Television film |
| 1986 | Adderly | Camillo | Episode: "Capture the Flag" |
| 1987 | Hoover vs. The Kennedys | Clyde Tolson | 2 episodes |
| 1987–1989 | Street Legal | Denis Tourangeau / Edmund Purvis | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Betrayal of Silence | Brother Thomas | Television film |
| 1989 | Love and Hate | Ed Swayze | Television film |
| 1990, 1992 | E.N.G. | Mr. Logan / Detective Barnes | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Tropical Heat | Collingswood | Episode: "Party Girl" |
| 1992 | Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story | Garrity | Television film |
| 1992 | Forever Knight | Inspector Fiori | Episode: "Dead Issue" |
| 1992–1996 | X-Men | Forge | 20 episodes; voice |
| 1993 | Counterstrike | Balinger | Episode: "The Raw Truth" |
| 1993 | Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story | Philip Fowler | Television film |
| 1993 | Dieppe | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Television film |
| 1996 | Gridlock | Joe Gorsky | Television film |
| 1996 | Undue Influence | Judge | Television film |
| 1998 | Silver Surfer | Lord Glenn | 4 episodes |
| 1998 | Highlander: The Raven | Ludwig Weiss | Episode: "Cloak and Daggar" |
| 1998–1999 | Traders | Leo Baker | 5 episodes |
| 1999 | Mythic Warriors | Old Nomad | Episode: "Cadmus and Europa" |
| 2003 | Beat Cops | Lieutenant | Television film |
| 2005 | Slings & Arrows | Mr. Henderson | Episode: "Birnam Wood" |
| 2005 | Murdoch Mysteries | Judge Pedlow | Episode: "Under the Dragon's Tail" |
| 2006–2007 | ReGenesis | Toumas Sandstrom | 8 episodes |
| 2007 | In God's Country | The Prophet | Television film |
| 2008 | Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning | Mr. Harding | Television film |
| 2010 | Rookie Blue | Walter Froug | Episode: "Mercury Retrograde" |

#### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 | Forge | Voice |

### Directing
#### Television

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1971 | The Manipulators | Episode: "The Flock"; also writer |
| 1987 | Street Legal | Episode: "A Little Knowledge" |
| 1989–1990 | The Beachcombers | 5 episodes |

### Writing
#### Television

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1972–1990 | The Beachcombers | Creator and writer |
| 1978 | Leo and Me | Staff writer |
| 1980 | Huckleberry Finn and His Friends | Episode: "Huck Becomes the Victim" |
| 1986 | The Campbells | 2 episodes |
| 1986, 1988 | Danger Bay | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Street Legal | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Frostfire | Television film |
| 2002 | The New Beachcombers | Television film |
| 2004 | A Beachcombers Christmas | Television film |