Neil Crone
Neil Crone (born May 29, 1960) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and motivational speaker. He is known for portraying Fred Tupper in "Little Mosque on the Prairie", Jerry Whitehall in "" and the voices of Gordon, Diesel 10 and Splatter in "Thomas and the Magic Railroad" (2000) and reprises Gordon in the US dub in the reboot, "" (since 2021). He appeared in films with roles as Officer Strauss in "New York Minute" (2004), Chuck in "Hollywoodland" (2006), Keith in "The Rainbow Kid" (2015), Chief Borton in the 2017 remake "It" (2017) and its 2019 sequel, and George in  Through Black Spruce (2018). His television credits include Bud Topper in the PBS Kids children's television series "Noddy" (1999–2000), Ed Barnes in the sitcom "I Love Mummy" (2002–2003), Ray Cooper in "Really Me" (2011–2013), Chief Crown Attorney Gordon in "Murdoch Mysteries" (2013–2016), Ollie Jefferson in "Wind at My Back" (1996–2000) and Mr. Leopold in "Endlings" (2020–present). Early life and education. Crone was born on May 29, 1960, in Scarborough, Toronto. He attended Sir John A. MacDonald Collegiate Institute and then studied radio and television arts at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute before earning a degree in education from the University  of Toronto. He taught English and drama for three years at King City Secondary School before launching his acting career. He would land a role at Toronto’s The Second City Touring Company before moving onto its main stage. Career. Crone did the voices of Gordon the Big Engine, Diesel 10 and Splatter from the film "Thomas and the Magic Railroad". He provided the voice of Phillip the Concierge in the "My Secret Identity" episode "Sour Grapes". He has also starred in "I Love Mummy", "The Red Green Show", the CTV series "Power Play", and "". He is also known for  being a panelist on the Vancouver-based game show "The Next Line" and was the host of a children's game show called "Wild Guess". Crone portrayed radio host Fred Tupper on the CBC Television situation comedy series "Little Mosque on the Prairie". He also voiced Robert on the animated series "Iggy Arbuckle", Reverend McRee in "Bob and Doug" and Dwayne in "". Crone has appeared on international and syndicated shows such as Get Focused Radio with Kate Hennessy. Crone also played live-action roles such as Maddy's dad, Ray, in "Really Me" and a cop at protest in "Hairspray . He also writes regular articles for the Durham Region's This Week" newspaper. Personal life. Neil lives with his fiancee Kathryn Kelly in Port Perry.