Matt Frewer Biography (1958-)

Born January 4, 1958, in Washington, DC; raised in Victoria, British Colombia, Canada; son of Frederick Charlesley (a Canadian navel Officer) and GillianAnne (maiden name, German) Frewer; married Amanda Hillwood (an actress), November 10, 1984; children: one daughter. Addresses: Agent: InternationalCreative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Publicist: Warren Cowan & Associates, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Suite 412, Los Angeles,CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, writer
Birth Details: January 4, 1958; Washington, D.C, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Senior, The Lords of Discipline, Paramount, 1983
"The Crimson Permanent Assurance," Monty Python's the Meaning of Life, Universal, 1983
Truck driver, Supergirl (also known as Supergirl: The Movie), TriStar, 1984
Second soldier, Spies Like Us, Warner Bros., 1985
Tom MacWhirter, The Fourth Protocol, Lorimar, 1987
CIA agent, Ishtar, Columbia, 1987
Charles Cross, Far from Home, Vestron, 1989
Russell "Big Russ" Thompson, Sr., Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, BuenaVista, 1989
Alec, Speed Zone! (also known as Cannonball Fever), Orion,1989
Ernie Dills, Short Time, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Ed Kelvin, The Taking of Beverly Hills (also known as Boomer: The Taking of Beverly Hills), Columbia, 1991
Chuck (Receding Bingo winner), Twenty Bucks, Triton Pictures, 1993
Principal Todd Moss, National Lampoon's Senior Trip (also known asSenior Trip), New Line Cinema, 1995
Jobe, Lawnmower Man II: Beyond Cyberspace (also known as Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War), New Line Cinema, 1996
Voice of Panic, Hercules, Buena Vista, 1997
(Uncredited) Voice of Frank Burris, Heartwood, PorchLight Entertainment, 1998
Voice of Jackal, Gargoyles: The Hunted (animated), 1998
Voice of Jackel, Gargoyles: Brothers Betrayed (animated), 1998
Nathan, Lucy, Mom, Dad, and Son, 6ix, 1999
Voice of Panic, Hercules: Zero to Hero (animated), 1999
Voice of Frazzled, CyberWorld, IMAX Corp., 2000
Voice of Panic, Mickey's House of Villains (animated), 2002
Television Appearances
Series
Max Headroom, The Max Headroom Show, Cinemax, 1985
Max Headroom and host, The Original Max Talking Headroom Show, Cinemax, 1987
Edison Carter/Max Headroom, Max Headroom (also known as Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future), ABC, 1987
Dr. Michael Stratford, Doctor, Doctor, CBS, 1989
Bob Moody, Shaky Ground, Fox, 1992
Voice of Pink Panther, The Pink Panther (animated), syndicated, 1994
Voice of Jackal, Gargoyles (animated), syndicated, 1994
Voice of Chaos, Aladdin (animated; also known as Disney's Aladdin), CBS, 1994
Voice of Leader, Iron Man (animated; also known as The Marvel Action Hour: Iron Man), 1994
Voice of Lloyd, Dumb and Dumber (animated), ABC, 1995
Voice of Leader, The Incredible Hulk and Friends (animated; also known as The Incredible Hulk), UPN, 1996
Voice of Booby Vicious, Bruno the Kid (animated), 1996
OSIR case manager Matt Praeger, PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, syndicated, 1997-1999
Voice of Panic, Disney's Hercules (animated; also known as Hercules), ABC and syndicated, 1998
Voice of Dedgar Deadman, Toonsylvania (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents Toonsylvania), Fox, 1998
Voice of Panic, House of Mouse (animated), ABC, 2001
Miniseries
(Television debut) American at bar, Tender Is the Night, BBC, 1983, then Showtime, 1985
Francis Lane, The First Olympics--Athens 1896 (also known as Dream One and The First Modern Olympics), NBC, 1984
Trashcan man, Stephen King's The Stand (also known as The Stand), 1994
Dr. Chet Wakeman, Taken (also known as Steven Spielberg Presents Taken), Sci-Fi Channel, 2002
Movies
Edison Carter/Max Headroom, Max Headroom, Channel Four, 1984
Troy McKinney, The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom, HBO, 1993
Bob Miller, The Day My Parents Ran Away (also known as MissingParents), Fox, 1993
The Cat in the Hat, In Search of Dr. Seuss, TNT, 1994

General Alexander Haig, Kissinger and Nixon, TNT, 1995
Russell Tresh, Generation X, Fox, 1996
Gene Krantz, Apollo 11 (also known as Apollo 11: The Movie), The Family Channel, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel Max Durbin, Dead Fire (also known as Le vaisseau de l'enfer), Sci-Fi Channel, 1997
Dr. George/Charlie, Quicksilver Highway, Fox, 1997
Gerald Krzemien, Breast Men, HBO, 1997
Scott Wagner, In the Doghouse, Showtime, 1998
Al Fisher, Jailbait, MTV, 2000
Sherlock Holmes, The Hounds of Baskervilles, CTV and Odyssey, 2000
Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of Four, Hallmark Channel, 2001
Sherlock Holmes, The Royal Scandal (also known as Scandal in Bohemia), Hallmark Channel, 2001
Sherlock Holmes, The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire (also known as Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the White Chapel Vampire), HallmarkChannel, 2002
Specials
Max Headroom, The Max Headroom Christmas Special, Cinemax, 1986
Max Headroom, Tina Turner: Break Every Rule, HBO, 1987
Max Headroom, A Night of Comic Relief 2, 1989
CBS Comedy Bloopers, CBS, 1990
CBS Comedy Bloopers II, CBS, 1990
The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1990
The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1991
Hollywood Hockey Cup, Comedy Central, 1996
Dr. Louis Panic, Disney's Hercules: From Zero to Hero, ABC, 1997
Greg, Desert's Edge, The Movie Channel, 1997
Inside Steven Spielberg Presents: Taken, Sci-Fi Channel, 2002
Episodic
Roger de Carnac, "The Betrayal," Robin Of Sherwood, HTV, 1984
Soldier, "Displaced Person," American Playhouse, PBS, 1985
Late Night with David Letterman, 1986, 1988
Pee Wee, "No Chemo, Sabe?," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1987
Cliff King, "Hostile Takeover," Miami Vice, NBC, 1988
Cliff King, "Redemption in Blood," Miami Vice, NBC, 1988
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1990
Professor Berlingoff Rasmussen, "A Matter of Time," Star Trek: The Next Generation, syndicated, 1991
Voice of Mac Duff, "Grandma's Dead," Tiny Toon Adventures (animated), syndicated, 1992
Voice of Mac Duff, "Take Elmyra Please," Tiny Toon Adventures (animated), syndicated, 1992
Howard Raymer, "Tornado Days," Eerie, Indiana, 1992
Voice of Sidney Debris/Sid the Squid, "The Man Who Killed Batman," Batman: the Animated Series (animated), Fox, 1993
Voice of Peter Blaine, "Trains, Toons, and Toon Trains," Bonkers (animated), 1993
Edwin O. Reischauer, "Long Shadows," American Playhouse, PBS, 1994
Voice of Inspector 47, "In the Rainforest," The Magic School Bus (animated), PBS, 1994
Harold Sawyer, "Survival of the Fittest," Picket Fences, CBS, 1994
Bob, "Supernatural," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1996
Norman Glass, "First Anniversary," The Outer Limits, 1996
Norbert Datry, "Fool's Gold," Dead Man's Gun, Showtime, 1997
Voice of Toymaker, Mickey Mouse Works (animated), 1999
Frederick Banting, "A Transient, Shining Trouble," Mentors, 1999
Larry Williams, "Fantasy," Da Vinci's Inquest, CBC, 2000
Larry Williams, "Reality," Da Vinci's Inquest, CBC, 2000
Also appeared as Craftsworth, "Tasty Paste," Quack Pack (animated); in The Twilight Zone, CBS.
Television Work
Series
Associate producer, Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, syndicated, 1996
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) Wolf, Bent, Theatre Royal, York, England, 1980
(London debut) Murph, The Indian Wants the Bronx, Soho Poly Theatre, 1981
Lysander, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Round House Theatre, London,1981
Prince, Romeo and Juliet, Shaw Theatre, London, 1982
Malcolm, Macbeth, Shaw Theatre, 1983
Deathtrap, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, England, 1984
On the Razzle, Leeds Playhouse, Leeds, England, 1984
Major Tours
Vladimir, Waiting for Godot, British cities, 1980
The gentleman caller, The Glass Menagerie, British cities, 1981
The Comedy of Errors, New Shakespeare Company, British cities, 1981
Androcles, A Midsummer Night's Dream, New Shakespeare Company, British cities, 1981
Much Ado about Nothing, New Shakespeare Company, British cities, 1981
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Voice of Panic, Hercules, 1997
Music Videos
Appeared as Max Headroom in Art of Noise's "Paranoimia."
WRITINGS
Television Episodes
"Frozen Faith," Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, 1998
Fiction
(With wife, Amanda Hillwood) Author of the children's book The Fez Brothers.

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