Akerman, Jeremy 1942–

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Akerman, Jeremy 1942–

PERSONAL

Full name, Jeremy Bernard Akerman; born 1942, in Alvechurch, England. Education: Graduated from Cardiff College of Art, 1964. Politics: New Democratic Party.

Career: Actor. Worked as an archeologist on the Fortress Louisbourg Restoration Project, Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1964; leader of the New Democratic Party, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1968–80; member of the Legislature for Cape Breton East, 1970–80.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Malokov, Buried on Sunday (also known as Northern Extremes), 1992.

Middle aged passenger, The Scarlet Letter, Buena Vista, 1995.

Father Bryson, Love and Death on Long Island (also known as Amour et mort a Long Island), Lions Gate Films, 1997.

Huntington Crane, Virginia's Run (also known as La chevauchee de Virginie), Virginia's Run Productions, Inc., 2002.

Fydor Tsetkov, K-19: The Widowmaker (also known as K*19: The Widowmaker, K-19—Showdown in der Tiefe, and K-19: Terreur sous la mer), Paramount, 2002.

Television Appearances; Series:

Pit Pony, CBC and Starz, 1999.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Jury foreman, Life with Billy, CBS, 1994.

Transport major, Lexx: The Dark Zone (also known as Lexx: The Dark Zone Stories and Lexx: The Movies), Showtime, 1997.

Bellman, Trudeau, CBC, 2002.

Undercover man/Inspector York, The Pilot's Wife (also known as La femme de pilote), CBS, 2002.

Reverend George Adams, Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion, CBC, 2003.

Gordon Robinson, Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making, CBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Benson, The Secret, CBS, 1992.

Prescott, Lifeline to Victory, Global, 1993.

Colonel Simcoe, Mary Silliman's War, Lifetime, 1994.

Calm at Sunset (also known as Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn), CBS, 1996.

Mr. Frawley, Pit Pony, 1997.

Judge Baine Huand, Major Crime, Lifetime, 1997.

Henry Green, Recipe for Revenge (also known as Harlequin's "Recipe for Revenge" and La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid), TMC, 1998.

Morgan, The Bookfair Murders, CTV, 2000.

Dr. Butt, Blessed Strangers: After Flight III, CTV, 2000.

Monsignor, Songs in Ordinary Time, CBS, 2000.

Senator John Warner, A Glimpse of Hell, FX Channel, 2001.

Old Salt, Bailey's Mistake, ABC, 2001.

Deputy Banks, Passion and Prejudice, USA Network, 2001.

Sheriff Bridges, A Town Without Christmas, CBS, 2001.

Attorney (also known as A Family's Decision, Too Young to be a Father, and Trop jeune poru etre pere), Lifetime, 2002.

Tom Wilson, The Christmas Shoes, CBS, 2002.

Distinguished man, Hunger Point, Lifetime, 2003.

Kmart CEO, Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart (also known as Drive to Succeed), NBC, 2003.

Farmer, Rush of Fear, Lifetime, 2003.

Colonel Gundry, Blessings, CBS, 2003.

Antonovitch, Finding John Christmas, CBS, 2003.

Judge Ira Donner, Gracie's Choice, Lifetime, 2004.

Edward, Sleep Murder, CTV, 2004.

Lieutenant Downing, The Riverman, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

Judge, Plain Truth, Lifetime, 2004.

Hansen, Stone Cold (also known as Robert B. Parker's "Stone Cold"), CBS, 2005.

Morton Fraser, The Dive from Clausen's Pier, Lifetime, 2005.

General MacArthur, Code Breakers, ESPN, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Dr. Lester Stalls, "A Rock and a Hard Place," Black Harbour, CBC, 1997.

Transport major, "I Worship His Shadow," Lexx (also known as Lexx: The Series and Tales from a Parallel Universe), TMC, 1997.

Proo, "Luvliner," Lexx (also known as Lexx: The Series and Tales from a Parallel Universe), Sci-Fi Channel, 1998.

Prosecutor, "If I Can't Smoke and Swear, I'm Fucked," Trailer Park Boys, Showcase and BBC America, 2003.

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