Haglund, Dean 1965-

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Haglund, Dean 1965-

PERSONAL

Born July 29, 1965, in Oak Bank, Manitoba, Canada; father, a structural engineer; married. Education: Simon Fraser University, B.F.A., 1991; studied acting with Linda Darlow; studied voice with David Smuckler. Avocational Interests: Yoga.

Addresses:

Contact—[email protected].

Career:

Actor, comedian, and writer. Vancouver TheatreSports League, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, member of improvisational comedy group, beginning 1982; performer with the Groundlings and Second City. Performer at comedy clubs across North America, including Acme Comedy Theatre, Los Angeles; Igby's, Santa Monica, CA; Comedy Woods, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; New York Comedy Club and Comedy Cellar, both New York City; and Comedy Underground, Seattle, WA; performed with Robin Williams at Punchline comedy club and with other performers at other venues. Worked as a writer for festival shows and for corporate clients. Appeared in advertisements. Appeared at conventions; his character of Richard "Ringo" Langly has appeared in comic books and merchandise.

Member:

Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists, Actors' Equity Association, Union of British Columbia Performers/Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA).

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Richard "Ringo" Langly, The X-Files, Fox, 1994-2002.

Carpenter, Super Dave's All Stars (animated), Fox, beginning 1997.

Voice of Cornelius Neumeier, Robocop: Alpha Commando (animated), syndicated, 1998-99.

Voices of Dr. Gilder and Legion Ex Machina 6, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (animated), Fox and Family Channel, 1999-2001.

Richard "Ringo" Langly, The Lone Gunmen (also known as Lone Gunmen, Au coeur du complot, and Die Einsamen Schutzen), Fox, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Eye Level, 1995.

Dealer, Mask of Death (also known as Payback), HBO, 1996.

Funeral home director, Dead & Deader (also known as Dead and Deader), Sci-Fi Channel, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Richard "Ringo" Langly, Secrets of the X-Files, Part 1, Fox, 1996.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Richard "Ringo" Langly, Secrets of the X-Files, Part 2, Fox, 1996.

Himself, Inside The X-Files, Fox, 1998.

Himself, Let's All Hate Toronto (documentary), CBC Newsworld, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Junkie, "The Wall," Street Justice, syndicated, 1993.

Zack Malone, "Working Girls," The Commish, ABC, 1994.

Nathan Silas, "The Return," Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years, CTV (Canada) and syndicated, 1995, series original known as Lonesome Dove: The Series.

Stock person, "Fever," Sliders, Fox, 1995.

Mr. Coolidge, "Honey, It's No Fun Being an Illegal Alien," Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (also known as Disney's "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show" and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids), syndicated, 1998.

Himself, "Val Goes to Town," V.I.P. (also known as V.I.P.—Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 1999.

Man, "Young at Heart," Home Improvement, ABC, 1999.

Himself, "Throw Val from the Train," V.I.P. (also known as V.I.P.—Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 2000.

Himself, "100th Episode Spectacular," The Electric Playground, TechTV, 2002.

Appeared as himself in You Lie Like a Dog, Animal Planet; appeared in multiple episodes of Instant Comedy with the Groundlings, FX Network; appeared in Sunday Funnies, Shaw Cable; also appeared in other programs.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Channel 92, 1995, then UTV (Canada), 1997.

Richard "Ringo" Langly, The Lone Gunmen (also known as Lone Gunmen, Au coeur du complot, and Die Einsamen Schutzen), Fox, 2001.

Film Appearances:

Drug abuser, Dangerous Indiscretion, Paramount, 1994.

Richard "Ringo" Langley, The X-Files (also known as Blackwood, Fight the Future, X-Files: Blackwood, The X-Files: Fight the Future, X-Files: The Movie, and Aux frontieres du reel), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998.

Dean Haglund, Radio Free Steve, Ugh Films, 2000.

Voice of Sid, Tom Sawyer (animated musical), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000.

Wilbur (the Black Myst), A Family-Owned Business, Narragansett Bay Multimedia Creative Group, 2000.

(English version) Voice of Gennai Hiraga, Read or Die (anime; also known as R.O.D.), 2001.

First henchman, The Boy Scout (short film), Elevation 9000 Films, 2002.

Director Martini, Rice Girl, Alpha-O Productions, 2003.

Timmons, Face of Terror (also known as Design of Darkness and Terror global), 2003.

Dr. Halsey, Spectres (also known as Soul Survivor), Xenon Pictures, 2004.

Lawyer and fiance, The Monster and the Peanut (short film), AFI USA (American Film Institute), 2004.

Danny, Stage Kiss, Two Bad Apples, 2006.

Himself, Return of the Jackalope, Cougars Film Group, 2006.

Poker player, Madness Is Catching, Filmsziget/Sundust Films/TriMax Films, 2008.

Frazer, Nightmare Carnival, Funstertainment Productions, c. 2008.

Appeared as himself, Pay Up, Cheaters! (documentary; also known as Beat Farmers), Two Feathers Productions; also appeared in Aardvark!

Stage Appearances:

Fragments of the Big Piece, Dark Horse, Fringe Festival, 1989.

You'll Put Your Eye Out, Spatula Mob 57, Fringe Festival, 1990.

Spork, Star Trick: The Musical (musical), Vancouver TheatreSports League, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, beginning c. 1991, eventually evolved into the production Star Trick: The Next Improvisation, where he played Spork and Lieutenant Woof.

Nude World Order, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1993.

Paranoia Will Destroy Ya (solo improvisational show), Zephyr Theatre, Los Angeles, 1999.

Relationships I Never Had, Los Angeles, 1999.

Home of the Brave, Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica, CA, 2000.

Appeared in Free Willie Shakespeare, Nude World Order, and Reindeer Games, all Vancouver Theatre-Sports League; Egmont, Theatre at Large/Goethe Institute; In Search of Melissanthe, Kinesis Dance somatheatro, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Just Measures, Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Program Already in Progress, Perel Gallery; and Rotten Men, Rude Works. Appeared in productions of the Prairie Exchange Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1979-83.

Radio Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, The Tazz and Paula Show, KKUP (FM radio station, Cupertino, CA), 2005.

Himself, Jawbone Radio Show (also known as Jawbone and Jawbone with Len and Nora), podcast on http://www.jawboneradio.blogspot.com, 2006.

Appeared in other programs.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Richard "Ringo" Langley, The X-Files: The Unopened File, 1996.

Himself, The X Files: The Making of "The Truth," Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2004.

Video Games:

Voice of Richard "Ringo" Langly, The X-Files Game (also known as The X-Files), 1998.

Voice of Richard "Ringo" Langly, The X-Files: Resist or Serve, Vivendi Universal Games, 2004.

Music Videos:

Alanis Morissette, "Hands Clean," 2002.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; Movies:

(With others) Never a Dull Moment, [Canada], 1997.

Teleplays; Episodic:

Contributed material for multiple episodes of Instant Comedy with the Groundlings, FX Network.

Teleplays; Pilots:

(With Ian Boothby and Christine Lippa) Channel 92, 1995, UTV (Canada), 1997.

Writings for the Stage; with Others:

Star Trick: The Musical (musical), Vancouver Theatre-Sports League, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, beginning c. 1991, eventually evolved into the production Star Trick: The Next Improvisation.

Paranoia Will Destroy Ya (solo improv show), Zephyr Theatre, Los Angeles, 1999.

Wrote material for Free Willie Shakespeare, Nude World Order, and Reindeer Games, all Vancouver TheatreSports League; and for festival shows and other productions.