Bob Dermer Explained

Bob Dermer
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Other Names:Bobby Dermer
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1970s–2001

Bob Dermer (born 1946) is a Canadian actor who first made his contributions to Canadian television in 1965 as an actor in Ottawa on a late night serial called Milk and Honey which ran for 200 episodes.Prior to Readalong, Dermer was also on several Canadian children's shows such as Hi Diddle Day which ran for 10 years on the CBC followed by Pencil Box which ran for another six years.

Early life

Dermer was born in Ottawa, Ontario.

Career

In the 1980s, Dermer appeared on the children's show Today's Special,[1] [2] playing a puppet character named Sam Crenshaw, and starred in the animated Raccoons series and specials as Ralph Raccoon (and various other characters.) He was the voice of Grumpy Bear in the Care Bears[3] films and TV series of that era. In the middle of airing Today's Special in 1984, Dermer was nearly killed in a car accident and suffered from a broken clavicle and thoracic ribs and lost his left eye. He was unable to perform for five months and had to wear an eye patch before having an eyeball transplant.

Later on, he would make a cameo appearance in Walt Disney Pictures's 1994 film The Santa Clause, before making one final foray in the 1996 made-for-TV movie . He retired from the TV business in 2001.

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1985The Care Bears MovieGrumpy BearVoice
1986
1987The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland
1988Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
1994The Santa ClausePuppet Punch

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976King of KensingtonNormanEpisode: "Duke's Dilemma"
1980The Christmas RaccoonsRalph RaccoonTelevision film
1981The Raccoons on Ice
1981Today's Special: Live on StageSam CrenshawTelevision special
1981–1987Today's SpecialSam Crenshaw89 episodes
1983The Raccoons and the Lost StarRalph RaccoonTelevision film
1984The Care Bears Battle the Freeze MachineFrostbite / Cloudkeeper
1984–1985Téléfrançais!Various voices8 episodes
1985The Edison TwinsBennyEpisode: "The Mole People"
1985Care BearsGrumpy Bear, various voices11 episodes
1985–1991The RaccoonsRalph Raccoon, Lady Baden Baden, additional voices60 episodes
1986–1988The Care Bears FamilyGrumpy Bear 46 episodes
1990Basil Hears a NoiseAdditional charactersTelevision film
1994Road to AvonleaEmmet HornEpisode: "Modern Times"
1994Tales from the CryptkeeperRose's DadEpisode: "Growing Pains"
1995The Neverending StoryJacko2 episodes
1996DrunkTelevision film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TODAY'S SPECIAL: THE COMPLETE SERIES (NICKELODEON 1981-87). Rewatch Classic TV. en. April 12, 2020.
  2. Web site: Retropolis: 6 magical episodes of Today's Special. October 10, 2015. thestar.com. en. April 12, 2020.
  3. News: James. Caryn. Film: 'Care Bears' Adventure'. August 7, 1987. The New York Times. April 12, 2020. en-US. 0362-4331.