Donald Harron 1924 - 2015 (original) (raw)

| | | 9 movies | 9 Blu-ray releases | 47 DVD releases Donald Harron was born on September 19, 1924 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Donald Hugh Harron. He was an actor and writer, known for The Hospital (1971), Really Weird Tales (1987) and The Best of Everything (1959). He was married to Claudette Gareau, Catherine McKinnon, Virginia Leith and Gloria Fisher. He died on January 17, 2015 in Toronto. Father of Mary Harron and Kelley Harron. Don Harron has published several books, bestsellers in Canada, using his Charlie Farquharson persona. These books include "Charlie Farquharson's Histry of Canada" and "Charlie Farquharson's Jogfree of Canda, the Whirld and Other Places", modelled after 1066: And All That (1939) (by W.C. Sellar and R.J. Yeatman), as filtered through James Joyce, and written in Charlie's characteristic country bumpkin style. Charlie and his wife Valeda Drain Farquharson ("she was a Drain on her father's side") continue to reside in Parry Sound, Ontario. Did a 5 minute segment on CFRB1010 AM Toronto on weekends. Father-in-law of John Walsh. He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on June 23, 1980 for his services to performing arts in Canada. Brother-in-law of Patrician McKinnon and Jackie Rae. Toronto, Ontario, Canada [June 2007] As a teenager, he worked as a farm hand in rural Ontario. He developed his Charlie Farquharson persona during this time. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943. He started out earning $10 a night doing 'chalk-talks' - drawing caricatures in chalk as he told stories to audiences during the Great Depression. In 2007, he was given the Gemini Award for Lifetime Achievement in Radio and Television. A prolific, chameleon-like character actor of 1960's sci-fi TV shows, seen to excellent effect in "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (as Kitt Kittridge), "The Time Tunnel" (as Robin Hood), "The Outer Limits" and "The Invaders". His parents owned and operated 'Harron's Cleaners and Dyers' in Toronto. | | Average movie rating Based on 9 movies and 129 ratingsHighest rated: 7.7 / 10 The Red Green... (1991-2006) Lowest rated: 6.7 / 10 The Best of E... (1959) | | - | ------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |