Bob Bainborough (born 1951) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He is known for playing the role of Dalton Humphrey in the Canadian comedy series The Red Green Show, and appearances on History Bites. Bainborough was nominated for a Gemini Award in both series.
Early life
Bainborough had originally registered to begin pre-med, but switched majors and earned a degree in the Fine Arts from the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He began working in regional theatre,The Red Green Show, http://www.redgreen.com until he co-wrote and performed in Paper Wheat with the 25th Street House Players in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1973.Manitoba Historical Society, http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/01/paperwheat.shtml Paper Wheat was a play about the effect of free trade on farmers. Shortly after Paper Wheat, Bainborough began working with The Second City in Edmonton, later moving to Toronto. He remained a member of the Second City Company from 1984 to 1990.The Second City, http://www.secondcity.com In 1982, Bainborough played Jim in Roger Tilton's film Pilots North. In 1987, he won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Revue or Musical, and in 1990, he directed for the Mainstage Wing of the Second City Company. After his run with Second City, Bainborough worked as a creative director, commercial voice over performer and writer for corporate communications. During this time he also worked on other projects, such as a weekly radio broadcast on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Dayshift series called The Neighbours, the CBC pilot 110 Lombard St., and the radio show Bob Normal and the Forces of Chaos, which later aired on Toronto's The Fan 590, which he wrote, produced and performed.
TV career
Bainborough joined The Red Green Show in 1994, with the debut appearance of his character Dalton Humphrey, and was also a writer for the show from 1995 until 2002.Bob Bainborough (IMDb), https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047744/ He was nominated for the Gemini Awards for this role. In 1999 he was nominated for the category "Best Writing: Comedy or Variety Program or Series", in 2000 for "Best Performance: Comedy Program or Series" and again in 2001 for "Best Writing: Comedy or Variety Program or Series" and "Ensemble Performance: Comedy Program or Series".Bob Bainborough, Awards (IMDb), https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047744/awards?ref_=nm_awd
Bainborough joined the cast of History Bites during its first season in 1997. By 2000, he was nominated for a Gemini Award for "Best Performance or Host: Variety Program or Series".
In 2015, Bainborough appeared as shop owner Maynard Oltorf in two episodes of the FX (TV channel) series Fargo.
Film career In 2002, Bainborough appeared in Men with Brooms and Duct Tape Forever.
Filmography
+ Bob Bainborough film and television acting credits Year Title Role Notes 1982 Pilots North Jim Docudrama film 1986 Really Weird Tales Gary Television film. Segment: "All's Well that Ends Strange" 1991 Counterstrike Sergeant Episode: "The Dilemma" 1994–2006 The Red Green Show Dalton Humphrey 152 episodes 1998–2008 History Bites (various) 29 episodes2002 Men with Brooms Greg Guinness Theatrical film Duct Tape Forever Dalton Humphrey 2015 Fargo Maynard Oltorf 2 episodes2026 Murdoch Mysteries Inspector Cleasby Episode: "The Hunting Lodge"
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