Gerald William Bean is a Canadian former actor who had television and film roles under the names Gerry Bean and John Oliver."North of 60 star charged with assault". Ottawa Citizen, April 15, 1994.
Career Bean is best known for his role as Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Eric Olssen in the first two seasons of North of 60, for which he received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role at the 8th Gemini Awards in 1994."The Gemini nominees are..." Toronto Star, January 26, 1994.
In 1994, Bean was charged with assault after an off-set altercation with Tina Keeper, his North of 60 costar and former common-law wife. A few months later he was dropped from the series, although the producers denied that the decision was related to the assault case."CBC dumps North of 60 actor". Calgary Herald, June 1, 1994. Keeper later withdrew the assault charge."Assault charge stayed against North of 60 star". Kingston Whig-Standard, June 24, 1994.
Bean also had guest roles in 21 Jump Street, The Beachcombers, Danger Bay, Broken Badges, Bordertown and MacGyver as Gerry Bean,"Home-grown fame: Oliver plays Mountie on North of 60". The Province, February 18, 1993. and The Mighty Ducks, Murder, She Wrote and The X-Files as John Oliver.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRole Notes1989CousinsWedding GuestUncredited1989Look Who's TalkingPilot Friend1989We're No AngelsGuard1991RunCop at Karen's1991 The HitmanFierro1992 The Mighty DucksCardinals Goal1996FearEddie Clark
Television YearTitleRole Notes1987–198921 Jump StreetVarious roles3 episodes1989Danger BayBosunEpisode: "Before the Mast"1989 The BeachcombersPhilEpisode: "Hot Stuff"1989–1991MacGyverVarious roles4 episodes1990BordertownDarcy O'SheaEpisode: "The Last Fenian Raid"1990Broken BadgesGordon BacusEpisode: "Pilot"1991Omen IV: The AwakeningBartender-New EnglandTelevision film1992 The Comrades of SummerHamill1992–1994North of 60Eric Olsen32 episodes1993Miracle on Interstate 880Jim MendonsaTelevision film1996Murder, She WroteMike HolbertEpisode: "The Dark Side of the Door"1997 The Perfect MotherJesse J.Television film1997 The X-FilesRolstonEpisode: "Gethsemane"1997 The SentinelTrent LeedsEpisode: "Vendetta"
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