Neil Crone

Neil Crone
Born	(1960-05-29) May 29, 1960 (age 64) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Education	Sir John A. McDonald Collegiate Institute Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
Alma mater	University of Toronto
Occupations	Actor comedian writer motivational speaker
Years active	1990–present

Neil Crone (born May 29, 1960) is a Canadian actor and writer. He is known for portraying Fred Tupper in Little Mosque on the Prairie, Jerry Whitehall in Cube 2: Hypercube and the voices of Gordon, Diesel 10 and Splatter in Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) and voiced Dr. Chu In The Pecola Series. Crone reprised his role as Gordon in the US dub of the Thomas & Friends reboot, Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! (since 2021).

He appeared in films with roles as Officer Strauss in New York Minute (2004), Chuck in Hollywoodland (2006), Keith in The Rainbow Kid (2015), Chief Borton in the 2017 remake It (2017) and its 2019 sequel, and George in Through Black Spruce (2018).

His television credits include Bud Topper in the PBS Kids children's television series Noddy (1999–2000), Ed Barnes in the sitcom I Love Mummy (2002–2003), Ray Cooper in Really Me (2011–2013), Chief Crown Attorney Gordon in Murdoch Mysteries (2013–2016), Ollie Jefferson in Wind at My Back (1996–2000) Ronnie Stewart in When Hope Calls (2019, 2021) and Mr. Leopold in Endlings (2020–2021).

Early life and education

Crone was born on May 29, 1960, in Scarborough, Toronto.^[1] He attended Sir John A. MacDonald Collegiate Institute and then studied radio and television arts at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute before earning a degree in education from the University of Toronto.^[1] He taught English and drama for three years at King City Secondary School before launching his acting career.^[2] He would land a role at Toronto’s The Second City Touring Company before moving onto its main stage.^[2]

Career

Crone did the voices of Gordon the Big Engine, Diesel 10 and Splatter from the film Thomas and the Magic Railroad.^[3] He provided the voice of Phillip the Concierge in the My Secret Identity episode "Sour Grapes". He has also starred in I Love Mummy, The Red Green Show, the CTV series Power Play, and American Psycho 2: All American Girl. He is also known for being a panelist on the Vancouver-based game show The Next Line and was the host of a children's game show called Wild Guess.

Crone portrayed radio host Fred Tupper on the CBC Television situation comedy series Little Mosque on the Prairie. He also voiced Robert on the animated series Iggy Arbuckle, Reverend McRee in Bob and Doug and Dwayne in Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race.^[4] Crone has appeared on international and syndicated shows such as Get Focused Radio with Kate Hennessy.

Crone also played live-action roles such as Maddy's dad, Ray, in Really Me and a cop at protest in Hairspray.

He also writes regular articles for the Durham Region's This Week newspaper.^[5]

In 2021, Crone reprised his role as Gordon the Big Engine in Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go, a reboot of the original Thomas & Friends series.

Personal life

Crone is currently married to Kathryn Kelly.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1991	The Homework Bureau	Chuck Spence	Short film
1994	The Killing Machine	Main Nurse
1998	Cousins	Stan	Direct to video
1999	Pushing Tin	Tom
2000	Bruiser	Boss
	Thomas and the Magic Railroad	Gordon the Big Engine, Diesel 10, Splatter (voices)	Replacement voice of Keith Scott and Patrick Breen.
		Tumbleweed	Uncredited voice
		Troublesome Trucks	Original voice with Kevin Frank; also creative consultant
	Bait	Supervisor
	Left Behind: The Movie	Ken Ritz	Direct to video
2002	American Psycho II: All American Girl	Harvey
	Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun	Dr. Geary (video)
	Cube 2: Hypercube	Jerry Whitehall
2003	The Recruit	Farm Instructor #3
	Rhinoceros Eyes	Security Guard
	Love, Sex and Eating the Bones	Anthony Mingelli
	Eloise at Christmastime	Agent Kringle
2004	Against the Ropes	HBO Commentator
	New York Minute	Officer Strauss
	Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot	Bidel (voice)
2005	Re-Entering the Nightmare	Jerry Whitehall	Short film Direct to video Archival footage
2006	Hollywoodland	Chuck
	Homie Spumoni	Irish Cop
2007	Leader of the Track
	Hairspray	Cop At Protest
2008	Eating Buccaneers	Pilot
2011	Down the Road Again	Jimmy
2014	Pushers	Teacher	Short film
	A Very Larry Christmas	Santa
2015	The Rainbow Kid	Keith
2017	Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2	Middle Brook Police Chief
	It	Chief Borton
	Christmas Inheritance	Jim Langford
2018	Through Black Spruce	George
	Ode to Rita	Lloyd	Short film
2019	It Chapter Two	Chief Borton
	An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order	Lloyd
2021	PAW Patrol: The Movie	Tony (voice)
	Thomas and Friends: Race For the Sodor Cup	Gordon the Big Engine (voice)	U.S. dub
2022	Thomas & Friends: The Mystery of Lookout Mountain		U.S. dub; uncredited
	Tehranto	Dr. Urowitz
	Hotel for the Holidays	Milton
2023	World's Best	Sportscaster	Cameo
	PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie	Tony (voice)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	My Secret Identity	Phillipe The Concierge	Episode: "Sour Grapes"
1991	Hammerman	Additional voices
	The Red Green Show	'Doc' Render	4 episodes
1992	Stunt Dawgs	Needham, Whiz Vid (voices)	11 episodes
1994	Free Willy	Mr. Naugle (voice)
	RoboCop: The Series	Coroner / Schmidt	3 episodes
1995	Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling	Son	TV movie
	The Magic School Bus	Mr. Flack (voice)	Episode: "Out of This World"
1995–1996	The NeverEnding Story	Additional voices	26 episodes
1995–1997	Mr. Men and Little Miss	Mr. Bump / Mr. Topsy-Turvy / Mr. Silly / Mr. Small / Mr. Lazy / Mr. Impossible / Mr. Clumsy / Mr. Rush / Mr. Worry / Mr. Busy / Mr. Brave / Mr. Grumble / Additional Voices	US voices 39 episodes
1995–1998	The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes	Wesley (voice)	78 episodes
1996	The Abduction	Mr. Williams	TV movie
1996–2000	Wind at My Back	Ollie Jefferson	21 episodes
1997–2000	Freaky Stories	Narrator (voice)	3 episodes
1997–1999	Monster Hunters	Paul Crawford (voice)	52 episodes
1997	Dead Silence	Airport Security Officer	TV movie
	Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother	The King
	Franklin	Mr. Badger (voice)	Unknown episodes
	The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police	Additional voices	Episode: "We Drop at Dawn"
	Goosebumps	Blek / Host / Makeup Artist	two part episode: "One Day at Horrorland"
1998		Mr. Chesney	two part episode: "The Ghost Next Door"
	Dumb Bunnies	Politician / Snow Bunny / Mr. Big's Assistant, Weatherman (voices)	4 episodes
	My Date with the President's Daughter	Agent Kelly	TV movie
	Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy	Bartender
	Once a Thief	The King	Episode: "Family Reunion"
	Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension	Mr. Crawford	15 episodes
1998–2000	Power Play	Coach Harry Strand	22 episodes
1999	Coming Unglued	Cop	TV movie
1999–2000	Noddy	Bud Topper	26 episodes
	Blaster's Universe	Additional voices	13 episodes
2000	PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal	Hank Kemper	Episode: "Force Majeure"
	Babar	Additional voices	13 episodes
	The Pooch and the Pauper	Jim Corbett	TV movie
	Mail to the Chief	Gallagher
2001	Kiss My Act	Joke Exchange M.C.
	The Wandering Soul Murders	Jerry
	Murder Among Friends	Melvin Jarvis
	The Day Reagan Was Shot	Lyn Nofziger
	Screech Owls	Muck 2 Sessions	26 episodes
	Blue Murder	Jerry Kish	Episode: "Baby Point"
	The Pretender: Island of the Haunted	Alley Sports Bar Owner	Uncredited TV movie
	Hippo Tub Co.	Norton / Mayor Drip (voices)	3 episodes
	The Zack Files	Marlon	Episode: "Captain Sonic"
2001–2003	Pecola	Dr. Chu	15 episodes English voice
2002	The Associates	Ralph Fort	Episode: "Winner Take All"
	Tracker	Chuck / Sedra	Episode: "Love, Cirronian Style"
	Puppets Who Kill	Councillor Trump	Episode: "Buttons, the City Councillor and the City Councillor's Wife"
	Rescue Heroes	Bickering Neighbor #1 (voice)	Episode: "Fiery Differences"
	Widows	Eddie	Episode: "Hour One" Television miniseries
	Monk	Terry T	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger"
	Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye	Patrol Man	Episode: "Pilot"
	Verdict in Blood	Coroner	TV movie
	Our America	Paxton Wade
	Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story	Big FBI Man
	The Red Sneakers	Coach Blake
	Moville Mysteries	Mr. Caliente (voice)	Episode: "The Day Rico Became Smart"
2002 & 2003	RoboRoach	RoboReg / Sluggies / Ivan (voices)	2 episodes
	I Love Mummy	Ed Barnes	26 episodes
2002–2007	American Bikers	Theo Pickles (voice)	Recurring role
2003	Doc	Dr. Englstad	2 episodes
	Odd-Job Jack	Dr. Murphy / Tooth Fairy (voices)	Episode: "Fatal Extraction"
	Mickeypalooza	Himself	TV special
	Street Time	Congressman Reemer	Episode: "Cop Killer"
	Jasper, Texas	Principal	TV movie
2004	Judgment Call	Frank
	Bury the Lead	Frank Bonero	Episode: "Cowboy"
2004–2010	Franny's Feet	Additional voices	6 episodes
2005	True Crimes: The First 72 Hours	Detective Reid	Episode: "Murder on Campus" Documentary
	Slam Dunk	Dr. T (voice)	English version
2005–2008	Miss BG	Dad (voice)	52 episodes
2006	At the Hotel	Deacon	3 episodes
	Solar Attack	Security Guard	TV movie
	The Path to 9/11	Dorsey
	George Canyon's Christmas	Guardian Angel
2006–2007	Erky Perky	Perky (voice)	24 episodes
2007	The Future Is Wild	Zuma (voice)	Episode: "A Poggie's Not a Pet... Yet"
	Storm Hawks	Additional voices
	Iggy Arbuckle	Robert 2007 (voice)	Episode: "Iggy vs. the Volcano/A Dip in the Pole"
	Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming	Gary	TV movie
	True Crimes: The First 72 Hours	Detective Alan Comeau	2 episodes: "Predator" and "Lust" Documentaryseries
2007–2012	Little Mosque on the Prairie	Fred Tupper	Main role
2008	The Summit	General Stevens	2 episodes
	Gotta Catch Santa Claus	Kiosk Santa / Snowman (voices)	TV movie
2009	Warehouse 13	Mr. Ives	Episode: "Nevermore"
2009–2010	Pearlie	Additional voices	4 episodes
2010	Super Why!		Episode: "King Midas"
	Majority Rules	Emcee	Episode: "Becky for a Day"
	The Dating Guy	Greg (voice)	Episode: "Brother from Another Tanning Booth"
2011	King	Hank Oclum	Episode: "Eleni Demaris"
	The Adventures of Chuck and Friends	Coach (voice)	Episode: "Chuck Atomic/Chuck's Big Break"
	Reel Love	Tom Meyer	TV movie
	Wingin' It	Mr. Cakebread	Episode: "Lucy in the Sky with Carl"
2011–2013	Really Me	Ray Cooper	26 episodes
2012	Saving Hope	Anthony	Episode: "The Fight"
	XIII: The Series	Joe Wolf	Episode: "Punchout"
2013	Rookie Blue	Wilson Burr	Episode: "Surprises"
	Republic of Doyle	Clark Cooper	Episode: "Firecracker"
2013–2014	Ella the Elephant	Captain Gray / Captain Kelp (voices)	26 episodes
2013–	Murdoch Mysteries	Crown Attorney Allister Gordon	Recurring
2014	The Adventures of Napkin Man!	Monsieur Boulanger (voice)	Episode: "Hurry Up and Wait"
	Dear Viola	Earl Bellamy	TV movie
	Midnight Masquerade	Sam
	One Starry Christmas	Ken Jensen
	The Stanley Dynamic	Officer Ben	Episode: "The Stanley Crime"
	The Strain	Dr. Box	Episode: "Gone Smooth"
	Odd Squad	Santa	Episode: "Reindeer Games"
2015	Remedy	Clay Parr	Episode: "Our Friend, Chaos"
	The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe	Ben Lyon	Miniseries
	Odd Squad	Frustrated Man	Episode: "Puppet Show/Mystic Egg Pizza"
	Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race	Dwayne (voice)	17 episodes
2016	Terrific Trucks Save Christmas	Nick	TV movie
	The Girlfriend Experience	James Reade	Episode: "Home"
	Rogue	Earl Emmerson	Episode: "A Piece of Wood"
2016–2017	Luna Petunia	Ashton	26 episodes
2017	Love on Ice	Dave Shelton	TV movie
	The Great Northern Candy Drop	Bruce
	Good Witch	Mr. Borba	Episode: "Without Magic for a Spell"
	Mysticons	Malachite Goldenbraid	Episode: "Heart of Gold"[7]
2017–2018	Kody Kapow	Mogo (voice)	Main role
2018	Carter	Derwyn	Episode: "Happy Campers"
2019 & 2021	When Hope Calls	Ronnie Stewart	Recurring role season 1; Main role season 2
2019	Hotel Transylvania: The Series	Additional voices	Episode: "A Year without Creepmas"
	Northern Rescue	Mayor Johnson	2 episodes: "Making Lemonade" and "D-U-A-L-I-T-Y"
	The Ninth	Benjamin 'The Berg' Berger	Main role
2019–2020	Corn & Peg	Mayor Montagu (voice)
2020–present	Endlings	Mr. Leopold
2020	Nurses	Sal	Episode: "What Size Are Your Feet?"
2021–present	Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go	Gordon the Big Engine (voice)	Recurring role, U.S. dub
2021–2022	Big Blue	Captain No Beard/Spoony (voices)	Recurring role
2022	Ghosts	Benjamin Franklin	Episode: "The Liquor License" and "The Christmas Spirit, Part 2"
2023	Essex County	Dr. Byrne	Miniseries

References

1. "Neil Crone". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
2. Scott, Cece M. (September 3, 2019). "Neil Crone, Feeling funny". myhomepage.ca. Homes Publishing Group.
3. Wills, John (2001). Screen World 2001. Monush. ISBN 978-0-7864-8694-6.
4. "Bob and Doug premieres Sunday" Archived May 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. tv-eh.com, April 18, 2009.
5. "Neil Crone". Durham Region.
6. "Neil Crone trusted his dog's intuition when it came to his fiancée". TRNTO.com. January 16, 2020.
7. "Neil Crone (visual voices guide)". Behind the Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.). November 14, 2020. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.

External links

• Neil Crone at IMDb