Donald Hugh Harron Net Worth is$700,000 Donald Hugh Harron Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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.
Date Of Birth September 19, 1924 Place Of Birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada Profession Actor, Writer, Director Spouse Virginia Leith Star Sign Virgo
# Quote 1 [on doing comedy] I'm addicted to the laughs. It's the strongest drug I've ever known. It makes heroin seem like aspirin. It wraps around you like love. 2 I was born at home in bed with a naked woman, and hope to exit the same way.
# Fact 1 His parents owned and operated 'Harron's Cleaners and Dyers' in Toronto. 2 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. (1964) (as Kitt Kittridge), The Time Tunnel (1966) (as Robin Hood), The Outer Limits (1963) and The Invaders (1967). 3 In 2007, he was given the Gemini Award for Lifetime Achievement in Radio and Television. 4 He started out earning $10 a night doing 'chalk-talks' - drawing caricatures in chalk as he told stories to audiences during the Great Depression. 5 He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943. 6 As a teenager, he worked as a farm hand in rural Ontario. He developed his Charlie Farquharson persona during this time. 7 Toronto, Ontario, Canada [June 2007] 8 Brother-in-law of Patrician McKinnon and Jackie Rae . 9 He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on June 23, 1980 for his services to performing arts in Canada. 10 Father-in-law of John Walsh . 11 Did a 5 minute segment on CFRB1010 AM Toronto on weekends. 12 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. 13 Father of Mary Harron and Kelley Harron .
Actor Title Year Status Character Puppets Who Kill 2005 TV Series Dalton Trumble The Red Green Show 2003-2004 TV Series Charlie Farquharson / Charlie Really Weird Tales 1987 TV Movie Wade Jeffries (segment "All's Well that Ends Strange") (as Don Harron) Adderly 1986 TV Series Woodside Peep 1984 TV Movie Professor Powell Hee Haw 1969-1982 TV Series Charlie Farquharson Riel 1979 TV Movie Donald Smith The Human Collision 1975 The Wayne & Shuster Comedy Special 1975 TV Series And That's the News, Goodnight 1974 TV Series Charlie Farquharson / Valerie Rosedale / others Norman Corwin Presents 1972 TV Series The Hospital 1971 Milton Mead The F.B.I. 1965-1971 TV Series George Damien / Edward Boland / Paul Laurence Play for Today 1971 TV Series Reddick Adventures in Rainbow Country 1969 TV Series Inspector Saunders The Invaders 1968 TV Series Jeff Brower Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1967 TV Series Richard Webster Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color 1967 TV Series Gen. Edwin H. Stoughton Mission: Impossible 1967 TV Series Ernst Graff One Hundred Years Young 1967 TV Movie Charlie Farquharson (as Don Harron) The Time Tunnel 1966 TV Series Robin Hood / Earl of Huntington I Deal in Danger 1966 Spauling The Man Who Never Was 1966 TV Series Armchair Theatre 1966 TV Series Chuck Robinson Blue Light 1966 TV Series Guy Spauling Burke's Law 1965 TV Series Paul Kimbrell 12 O'Clock High 1965 TV Series Group Capt. Maurice Brail / Master Sgt. Trask / Lieutenant Crain The Fugitive 1965 TV Series Major Christopher Beck Profiles in Courage 1965 TV Series Governor Randolph / John Cotton Mr. Novak 1965 TV Series Bud Walker The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1965 TV Series Kitt Kittridge Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1965 TV Series Corbett The Outer Limits 1964 TV Series Art Harris Dr. Kildare 1964 TV Series Dr. Ian MacDuff Espionage 1964 TV Series Locke The Defenders 1963-1964 TV Series Professor Wilson Playdate 1963 TV Series Henry Alcoa Premiere 1962 TV Series Robert Devon Cyrano De Bergerac 1962 TV Movie Christian de Neuvillette Festival 1962 TV Series Amos / Thomas Mendip Look Up and Live 1961 TV Series Encounter 1952-1961 TV Series Martin / Martin Williams / Jamie / ... Shirley Temple's Storybook 1961 TV Series Prince CBS Repertoire Workshop 1960 TV Series Werner Moment of Fear 1960 TV Series Play of the Week 1959-1960 TV Series Hugo One Step Beyond 1959 TV Series Jamie / William The Best of Everything 1959 Sidney Carter Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958-1959 TV Series Harris / Booth The Texan 1958 TV Series Julian Dowd Studio One in Hollywood 1958 TV Series Folio 1958 TV Series Tegeus Chromis Matinee Theatre 1958 TV Series On Camera 1956 TV Series Tim Producers' Showcase 1956 TV Series Octavius The Alcoa Hour 1956 TV Series Mickey Doran / Jack The United States Steel Hour 1955 TV Series Billy Ruth 1955 TV Movie Breaking the Sound Barrier 1952 ATA Officer (uncredited) BBC Sunday-Night Theatre 1951 TV Series Hotel Receptionist
Writer Title Year Status Character Hee Haw TV Series written by - 51 episodes, 1972 - 1975 writer - 1 episode, 1979 Snow Job 1974 Documentary short Anne of Green Gables 1958 TV Movie Folio 1957 TV Series 1 episode Anne of Green Gables 1956 TV Movie Sunshine Sketches 1952 TV Series 1952-1953
Director Title Year Status Character Anne of Green Gables 1958 TV Movie Anne of Green Gables 1956 TV Movie
Self Title Year Status Character Life and Times 2002 TV Series documentary Himself The Joke's on Us: 50 Years of CBC Satire 2002 TV Movie Himself The 2000 Canadian Comedy Awards 2000 TV Special Himself - Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame Inductee The Don Harron Show 1984 TV Series Himself - Host The Alan Hamel Show 1978 TV Series Himself Snow Job 1974 Documentary short Local farmer Hee Haw 1971-1973 TV Series Himself Anything You Can Do 1971 TV Series Host (1972) The Big Revue 1952 TV Series Co-host / Charlie Farquharson
Won Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 2007 Earle Grey Award Gemini Awards
Known for movies Hee Haw (1969-1982)
The Hospital (1971)
Really Weird Tales (1987)
The Best of Everything (1959)
$700,000
