He was not on the list.
Thick Wilson was a Canadian actor known for his supporting
roles and voice work in film and television across several decades. Born on
February 13, 1929, in Hamilton, Ontario, he appeared in notable productions
such as The Dirty Dozen (1967), The Dark Crystal (1982) where he provided the
voice of the Gourmand (SkekAyuk), and Tommy Boy (1995) as Mr. Brady (often
credited under his alternate name Addison Bell).
Wilson frequently worked in Canadian productions later in
his career, taking on character parts in television movies, series episodes,
and films including Simon Birch (1998), Goosebumps (1996), and Twice in a
Lifetime (1999). He was recognized for
his portly, distinctive presence and continued acting until the early 2000s,
passing away in Canada in 2016.
Thick Wilson's entry into professional acting began in the
early 1960s, with his earliest known credit in the British TV series The Rag
Trade (1963). His earliest documented
film credit was in the war epic The Dirty Dozen (1967), where he played General
Worden's Aide. This marked his initial
foray into international cinema, appearing in the MGM production filmed partly
in England alongside a prominent ensemble cast.
Prior to and following this screen debut, Wilson had
experience in television, including British series such as BBC Play of the
Month (1966) and Callan (1967).
In the subsequent decade, Wilson built on this foundation
with additional live-action appearances in various productions during the
1970s.
Voice acting and narration
Thick Wilson contributed significantly to voice acting in
puppetry-driven and animated productions, often employing the pseudonym Addison
Bell for narration and select roles. He provided the voice for the Gourmand
(SkekAyuk), the Skeksis gourmand, in the 1982 fantasy feature The Dark Crystal.
Wilson also lent his voice to characters in the animated
series ALF Tales from 1988 to 1990, portraying Bob Shumway and Larson Petty. He voiced The Genie in the 1983
"Adventure" episode of the children's television program Today's
Special.
Under the alternate name Addison Bell, Wilson handled
narration for the 1989 documentary Sacrifice at Pearl Harbor and the 1995 short
The Dreamcoat Special. His voice work occasionally overlapped with puppetry and
fantasy genres, including an unbilled appearance in The Great Muppet Caper
(1981).
Thick Wilson was born John Addison Bell on February 13,
1929, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Actor
Josie Bissett, Grant Nickalls, and Craig Olejnik in Obituary
(2006)
Obituary
4.9
TV Movie
Ivan Foster (as Addison Bell)
2006
Yellow Bird (2005)
Yellow Bird
7.1
Short
Roy Colback (as Addison Bell)
2005
A Christmas Haircut
Short
Nick (as Addison Bell)
2004
Phil the Alien (2004)
Phil the Alien
5.5
Jimmy (as Addison Bell)
2004
Jasper, Texas (2003)
Jasper, Texas
6.5
TV Movie
Judge (as Addison Bell)
2003
Gregory Hines in Bojangles (2001)
Bojangles
6.7
TV Movie
Stagehand (as Addison Bell)
2001
Corbin Bernsen, Patrick Duffy, and Al Waxman in Twice in a
Lifetime (1999)
Twice in a Lifetime
7.2
TV Series
Judge Samuel Mooney (as Addison Bell)
1999
1 episode
Simon Birch (1998)
Simon Birch
6.8
Dr. Wells (as Addison Bell)
1998
Every 9 Seconds (1997)
Every 9 Seconds
4.8
TV Movie
Car Salesman (as Addison Bell)
1997
Jennifer Garner in Rose Hill (1997)
Rose Hill
6.6
TV Movie
Fat Cow Bates (as Addison Bell)
1997
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993)
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
6.5
TV Series
Steiger (as Addison Bell)
1997
1 episode
Goosebumps (1995)
Goosebumps
7.6
TV Series
Old Man (as Addison Bell)
1996
1 episode
The Dreamcoat Special
Short
Narration (voice, as Addison Bell)
1995
David Nerman in Witchboard III: The Possession (1995)
Witchboard III: The Possession
4.2
Finch (as Addison Bell)
1995
Picture Perfect (1995)
Picture Perfect
7.2
TV Movie
Bruce Miller (as Addison Bell)
1995
National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995)
National Lampoon's Senior Trip
5.7
Congressional Chairman (as Addison Bell)
1995
Wild C.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams (1994)
Wild C.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams
6.6
TV Series
Additional Voices (as Addison Bell)
1994–1995
12 episodes
When the Dark Man Calls (1995)
When the Dark Man Calls
5.5
TV Movie
Judge (as Addison Bell)
1995
Chris Farley and David Spade in Tommy Boy (1995)
Tommy Boy
7.1
Mr. Brady (as Addison Bell)
1995
Henry Czerny, Dana Delany, and Rod Steiger in Choices of the
Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (1995)
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
6.8
TV Movie
Bailiff (as Addison Bell)
1995
Keroppi in Robin Hood (1994)
Keroppi in Robin Hood
8.2
Video
Santa ClausReindeer's (voice, as Addison Bell)
1994
The Dark (1993)
The Dark
4.7
Al the Cook (as Addison Bell)
1993
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (1993)
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
5.7
TV Movie
Assm. Axelrod (as Addison Bell)
1993
Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Beals, and Hilary Pritchard in
The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
The Thief and the Cobbler
7.1
Hook (voice)
1993
E.N.G. - Created by Bryce Zabel & Brad Markowitz
E.N.G.
7.6
TV Series
Union OfficialDog Owner
1990–1992
2 episodes
Devlin (1992)
Devlin
5.6
TV Movie
Burgess
1992
Hello Kitty and Friends (1989)
Hello Kitty and Friends
6.4
TV Series
(voice, as Addison Bell)
1991–1992
4 episodes
In the Nick of Time (1991)
In the Nick of Time
6.0
TV Movie
Street Santa
1991
Babar (1989)
Babar
6.5
TV Series
Additional Voices
1989–1991
65 episodes
Around the World in 80 Days (1990)
Around the World in 80 Days
7.0
TV Movie
(voice)
1990
Avonlea (1990)
Avonlea
8.5
TV Series
Angus McCorkadale
1990
1 episode
The Admiral and the Princess (1990)
The Admiral and the Princess
7.9
TV Movie
The KingGrandfather (voice)
1990
C. David Johnson, Eric Peterson, and Sonja Smits in Street
Legal (1987)
Street Legal
7.3
TV Series
Hank Striper
1989
1 episode
The Twilight Zone (1985)
The Twilight Zone
7.7
TV Series
Volkerps (voice)
1989
1 episode
A.L.F. (1987)
A.L.F.
6.1
TV Series
Bob ShumwayLarson Petty (voice)
1987–1989
26 episodes
Buying Time (1988)
Buying Time
5.2
Supervisor
1988
Adventures Beyond Belief (1988)
Adventures Beyond Belief
6.6
TV Series
Ten Per CentTen Percent
1988
5 episodes
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
The Ray Bradbury Theater
7.3
TV Series
Fat Man
1988
1 episode
ALF Tales (1988)
ALF Tales
6.3
TV Series
Bob Shumway, Larson Petty (voice)
1988–1990
Dinosaucers (1987)
Dinosaucers
6.4
TV Series
Ichy
1987
19 episodes
Ken Pogue, Winston Rekert, Dixie Seatle, and Jonathan Welsh
in Adderly (1986)
Adderly
7.7
TV Series
1987
1 episode
Sylvanian Families (1987)
Sylvanian Families
7.9
TV Series
Grandpa Ernest Evergreen (voice)
1987
13 episodes
Dreams Beyond Memory (1988)
Dreams Beyond Memory
5.2
Joe
1988
Ghost of a Chance (1987)
Ghost of a Chance
6.2
TV Movie
Wes
1987
Murder by the Book (1987)
Murder by the Book
5.3
TV Movie
1987
Bullies (1986)
Bullies
5.4
Sam Hogan
1986
Burt Lancaster and Hanna Schygulla in Barnum (1986)
Barnum
6.4
TV Movie
Museum Passerby
1986
The Edison Twins (1982)
The Edison Twins
7.0
TV Series
Grand Marshal
1986
1 episode
American Playhouse (1980)
American Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
Harry Blandford
1986
1 episode
Jimmy Valentine
6.9
TV Movie
Harry Blandford
1985
Murder in Space (1985)
Murder in Space
4.7
TV Movie
Man
1985
Morons from Outer Space (1985)
Morons from Outer Space
4.5
Duty cop in 'Bust'
1985
Jeff Hyslop, Clive VanderBurgh, and Nerene Virgin in Today's
Special (1981)
Today's Special
8.1
TV Series
The Genie
1983
1 episode
Rick Moranis, Max von Sydow, Paul Dooley, Lynne Griffin,
Angus MacInnes, and Dave Thomas in Strange Brew (1983)
Strange Brew
6.6
The Prosecutor
1983
Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Miki Iveria, Hus Levant,
Patrick Monckton, Brian Meehl, Kathryn Mullen, and Susan Westerby in The Dark
Crystal (1982)
The Dark Crystal
7.1
Gourmand (voice)
1982
Louis Del Grande in Seeing Things (1981)
Seeing Things
7.9
TV Series
Campbell
1982
1 episode
Hangin' In (1981)
Hangin' In
6.8
TV Series
Tickles
1982
1 episode
The Wizard of Oz (1982)
The Wizard of Oz
6.6
The Cowardly Lion (voice, voice: English version)
1982
Sex with the Stars (1981)
Sex with the Stars
3.5
Mr. Terson
1981
Frank Oz, Charles Grodin, Jim Henson, Diana Rigg, and Dave
Goelz in The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
The Great Muppet Caper
7.1
Produce Vendor Dancer (uncredited)
1981
Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, Geraldine Chaplin, Rock
Hudson, Angela Lansbury, Kim Novak, and Edward Fox in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
The Mirror Crack'd
6.2
The Mayor
1980
Butch Minds the Baby (1979)
Butch Minds the Baby
6.3
Short
Voice of Big Butch
1979
Ian Ogilvy in Return of the Saint (1978)
Return of the Saint
6.7
TV Series
American Tourist
1978
1 episode
Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons
6.9
Averell DaltonBill (voice: English version)
1978
Come Play with Me (1977)
Come Play with Me
3.6
Fat Man
1977
Stratford Johns and Frank Windsor in Second Verdict (1976)
Second Verdict
8.2
TV Series
Edward J. Reilly
1976
1 episode
Jean-Guy Fechner, Polly Ling-Feng Shang-Kuan, Gérard
Filippelli, Gérard Rinaldi, and Jean Sarrus in Bons baisers de Hong-Kong (1975)
Bons baisers de Hong-Kong
4.0
Fatty
1975
Shades of Greene (1975)
Shades of Greene
7.7
TV Series
1975
1 episode
Derek Jacobi, Ronald Fraser, Charles Gray, Bernard Hepton,
John Thaw, and Douglas Wilmer in The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.2
TV Series
Joe
1973
1 episode
Play for Today (1970)
Play for Today
7.8
TV Series
Television Voice - USA TomUSA Marshal
1971
1 episode
Edward Woodward in Callan (1967)
Callan
8.3
TV Series
Joe Linberg
1967
1 episode
Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The Dirty Dozen
7.7
General Worden's Aide
1967
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
BBC Play of the Month
7.1
TV Series
A Reporter
1966
1 episode
Peter Jones and Miriam Karlin in The Rag Trade (1961)
The Rag Trade
7.1
TV Series
1963
1 episode
Self
Sacrifice at Pearl Harbor (1989)
Sacrifice at Pearl Harbor
6.6
TV Movie
Self - Narrator (voice, as Addison Bell)
1989
Archive Footage
Don Lane in The Don Lane Show (1975)
The Don Lane Show
6.9
TV Series
Produce Vendor (archive footage, uncredited)
1981
1 episode