Gerry Bean
Gerald William Bean is a former Canadian actor, who had television and film roles under the names Gerry Bean and John Oliver.[1] He 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 garnered a Gemini Award nomination for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role at the 8th Gemini Awards in 1994.[2]
In 1994, he was charged with assault after an off-set altercation with Tina Keeper, his North of 60 costar and former common-law wife.[1] A few months later he was dropped from the series, although the producers denied that the decision was related to the assault case.[3] Keeper later withdrew the assault charge.[4]
He also had guest roles in 21 Jump Street, The Beachcombers, Danger Bay, Broken Badges, Bordertown and MacGyver as Gerry Bean,[5] and The Mighty Ducks, Murder, She Wrote and The X-Files as John Oliver.
References
- 1 2 "North of 60 star charged with assault". Ottawa Citizen, April 15, 1994.
- ↑ "The Gemini nominees are..." Toronto Star, January 26, 1994.
- ↑ "CBC dumps North of 60 actor". Calgary Herald, June 1, 1994.
- ↑ "Assault charge stayed against North of 60 star". Kingston Whig-Standard, June 24, 1994.
- ↑ "Home-grown fame: Oliver plays Mountie on North of 60". The Province, February 18, 1993.