Brian Edgar Huggins (30 August 1931 â€" 29 March 2013) was a
British-Canadian journalist and actor.Huggins was born on 30 August
1931 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, where he was also raised.
He started his career in journalism in England, before moving to
Canada at age 25. After arriving in Canada he worked for The Newspaper
Guild in Montreal, and as a journalist with the CBC in Toronto. He was
the candidate in the 1963 general elections for the New Democratic
Party of Canada in the riding of Ottawa West. In the 1970s he was a
broadcast journalist for CBC Ottawa; lived in Paris where he was a
freelance writer; and returned to Ottawa where he worked as a Member's
Secretary on Parliament Hill, before he joined the Civil Service to
work in public relations, a writer and editor for Statistics Canada.
He also worked for the Canadian Union of Public Employees.Following
his retirement from journalism and the public service, he took up
acting. As a background or character actor he played many small roles
in both television and movies filmed for the most part on the East
Coast. He is best known for his portrayal of "Shitty" Bill in the hit
Canadian mockumentary series Trailer Park Boys.Born to parents
Beatrice Pye and Charles Huggins, Huggins was raised in Leicester.
Huggins later moved to London to pursue his career in journalism which
he had started at the Leicester Evening Mail. After emigrating to
Canada, Huggins lived in Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa. Once retired
he moved to Nova Scotia, where he divided his time between Chester and
Dartmouth. He also spent a good part of the year in his native
England.
British-Canadian journalist and actor.Huggins was born on 30 August
1931 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, where he was also raised.
He started his career in journalism in England, before moving to
Canada at age 25. After arriving in Canada he worked for The Newspaper
Guild in Montreal, and as a journalist with the CBC in Toronto. He was
the candidate in the 1963 general elections for the New Democratic
Party of Canada in the riding of Ottawa West. In the 1970s he was a
broadcast journalist for CBC Ottawa; lived in Paris where he was a
freelance writer; and returned to Ottawa where he worked as a Member's
Secretary on Parliament Hill, before he joined the Civil Service to
work in public relations, a writer and editor for Statistics Canada.
He also worked for the Canadian Union of Public Employees.Following
his retirement from journalism and the public service, he took up
acting. As a background or character actor he played many small roles
in both television and movies filmed for the most part on the East
Coast. He is best known for his portrayal of "Shitty" Bill in the hit
Canadian mockumentary series Trailer Park Boys.Born to parents
Beatrice Pye and Charles Huggins, Huggins was raised in Leicester.
Huggins later moved to London to pursue his career in journalism which
he had started at the Leicester Evening Mail. After emigrating to
Canada, Huggins lived in Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa. Once retired
he moved to Nova Scotia, where he divided his time between Chester and
Dartmouth. He also spent a good part of the year in his native
England.
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