Derek McGrath (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian actor.McGrath was
born in Timmins, Ontario. His career began as Linus in the Montreal
company of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. He is known for his roles
in Cheers as "Andy-Andy" Schroeder (the would-be strangler of Diane
Chambers), Dr. Benjamin Jeffcoate in My Secret Identity, Crewman Chell
in Star Trek: Voyager, and as Dr. Derek Hebert in Doc. McGrath also
played Buck the dog in a fantasy sequence in a second-season episode
of Married... with Children, a game show host in a third-season
episode of Family Matters, and a mutant in the 1993 comedy film
Freaked. He most appeared in a recurring role as the character of
Anglican priest Duncan Magee in the CBC Television sitcom Little
Mosque on the Prairie. He voices Spiff in the animated children's
series Iggy Arbuckle. He also voices Melvin, the mayor of Maple Lake
in the animated series Bob & Doug. He also provided the voice of
Heathcliff's nemesis Spike in DIC's Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats.
He has also voiced various characters in Grossology, Pole Position,
The Romance of Betty Boop, Intergalactic Thanksgiving, Bakugan Battle
Brawlers, Super Why!, Wayside, Ruby Gloom, Toot and Puddle, Spliced,
Jane and the Dragon and Take Me Up to the Ball Game. In 2002, he
narrated the National Film Board of Canada short The Hungry Squid,
which won the Genie Award for Best Animated Short. In the 1970s, he
was a prominent actor on TVOntario educational programming, most
notably Mathmakers.He voices Mr. McFeely in Daniel Tiger's
Neighborhood and Chief Quimby in Inspector Gadget. He also played
Garth Harble, Animal Control Officer, in the fifth season of The Red
Green Show.Currently, McGrath appears as the recurring character of
Frank the handyman on Kim's Convenience.
born in Timmins, Ontario. His career began as Linus in the Montreal
company of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. He is known for his roles
in Cheers as "Andy-Andy" Schroeder (the would-be strangler of Diane
Chambers), Dr. Benjamin Jeffcoate in My Secret Identity, Crewman Chell
in Star Trek: Voyager, and as Dr. Derek Hebert in Doc. McGrath also
played Buck the dog in a fantasy sequence in a second-season episode
of Married... with Children, a game show host in a third-season
episode of Family Matters, and a mutant in the 1993 comedy film
Freaked. He most appeared in a recurring role as the character of
Anglican priest Duncan Magee in the CBC Television sitcom Little
Mosque on the Prairie. He voices Spiff in the animated children's
series Iggy Arbuckle. He also voices Melvin, the mayor of Maple Lake
in the animated series Bob & Doug. He also provided the voice of
Heathcliff's nemesis Spike in DIC's Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats.
He has also voiced various characters in Grossology, Pole Position,
The Romance of Betty Boop, Intergalactic Thanksgiving, Bakugan Battle
Brawlers, Super Why!, Wayside, Ruby Gloom, Toot and Puddle, Spliced,
Jane and the Dragon and Take Me Up to the Ball Game. In 2002, he
narrated the National Film Board of Canada short The Hungry Squid,
which won the Genie Award for Best Animated Short. In the 1970s, he
was a prominent actor on TVOntario educational programming, most
notably Mathmakers.He voices Mr. McFeely in Daniel Tiger's
Neighborhood and Chief Quimby in Inspector Gadget. He also played
Garth Harble, Animal Control Officer, in the fifth season of The Red
Green Show.Currently, McGrath appears as the recurring character of
Frank the handyman on Kim's Convenience.
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