{{Short description|Canadian retired actor}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Bob Dermer | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = | birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT --> | other_names = Bobby Dermer | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1965–2001 | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Bob Dermer''' is a retired Canadian actor who first made his contributions to Canadian television in 1965 as an actor in Ottawa on a late-night serial called ''Milk and Honey'', which ran for 200 episodes.
Prior to ''Readalong'', Dermer was also on several Canadian children's shows such as ''Hi Diddle Day'' which ran for 10 years on the CBC followed by ''Pencil Box'' which ran for another six years.
== Early life == Dermer was born in Ottawa, Ontario.
== Career == In the 1980s, Dermer appeared on the children's show ''Today's Special'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rewatchclassictv.com/products/todays-special-the-complete-series-nickelodeon-1981-87|title=TODAY'S SPECIAL: THE COMPLETE SERIES (NICKELODEON 1981-87)|website=Rewatch Classic TV|language=en|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2015/10/10/retropolis-6-magical-episodes-of-todays-special.html|title=Retropolis: 6 magical episodes of Today's Special|date=October 10, 2015|website=thestar.com|language=en|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref> playing a puppet character named Sam Crenshaw, and starred in the animated ''Raccoons'' series and specials as Ralph Raccoon (and various other characters.) He was the voice of Grumpy Bear in the ''Care Bears''<ref>{{Cite news|last=James|first=Caryn|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/07/movies/film-care-bears-adventure.html|title=Film: 'Care Bears' Adventure'|date=August 7, 1987|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 12, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> films and TV series of that era. In the middle of airing ''Today's Special'' in 1984, Dermer was nearly killed in a car accident and suffered from a broken clavicle and thoracic ribs and lost his left eye. He was unable to perform for five months and had to wear an eye patch before having an eyeball transplant.
Later on, he made a cameo appearance in Walt Disney Pictures's 1994 film ''The Santa Clause'' before making one final foray in the 1996 made-for-TV movie ''Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story''. He retired from the TV business in 2001.
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1985 |''The Care Bears Movie'' | rowspan="4" |Grumpy Bear | rowspan="5" |Voice |- |1986 |''Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation'' |- |1987 |''The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland'' |- |1988 |''Care Bears Nutcracker Suite'' |- |1994 |''The Santa Clause'' |Puppet Punch |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1976 |''King of Kensington'' |Norman |Episode: "Duke's Dilemma" |- |1980 |''The Christmas Raccoons'' | rowspan="2" |Ralph Raccoon | rowspan="2" |Television film |- |1981 |''The Raccoons on Ice'' |- |1981 |''Today's Special: Live on Stage'' |Sam Crenshaw |Television special |- |1981–1987 |''Today's Special'' |Sam Crenshaw |89 episodes |- |1983 |''The Raccoons and the Lost Star'' |Ralph Raccoon | rowspan="2" |Television film |- |1984 |''The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine'' |Frostbite / Cloudkeeper |- |1984–1985 |''Téléfrançais!'' |Various voices |8 episodes |- |1985 |''The Edison Twins'' |Benny |Episode: "The Mole People" |- |1985 |''Care Bears'' |Grumpy Bear, various voices |11 episodes |- |1985–1991 |''The Raccoons'' |Ralph Raccoon, Lady Baden Baden, additional voices |60 episodes |- |1986–1988 |''The Care Bears Family'' |Grumpy Bear |46 episodes |- |1990 |''Basil Hears a Noise'' |Additional characters |Television film |- |1994 |''Road to Avonlea'' |Emmet Horn |Episode: "Modern Times" |- |1994 |''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'' |Rose's Dad |Episode: "Growing Pains" |- |1995 |''The Neverending Story'' |Jacko |2 episodes |- |1996 |''Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story'' |Drunk |Television film |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0220438}}
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