{{Short description|Canadian writer, producer, and actor}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2016}} '''Richard Side''' is a Canadian writer, producer, and actor known as the creator of ''The Debaters'',<ref>{{cite web|last1=Shepherd|first1=Jeremy|title=Hilarity reigns on The Debaters|url=http://www.nsnews.com/entertainment/hilarity-reigns-on-the-debaters-1.351677|website=North Shore News|date=25 November 2011 |access-date=26 December 2016}}</ref> a radio and TV comedy series on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
== Career == Side has appeared in episodes of ''Supernatural'', ''Psych'' and ''Eureka'' and the feature film ''Elf''. Side is a comedian specializing in improvisational comedy. He won an improv comedy championship at the Just for Laughs festival performing with Vancouver Theatresports.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Side|url=https://www.indiansummerfest.ca/profile/richard-side/|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Indian Summer Festival|language=en-US}}</ref>
Side co-adapted Kenneth Oppel's novel ''Silverwing'' into a thirteen part animated series for Teletoon. Other writing credits include episodes of ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues''.
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1991 |''Bingo'' |Network Executive | |- |1995 |''Urban Safari'' |Alex | |- |1998 |''Shoes Off!'' |Party host | |- |2003 |''The Delicate Art of Parking'' |Bob Gromer | |- |2003 |''Elf'' |Elf Teacher | |- |2016 |''Grand Unified Theory'' |Bhoem | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1987 |''Stingray'' |Todd |Episode: "The Second Finest Man Who Ever Lived" |- |1988 |''21 Jump Street'' |Manager |Episode: "Chapel of Love" |- |1990 |''The Adventures of the Black Stallion'' |Dan |Episode: "First Among Equals" |- |1990 |''Max Glick'' |Rest home employee |Episode: "Time Is on Your Side" |- |1997 |''Never a Dull Moment'' |Sketch Comedian |Television film |- |1998 |''The Sentinel'' |Tom Coleman |Episode: "Neighborhood Watch" |- |1998 |''The Crow: Stairway to Heaven'' |Shadow Patient |Episode: "Solitude's Revenge" |- |1999 |''The New Addams Family'' |Sandy Warhol |Episode: "Morticia, the Sculptress" |- |1999 |''Night Man'' |Dr. Madden |Episode: "Gore" |- |2000 |''The Outer Limits'' |Ike Pilchard |Episode: "Down to Earth" |- |2000 |''Ratz'' |Teacher |Television film |- |2000 |''The Wonderful World of Disney'' |Mr. Mann |Episode: "Suspect Behavior" |- |2001 |''Big Sound'' |Vincent |3 episodes |- |2001 |''Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge'' |Benny |Television film |- |2001 |''Andromeda'' |Beetle |Episode: "A Heart for Falsehood Framed" |- |2002 |''Point Blank'' |Dr. Cracker |Episode: "Crouching Cougar" |- |2002 |''Cold Squad'' |Government Pencilneck |Episode: "Career Opportunists" |- |2002 |''Just Cause'' |Dr. Rosenthal |Episode: "Code of Silence" |- |2002 |''The Funkhousers'' |Mr. Ross |Television film |- |2004 |''Stargate SG-1'' |Guide |Episode: "Icon" |- |2005 |''Earthsea'' |Doorkeeper |2 episodes |- |2005 |''Young Blades'' |Stuart's Valet |Episode: "The Exile" |- |2005 |''Robson Arms'' |Mitch |Episode: "The Misses Dubois Turn Out the Lights" |- |2006 |''The Collector'' |The Devil / Pollster |Episode: "The Vampire" |- |2006 |''Romeo!'' |Mr. Jones |Episode: "Driving Me Crazy" |- |2006 |''Alice, I Think'' |Waiter |Episode: "Taboos" |- |2006 |''Santa Baby'' |Gary the Elf | rowspan="4" |Television film |- |2007 |''Secrets of an Undercover Wife'' |Higgins |- |2008 |''7 Things to Do Before I'm 30'' |Mr. Webster |- |2008 |''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' |Solomon Smith |- |2008 |''Aliens in America'' |Lionel |Episode: "Community Theater" |- |2008 |''Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe'' |Gary the Elf |Television film |- |2009 |''Psych'' |Maitre'd |Episode: "Tuesday the 17th" |- |2009 |''Supernatural'' |Paul Dunbar |Episode: "It's a Terrible Life" |- |2009 |''Eureka'' |Dr. Kinnison |Episode: "You Don't Know Jack" |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0796526|name=Richard Side}} * [http://www.cbc.ca/thedebaters/ The Debaters] * [https://x.com/RichardSide] * [h* [https://x.com/RichardSide]] {{authority control}}
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