Sheldon Bergstrom

{{short description|Canadian actor (1971–2023)}} {{Infobox person | name = Sheldon Bergstrom | image =  | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = November 22, 1971 | birth_place = Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada | death_date = {{Death date and given age|2023|06|18|51}} | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Film, television and stage actor | known_for = ''Rob Ford: The Musical'' }}

'''Sheldon Bergstrom''' (November 22, 1971 – June 18, 2023) was a Canadian film, television and stage actor.

== Career == In 2014, it was announced that Bergstrom had been cast as Rob Ford in Factory Theatre's production of ''Rob Ford: The Musical''.<ref>[https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/article/rob-ford-musical-elects-sask-actor-as-mayor/ "Rob Ford musical elects Sask. actor as mayor"]. CTV News, August 5, 2014.</ref> His roles have included Edna Turnblad in ''Hairspray'',<ref name="home">[http://www.paherald.sk.ca/Living/2014-03-06/article-3639909/No-place-like-home-for-Sheldon-Bergstrom/1 "No place like home for Sheldon Bergstrom"]. ''Prince Albert Daily Herald'', March 6, 2014.</ref> Franz in ''The Producers'',<ref name="sun">[http://www.calgarysun.com/entertainment/columnists/louis_hobson/2010/12/04/16432991.html "No small parts for Seussical star"]. ''Calgary Sun'', December 4, 2010.</ref> Horton in ''Seussical''<ref name="sun" /> and Mr. Bumble in ''Oliver'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310191842/http://jam.canoe.com/Theatre/Reviews/O/Oliver/2007/05/05/4155964.html "Citadel's 'Oliver!' a classic"]. canoe.ca, May 5, 2007.</ref> as well as guest appearances in episodes of ''Corner Gas'' and ''InSecurity''. He was also a frequent host of Telemiracle telethons in Saskatchewan.<ref name="home" />

== Personal life and death == Originally from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he was based in Regina.<ref name="home" />

Sheldon died on June 18, 2023, at the age of 51.<ref>{{cite web|title='To know him was to love him': Prince Albert's Sheldon Bergstrom passes away|url=https://panow.com/2023/06/19/to-know-him-was-to-love-him-prince-alberts-sheldon-bergstrom-passes-away/|publisher=paNOW|location=Prince Albert, Saskatchewan|date=June 19, 2023|access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1999 |''Held Up'' |Reservist |Uncredited |- |2001 |data-sort-value="Incredible Elephant, The" | ''The Incredible Elephant'' |Jack | |- |2001 |''Shot in the Face'' |Craig | |- |2016 |''A.R.C.H.I.E.'' |Sydney | |- |2017 |data-sort-value="Humanity Bureau, The" | ''The Humanity Bureau'' |Gas Jockey | |- |2018 |''Welcome to Nowhere'' |Bernie | |- |2018 |''A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible'' |Sydney | |- |2018 |''SuperGrid'' |Brezhnev | |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2002 |''Body & Soul'' |Butch Goshen |Episode: "Saviors" |- |2002 |''I Downloaded a Ghost'' |Simon |Television film |- |2004 |''Corner Gas'' |Todd / Local Posseman |2 episodes |- |2006 |''Touch the Top of the World'' |Teacher |Television film |- |2011 |''InSecurity'' |Patient |Episode: "Spies on Ice" |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|1125284}}

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