Cary Ernst Harth (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian character actor.[1]

C. Ernst Harth
Born
Cary Ernst Harth

(1970-02-02) February 2, 1970 (age 54)
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present

Life and career

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Harth was born in Galt, Ontario, Canada. He got his first role of acting as a kindergartner when the drama club cast the school's largest child to play Santa in their Christmas pageant. Involved in community theatre and improvisational comedy during high school, it wasn't until he relocated to Vancouver in 1989 that he seriously pursued acting full-time. Prior to landing his first professional gig in a TV commercial for a food chain, Harth toured the semi-pro wrestling circuit in Canada's small towns and provinces as The Bible Thumper, adorned in black robes with a cross shaved on his head.[2]

He made his professional acting debut in Green Dolphin Beat, a Spelling telefilm for Fox. He has since guest-starred in the black and white episode of The X-Files, been Saved on TNT, co-starred with Carmen Electra as her bodyguard, Eightball, in MTV's Monster Island, wrestled Beau Bridges in Hallmark's Voyage of the Unicorn and appeared in other television series such as Millennium, Harsh Realm, The Dead Zone and The Outer Limits.[3]

On the big screen, Harth's credits include portraying Lowell Lee Andrews in the multi-awarded Capote (with Philip Seymour Hoffman), racing through downtown Vancouver with Ice Cube in Are We There Yet?, chasing Scooby and Shaggy as Miner 49er in Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Thir13en Ghosts, Say It Isn't So, Dreamcatcher, Camouflage, Dudley Do-Right, Excess Baggage, Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball[4] and Dead Rising: Watchtower.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Strangeview Trucker short film
The Scarecrow and the Rainbow Kid Neo-Nazi Trucker short film
1994 Alien IV? Ponech short film
Green Dolphin Beat Giant TV movie
1994–1997 The Froome Room Mr. Alistair Q. Fink TV series
also co-writer
1996 Crash Ted the Doorman also known as Breach of Trust in the USA
1997 Excess Baggage Trucker
1998 Saving Grace Horst Himmelferger also co-producer
Henry's Café Large Man short film
Catch Me If You Can Luther TV movie
also known as Deadly Game
Zacharia Farted Wayne Newton
1999 Dudley Do-Right Shane
Noroc Ed
Little Boy Blues Casino Guard
2000 2ge+her Sea-Doo Dude TV movie
Blacktop Club Manager
2001 Ignition Repairman
The Barber Buffalo Sedwick
Voyage of the Unicorn Olaf the Ogre TV mini-series
Camouflage Tiny the Bearded Guy
Valentine Doorman
Say It Isn't So Mr. Campisi
Dark Water Streeter also co-producer
production manager
Thir13en Ghosts The Great Child
2002 Stark Raving Mad Dirk
2003 Tommy Chong's Best Buds Bedroom Ghost
Dreamcatcher Barry Neiman
National Lampoon's Barely Legal Magazine Man
The Delicate Art of Parking Bernie
Air Bud: Spikes Back Phil
Tilt John short film
also consulting producer
Art History Nathaniel Ipswitch short film
2004 Monster Island Eightball TV movie
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Miner 49er
2005 Are We There Yet? Ernst
The Long Weekend Gang Member
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz Earl TV movie
Capote Lowell Lee Andrews
2006 Totally Awesome Richie TV movie
The Entrance Ronald Cooper
Love and Other Dilemmas Little Pigeon
2007 Trick 'r Treat Giant Baby
2009 Zombie Punch Henry Morris
Space Buddies Guard
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins Otis
2010 Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball Baby Boy Tremor
The Search for Santa Paws Adventurer Guide
The A-Team Crematorium Attendant
Battle of the Bulbs Walter Duncan TV movie
2011 Once Upon a Time Abraham/Ogre/Burly Man recurring role
2012 A Christmas Story 2 Heating Guy
2014 Scammerhead Bruno Tornst
2015 Dead Rising: Watchtower Bonzo Zombie
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods Obelix US English dub
2017 Haters Back Off Taco Ta-Go Manager TV series
2018 Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion Obelix English dub

Notes

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  1. ^ Lawrence Journal-World (November 28, 2005): "A crime for all time" by Mike Belt
  2. ^ Aggressive-Voice.Com - Dreamcatcher interview from 2003
  3. ^ Lawrence Journal-World (December 7, 2005): "Actor portrays KU student in 'Capote'" by J-W Staff Reports
  4. ^ MoviesOnline.ca - "Canadian Joins Smokin Aces Prequel" by PuppetMaster
  5. ^ Dead Rising: Watchtower’
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