David Hemblen

Acting

David Hemblen

Born September 16, 1941 · London, England, UK

Died November 16, 2020 · aged 79

David Hemblen was an English actor who frequently worked in Canadian film, television and theatre. He grew up in Toronto, Ontario, where he pursued a classical education before turning to theatre. He received an M.A. in English and was working towards a Ph.D. in medieval studies when he was spotted during a rehearsal of a university production by Clifford Williams of the Royal Shakespeare Company.…

Known For

Booty CallBooty Call · 1997
Booty Call
5.31997
MovieComedy
Rushon is sexually pent-up and ready to take thing things to the next level with his girlfriend, Nikki. But when he calls for a date, she asks to make it a double — bringing along her brash friend, Lysterine, whom Rushon sets up with his lewd buddy, Bunz. Things go better than expected. As the evening transitions from the restaurant to the bedroom, the two men go on a madcap search for what will surely make the night complete: condoms.
Jane DoeJane Doe · 2001
Jane Doe
6.42001
MovieThrillerTV Movie
A woman's son is snatched and she must follow his kidnappers’ instructions to get him back. But when she’s framed for murder by a government department, she must take them on at their own game to ensure her son's survival.
Tommy BoyTommy Boy · 1995
Tommy Boy
6.81995
MovieComedy
To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.
Where the Spirit LivesWhere the Spirit Lives · 1990
Where the Spirit Lives
6.21990
MovieDrama
In 1937, a young First Nations girl named Ashtecome is kidnapped along with several other children from a village as part of a deliberate Canadian policy to force First Nations children to abandon their culture in order to be assimilated into white Canadian/British society. Taken to a boarding school where she's forced to adopt Western Euro-centric ways and learn English, often under brutal treatment, she has the support of one sympathetic white teacher.
Fly Away HomeFly Away Home · 1996
Fly Away Home
7.01996
MovieAdventureDrama
Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When winter comes, Amy and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.
Short Circuit 2Short Circuit 2 · 1988
Short Circuit 2
6.21988
MovieComedyFamily
Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.
M. ButterflyM. Butterfly · 1993
M. Butterfly
6.61993
MovieRomanceDrama
In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with opera singer Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.
Maximum RiskMaximum Risk · 1996
Maximum Risk
5.81996
MovieActionThriller
Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend. Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy.

Movies

Booty CallBooty Call · 1997
Booty Call
5.31997
MovieComedy
Rushon is sexually pent-up and ready to take thing things to the next level with his girlfriend, Nikki. But when he calls for a date, she asks to make it a double — bringing along her brash friend, Lysterine, whom Rushon sets up with his lewd buddy, Bunz. Things go better than expected. As the evening transitions from the restaurant to the bedroom, the two men go on a madcap search for what will surely make the night complete: condoms.
Jane DoeJane Doe · 2001
Jane Doe
6.42001
MovieThrillerTV Movie
A woman's son is snatched and she must follow his kidnappers’ instructions to get him back. But when she’s framed for murder by a government department, she must take them on at their own game to ensure her son's survival.
Tommy BoyTommy Boy · 1995
Tommy Boy
6.81995
MovieComedy
To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.
Where the Spirit LivesWhere the Spirit Lives · 1990
Where the Spirit Lives
6.21990
MovieDrama
In 1937, a young First Nations girl named Ashtecome is kidnapped along with several other children from a village as part of a deliberate Canadian policy to force First Nations children to abandon their culture in order to be assimilated into white Canadian/British society. Taken to a boarding school where she's forced to adopt Western Euro-centric ways and learn English, often under brutal treatment, she has the support of one sympathetic white teacher.
Fly Away HomeFly Away Home · 1996
Fly Away Home
7.01996
MovieAdventureDrama
Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When winter comes, Amy and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.
Short Circuit 2Short Circuit 2 · 1988
Short Circuit 2
6.21988
MovieComedyFamily
Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.
M. ButterflyM. Butterfly · 1993
M. Butterfly
6.61993
MovieRomanceDrama
In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with opera singer Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.
Maximum RiskMaximum Risk · 1996
Maximum Risk
5.81996
MovieActionThriller
Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend. Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy.
The Sweet HereafterThe Sweet Hereafter · 1997
The Sweet Hereafter
6.91997
MovieDrama
A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and victims' families prepare a class-action suit, but his efforts only seem to push the townspeople further apart. At the same time, one teenage survivor of the accident has to reckon with the loss of innocence brought about by a different kind of damage.
ExoticaExotica · 1994
Exotica
6.61994
MovieDrama
In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's female owner. Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives.
TekWarTekWar · 1994
TekWar
5.51994
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
After four years, Jake Cardigan is prematurely awoken from his fifteen year cryogenic punishment to a world very different than the one he knew. Much more than before 'Tek', the highly-addictive electronic designer narcotic of the 21st century, seems to be prevalent. His wife has divorced him and disappeared together with their son. He wants them back and he wants justice for those undercover policemen who were murdered by unknown conspirators which led to his imprisonment for a crime he did not commit.
Where the Truth LiesWhere the Truth Lies · 2005
Where the Truth Lies
6.12005
MovieDramaMystery
An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team.
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike MissionCaptain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission · 1987
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission
8.01987
MovieScience FictionAction
As newly recruited Soldier of the Future Pilot 1, your first target after training is a massive Bio Dread military industrial complex - which is manufacturing a robotic army. Many human survivors are depending on you! Corporal "Pilot" Chase and her leader Captain Jonathan Power will be flying with you. Prepare to "POWER ON"!
RollerballRollerball · 2002
Rollerball
3.92002
MovieActionScience Fiction
In this fast action-packed thriller, Jonathan, Marcus, and Aurora compete in a dangerous, fierce sport called Rollerball. Although, Johnathan and Marcus try to quit, cruel and vindictive promoter Alexi Petrovich encourages them to still participate.
The AdjusterThe Adjuster · 1991
The Adjuster
6.01991
MovieDramaMystery
An uptight insurance man and his film-censor wife become a kinky couple's landlords.
Speaking PartsSpeaking Parts · 1990
Speaking Parts
5.91990
MovieDramaRomance
Hotel employee Lisa develops an obsession with her co-worker Lance, a struggling actor who has appeared in several films as an extra.
TekWar: TekLordsTekWar: TekLords · 1994
TekWar: TekLords
5.91994
MovieScience Fiction
Despite being imprisoned, tek lord Sonny Hokori manages to run his drug empire. A virus, which is not only effective on computer software but also on physical beings, is activated in the global computer network. While Jake Cardigan tries to stop Hokori and his allies, he also has to deal with his former wife's new husband trying to adopt his son.
Sam's ArmySam's Army · 1999
Sam's Army
9.01999
MovieDocumentaryWar
Canada was led to war by a bigoted, ignorant, self-obsessed Minister of Militia, who may well have been clinically insane, but the importance of Canada's contribution in that war owes a great deal to him. The man of course, was Colonel - later made Lieutenant General by his own hand - Sam Hughes. Sam's Army is a compelling portrait of a complex man and the formidable military he built. Sam Hughes was not your standard-issue military leader. Canada's World War I Minister of Militia and Defence concentrated power in his own hands, insisted that the Canadian military use the ill-conceived Ross rifle and liberally promoted his cronies. But there was no denying Hughes was a visionary. He assembled the world's largest-ever volunteer army and bucked superiors to keep his ferocious fighting force together in one Canadian Corps.
The Song SpinnerThe Song Spinner · 1995
The Song Spinner
9.01995
MovieMusicFantasy
In an isolated, snow-covered country known as the Water Land, the town of Shandrilan remains the quietest place in the world because its "Hush Law" prohibits noise of any kind, including music. Enter the exiled gypsy Zantalalia (Patti LuPone), who returns determined to pass her singing secrets on to ten-year-old Aurora (Meredith Henderson), an action that will get the girl in trouble with Captain Nizzle of the dreaded Noise Police. John Neville completes the cast of this colorful family fantasy.
BrainscanBrainscan · 1994
Brainscan
6.21994
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A lonely teenage horror fan and video gamer plays a new immersive and hypnotic computer game where he becomes a psychopathic killer, but when he emerges, he finds that the murder has actually happened.
Pocahontas: The LegendPocahontas: The Legend · 1995
Pocahontas: The Legend
5.91995
MovieRomanceFamily
Englishmen come to explore and settle the new world. There they find natives who are curious about their "firesticks" and strange customs.
Hollow PointHollow Point · 1996
Hollow Point
5.31996
MovieActionComedy
Livingston is trying to merge the Russians, Chinese and Italian gangsters into one group with huge amounts of money and power. FBI agent Susan and DEA agent Max are trying to stop them.
Model by DayModel by Day · 1994
Model by Day
3.81994
MovieActionAdventure
Lady X is a woman who works during the day as a model but turns into a fighter for justice at night with the help of her karate master Chang.
BasementsBasements · 1987
Basements
6.81987
MovieCrimeDrama
Basements is the title for the omnibus film that brings together two plays by Harold Pinter – The Dumb Waiter and The Room – each, once again, set in a single location.

TV Shows

X-MenX-Men · 1992
X-Men
8.21992
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
The X-Men are an elite team of mutants, genetically gifted human beings with superpowers, sworn to fight for mutant rights against hostile Government agencies, whilst at the same time protecting mankind from mutant supremacist Magneto who seeks to destroy the human race in return for the atrocities committed against mutant kind.
Earth: Final ConflictEarth: Final Conflict · 1997
Earth: Final Conflict
6.81997
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Years ago, the Taelons came to Earth, offering friendship and technology to humanity. But there are those who believe the Taelons have more sinister motives.
The Twilight ZoneThe Twilight Zone · 1985
The Twilight Zone
7.71985
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.
The Outer LimitsThe Outer Limits · 1995
The Outer Limits
7.71995
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.
GoosebumpsGoosebumps · 1995
Goosebumps
8.01995
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
Anything can turn spooky in this horror anthology series based on the best-selling books by master of kid horror, R.L. Stine. In every episode, see what happens when regular kids find themselves in scary situations, and how they work to confront and overcome their fears.
American PlayhouseAmerican Playhouse · 1982
American Playhouse
6.61982
SeriesDramaComedy
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents · 1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.21985
SeriesDramaMystery
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
La Femme NikitaLa Femme Nikita · 1997
La Femme Nikita
7.41997
SeriesDrama
Nikita is a drug-addicted juvenile delinquent who was accused of killing a police officer in cold blood during an attempted robbery of a pharmacy. She is later arrested and sentenced to death by lethal injection, upon which she was secretly drugged by the government, faking her death. Nikita is then "recruited" by a secret government organization and transformed into a highly skilled assassin who cannot be traced.
Yin Yang Yo!Yin Yang Yo! · 2006
Yin Yang Yo!
7.62006
SeriesAnimationFamily
Two 11-year-old rabbit twins named Yin and Yang train under Master Yo, a grumpy old panda. They learn the sacred art of Woo Foo, a special type of martial arts that involves both might and magic. They must work together to save the world from evil villains and forces that want to destroy, corrupt or take it over. However, through all these adventures, Yin and Yang still portray stereotypical siblings; belligerently antagonistic but still ultimately caring about each other and working together if needed.
Forever KnightForever Knight · 1992
Forever Knight
6.91992
SeriesDramaMystery
Forever Knight is a Canadian television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern day Toronto. Wracked with guilt for centuries of killing others, he seeks redemption by working as a homicide detective on the night shift while struggling to find a way to become human again. The series premiered on May 5, 1992 and concluded with the third season finale on May 17, 1996.
A Nero Wolfe MysteryA Nero Wolfe Mystery · 2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
7.92001
SeriesDramaComedy
Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes.
Silver SurferSilver Surfer · 1998
Silver Surfer
7.31998
SeriesAnimation
The adventures of the cosmic wanderer as he seeks his lost home after rebelling from his master.
CounterstrikeCounterstrike · 1990
Counterstrike
7.01990
SeriesDrama
Counterstrike is a Canadian/French crime-fighting/espionage television series. It premiered on November 2, 1991 on CTV in Canada and on November 20, 1991 on TF1 in France. It also aired in the United States on cable channel USA Network, premiering on July 1, 1990. The series ran for three seasons, airing 66 hour-long episodes in total. Counterstrike has since aired in reruns in Canada on Showcase and TVtropolis.
WitchbladeWitchblade · 2001
Witchblade
7.12001
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
Sara "Pez" Pezzini searches for justice which brings her into contact with the Witchblade. An ancient, intelligent, living weapon so powerful it can battle Earth's darkest evil forces. Week in and week out, Pez employs her skills as a police detective to fight crime. Pez finds she must employ the Witchblade to combat a much greater and frighteningly organized conspiracy of evil that threatens the very soul of humanity.
Little MenLittle Men · 1998
Little Men
8.41998
SeriesDrama
The recently widowed Jo March Behr continues to run the school she and her late husband founded, a school for boys called "Plumfield."
Tales from the CryptkeeperTales from the Cryptkeeper · 1993
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
7.81993
SeriesAnimationComedy
Tales from the Cryptkeeper is an animated series aimed at children made by Nelvana Limited, PeaceArch Entertainment, kaBOOM! Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Animation. It was shown on TVO and ABC, and is still shown near Halloween on Teletoon. It was based on the live-action television show, Tales from the Crypt, which aired concurrently on HBO. Being directed at children, Tales From the Cryptkeeper was significantly milder than the live-action HBO version.
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the FutureCaptain Power and the Soldiers of the Future · 1987
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
7.51987
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future is a 1987–88 Canadian-American science fiction/action television series, merging live action with animation based on computer-generated images, that ran for 22 episodes in Canadian and American syndication.
Salem Witch TrialsSalem Witch Trials · 2003
Salem Witch Trials
5.02003
SeriesDrama
Salem, Massachusetts. A small town—with no clear governing body—became embroiled in a scandal that forever stands as one of the darkest chapters in American history. For those accused of witchcraft by their neighbors and friends, there was little chance of clearing their names; the mass paranoia that ravaged through the community took the lives of 19 innocent men and women.
The Adventures of Timothy PilgrimThe Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim · 1975
The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim
6.51975
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim was a children's television serial consisting of ten 15 minute installments which originally aired in 1975 on Canada's TVOntario and was rerun countless times afterward over the next decade on TVO as well as on other Canadian educational channels and PBS. The title character is a shoeshine boy who travels back 100 years in time by means of a magic trunk and meets Zachariah Gibson, a travelling salesman and showman who peddles elixers and tonics. Episodes are based on the pair's travels between the worlds of the 1875 and 1975. Both characters face challenges in their respective times - Timothy is an orphan who squats in an abandoned warehouse and makes a living shining shoes and doing odd jobs at a neighbourhood diner owned by Wilma. Zachariah Gibson is a travelling salesman who sells medicinal cure-all elixirs of dubious quality out of his wagon. The two form an unlikely bond across time that teaches Zachariah the value of friendship.