Dean Haglund
Canadian actor (born 1965)
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Dean Haglund (born July 29, 1965) is a Canadian actor, known for the role of Richard "Ringo" Langly, one of The Lone Gunmen on The X-Files. Haglund is also a stand-up comedian, specializing in improvisational comedy, including work with the Vancouver TheatreSports League. In addition to The X-Files, he played the voice of Sid in Tom Sawyer, Haglund also portrayed Langly in the spin-off The Lone Gunmen, which aired thirteen episodes in 2001. He is the inventor of the Chill Pak, a commercial external cooling product for laptop computers.[1]
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| Born | July 29, 1965 Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupations | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Early life and education
Haglund was born in Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada, and is the son of a structural engineer.[2] His father is Swedish.[3]
Career
After his roles on X-Files and The Lone Gunmen, Haglund appeared briefly in a documentary-style production called "From Here to Andromeda", released in 2007. The production has UFOs and extraterrestrials as a central theme.[4] On October 30, 2009, he hosted Ghost Adventures Live on the Travel Channel.[5] In a throwback to X-Files, Dean appeared in episode 95 of Bones as restaurant owner Blaine Miller in Roswell where Booth and Bones are sent to investigate a possible extraterrestrial sighting.[6] He was on the advisory board of Sci-Fest, the first annual Los Angeles Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival, held in May 2014.[7]
In June 2015, Haglund emigrated to Sydney, Australia with his girlfriend and their two dogs, and now lives in Newtown.[8] Haglund's relocation to Australia nearly resulted in the removal of a planned cameo by the Lone Gunmen in the episode "Babylon" of the revived tenth season of The X-Files. However, he was informed by Bruce Harwood that the producers were looking for him, and contacted them to film the appearance.[9] He currently hosts the Chillpak Hollywood Hour podcast,[10] where he discusses all things Hollywood with independent filmmaker Phil Leirness.
Filmography
Television
- The Commish (1992-1994) - Drug Dealer / Zack ("Video Vigilante" and "Working Girls")
- Street Justice (1993) - Junkie ("The Wall")
- The X-Files (1994-2018) - Richard Langly
- Sliders (1995) - Stockboy ("Fever")
- Lonesome Dove: The Series (1995) - Nathan Silas ("The Return")
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1998) - Mr. Coolidge ("Honey, It's No Fun Being an Illegal Alien")
- Home Improvement (1999) - Guy ("Young at Heart")
- V.I.P. (1999-2000) - Himself ("Val Goes to Town" and "Throw Val from the Train")
- The Lone Gunmen (2001) - Richard Langly
- Bones (2010) - Blaine Miller ("The X in the Files")
- Femme Fatales (2011) - Kip ("Girls Gone Dead")
- The Icarus II Project (2011) - Bernie ("Jessica")
Film
- The X-Files (1998) - Richard Langly
- Spectres (2004) - Dr. Halsey
- Face of Terror (2004) - Timmons
- Dead & Deader (2006) - Funeral Home Director (TV Movie)
- Atlantis Down (2010) - Jack Spano
- Geek USA (2013) - Sloan
- The Lady Killers (2017) - Paul Lewis