Ardon Bess

Biography

Ardon Bess is a Canadian actor known for playing Nestor Best in the sitcom King of Kensington and for portraying Maurice Ruddick, a survivor of the 1958 Springhill mining disaster, in a Heritage Minutes short film. After acting in and directing amateur theater in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, he moved to Canada in 1964. After briefly studying architecture at Toronto's Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, he left for the National Theatre School of Canada; his first professional stage role was Sakini in The Teahouse of the August Moon. His screen credits include Prom Night (1980) and How She Move (2007), and he appeared in Trailer Park Boys. He earned a Gemini Award nomination for his supporting performance in One Heart Broken Into Song, and in 2000 he won a Golden Sheaf Award for his role in the short film My Father's Hands.

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 32 years1978 to 2010

Genres

Thriller50%, 4 films
Drama38%, 3 films
Mystery38%, 3 films
Action13%, 1 film
Adventure13%, 1 film

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Early training
Bess studied architecture for a short time at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto. After an audition, he was offered his first professional theater role as Sakini in The Teahouse of the August Moon, and he left Ryerson for the National Theatre School of Canada.

Ardon Bess movies on Netflix

Double Wedding2010IMDb rating 5.6
How She Move2007IMDb rating 3.6as Uncle Cecil
The Skulls II2002IMDb rating 4.7as Mr. Beckford
After Alice2000IMDb rating 5.3as Lenny
The 4th Floor1999IMDb rating 5.8as Hardware Owner
Prom Night1980IMDb rating 5.3as Teacher
The Shape of Things to Come1979IMDb rating 3.2as Merrick
High-Ballin'1978IMDb rating 5.6as Policeman

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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How She Move2007 Dramaas Uncle Cecil
IMDb rating 3.65.1K votes
Double Wedding2010 Comedy, Drama, Romance
IMDb rating 5.61.1K votes
Prom Night1980as Teacher
IMDb rating 5.324K votes
The 4th Floor1999as Hardware Owner
IMDb rating 5.86.1K votes
The Skulls II2002as Mr. Beckford
IMDb rating 4.73.4K votes
After Alice2000as Lenny
IMDb rating 5.31.8K votes
The Shape of Things to Come1979as Merrick
IMDb rating 3.21.6K votes
High-Ballin'1978as Policeman
IMDb rating 5.6957 votes

Worked with

Ardon Bess shares two films with Eve Crawford, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Eve Crawford

Anne-Marie Martin

Kiefer Sutherland

William Hurt

Jack Palance

Juliette Lewis

Paul LynchDirector, 1 film Josh KlausnerDirector, 1 film Ian Iqbal RashidDirector, 1 film

Films together

Eve Crawford2 films together, 2000 to 2007
Eve Crawford's page
- How She Move2007IMDb rating 3.6Bess as Uncle CecilCrawford as Seaton Teacher
- After Alice2000IMDb rating 5.3Bess as LennyCrawford as Margaret Ellison
Anne-Marie Martin2 films together, 1979 to 1980
Anne-Marie Martin's page
- Prom Night1980IMDb rating 5.3Bess as TeacherMartin as Wendy Richards
- The Shape of Things to Come1979IMDb rating 3.2Bess as MerrickMartin as Kim Smedley
Kiefer Sutherland1 film together, 2000
Kiefer Sutherland's page
- After Alice2000IMDb rating 5.3Bess as Lenny
William Hurt1 film together, 1999
William Hurt's page
- The 4th Floor1999IMDb rating 5.8Bess as Hardware OwnerHurt as Greg Harrison
Jack Palance1 film together, 1979
Jack Palance's page
- The Shape of Things to Come1979IMDb rating 3.2Bess as MerrickPalance as Omus
Juliette Lewis1 film together, 1999
Juliette Lewis's page
- The 4th Floor1999IMDb rating 5.8Bess as Hardware OwnerLewis as Jane Emelin
Paul LynchDirector, 1 film, 1980
All films by Paul Lynch
- Prom Night1980IMDb rating 5.3Bess as Teacher
Josh KlausnerDirector, 1 film, 1999
All films by Josh Klausner
- The 4th Floor1999IMDb rating 5.8Bess as Hardware Owner
Ian Iqbal RashidDirector, 1 film, 2007
All films by Ian Iqbal Rashid
- How She Move2007IMDb rating 3.6Bess as Uncle Cecil

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