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Bonar Bain

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Bonar Bain
Born
Bonar Stewart Bain

(1923-02-04)February 4, 1923
DiedFebruary 18, 2005(2005-02-18) (aged 82)
OccupationActor
Spouse
Vella Bain
(m. 1945)
Children3
RelativesConrad Bain (twin brother)

Bonar Stewart Bain (February 4, 1923 – February 18, 2005) was a Canadian actor and the identical twin brother of actor Conrad Bain.

Early life, family and education

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Bain was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, the son of Jean Agnes (née Young) and Stafford Harrison Bain, a wholesaler.[1] His twin brother, Conrad, also became an actor.

Career

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Bain once played a fictional "evil" twin to Conrad ("Hank Bain") in an episode of SCTV, as well as appearing on two of his brother's television series: as Arthur Harmon (Conrad Bain)'s twin brother, the libidinous, larcenous Arnold, on the sitcom Maude, and, in drag, as Anna Van Drummond, on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.

Death

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He died of cancer in Edmonton, Alberta on February 18, 2005, at the age of 82.[2] He was survived by his wife Vella, who died in January 2011, at the age of 85.[3]

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Bain figures in the lyrics to "Bober," a song from the Mike Keneally Band's 2004 album Dog. Keneally sings that his dog, Bober, was "half-named after Conrad Bain's brother."[4]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Conrad Bain
  2. ^ "Bonar Bain Obituary". Edmonton Journal. 22 February 2005. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  3. ^ "Vella Bain". Edmonton Journal. Legacy.com. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  4. ^ "Discography: Dog". Mike Keneally. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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