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{{Short description|Canadian multimedia artist and actor (born 1952)}} |
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|birth_name = Duncan Peter Regehr |
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|birth_place = [[Lethbridge, Alberta]], Canada |
|birth_place = [[Lethbridge, Alberta]], Canada |
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'''Duncan Peter Regehr''' (born October 5, 1952) is a Canadian |
'''Duncan Peter Regehr''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|RCA|size=100%}} (born October 5, 1952) is a Canadian multimedia artist and actor. He was also a [[figure skater]] and a classically trained Shakespearean stage actor in his native Canada, before heading to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] in 1980. |
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Regehr played the title character in ''[[Zorro (1990 TV series)|Zorro]]'', [[Television networks preceding ABC Family|The Family Channel]]'s television series based upon [[Johnston McCulley]]'s classic hero. He also had roles in multiple television incarnations of ''[[Star Trek]]''. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Regehr was born in [[Lethbridge, Alberta]], and raised in [[Victoria, British Columbia]], Canada |
Regehr was born in [[Lethbridge, Alberta]], and raised in [[Victoria, British Columbia]], Canada, to a British-born mother, Dorothy Mary (née Mulkern), and a Russian father, Peter Regehr, who was an artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newworldzorro.com/presskitinfo/regehr.html|title=Duncan Regehr's Biography|website=www.newworldzorro.com|accessdate=4 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Chamberlain |first=Adrian |date=16 January 2016 |title=Beginnings, endings and birth of a new style for Victoria artist |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/beginnings-endings-and-birth-of-a-new-style-for-victoria-artist-1.2152664 |work=Times Colonist |access-date=5 September 2018 }}</ref> He was active in broadcasting at age 14, when he was host of a teenager-oriented talk show on the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] (CBC). As a high school student, he figure-skated in ice shows.<ref name=":0" /> He received early acting instruction at the Bastion Theater School in Victoria.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Michael E. |title=Duncan Regehr/Flynn's Look-Alike |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1985/01/20/duncan-regehrflynns-look-alike/d5d24a23-c373-4eb7-bf8c-0586413683b6/?noredirect=on |accessdate=5 September 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 20, 1985 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905011831/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1985/01/20/duncan-regehrflynns-look-alike/d5d24a23-c373-4eb7-bf8c-0586413683b6/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a76bb45dc6cd |archive-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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One of Regehr's best-known roles to date was in ''[[Zorro (1990 TV series)|Zorro]]'' as Don Diego De La Vega and his alter ego, the swashbuckling hero, Zorro.{{r|etvs|page1=1214}} Regehr portrayed the masked hero for 88 episodes on [[History of Freeform (TV channel)|The Family Channel]] from 1990 to 1993. |
One of Regehr's best-known roles to date was in ''[[Zorro (1990 TV series)|Zorro]]'' as Don Diego De La Vega and his alter ego, the swashbuckling hero, Zorro.{{r|etvs|page1=1214}} Regehr portrayed the masked hero for 88 episodes on [[History of Freeform (TV channel)|The Family Channel]] from 1990 to 1993. |
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Regehr has also made numerous TV guest appearances. He was guest actor on ''[[Cybill]]'', ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', ''[[Hotel (U.S. TV series)|Hotel]]'' and the seventh-season ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[Sub Rosa (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Sub Rosa]]" as Ronin, a [[ghost]] who falls in love with [[Beverly Crusher]]. He also appeared in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' as [[Shakaar Edon]]. |
Regehr has also made numerous TV guest appearances. He was a guest actor on ''[[Cybill]]'', ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', ''[[Hotel (U.S. TV series)|Hotel]]'' and the seventh-season ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[Sub Rosa (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Sub Rosa]]" as Ronin, a [[ghost]] who falls in love with [[Beverly Crusher]]. He also appeared in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' as [[Shakaar Edon]]. |
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Regehr has been painting and drawing since childhood. |
Regehr has been painting and drawing since childhood. Regehr first exhibited his artwork in 1974 at the Stratford Festival in Ontario. The following year, he showed at the Yorkville Art Center in Toronto. Since then, he has had numerous exhibitions in Canada, Europe, and the United States.<ref>{{cite book |last=Amos |first=Robert |date=2007 |title=Artists in Their Studios: Where Art is Born |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gjlsIq2vsfIC |publisher=TouchWood Editions |page=103 |isbn=9781894898584 }}</ref> His work is found in collections worldwide, including the Jilin Collection (China), The Kunsthallen (Copenhagen), Focus on the Masters Archives for the Getty Museum (USA), and the Syllavethy Collection of Scotland (GB). Regehr's automonograph, ''The Dragon's Eye: An Artist's View,'' received international acclaim and was lauded by art critics and literary reviewers as a book of visual and poetic excellence.{{Citation needed|date=September 2008}} In 1996 he won the American Vision Award of Distinction in the Arts, and was granted the lifetime appellation 'Royal Canadian Artist' with honours in 2000 by the Royal Canadian Academy of Art for his outstanding artistic achievements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rca-arc.ca/who-we-are/members/members-since-1880/|title=List of members « Royal Canadian Academy of Arts|website=rca-arc.ca|accessdate=4 September 2018|archive-date=4 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504000403/http://rca-arc.ca/who-we-are/members/members-since-1880/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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On November 10, 2008, Regehr was awarded the honorary degree of [[Doctor of Fine Arts]] by the [[University of Victoria]], in [[Victoria, British Columbia]], Canada. Some of his art works are also displayed in art galleries in the region. |
On November 10, 2008, Regehr was awarded the honorary degree of [[Doctor of Fine Arts]] by the [[University of Victoria]], in [[Victoria, British Columbia]], Canada. Some of his art works are also displayed in art galleries in the region.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Michael |title=Duncan Regehr R.C.A. |url=http://www.madronagallery.com/artists/duncan-regehr |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Madrona Gallery |date=9 February 2014 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Regehr lives and works out of studios in the United States and Canada. He has been married twice: first to Francine Wurster in 1974–1978 and second to Catherine Campion in 1979–2016. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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| ''[[Goliath Awaits]]'' |
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| Paul Ryker |
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| 1985 |
| 1985 |
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| ''[[My Wicked, Wicked Ways#TV movie|My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn]]'' |
| ''[[My Wicked, Wicked Ways#TV movie|My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn]]'' |
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| [[Errol Flynn]] |
| [[Errol Flynn]] |
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| Playing Flynn, TV Movie |
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| 1987 |
| 1987 |
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| ''The Banker'' |
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| Spaulding Osbourne |
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| Savior |
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| ''Secret Lives'' |
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| Mike |
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| 1979–80 |
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| 1979-80 |
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| ''[[Matt and Jenny]]'' |
| ''[[Matt and Jenny]]'' |
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| Kit |
| Kit |
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| 1981 |
| 1981 |
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| ''[[The Greatest American Hero]]'' |
| ''[[The Greatest American Hero]]'' |
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| Palmer Bradshaw |
| Palmer Bradshaw |
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| 1982 |
| 1982 |
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| ''[[The Blue and the Gray (miniseries)|The Blue and the Gray]]'' |
| ''[[The Blue and the Gray (miniseries)|The Blue and the Gray]]'' |
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| Captain Randolph |
| Captain Randolph |
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| [[Miniseries]] |
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| Television miniseries |
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| 1983 |
| 1983 |
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| ''[[Wizards and Warriors (TV series)|Wizards and Warriors]]'' |
| ''[[Wizards and Warriors (TV series)|Wizards and Warriors]]'' |
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| Dirk Blackpool, Crown Prince of Karteia |
| Dirk Blackpool, Crown Prince of Karteia |
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| 1984 |
| 1984 |
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| ''[[The Last Days of Pompeii (miniseries)|The Last Days of Pompeii]]'' |
| ''[[The Last Days of Pompeii (miniseries)|The Last Days of Pompeii]]'' |
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| Lydon |
| Lydon |
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| Miniseries |
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| Television miniseries |
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| 1984–85 |
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| 1984-5 |
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| ''[[V (1984 TV series)|V]]'' |
| ''[[V (1984 TV series)|V]]'' |
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| Charles |
| Charles |
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| 1990–93 |
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| 1990-93 |
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| ''[[Zorro (1990 TV series)|Zorro]]'' |
| ''[[Zorro (1990 TV series)|Zorro]]'' |
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| [[Zorro]] |
| [[Zorro]] |
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| 1994 |
| 1994 |
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| ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' |
| ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' |
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| Ronin |
| Ronin |
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| Episode: "[[Sub Rosa (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Sub Rosa]]" |
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| 1995–97 |
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| 1995-97 |
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| ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' |
| ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' |
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| Shakaar |
| Shakaar |
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| 1997–98 |
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| 1997-98 |
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| ''[[Fast Track (U.S. TV series)|Fast Track]]'' |
| ''[[Fast Track (U.S. TV series)|Fast Track]]'' |
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| Christian Chandler Jr. |
| Christian Chandler Jr. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{Official website}} |
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* {{IMDb name}} |
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* [http://www.duncanregehr.com/ Duncan Regehr's personal website] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113308/http://www.signaturesgallery.com/content/duncan-regehr Duncan Regehr on display at Signatures Gallery] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113308/http://www.signaturesgallery.com/content/duncan-regehr Duncan Regehr on display at Signatures Gallery] |
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[[Category:1952 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Artists from Alberta]] |
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Lethbridge]] |
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[[Category:Canadian male film actors]] |
[[Category:Canadian male film actors]] |
Revision as of 14:06, 16 February 2024
Duncan Regehr | |
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Born | Duncan Peter Regehr October 5, 1952 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
Website | www |
Duncan Peter Regehr RCA (born October 5, 1952) is a Canadian multimedia artist and actor. He was also a figure skater and a classically trained Shakespearean stage actor in his native Canada, before heading to Hollywood in 1980.
Regehr played the title character in Zorro, The Family Channel's television series based upon Johnston McCulley's classic hero. He also had roles in multiple television incarnations of Star Trek.
Early life
Regehr was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, to a British-born mother, Dorothy Mary (née Mulkern), and a Russian father, Peter Regehr, who was an artist.[1][2] He was active in broadcasting at age 14, when he was host of a teenager-oriented talk show on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). As a high school student, he figure-skated in ice shows.[3] He received early acting instruction at the Bastion Theater School in Victoria.[4]
Career
After numerous appearances in Canadian theatre, television (e.g., in the family TV show Matt and Jenny on the Wilderness Trail),[5] and notable roles on radio for the CBC, he and his wife, Catherine, moved to Los Angeles, California, where he began to develop his work in film. Shortly after arriving, he was hired to play villain Prince Dirk Blackpool in the short-lived 1983 fantasy-comedy series Wizards and Warriors opposite Jeff Conaway's Prince Erik Greystone.[6]: 1187 He went on to star in many more US television films, including the 1984 television mini-series The Last Days of Pompeii, as Lydon, the gladiator;[3] as Errol Flynn in the 1985 CBS film My Wicked, Wicked Ways, based on the autobiography of Flynn; and on the science fiction series V as the Visitor military leader Charles.[6] He also starred in the 1982 mini-series The Blue and the Gray as Captain Randolph. In 1987, Regehr portrayed a dynamite-slinging Count Dracula in the film The Monster Squad.
One of Regehr's best-known roles to date was in Zorro as Don Diego De La Vega and his alter ego, the swashbuckling hero, Zorro.[6]: 1214 Regehr portrayed the masked hero for 88 episodes on The Family Channel from 1990 to 1993.
Regehr has also made numerous TV guest appearances. He was a guest actor on Cybill, Murder, She Wrote, Hotel and the seventh-season Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Sub Rosa" as Ronin, a ghost who falls in love with Beverly Crusher. He also appeared in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Shakaar Edon.
Regehr has been painting and drawing since childhood. Regehr first exhibited his artwork in 1974 at the Stratford Festival in Ontario. The following year, he showed at the Yorkville Art Center in Toronto. Since then, he has had numerous exhibitions in Canada, Europe, and the United States.[7] His work is found in collections worldwide, including the Jilin Collection (China), The Kunsthallen (Copenhagen), Focus on the Masters Archives for the Getty Museum (USA), and the Syllavethy Collection of Scotland (GB). Regehr's automonograph, The Dragon's Eye: An Artist's View, received international acclaim and was lauded by art critics and literary reviewers as a book of visual and poetic excellence.[citation needed] In 1996 he won the American Vision Award of Distinction in the Arts, and was granted the lifetime appellation 'Royal Canadian Artist' with honours in 2000 by the Royal Canadian Academy of Art for his outstanding artistic achievements.[8]
On November 10, 2008, Regehr was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts by the University of Victoria, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Some of his art works are also displayed in art galleries in the region.[9]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Goliath Awaits | Paul Ryker | TV Movie |
1985 | My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn | Errol Flynn | Playing Flynn, TV Movie |
1987 | The Monster Squad | Count Dracula | |
1988 | Earth Star Voyager | Jacob Dryden 'Jake' Brown | Shown on the Disney Sunday Movie |
1989 | Billy the Kid | Pat Garrett | |
The Banker | Spaulding Osbourne | ||
1995 | Timemaster | Jonathan Adams | |
2000 | Air Bud: World Pup | Geoffrey Putter | |
Blood Surf | John Dirks | ||
2001 | Flying Virus | Savior | |
2005 | Secret Lives | Mike | |
2006 | Presumed Dead | Seth Harmon | |
2008 | Nightmare at the End of the Hall | Mr. Ramsay | |
The Strange Case of DJ Cosmic | DJ Cosmic | ||
2009 | The Good Times Are Killing Me | U.S. Senator Sam Talbot |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979–80 | Matt and Jenny | Kit | Main cast |
1981 | The Greatest American Hero | Palmer Bradshaw | Episode: "The Best Desk Scenario" |
1982 | The Blue and the Gray | Captain Randolph | Miniseries |
1983 | Wizards and Warriors | Dirk Blackpool, Crown Prince of Karteia | Main cast |
1984 | The Last Days of Pompeii | Lydon | Miniseries |
1984–85 | V | Charles | 4 episodes |
1990–93 | Zorro | Zorro | Title role |
1994 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Ronin | Episode: "Sub Rosa" |
1995–97 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Shakaar | 3 episodes |
1997–98 | Fast Track | Christian Chandler Jr. | Main cast |
References
- ^ "Duncan Regehr's Biography". www.newworldzorro.com. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ Chamberlain, Adrian (16 January 2016). "Beginnings, endings and birth of a new style for Victoria artist". Times Colonist. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Duncan Regehr stars as gladiator in 'Last Days of Pompeii'". Longview News-Journal. Texas, Longview. April 29, 1984. p. 34-H. Retrieved September 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hill, Michael E. (January 20, 1985). "Duncan Regehr/Flynn's Look-Alike". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Fantasy-Adventure Series To Begin". The Leaf-Chronicle. Tennessee, Clarksville. February 20, 1983. p. 44. Retrieved September 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 1134. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ Amos, Robert (2007). Artists in Their Studios: Where Art is Born. TouchWood Editions. p. 103. ISBN 9781894898584.
- ^ "List of members « Royal Canadian Academy of Arts". rca-arc.ca. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ Warren, Michael (9 February 2014). "Duncan Regehr R.C.A." Madrona Gallery. Retrieved 2022-11-30.