Ardon Bess

Ardon Bess is a Canadian actor best known for appearing in a Heritage Moment television commercial about the 1958 Springhill mining disaster portraying survivor Maurice Ruddick. He has also appeared in other films and television roles including Trailer Park Boys, How She Move, Take the Lead, The Ladies Man, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Prom Night, King of Kensington, and Jewel. He earned a Gemini Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for his role in One Heart Broken Into Song. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ardon Bess, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Prom Night (1980)

At a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a classmate six years prior.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Lynch
CAST:  Leslie Nielsen  •  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Casey Stevens  •  Anne-Marie Martin

At a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a classmate six years prior.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Lynch
CAST:  Leslie Nielsen  •  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Casey Stevens  •  Anne-Marie Martin

Jewel (2001)

In the 1940s a 40-year-old woman with five healthy children gives birth to a girl with Down's syndrome.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Shapiro
CAST:  Farrah Fawcett  •  Patrick Bergin  •  Cicely Tyson  •  Ashley Wolfe

In the 1940s a 40-year-old woman with five healthy children gives birth to a girl with Down's syndrome.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Shapiro
CAST:  Farrah Fawcett  •  Patrick Bergin  •  Cicely Tyson  •  Ashley Wolfe

The Skulls II (2002)

After joining the Skulls, Ryan Sommers (Robin Dunne) is warned not to betray any secrets about the organization or its high-powered members. However, when Ryan witnesses a murder within the Skulls' private chambers, he finds that the closer he gets to revealing the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Chappelle
CAST:  Robin Dunne  •  Nathan West  •  Ashley Tesoro  •  Lindy Booth

After joining the Skulls, Ryan Sommers (Robin Dunne) is warned not to betray any secrets about the organization or its high-powered members. However, when Ryan witnesses a murder within the Skulls' private chambers, he finds that the closer he gets to revealing the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Chappelle
CAST:  Robin Dunne  •  Nathan West  •  Ashley Tesoro  •  Lindy Booth

Double Wedding (2010)

Two sisters, no love lives. Both end up dating the same man, and inviting him to meet the family on December 17th. He doesn’t know there are two sisters or that he committed to two different dates on the same day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Pryce
CAST:  Tia Mowry  •  Tamera Mowry-Housley  •  Ardon Bess  •  Robin Brûlé

Two sisters, no love lives. Both end up dating the same man, and inviting him to meet the family on December 17th. He doesn’t know there are two sisters or that he committed to two different dates on the same day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Pryce
CAST:  Tia Mowry  •  Tamera Mowry-Housley  •  Ardon Bess  •  Robin Brûlé

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story (1990)

The true story of Olympic champion figure skater Tai Babilonia, her rise to fame and her fall from grace.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zale Dalen
CAST:  Rachael Crawford  •  Charlie Stratton  •  Denise Nicholas  •  Chuck Shamata

The true story of Olympic champion figure skater Tai Babilonia, her rise to fame and her fall from grace.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zale Dalen
CAST:  Rachael Crawford  •  Charlie Stratton  •  Denise Nicholas  •  Chuck Shamata

Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2001)

Inspired by Neil Simon's early career experience as a junior writer for Your Show of Shows, the play focuses on Sid Caesar/Jackie Gleason-like Max Prince, the star of a weekly comedy-variety show circa 1953, and his staff, including Simon's alter-ego Lucas Brickman ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Benjamin
CAST:  Nathan Lane  •  Mark Linn-Baker  •  Saul Rubinek  •  Dan Castellaneta

Inspired by Neil Simon's early career experience as a junior writer for Your Show of Shows, the play focuses on Sid Caesar/Jackie Gleason-like Max Prince, the star of a weekly comedy-variety show circa 1953, and his staff, including Simon's alter-ego Lucas Brickman ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Benjamin
CAST:  Nathan Lane  •  Mark Linn-Baker  •  Saul Rubinek  •  Dan Castellaneta

Songs In Ordinary Time (2000)

Based on Mary McGarry Morris' best-selling novel! A struggling mother takes in a mysterious stranger. Is she opening her heart to love ... or harboring a criminal? Mary Fermoyle is a divorcee who must work to keep her family from falling into the throes of poverty. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Holcomb
CAST:  Sissy Spacek  •  Beau Bridges  •  Keir Dullea  •  Tom Guiry

Based on Mary McGarry Morris' best-selling novel! A struggling mother takes in a mysterious stranger. Is she opening her heart to love ... or harboring a criminal? Mary Fermoyle is a divorcee who must work to keep her family from falling into the throes of poverty. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Holcomb
CAST:  Sissy Spacek  •  Beau Bridges  •  Keir Dullea  •  Tom Guiry

Saving God (2008)

Ex Con Armstrong Cane (Ving Rhames) returns to home a changed man looking to take over his father's old church and congregation. The neighborhood though is full of drugs and gangs. Those who are able are leaving for more prosperous areas and falling in with a slick ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Duane Crichton
CAST:  Ving Rhames  •  Ricardo Chavira  •  Dean McDermott  •  Dwain Murphy

Ex Con Armstrong Cane (Ving Rhames) returns to home a changed man looking to take over his father's old church and congregation. The neighborhood though is full of drugs and gangs. Those who are able are leaving for more prosperous areas and falling in with a slick ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Duane Crichton
CAST:  Ving Rhames  •  Ricardo Chavira  •  Dean McDermott  •  Dwain Murphy

The 4th Floor (1999)

A woman inherits a rent-controlled apartment and is terrorized by a neighbor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Klausner
CAST:  Juliette Lewis  •  William Hurt  •  Shelley Duvall  •  Tobin Bell

A woman inherits a rent-controlled apartment and is terrorized by a neighbor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Klausner
CAST:  Juliette Lewis  •  William Hurt  •  Shelley Duvall  •  Tobin Bell

Moving Target (1996)

A bounty hunter with a pregnant wife who is urging him to get a regular job gets framed for murder and trapped in a war between Russian gangsters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Lee
CAST:  Michael Dudikoff  •  Ardon Bess  •  Michelle Johnson  •  Billy Dee Williams

A bounty hunter with a pregnant wife who is urging him to get a regular job gets framed for murder and trapped in a war between Russian gangsters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Lee
CAST:  Michael Dudikoff  •  Ardon Bess  •  Michelle Johnson  •  Billy Dee Williams

After Alice (1999)

A washed-up detective discovers his own psychic ability when assigned to investigate a serial murder case. The killer has a deranged obsession with the novel "Alice in Wonderland." As the psychopath's bloody reign of terror continues, the cop spirals deeper and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Marcus
CAST:  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Henry Czerny  •  Polly Walker  •  Gary Hudson

A washed-up detective discovers his own psychic ability when assigned to investigate a serial murder case. The killer has a deranged obsession with the novel "Alice in Wonderland." As the psychopath's bloody reign of terror continues, the cop spirals deeper and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Marcus
CAST:  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Henry Czerny  •  Polly Walker  •  Gary Hudson

Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher (2002)

A soldier who was long thought dead in World War 2, returns to modern day New York to combat monsters, who are now the power elite, running the city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erik Canuel
CAST:  Robert T. Bogue  •  Karen Elkin  •  Christopher Heyerdahl  •  Jay Baruchel

A soldier who was long thought dead in World War 2, returns to modern day New York to combat monsters, who are now the power elite, running the city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erik Canuel
CAST:  Robert T. Bogue  •  Karen Elkin  •  Christopher Heyerdahl  •  Jay Baruchel

10,000 Black Men Named George (2002)

In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied their civil and economic rights. 10,000 Black Men Named George, the title, refers to the fact Pullman porters were ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Townsend
CAST:  Andre Braugher  •  Charles S. Dutton  •  Mario Van Peebles  •  Brock Peters

In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied their civil and economic rights. 10,000 Black Men Named George, the title, refers to the fact Pullman porters were ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Townsend
CAST:  Andre Braugher  •  Charles S. Dutton  •  Mario Van Peebles  •  Brock Peters

How She Move (2008)

After the death of Raya Green's(Rutina Wesley) sister, she gets out from her classes at school, and sees a stomp crew practicing. She meets Bishop(Dwain Murphy) which is the dance crew leader. She then meets Michelle and does a stomp battle with her. They become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Iqbal Rashid
CAST:  Rutina Wesley  •  Dwain Murphy  •  Boyd Banks  •  Clé Bennett

After the death of Raya Green's(Rutina Wesley) sister, she gets out from her classes at school, and sees a stomp crew practicing. She meets Bishop(Dwain Murphy) which is the dance crew leader. She then meets Michelle and does a stomp battle with her. They become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Iqbal Rashid
CAST:  Rutina Wesley  •  Dwain Murphy  •  Boyd Banks  •  Clé Bennett

The Shape of Things to Come (1979)

Planet Earth is a devastated wasteland, and what's left of humanity has colonized the Moon in domed cities. Humanity's continued survival depends on an anti-radiation drug only available on planet Delta Three, which has been taken over by Omus, a brilliant but mad ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George McCowan
CAST:  Jack Palance  •  Carol Lynley  •  Barry Morse  •  John Ireland

Planet Earth is a devastated wasteland, and what's left of humanity has colonized the Moon in domed cities. Humanity's continued survival depends on an anti-radiation drug only available on planet Delta Three, which has been taken over by Omus, a brilliant but mad ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George McCowan
CAST:  Jack Palance  •  Carol Lynley  •  Barry Morse  •  John Ireland

Jean of the Joneses (2016)

Chaos ensues after the estranged patriarch of the Jones family dies on their doorstep. When the paramedic who answers their 911 call tries to win over acerbic Jean Jones, his attempts are disrupted by old conflicts that come to a boil at the funeral.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stella Meghie
CAST:  Taylour Paige  •  Gloria Reuben  •  François Arnaud  •  Sherri Shepherd

Chaos ensues after the estranged patriarch of the Jones family dies on their doorstep. When the paramedic who answers their 911 call tries to win over acerbic Jean Jones, his attempts are disrupted by old conflicts that come to a boil at the funeral.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stella Meghie
CAST:  Taylour Paige  •  Gloria Reuben  •  François Arnaud  •  Sherri Shepherd

A Sunday Kind of Love (2016)

A struggling writer meets death and falls in love. He must decide if his true love is in this world or the next, and if his dreams of success are worth dying for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geordie Sabbagh
CAST:  Dylan Taylor  •  Melanie Scrofano  •  Meghan Heffern  •  Benjamin Ayres

A struggling writer meets death and falls in love. He must decide if his true love is in this world or the next, and if his dreams of success are worth dying for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geordie Sabbagh
CAST:  Dylan Taylor  •  Melanie Scrofano  •  Meghan Heffern  •  Benjamin Ayres

Hostage (1988)

After five hard years behind bars Bonnie Lee is still haunted by her past which hides a terrible secret and hunted by her father, a man desperate for revenge and a need to silence her forever... Alone on the run, she will do whatever it takes to survive and find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Levin
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Carrie Hamilton  •  Leon Russom  •  Mike Anscombe

After five hard years behind bars Bonnie Lee is still haunted by her past which hides a terrible secret and hunted by her father, a man desperate for revenge and a need to silence her forever... Alone on the run, she will do whatever it takes to survive and find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Levin
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Carrie Hamilton  •  Leon Russom  •  Mike Anscombe

Hot Paint (1988)

Two losers rob a rich guy and discover that, among the loot, they've taken a rare painting worth $2.8 million. John Larroquette plays his usual rude, selfish character-here named Gus - and he suckers Willy (Gregory Harrison) into his scheme to rob the mansion. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sheldon Larry
CAST:  John Larroquette  •  Cyrielle Clair  •  Gregory Harrison  •  John Glover

Two losers rob a rich guy and discover that, among the loot, they've taken a rare painting worth $2.8 million. John Larroquette plays his usual rude, selfish character-here named Gus - and he suckers Willy (Gregory Harrison) into his scheme to rob the mansion. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sheldon Larry
CAST:  John Larroquette  •  Cyrielle Clair  •  Gregory Harrison  •  John Glover

Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift (1990)

It's Christmas at Shining Time Station! Stacy Jones is busy helping passengers, Schemer tries to win the role of Santa's helper for the Indian Valley Gala Holiday Pageant, Mr. Conductor tells the kids a story about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends and helps ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Lehane
CAST:  Ringo Starr  •  Didi Conn  •  Nicolle Rochelle  •  Rachel Miner

It's Christmas at Shining Time Station! Stacy Jones is busy helping passengers, Schemer tries to win the role of Santa's helper for the Indian Valley Gala Holiday Pageant, Mr. Conductor tells the kids a story about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends and helps ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Lehane
CAST:  Ringo Starr  •  Didi Conn  •  Nicolle Rochelle  •  Rachel Miner
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