Actor, Singer, Comedian. He was best known for playing the character roles of doctors, distinguished gentlemen, admirals, ministers, chauffeurs, reverends, colonels, senators, corporals, priests, mayors, butlers, fathers, gravediggers, witnesses, clowns, senators, congressman, guards, judges, milkmen, uncles, preachers, prison chaplains, psychiatrists, and old men, usually in horror films, comedy films, crime films, and several television series. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Albert Harmon' in the cult classic horror film, "The Changeling" (1980). The film which was directed by Peter Medak and stars George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, John Colicos, and Melvyn Douglas, tells the story of a music professor and composer who after the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, is staying at an old mansion and while there is dragged into a decades-old mystery by an inexplicable presence in the mansion's attic. The horror film was based on actual paranormal events that musician and writer Russell Hunter had experienced at a house in Denver, Colorado, that he was living in during the late 1960s. He will also be best remembered for playing the role of 'Harry "The Hunchback" Schanstra' in five episodes of the crime mystery television series drama, "Wiseguy," which originally aired in 1987, and which also starred Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, and Ken Wahl, tells the story of Vincent Terranova who is an agent with the Organized Crime Bureau infiltrating dangerous criminal organizations, struggling to remain true to himself while becoming close to the criminal leaders he is sworn to bring down. He was born one of two children as Eric Cuthbert Christmas in London, England, to Ernest Cuthbert Christmas (1886-1963), and his wife Lily Amelia Hunt Christmas (1886-1972), on March 19, 1916. He was educated locally in his native England and later attended and trained at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England, and then pursued an acting career beginning with the stage. He gained tremendous experience in England repertory theatre in 1936, and had a principal role in playwright Noel Coward's stage production of the play, "Bitter Sweet," during the 1930s. During this time, he also made his actual film in debut in his native England playing in the short musical film, "More Fun And Games!" (1939). The film which was based on the book by Arthur Marshall, Nicholas Phipps, and John Adrian Ross, also starred Edward Cooper, Roy Ellis Edward Cooper, Graham Payn, Charles Heslop, and Queenie Leonard. During World War II, he served his country as a member of the Royal Air Force as part of production units and performed in the Royal Air Force's Gang Show. Following World War II, he moved to Canada and became a Canadian citizen shortly thereafter. While living in Canada, he ran a photography studio in Cliffside Plaza, in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, a suburb of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and he took up a partnership with the legendary comedians Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster, better known as Wayne & Shuster, and appeared as the character, 'Madam Hooperdink' in their television specials. He also promoted his own Canadian touring show, "Christmas Is Coming!" during the 1950s. During this time, he also continued to appear in films and on television, working in both Canada and the United States. He appeared on Broadway in New York City, New York, in several stage productions of such plays, as 'Sir Eglamour' in "Two Gentlemen Of Verona" (March 18, 1958, to April 20, 1958), as 'Quant' in "The Broken Jug" (April 01, 1958, to April 13, 1958), as 'Gigot' in "Look After Lulu" (March 03, 1959, to April 04, 1959), as 'Doctor Clive' in "Little Moon Of Alban" (December 01, 1960, to December 17, 1960), and as 'Admiral Radbury' in "Once There Was A Russian" (February 18, 1961, to February 18, 1961). During his time on Broadway, he worked with likes of Eric Berry, Lloyd Bochner, Helen Burns, Douglas Campbell, Bill Cole, Julian Flett, John Gardiner, Bruno Gerussi, Amelia Hall, Eric House, Diana Maddox, Roberta Maxwell, George McCowan, Ann Morrish, Douglas Rain, Gladys Richards, Lois Shaw, Powys Thomas, Jeremy Wilkin, and Michael Langham. He was the recipient of the Clarence Derwent Award for his performance as 'Doctor Clive' alongside Julie Harris and Robert Redford in the stage production of the play, "Little Moon Of Alban" (December 01, 1960, to December 17, 1960), in 1961. He was also an artistic director and an actor at the Ottawa Repertory Company in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in 1954, he ran the Peterborough Summer Theatre in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, also in 1954, and began a long association with the Stratford Festival Theater in in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, beginning in 1957, and while there he performed in 12 seasons and 21 Shakespearean productions by 1970, usually alongside the talents of William Hutt, Tony Van Bridge, Jean Gascon, Douglas Rain, Amelia Hall, and Mervyn Blake, among many others. He also continued with his stage work in the United States during this time. He appeared in or directed the stage productions of the plays, William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream" (1971), June Havoc's "I, Said The Fly" (1973-1974, 1975-1976), Sir Tyrone Guthrie's "The Caretaker" (1975-1976), William Shakespeare's "Love's Labour's Lost" (1972), William Shakespeare's "The Merchant Of Venice" (1973), William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" (1974), Friedrich Duerrenmatt's "Play Strindberg" (1977), William Shakespeare's "Timon Of Athens" (1977), William Shakespeare's "King Henry V" (1978), and "Joe Orton's "Loot" (1978), at such locations as the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, and the Cassius Carter Centre Stage in San Diego, California, and during this time he worked with the likes of Jim Baker, Fran Bennett, Richard Burton Brown, Barbara Bryne, Jeff Chandler, Oliver Cliff, Patricia Connolly, Maury Cooper, Richard Council, Frank Dent, King Donovan, Peter Michael Goetz, Barbara Granning, Michael Hendricks, Nicholas Kepros, Mark Lamos, Karen Landry, Marcy Mattox, Virginia Payne, Ken Ruta, William Schoppert, Art Kassul, Barbara Byrne, and Craig Noel. He was also associated with the drama department at the University of California, in San Diego, California, and the Henry Miller's Theatre in New York City, New York. He lastly made one final appearance at the Stratford Festival Theater in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, that of 'Dogberry' in William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" (1987). Besides, playing in the short musical film, "More Fun And Games!" (1939). The film which was based on the book by Arthur Marshall, Nicholas Phipps, and John Adrian Ross, also starred Edward Cooper, Roy Ellis Edward Cooper, Graham Payn, Charles Heslop, and Queenie Leonard, and playing the role of 'Albert Harmon' in the cult classic horror film, "The Changeling" (1980). The film which was directed by Peter Medak and stars George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, John Colicos, and Melvyn Douglas, tells the story of a music professor and composer who after the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, is staying at an old mansion and while there is dragged into a decades-old mystery by an inexplicable presence in the mansion's attic. The horror film was based on actual paranormal events that musician and writer Russell Hunter had experienced at a house in Denver, Colorado, that he was living in during the late 1960s, his many other film credits include, "The Torchbearers" (1939), "Moonlight 'n' Everything" (1939), "Look Here!" (1939), "Who Destroyed The Earth" (1957), "Crossroads" (1957), "MacBeth" (1961), "Cyrano De Bergerac" (1962), "Mr. Scrooge" (1964, He played the role of 'Jacob Marley' in the film), "Henry V" (1966), "Monte Walsh" (1970), "The Andromeda Strain" (1971), "Gideon" (1971), "Johnny Got His Gun" (1971), "Harold And Maude" (1971), "The Last Tycoon" (1976), "Code Name: Diamond Head" (1977), "An Enemy Of The People" (1978), "Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes!" (1978), "The Hollywood Knights" (1980), "Middle Age Crazy" (1980), "Porky's" (1981), "Porky's II: The Next Day" (1983), "The Philadelphia Experiment" (1984), "All Of Me" (1984), "Porky's Revenge" (1985), "Happy Hour" (1986), "Home Is Where The Hart Is" (1987), "Whispers" (1990), "The Challengers" (1991), "Child Of Darkness, Child Of Light" (1991), "Dead In The Water" (1991), "Bugsy" (1991), "Ed And His Dead Mother" (1993), "Staying Afloat" (1993), "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult" (1994), "Almost Dead" (1994), "Air Bud" (1997), and "Mousehunt" (1997). Besides, playing the role of 'Harry "The Hunchback" Schanstra' in five episodes of the crime mystery television series drama, "Wiseguy," which originally aired in 1987, and which also starred Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, and Ken Wahl, tells the story of Vincent Terranova who is an agent with the Organized Crime Bureau infiltrating dangerous criminal organizations, struggling to remain true to himself while becoming close to the criminal leaders he is sworn to bring down, his many other television credits include, "Percy Ponsonby," "Scope," "CBC Summer Theatre," "First Performance," "On Camera," 'Folio," "The Wayne & Shuster Show," "Encounter," "Playdate," "The Wayne And Shuster Hour," "Festival," 'The Name Of The Game," "Bonanza," "Adventures In Rainbow Country," "The Young Rebels," "The Virginian," "Love, American Style," 'The F.B.I." "Cade's Country," "Cannon," "Night Gallery," "McCloud," "The Sandy Duncan Show," "The ABC Afternoon Playbreak," "Columbo," "Harry O," "The Streets Of San Francisco," "Get Christie Love!" "Kojak," "McMillan & Wife," "The Blue Knight," "Grady," "McCoy," "Switch," "Little House On The Prairie," "Trapper John, M.D." "Misfits Of Science," "St. Elsewhere," "The Tortellis," "CBS Summer Playhouse," "J.J. Starbuck," "Probe," "War And Remembrance," "TV 101," "Gideon Oliver," "Have Faith," "Murphy Brown," "My Two Dads," "Amen," "ALF," "Father Dowling Mysteries," "Booker," "Generations," "Grand," "Cheers," "Night Court," "Major Dad," "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air," "Home Improvement," (He played the role of Sir Larry Houdini in the episode entitled, "Off Sides," which originally aired on October 1, 1991, and he sang the songs, "Happy Birthday To You," and "Always," in the episode), "Good & Evil," "Flesh 'n' Blood," "Eerie, Indiana," "Matlock," "Wings," "Jake And The Fatman," "Julie," "Room For Two," "Nurses," "The Golden Palace," "Bodies Of Evidence," "Delta," "A League Of Their Own," "Empty Nest," "The John Larroquette Show," "L.A. Law," "Blue Skies," "The X-Files," "Roseanne," "American Masters," "Walker, Texas Ranger," "Mad About You," "Seinfeld," "Days Of Our Lives," "Coach," "ER," "Ink," "Explorations," "Something So Right," "Living Simple," "Generations," "Due South," "In The House," "Style & Substance," and "Payne." His last television roles was playing 'Judge Maynard Snipp' in the episode entitled, "Story Of Love," which originally aired on October 26, 1998, and playing 'Hon. Justice Edward Morrison' in the episode entitled, "Pursuit Of Loneliness," which originally aired on February 21, 2000, of the fantasy comedy television series drama, "Ally McBeal," and which also starred Calista Flockhart, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and Greg Germann, tells the story of the personal and professional life of lawyer named Ally McBeal. He continued to act and entertain until his death. He passed away from natural causes in Camarillo, California, on June 22, 2000, at the age of 84, and he was buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery in Santa Barbara, California. At the time of death, he was in the process of becoming a United States Citizen. He was married three times, first to Patricia E. Pottier Christmas in Hammersmith, London, England, in December of 1939, second to Donelda Marion "Donna" Neufeld Christmas (1934-1992), in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, from August 21, 1958, until they divorced on December 1, 1982, and third to Marcia J. 'Marcy" Mattox Burns until his death on July 22, 2000. He had four children including Robin Christmas and Stephen Christmas, his son Stephen was born in London, England, February 12, 1947, and was diagnosed with Haemophilia B when he was five, and the disease was first named Christmas disease after the boy. He was treated with blood transfusions and other blood products throughout his life, and eventually was infected with HIV, which sadly took his life in December of 1993, at the age of 46.