Ed Brigadier
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Ed Brigadier is an American actor immortalized as the gruesome motorcycle-riding title character in the cult slasher film, Dr. Chopper
(2005). Brigadier has made many other appearances in film and television on such shows as Nip/Tuck
, Scrubs
, Alias
, and Malcolm in the Middle
. He has appeared many times on The History Channel
, most memorably as Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil
in the miniseries The War That Made America - The Story of the French and Indian War, and has acted on stage in such plays as The Imaginary Invalid, A Servant of Two Masters, and A Midsummer Night's Dream
.
In the 1980s, Brigadier spent time in Berlin, Germany working for the U.S. Army Recreation Services as a director for the community theater there. He performed and directed "Arsenic and Old Lace" while there.
He recently played Kutner's father in the "Simple Explanation" episode of House
.
Dr. Chopper
Dr. Chopper is a 2005 American horror film. The plot centers on five young friends who while heading for vacation at a family cabin encounter a notorious chopper-riding serial killer Dr. Fielding, alias "Dr. Chopper" and his two cannibalistic female assistants, who murder and dismember people in...
(2005). Brigadier has made many other appearances in film and television on such shows as Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck is an American drama series created by Ryan Murphy, which aired on FX in the United States. The series focuses on McNamara/Troy, a plastic surgery practice, and follows its founders, Sean McNamara and Christian Troy...
, Scrubs
Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
, Alias
Alias (TV series)
Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
, and Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
. He has appeared many times on The History Channel
The History Channel
History, formerly known as The History Channel, is an American-based international satellite and cable TV channel that broadcasts a variety of reality shows and documentary programs including those of fictional and non-fictional historical content, together with speculation about the future.-...
, most memorably as Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil
Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil
Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil was a French politician, who was Governor-general of New France from 1703 to 1725....
in the miniseries The War That Made America - The Story of the French and Indian War, and has acted on stage in such plays as The Imaginary Invalid, A Servant of Two Masters, and A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
.
In the 1980s, Brigadier spent time in Berlin, Germany working for the U.S. Army Recreation Services as a director for the community theater there. He performed and directed "Arsenic and Old Lace" while there.
He recently played Kutner's father in the "Simple Explanation" episode of House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
.