Reginald Bambra

Reginald Smith Bambra (June 5, 1922 - December 1, 2003) was an American actor known for his work in Canadian film and television.

Early life
Reginald Bambra was born on June 5, 1922 in. He was raised on a farm in.

Career
A 9-year old Bambra began his career in 1930 as a child actor.

Activism, the HUAC and Blacklisting
Bambra espoused a variety of social and political causes.

In 1951, Bambra was subpoenaed before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) for supposed Communist activities. After being uncooperative at a HUAC hearing in New York, Bambra was blacklisted from film, TV and radio. After that, Bambra's acting career went into a free fall. He took whatever jobs he could find — such as working as a short-order cook at a Brooklyn pizza restaurant and as a community theater performer — for the next few years.

Career in Canada
Life improved for Bambra when he moved to in 1955. There, he acted in the local English-language theater scene in a number of plays.

Bambra stayed in Canada, and eventually settled in, where he became known as a local journeyman actor of stage, film and television. He did voice work on several specials, and later in life did extensive voice work for animated productions from  and. He played recurring and minor roles on a number of Canadian productions, as well as many American productions shot in the Toronto area.

Bambra was a recurring performer at the in. He also performed as a spokesman for named "The Chief Toymaker".

Personal life
Bambra died on December 1, 2003 at his home in, from heart failure. The last film starring him to be released before he died was Redwall: The Movie, wherein he voiced Urthwyte the Mighty. His final film, Sagwa: The Quest for the Jewels of the Forbidden City, of which had it's voice recordings done prior to his death and wherein he played Yang-Yang the sorcerer, was released posthumously in 2004. His role of Dr. Ratomori in the Techtrex animated series was taken over by.