Person
Budd Knapp
Acting · 1913–1982 · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Budd Knapp was born Wilfrid Arthur Knapp on 9 January 1913 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Front Row Center, Festival and Armchair Theatre. He was married to Pat Knapp. He died on 6 August 1982 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Known for

Screen Director's Playhouse
Congressman

The Starlost
Dr. Martin Trask

Armchair Theatre
Attorney

In Praise of Older Women
Father Confessor

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
Hammond

The Great American Pastime
Mr. Dawson

The Girl He Left Behind
Congressman Hardison

Johnny Concho
Pearson (as Wilfred Knapp)

Kings and Desperate Men
Judge Stephen McManus
Inon or the Conquest of Fire
Narrator
Filmography
- 1981Kings and Desperate MenJudge Stephen McManus
- 1980Bravery in the FieldGeorge
- 1979RielOsler
- 1979The Spirit of Adventure: Night FlightRoblet
- 1978In Praise of Older WomenFather Confessor
- 1978The Point
- 1974Why Rock the Boat?Fred O'Neil
- 1973The StarlostDr. Martin Trask
- 1972Inon or the Conquest of FireNarrator
- 1970A Little Fellow from Gambo: The Joey Smallwood StoryHimself
- 1970That's the PriceSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1963Lewis Mumford on The CitySelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1963Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 1: The City - Heaven and HellNarrator (voice)
- 1962The Clouded DawnNarrator (voice)
- 1962BlitzkriegSelf - Narrator
- 1960Never Take Sweets from a StrangerHammond
- 1958The Department ManagerNarrator
- 1957Wildlife in the RockiesNarrator
- 1956The Great American PastimeMr. Dawson
- 1956The Girl He Left BehindCongressman Hardison
- 1956Armchair TheatreAttorney
- 1956Johnny ConchoPearson (as Wilfred Knapp)
- 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseCongressman
- 1947The People BetweenNarrator
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