Bonar Bain

Bonar Stewart Bain (February 4, 1923 – February 18, 2005) was a Canadian actor and the identical twin brother of actor Conrad Bain.

Bonar Bain
Born	Bonar Stewart Bain (1923-02-04)February 4, 1923 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Died	February 18, 2005(2005-02-18) (aged 82) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Vella Bain ​ (m. 1945)​
Children	3
Relatives	Conrad Bain (twin brother)

Early life, family and education

Bain was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, the son of Jean Agnes (née Young) and Stafford Harrison Bain, a wholesaler.^[1] His twin brother, Conrad, also became an actor.

Career

Bain once played a fictional "evil" twin to Conrad ("Hank Bain") in an episode of SCTV, as well as appearing on two of his brother's television series: as Arthur Harmon (Conrad Bain)'s twin brother, the libidinous, larcenous Arnold, on the sitcom Maude, and, in drag, as Anna Van Drummond, on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.

Death

He died of cancer in Edmonton, Alberta on February 18, 2005, at the age of 82.^[2] He was survived by his wife Vella, who died in January 2011, at the age of 85.^[3]

In popular culture

Bain figures in the lyrics to "Bober," a song from the Mike Keneally Band's 2004 album Dog. Keneally sings that his dog, Bober, was "half-named after Conrad Bain's brother."^[4]

Filmography

• Draw! as Poker Player (1984)
• Diff'rent Strokes as Anna Van Drummond (1983)
• Running Brave as University Professor (1983)
• SCTV Network as Hank Bain (in "Zontar") (1981)
• Powder Heads as Dispatcher (1980)
• Maude as Arnold Harmon (in "Vivian's Surprise") (1977)