Welcome to the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. For assistance in exploring this site, please click here.
Alan Hoffman was the second son born to Alma (Fitzner) and Irving Hoffman in Ebenezer, Saskatchewan (siblings Larry, Barry, and Joan). After high school in Yorkton, he attended the University of Alberta and Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto where he became a social worker.
His stage name was Guy Big. He appeared in the children's television series The Hilarious House of Frightenstein as the Midget Count, and the movie Find the Lady as Miniature Man. He also appeared in the King of Kensington episode "Tiny's Job" as the character Tiny Russell, and was a guest on The Tommy Hunter Show.
Hoffman lost his fight to throat cancer on May 2, 1978.
Shelley Odishaw
Print EntryHOME | BROWSE BY SUBJECT | ENTRY LIST (A-Z) | IMAGE INDEX | CONTRIBUTOR INDEX | ABOUT THE ENCYCLOPEDIA | SPONSORS TERMS OF USE | COPYRIGHT © 2006 CANADIAN PLAINS RESEARCH CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA | POWERED BY MERCURY CMS |
|||
| This web site was produced with financial assistance provided by Western Economic Diversification Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan. |
|||
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Ce site Web a été conçu grâce à l'aide financière de Diversification de l'économie de l'Ouest Canada et le gouvernement de la Saskatchewan. |
|||
