Actor Keith Knight, who portrayed Reverend Fitzsimmons in RTA’s season four episode “Evelyn”, has died at the age of 51 from brain cancer in Toronto.

The Sault Ste. Marie native’s most noted role was in the 1979 comedy Meatballs, in which he portrayed Larry Finklestein, a counselor-in-training. At the time of its release, it was the highest-grossing Canadian film ever (a title that would later be bestowed upon Porky’s and Bon Cop, Bad Cop).

He also performed in local theatre productions in the 1970s and at the Shaw Festival during the 1980s. Other film credits included My Bloody Valentine, Bar Life, Looking for Angelina (filmed in his hometown), Gas (with Kiefer Sutherland and Howie Mandel), and Class of 1984. On television, he guest starred on various television series such as Street Legal, Traders, and Queer as Folk. He also lent his voice to several animated series, like Franklin and — more recently — Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends and appeared in over 160 commercials.

He is survived by wife Jennifer McCullough.

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