A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Doug Ptolemy
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Cast appearances (2)
A face that makes you laugh.
The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Doug Ptolemy is a performer best known for the Canadian children’s sketch series You Can’t Do That on Television. He joined its young ensemble in 1982 and performed through 1987, with a later guest appearance. His scenes included the show’s recurring dungeon format, playing a prisoner opposite Les Lye’s Nasti.
The series paired young performers with exaggerated adult characters in short sketches about school, family life and everyday frustrations. Ptolemy also appeared in the short film UFO Kidnapped and the retrospective documentary You Can’t Do That on Film, which revisited the making of the sketch show.