---
name: "Alex Bruhanski"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alex-bruhanski"
fi1m_id: "alex-bruhanski"
imdb_id: "nm0115813"
tmdb_id: 18895
wikidata_id: "Q2832903"
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 50
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T21:25:59.941158+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alex Bruhanski

## Identity

Alex Bruhanski

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alex-bruhanski
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alex-bruhanski
- **IMDb ID:** nm0115813
- **TMDB ID:** 18895
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2832903
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2832903, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0115813/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18895

Actor.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Active:** 1989–1990
- **Average Fi1m score:** 50, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 71 (1), 1990s 40 (2)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Romance 3, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $557m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2832903, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0115813/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18895

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Bird on a Wire*](https://film.one/film/bird-on-a-wire.md) (44)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Alex Bruhanski is a Canadian actor. He played Raun in the 1990 film *Bird on a Wire* and appeared as the Needle Doctor in *Look Who's Talking Too* (1990) and Herbie in *Cousins* (1989).

His other screen credits include roles in *The Possession* (2012), *Supernatural* (2007), *Psych* (2006), *Scary Movie 4* (2006) and *The Fog* (2005). He has also worked in television series such as *The Commish* and *Neon Rider*.

Bruhanski founded the Alex Bruhanski Theatre Studio in Vancouver and has taught acting at the Actor's Working Academy there. His stage work includes an appearance in *The Ecstasy of Rita Joe* at the Vancouver Playhouse beginning in 1967.

*Sources: imdb.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Bird on a Wire* (1990), Fi1m 44, as Raun — [page](https://film.one/film/bird-on-a-wire.md)
- *Look Who's Talking Too* (1990), Fi1m 35, as Needle Doctor — [page](https://film.one/film/look-whos-talking-too.md)
- *Look Who's Talking* (1989), Fi1m 71, as Street Worker — [page](https://film.one/film/look-whos-talking.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Smoke Screen* (2010), as Alex
- *Blonde and Blonder* (2008), as Godfather
- *The Mermaid Chair* (2006), as Shem
- *Psych* (2006), series, as Cavanaugh
- *Scary Movie 4* (2006), as Tiffany's Trainer
- *The Fog* (2005), as Uncle Hank
- *Supernatural* (2005), series, as Ronnie — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md)
- *Black Point* (2002), as Fred
- *Sole Survivor* (2000), as Diner Cook
- *2gether: The Series* (2000), series, as Crazy Rick
- *Rupert's Land* (1998), as Bill
- *Jitters* (1997), as Mr Romeo
- *NightScream* (1997), as Trucker
- *The Sentinel* (1996), series, as Grossman
- *Convict Cowboy* (1995), as Doctor
- *Sliders* (1995), series, as Pavel Kurlienko
- *The Raffle* (1994), as Erney Pratt
- *Viper* (1994), series, as Bernie Polk
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, as Angelo Pintero, Dr. Bugger — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Highlander: The Series* (1992), series, as Reynaldo
- *Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster* (1992), as Chuck O'Donnell
- *Showdown at Williams Creek* (1991), Actor
- *Palace Guard* (1991), series, Actor
- *The Hitman* (1991), as Scarlini
- *Look Who's Talking Too* (1990), as Needle Doctor — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/look-whos-talking-too.md)
- *Bird on a Wire* (1990), as Raun — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/bird-on-a-wire.md)
- *Look Who's Talking* (1989), as Street Worker — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/look-whos-talking.md)
- *Screen One* (1989), series, as Chuck O'Donnell
- *The Penthouse* (1989), as Capt. Mundy
- *Cousins* (1989), as Herbie
- *The Experts* (1989), as Taxi Driver
- *After the Promise* (1987), as Hospital Cop
- *Hands of a Stranger* (1987), as Bluestone
- *21 Jump Street* (1987), series, as Mr. Paxton
- *A Masterpiece of Murder* (1986), Actor
- *MacGyver* (1985), series, as Sal
- *Airwolf* (1984), series, as Bodyguard

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