Dr Whale’s Father Cast

[kranen]

Did the mad apple fall far from the tree? Once Upon a Time will explore that question when Gregory Itzin guest-stars on an upcoming Season 2 episode.

TVLine has confirmed that Itzin – a two-time Emmy nominee for his run as 24 POTUS Charles Logan, and currently a recurring player on Covert Affairs — will appear on the ABC drama as Dr. Victor Frankenstein’s father, Alphonse.

Dr. Frankenstein is played on Once by David Anders, whose Storybrooke alter ego, Dr. Whale, is a standard-issue physician.

Itzin will appear in Episode 12, which also guest-stars Chad Michael Collins as Victor’s brother Gerhardt.

Once Upon a Time, now on holiday hiatus, resumes its run Jan. 6 with Episode 10, “The Cricket Game.”

http://tvline.com/2012/12/06/once-upon-time-season-2-spoilers-gregory-itzin-frankenstein-father/

[Phee]

Reading this post, I was thinking, “Hmm, dunno if they could pass for father and son.” Then clicked the link and saw the side by side pic they have of them, and uh, YEAH, they can totally pass for father and son.

[Slurpeez]

I wonder what that family dynamic will be like. I imagine that the father favors Gerhardt and will be grief-stricken over the loss of his younger son, in which case Dr. Whale will feel the need to bring his younger brother back to life to win his father’s approval.

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

[hannah97]

@slurpeez108 wrote:

I wonder what that family dynamic will be like. I imagine that the father favors Gerhardt and will be grief-stricken over the loss of his younger son, in which case Dr. Whale will feel the need to bring his younger brother back to life to win his father’s approval.

You know what that made me think of? The Lord of the Rings with Lord Denathor and Boromir and Faramir. I know that’s completely unrelated to Once but there are a lot of similarities.

[marilou]

@slurpeez108 wrote:

I wonder what that family dynamic will be like. I imagine that the father favors Gerhardt and will be grief-stricken over the loss of his younger son, in which case Dr. Whale will feel the need to bring his younger brother back to life to win his father’s approval.

or will it be a descent father. a terrible accident happens which will drive the once descent men into madness explaining why whale wants to bring his brother back… to put his father’s mind at ease

[@midgemarly]

He plays a pretty mean villain on 24. Wonder if he will be cast as a villain on Once?

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