Cedric Smith (born September 21, 1943) is an English Canadian actor and musician. He played "Alec King" in the CBC television series Road to Avonlea, and was the voice of Professor X and Red Skull in the X-Men TV series.[1]
Music[]
Born in Bournemouth, Hampshire (now Dorset), England, Smith moved to Canada when he was about 10 years old. In 1961, he dropped out of high school to become a full-time folk singer. He was a member of the folk group Perth County Conspiracy, and wrote several songs that were performed and recorded by the band. Circa 1963, he performed at the "Lemon Tree" coffee house in Dayton, Ohio, for an extended time. Between sets he would read from a giant volume of Shakespeare. As a folk singer he sang at the "Ebony Knight" coffee house on Main Street in Hamilton in the mid '60s; he also had performances at the "Black Swan" coffee house in Stratford, Ontario in 1967 and 1968.
He sang on Loreena McKennitt's album "Elemental" in 1985.[2]
Acting[]
Smith won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 1993 for his part in Road to Avonlea.[3] He appeared on the syndicated program Mutant X in its first season, as well as on the cult hit Forever Knight, alongside his then-wife, Catherine Disher.
He also provided the voice of Mentor on the short-lived Silver Surfer animated series, also on the Fox network. Smith also provides narration for Canada's History Television's series, Turning Points in History.
Smith played the role of Professor Marvel / The Wizard of Oz in the 2012 to 2014 Toronto and North American tour productions of Wikipedia:Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Wizard of Oz.
Personal life[]
Smith is the ex-husband of Catherine Disher, who played Jean Grey on X-Men: The Animated Series alongside him. They have a son, Darcy Montgomery Smith, born in 1993.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Who Has Seen the Wind | Dr. Svarich | |
| 1979 | Fast Company | Gary "The Blacksmith" Black | |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | Bartender | Voice; segment: "Taarna" |
| 1985 | Bayo | Squid Hayman | |
| Samuel Lount | William Lyon Mackenzie | ||
| Anne of Green Gables | Reverend Allan | Television miniseries | |
| 1986 | In This Corner | Michael Wellborne / Vincent McCarthy | Television film |
| 1987 | Heaven on Earth | Mr. Macdonald | |
| 1988 | The Suicide Club | Paul Stevens on TV | |
| 1989 | Millennium | Eli Seibel | |
| The Penthouse | Commissioner Warner | Television film | |
| Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher | Tony Wilson | ||
| Dick Francis: In the Frame | Inspector Frost | ||
| 1991 | Le peloton d'exécution | Lt. Col. Harfield | |
| 1992 | Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave | Connoly | |
| 1993 | J.F.K: Reckless Youth | Prof. Bruce Hopper | |
| Letter from Francis | Father Tremblay | Short film | |
| 1994 | Million Dollar Babies | Lowell Thomas | Television miniseries |
| 1995 | Butterbox Babies | Frank Davis | |
| Titanica | Narrator | Voice; IMAX documentary; shorter version of '92 release | |
| Witchboard III: The Possession | Francis | ||
| Hiroshima | Gen. Curtis Lemay | Television film | |
| 1996 | Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story | Mike Spracklen | |
| Everything to Gain | Edward Jordan | ||
| 1998 | Sleeping Dogs Lie | J.J. Gallagher | |
| The Long Island Incident | Tim Bobek | Television film | |
| Thunder Point | Henry Baker | ||
| Happy Christmas, Miss King | Alec King | ||
| Leonardo: A Dream of Flight | Il Moro | ||
| 1999 | Sea People | Samuel "Sam" Casey | |
| Goya: Awakened in a Dream | Francisco Goya | ||
| 2001 | Jenifer | Dr. Richards | |
| 2002 | Keep the Faith, Baby | U.S. President Truman | |
| Power and Beauty | Thompson | ||
| 2003 | More Than Meets the Eye: The John Brock Story | Bob | |
| The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John | Caiaphas | ||
| 2004 | Raymond Radcliffe | Frederick Radcliffe | Short film |
| 2005 | Anne: Journey to Green Gables | Tupper | Voice; video |
| 2006 | Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story | George | Television film |
| 2007 | The Company | Allen Dulles | Television miniseries |
| 2008 | XIII: The Conspiracy | Abe Miller | |
| 2010 | Verona | Dean August | Short film |
| Turn the Beat Around | Gino | Television film | |
| The Last Christmas | Grandpa | ||
| 2011 | John A: The Birth of a Country | Gov. Gen. Edmund Head | |
| 2012 | Whiskey Business | Jack | |
| Baby's First Christmas | Henry Kotter | ||
| 2014 | The Dependables | Paul Stansy | Also known as Pride of Lions |
| The Christmas Switch | Sam Wells | ||
| 2015 | Life on Juniper | Barry | Short film |
| The Music in Me | Henry | Television film |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Teleplay | Luke | Episode: "The Italian Machine" |
| 1980 | The Great Detective | Paquette | Episode: "The Man Who Died Twice" |
| 1981 | Titans | Billy Bishop | Episode: "Billy Bishop" |
| 1982 | The Littlest Hobo | Terry | Episode: "Rabies" |
| 1985 | Night Heat | John Deacon | Episode: "The Fifth Man" |
| 1986 | Hot Shots | Remy | Episode: "Tails You Lose" |
| 1986–1990 | The Campbells | Thomas Sims | Main role |
| 1987–1993 | Street Legal | Max / Bruce Parkhill / Henry Sutton | 4 episodes |
| 1988 | Adderly | Tukanin | Episode: "Point of No Return" |
| Night Heat | Demarcus | Episode: "The Privilege of Freedom" | |
| Friday the 13th: The Series | Joe Fenton | Episode: "The Pirate's Promise" | |
| The Twilight Zone | Dr. Jeremy Sinclair | Episode: "The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon" | |
| 1988–1989 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Paul Stevens / Van Dorn | Episodes: "VCR – Very Careful Rape", "South by Southeast" |
| 1989 | War of the Worlds | Adrian Bouchard | Episode: "Among the Philistines" |
| 1990 | Bordertown | Commissioner Geoffrey Osborne | Episode: "Two Moons" |
| The Ray Bradbury Theater | Dr. Arnold Fellows | Episode: "The Murderer" | |
| Counterstrike | Cantrell / Michael Marloe | 2 episodes | |
| 1990–1996 | Road to Avonlea | Alec King | Main role |
| 1991 | Beyond Reality | Bill Bowen | Episode: "Miracle Worker" |
| 1992 | E.N.G. | Dr. Dawson | Episode: "Heart of the Matter" |
| 1992–1997 | X-Men | Professor Charles Xavier (voice) | Voice |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Dr. Mims | Episode: "Straitjacket" |
| 1993–1994 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Boswick / Onnaya | Voice; 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Forever Knight | Liam O'Neal | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| 1995 | Spider-Man | Professor Charles Xavier | Voice; 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Blazing Dragons | Count Geoffrey | Voice; 1 episode |
| 1997 | F/X: The Series | Mickey O'Brien | Episode: "Shooting Mickey" |
| 1998 | Turning Points of History | Narrator | Voice; episode: "A Very Russian Coup" |
| Silver Surfer | Mentor | Voice; 2 episodes | |
| Highlander: The Raven | Morgan Kenworth | Episode: "Bloodlines" | |
| Mythic Warriors | King Polydectes | Voice; episode: "Perseus: The Search for Medusa" | |
| 1999 | Twice in a Lifetime | Dr. Eldridge Hawke | Episode: "School's Out" |
| Rescue Heroes | Seymour Wilde | Voice; episode: "Blackout / Fire Down Under" | |
| 2001 | Blue Murder | Michael Hamori | Episode: "Dr. Tara" |
| Mutant X | Dr. Paul Breedlove | Episode: "The Shock of the New" | |
| 2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | Prof. Hightower | Episode: "Grave Danger" |
| Relic Hunter | Lawyer | Episode: "Pandora's Box" | |
| Soul Food | Alderman Glickman | Episode: "Out with the Old..." | |
| 2003 | Veritas: The Quest | Willie Anderson | Episode: "Ssangraal" |
| Doc | Martin Wainwright | Episode: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | |
| Street Time | Elliot Winthrop | Episode: "Follow the Money" | |
| 2005 | Totally Spies! | Prof. Link | Voice; episode: "Head Shrinker Much?" |
| 2006 | This Is Wonderland | Kenneth Pederson | 1 episode |
| 2007–2009 | Friends and Heroes | Tiberius | Voice; main role |
| 2010 | Living in Your Car | Paul | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | The Kennedys | Sen. Eastland | Episode: "Life Sentences" |
| 2012 | Murdoch Mysteries | Langston Wallace | Episode: "Murdoch Night in Canada" |
| 2012–2013 | Copper | Father Liam Burke | Recurring role |
| 2018 | Mysticons | The Panhandler / The Dragon King | Voice; 2 episodes[4] |
References[]
- ↑ Bonomolo, Cameron (February 7, 2022). "X-Men '97 Producers Reveal Intel on X-Men: The Animated Series Revival". ComicBook.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2022.
- ↑ McKennitt, Lorenna (1985). "Elemental Liner Notes". Archived from the original on December 29, 2006. Retrieved on September 27, 2008.
- ↑ "Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television official site". Academy.ca. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved on December 3, 2007.
- ↑ "Cedric Smith". Behind the Voice Actors (November 13, 2020). Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved on November 13, 2020.
External links[]
- Cedric Smith at Wikipedia
- Cedric Smith at the Internet Movie Database
- Cedric Smith at Discogs.com
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