Cedric Smith (actor)
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| Cedric Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 September 1943 Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, U.K. |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1975-present |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Disher (? - ?) 1 child |
| Children | Darcy Montgomery Smith (b. 1993) |
Cedric Smith (born 21 September, 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 in the X-Men TV series.
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Music
Born in 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. Ca. 1963, he performed at the "Lemon Tree" a Dayton, Ohio coffee house 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" Theatre in Stratford, Ontario in 1967 and 1968. He sang on Loreena McKennitt's album " Elemental" in 1985.[1]
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.[2] 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.
Personal
Smith has a son named Darcy Montgomery Smith who was born in 1993. He is the ex-husband of Catherine Disher, who played Jean Grey on X-Men: The Animated Series alongside him.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Who Has Seen the Wind | Dr. Svarich | |
| 1979 | Fast Company | Gary Black | |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | Bartender (voice) | Segment, "Taarna" |
| 1984 | In the Fall | Short film | |
| 1985 | Discussions in Bioethics: Family Tree | Short film | |
| 1985 | Bayo | Squid Hayman | |
| 1985 | Samuel Lount | William Lyon Mackenzie | |
| 1985 | The Sight | Short film | |
| 1986 | Red Shoes | Short film | |
| 1987 | Farmers Helping Farmers | Short film | |
| 1987 | Wednesday's Children: Robert | Short film | |
| 1988 | A Wake for Milton | Singer | Short film |
| 1988 | The Suicide Club | Paul Stevens on TV | |
| 1989 | Millennium | Eli Seibel | |
| 1993 | Letter from Francis | Father Tremblay | Short film |
| 1995 | Butterbox Babies | Frank Davis | |
| 1995 | Witchboard III: The Possession | Francis | |
| 1998 | Sleeping Dogs Lie | J.J. Gallagher | |
| 2000 | Bless the Child | Paediatric Doctor | |
| 2003 | The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John | Caiaphas | |
| 2004 | Raymond Radcliffe | Frederick Radcliffe | Short film |
| 2005 | Anne: Journey to Green Gables | Tupper (voice) | Video |
| 2010 | Verona | Dean August | Short film |
| 2013 | Pride of Lions | Paul Stansy | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Peep Show | Man in park | Episode: "The Victim" |
| 1976 | Teleplay | Luke | Episode: "The Italian Machine" |
| 1981 | Titans | Billy Bishop | Episode: "Billy Bishop" |
| 1982 | The Littlest Hobo | Terry | Episode: "Rabies" |
| 1985 | In This Corner | Michael Wellborne / Vincent McCarthy | TV film |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Rev. Allan | TV film |
| 1985 | Night Heat | John Deacon | Episode: "The Fifth Man" |
| 1986 | Hot Shots | Remy | Episode: "Tails You Lose" |
| 1986-1990 | The Campbells | Thomas Sims | Recurring role (44 episodes) |
| 1987 | Screen Two | Mr. Macdonald | Episode: "Heaven on Earth" |
| 1987 | Street Legal | Max | Episode: "A Matter of Honour" |
| 1988 | Night Heat | Demarcus | Episode: "The Privilege of Freedom" |
| 1988 | Diamonds | Episode: "Exposure" | |
| 1988 | Friday the 13th | Joe Fenton | Episode: "The Pirate's Promise" |
| 1988 | The Twilight Zone | Jeremy Sinclair | Episode: "The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon" |
| 1988 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Paul Stevens | Episode: "VCR - Very Careful Rape" |
| 1989 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Van Dorn | Episode: "South by Southeast" |
| 1989 | Dick Francis: In the Frame | Inspector Frost | TV film |
| 1989 | War of the Worlds | Adrian Bouchard | Episode: "Among the Philistines" |
| 1989 | The Penthouse | TV film | |
| 1990 | Bordertown | Commander Geoffrey Osborne | Episode: "Two Moons" |
| 1990 | Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher | Tony Wilson | TV film |
| 1990 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Dr. Arnold Fellows | Episode: "The Murderer" |
| 1990 | Counterstrike | Cantrell / Michael Marloe | Episodes: "The Dealbreaker", "Cinema Verite" |
| 1990-1996 | Road to Avonlea | Alec King | Main role (91 episodes) |
| 1991 | Le peloton d'exécution | Lt. Col. Harfield | TV film |
| 1991 | Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave | Connoly | TV film |
| 1991 | Beyond Reality | Bill Bowen | Episode: "Miracle Worker" |
| 1992 | E.N.G. | Dr. Dawson | Episode: "Heart of the Matter" |
| 1992 | Street Legal | Bruce Parkhill | Episode: "Children's Hour" |
| 1992-1997 | X-Men | Prof. Charles Xavier / Red Skull (voice) | Regular role (52 episodes) |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Dr. Mims | Episode: "Straitjacket" |
| 1993 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Boswick (voice) | Episode: "The Works, in Wax" |
| 1993 | Street Legal | Henry Sutton | Episodes: "Hasta La Vista", "But Not Forgotten" |
| 1993 | J.F.K.: Reckless Youth | Prof. Bruce Hopper | TV film |
| 1994 | Forever Knight | Liam O'Neal | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| 1994 | Million Dollar Babies | Lowell Thomas | TV film |
| 1995 | Hiroshima | Gen. Curtis LeMay | TV film |
| 1995 | Spider-Man | Charles Xavier / Professor X (voice) | Episodes: "The Mutant Agenda", "Mutants Revenge" |
| 1996 | Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story | Mike Spracklen | TV film |
| 1996 | Everything to Gain | Edward Jordan | TV film |
| 1997 | Turning Points of History | Narrator | TV series |
| 1997 | F/X: The Series | Mickey O'Brian | Episode: "Shooting Mickey" |
| 1997 | Due South | Senior RCMP Officer | Episode: "Perfect Strangers" |
| 1998 | Leonardo: A Dream of Flight | Il Moro | TV film |
| 1998 | Silver Surfer | Mentor (voice) | Episodes: "Learning Curve: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1998 | The Long Island Incident | Tim Bobek | TV film |
| 1998 | Thunder Point | Henry Baker | TV film |
| 1998 | Highlander: The Raven | Morgan Kenworth | Episode: "Bloodlines" |
| 1998 | Mythic Warriors | King Polydectes (voice) | Episode: "Perseus: The Search for Medusa" |
| 1998 | Happy Christmas, Miss King | Alec King | TV film |
| 1999 | Goya: Awakened in a Dream | Francisco Goya | TV film |
| 1999 | Sea People | Samuel Casey | TV film |
| 1999 | Rescue Heroes | Seymour Wilde (voice) | TV series |
| 1999 | Twice in a Lifetime | Dr. Eldridge Hawke | Episode: "School's Out" |
| 2001 | Blue Murder | Michael Hamori | Episode: "Dr. Tara" |
| 2001 | Mutant X | Dr. Paul Breedlove | Episode: "The Shock of the New" |
| 2001 | Jenifer | Dr. Richards | TV film |
| 2001 | Three Days | TV film | |
| 2002 | Keep the Faith, Baby | U.S. President Truman | TV film |
| 2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | Hightower | Episode: "Grave Danger" |
| 2002 | Relic Hunter | Lawyer | Episode: "Pandora's Box" |
| 2002 | Soul Food | Alderman Glickman | Episode: "Out with the Old..." |
| 2002 | Power and Beauty | Thompson | TV film |
| 2002 | Heart of a Stranger | TV film | |
| 2003 | Veritas: The Quest | Willie Anderson | Episode: "Sangraal" |
| 2003 | Doc | Martin Wainwright | Episode: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" |
| 2003 | Street Time | Elliot Winthrop | Episode: "Follow the Money" |
| 2003 | More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock Story | Bob | TV film |
| 2005 | Our Fathers | The Pope's Cardinal | TV film |
| 2005 | Totally Spies! | Professor Link (voice) | Episode: "Head Shrinker Much?" |
| 2006 | This Is Wonderland | Kenneth Pederson | Episode: "3.5" |
| 2006 | Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story | George | TV film |
| 2007 | The Company | TV miniseries | |
| 2007 | The Future Is Wild | C.G.'s Father (voice) | Episode: "Extreme Bird Watching" |
| 2007-2009 | Friends and Heroes | Tiberius | Regular role (36 episodes) |
| 2008 | Glitch | Mr. Carter | TV film |
| 2008 | XIII: The Conspiracy | Abe Miller | TV miniseries |
| 2010 | Turn the Beat Around | Gino | TV film |
| 2010 | Living in Your Car | Phil | Episodes: "Chapter 5", "1.8", "1.13" |
| 2010 | The Last Christmas | Grandpa | TV film |
| 2011 | The Kennedys | Senator Eastland | Episode: "Moral Issues and Inner Turmoil" |
| 2011 | John A.: Birth of a Country | Governor General Sir Edmund Head | TV film |
| 2012 | Murdoch Mysteries | Langston Wallace | Episode: "Murdoch Night in Canada" |
| 2012 | Baby's First Christmas | Henry Kotter | TV film |
| 2012 | Copper | Father Liam Burke | Episodes: "In the Hands of an Angry God", "A Day to Give Thanks" |
| 2013 | Copper | Father Liam Burke | Episode: "Ashes Denote That Fire Was" |
References
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- ↑ Academy of Canadia Cinema and Television official site. Retrieved December 3, 2007.
