Cedric Smith (actor)
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| Cedric Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943 (66/67) Bournemouth, England, U.K. |
| Occupation | Actor, Singer |
| Years active | 1975 - Present |
| Spouse | Catherine Disher (? - ?) 1 child |
| Children | Darcy Montgomery Smith (b. 1993) |
Cedric Smith (born 1943, Bournemouth, England) is a British-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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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.[1] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Filmography
| 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 | Pediatric Doctor | |
| 2003 | The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John | Caiaphas | |
| 2004 | Raymond Radcliffe | Frederick Radcliffe | Short film |
| 2010 | Verona | Dean August | Short film |
| 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 movie |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Rev. Allan | TV movie |
| 1985 | Night Heat | John Deacon | Episode: "The Fifth Man" |
| 1986 | Hot Shots | Remy | Episode: "Tails You Lose" |
| 1986-1990 | The Campbells | Thomas Sims | 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 movie |
| 1989 | War of the Worlds | Adrian Bouchard | Episode: "Among the Philistines" |
| 1989 | The Penthouse | TV movie | |
| 1990 | Bordertown | Commander Geoffrey Osborne | Episode: "Two Moons" |
| 1990 | Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher | Tony Wilson | TV movie |
| 1990 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Dr. Arnold Fellows | Episode: "The Murderer" |
| 1990 | Counterstrike | Cantrell Michael Marloe |
Episode: "The Dealbreaker" Episode: "Cinema Verite" |
| 1990-1996 | Road to Avonlea | Alec King | 91 episodes |
| 1991 | Le peloton d'exécution | Lt. Col. Harfield | TV movie |
| 1991 | Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave | Connoly | TV movie |
| 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) | 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 | Episode: "Hasta La Vista" Episode: "But Not Forgotten" |
| 1993 | J.F.K.: Reckless Youth | Prof. Bruce Hopper | TV movie |
| 1994 | Forever Knight | Liam O'Neal | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| 1994 | Million Dollar Babies | Lowell Thomas | TV movie |
| 1995 | Hiroshima | Gen. Curtis LeMay | TV movie |
| 1995 | Spider-Man | Charles Xavier / Professor X (voice) | Episode: "The Mutant Agenda" Episode: "Mutants Revenge" |
| 1996 | Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story | Mike Spracklen | TV movie |
| 1996 | Everything to Gain | Edward Jordan | TV movie |
| 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 movie |
| 1998 | Silver Surfer | Mentor (voice) | Episode: "Learning Curve; Part 1" Episode: "Learning Curve: Part 2" |
| 1998 | The Long Island Incident | Tim Bobek | TV movie |
| 1998 | Thunder Point | Henry Baker | TV movie |
| 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 movie |
| 1999 | Goya: Awakened in a Dream | Francisco Goya | TV movie |
| 1999 | Sea People | Samuel Casey | TV movie |
| 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 movie |
| 2001 | Three Days | TV movie | |
| 2002 | Keep the Faith, Baby | U.S. President Truman | TV movie |
| 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 movie |
| 2002 | Heart of a Stranger | TV movie | |
| 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 movie |
| 2005 | Our Fathers | The Pope's Cardinal | TV movie |
| 2005 | Totally Spies! | Professor Link (voice) | Episode: "Head Shrinker Much?" |
| 2005 | Anne: Journey to Green Gables | Tupper (voice) | Video |
| 2006 | This Is Wonderland | Kenneth Pederson | Episode: "3.5" |
| 2006 | Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story | George | TV movie |
| 2007 | The Company | TV miniseries | |
| 2007 | Future Is Wild | C.G.'s Father (voice) | Episode: "Extreme Bird Watching" |
| 2007-2009 | Friends and Heroes | Tiberius | 36 episodes |
| 2008 | Glitch | Mr. Carter | TV movie |
| 2008 | XIII: The Conspiracy | Abe Miller | TV miniseries |
| 2010 | Turn the Beat Around | Gino | TV movie |
| 2010 | Living in Your Car | Phil | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | The Last Christmas | Grandpa | TV movie |
| 2011 | The Kennedys | Senator Eastland | Episode: "Moral Issues and Inner Turmoil" |
| 2011 | John A.: Birth of a Country | TV movie |
[edit] References
- ^ Academy of Canadia Cinema and Television official site. Retrieved December 3, 2007.
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