Cedric Smith (actor)
Quick Facts
Biography
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.
Music
Born in Bournemouth, Hampshire, 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" coffee house in Stratford, Ontario in 1967 and 1968. He sang on Loreena McKennitt's album "Elemental" in 1985.
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. 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 life
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 |
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1977 | Who Has Seen the Wind | Dr. Svarich | |
1979 | Fast Company | Gary 'The Blacksmith' Black | |
1985 | Bayo | Squid Hayman | |
1985 | Samuel Lount | William Lyon Mackenzie | |
1988 | Suicide Club, TheThe 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 | |
2003 | Visual Bible: The Gospel of John, TheThe 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 |
2014 | Dependables, TheThe Dependables | Paul Stansy | AKA, Pride of Lions |
2014 | Christmas Switch, TheThe Christmas Switch | Sam Wells | |
2015 | Life on Juniper | Barry | Short film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Teleplay | Luke | "The Italian Machine" |
1980 | Great Detective, TheThe Great Detective | Paquette | "The Man Who Died Twice" |
1981 | Titans | Billy Bishop | "Billy Bishop" |
1982 | Littlest Hobo, TheThe Littlest Hobo | Terry | "Rabies" |
1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Rev. Allan | TV miniseries |
1985 | In This Corner | Michael Wellborne / Vincent McCarthy | TV film |
1985 | Night Heat | John Deacon | "The Fifth Man" |
1986 | Hot Shots | Remy | "Tails You Lose" |
1986-90 | Campbells, TheThe Campbells | Thomas Sims | Main role |
1987 | Street Legal | Max | "A Matter of Honour" |
1988 | Adderly | Tukanin | "Point of No Return" |
1988 | Night Heat | Demarcus | "The Privilege of Freedom" |
1988 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Joe Fenton | "The Pirate's Promise" |
1988 | Twilight Zone, TheThe Twilight Zone | Dr. Jeremy Sinclair | "The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon" |
1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Paul Stevens | "VCR - Very Careful Rape" |
1989 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Van Dorn | "South by Southeast" |
1989 | War of the Worlds | Adrian Bouchard | "Among the Philistines" |
1989 | Penthouse, TheThe Penthouse | Commissioner Warner | |
1989 | Love and Hate | Tony Wilson | TV film |
1989 | Dick Francis: In the Frame | Inspector Frost | TV film |
1990 | Bordertown | Commissioner Geoffrey Osborne | "Two Moons" |
1990 | Ray Bradbury Theater, TheThe Ray Bradbury Theater | Dr. Arnold Fellows | "The Murderer" |
1990 | Counterstrike | Cantrell / Michael Marloe | "The Dealbreaker", "Cinema Verite" |
1990-96 | Road to Avonlea | Alec King | Main role |
1991 | Beyond Reality | Bill Bowen | "Miracle Worker" |
1991 | Le peloton d'exécution | Lt. Col. Harfield | TV film |
1992 | E.N.G. | Dr. Dawson | "Heart of the Matter" |
1992 | Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave | Connoly | TV film |
1992 | Street Legal | Bruce Parkhill | "Children's Hour" |
1992-97 | X-Men | Prof. Charles Xavier (voice) | Regular role |
1993 | Street Legal | Henry Sutton | "Hasta La Vista", "But Not Forgotten" |
1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Dr. Mims | "Straitjacket" |
1993 | J.F.K: Reckless Youth | Prof. Bruce Hopper | TV film |
1993 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Boswick (voice) | "The Works, in Wax" |
1994 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Onnaya (voice) | "Hunted" |
1994 | Forever Knight | Liam O'Neal | "Bad Blood" |
1994 | Million Dollar Babies | Lowell Thomas | TV miniseries |
1995 | Hiroshima | Gen. Curtis Lemay | TV film |
1995 | Spider-Man | Prof. Xavier (voice) | "The Mutant Agenda", "Mutants Revenge" |
1996 | Blazing Dragons | Count Geoffrey (voice) | "2.1" |
1996 | Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story | Mike Spracklen | TV film |
1996 | Everything to Gain | Edward Jordan | TV film |
1997 | F/X: The Series | Mickey O'Brien | "Shooting Mickey" |
1998 | Turning Points of History | Narrator (voice) | "A Very Russian Coup" |
1998 | Silver Surfer | Mentor (voice) | "Learning Curve: Parts 1 & 2" |
1998 | Long Island Incident, TheThe Long Island Incident' | Tim Bobek | TV film |
1998 | Thunder Point | Henry Baker | TV film |
1998 | Highlander: The Raven | Morgan Kenworth | "Bloodlines" |
1998 | Mythic Warriors | King Polydectes (voice) | "Perseus: The Search for Medusa" |
1998 | Happy Christmas, Miss King | Alec King | TV film |
1998 | Leonardo: A Dream of Flight | Il Moro | TV film |
1999 | Sea People | Samuel 'Sam' Casey | TV film |
1999 | Twice in a Lifetime | Dr. Eldridge Hawke | "School's Out" |
1999 | Goya: Awakened in a Dream | Francisco Goya | TV film |
2001 | Blue Murder | Michael Hamori | "Dr. Tara" |
2001 | Mutant X | Dr. Paul Breedlove | "The Shock of the New" |
2001 | Jenifer | Dr. Richards | TV film |
2002 | Keep the Faith, Baby | U.S. President Truman | TV film |
2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | Prof. Hightower | "Grave Danger" |
2002 | Relic Hunter | Lawyer | "Pandora's Box" |
2002 | Soul Food | Alderman Glickman | "Out with the Old..." |
2002 | Power and Beauty | Thompson | TV film |
2003 | Veritas: The Quest | Willie Anderson | "Ssangraal" |
2003 | Doc | Martin Wainwright | "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" |
2003 | Street Time | Elliot Winthrop | "Follow the Money" |
2003 | More Than Meets the Eye: The John Brock Story | Bob | TV film |
2005 | Totally Spies! | Prof. Link (voice) | "Head Shrinker Much?" |
2006 | This Is Wonderland | Kenneth Pederson | "3.5" |
2006 | Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story | George | TV film |
2007 | Company, TheThe Company | Allen Dulles | TV miniseries |
2007-09 | Friends and Heroes | Tiberius (voice) | Main role |
2008 | XIII: The Conspiracy | Abe Miller | TV miniseries |
2010 | Turn the Beat Around | Gino | TV film |
2010 | Living in Your Car | Paul | "Chapter 5", "1.8", "1.13" |
2010 | Last Christmas, TheThe Last Christmas | Grandpa | TV film |
2011 | Kennedys, TheThe Kennedys | Sen. Eastland | "Life Sentences" |
2011 | John A: The Birth of a Country | Gov. Gen. Edmund Head | TV film |
2012 | Whiskey Business | Jack | TV film |
2012 | Murdoch Mysteries | Langston Wallace | "Murdoch Night in Canada" |
2012 | Baby's First Christmas | Henry Kotter | TV film |
2012-13 | Copper | Father Liam Burke | Recurring role |