Cedric Smith (born 21 September 1943) is an English Canadian actor and musician. He played Alec King in the CBC television series ''

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'' and was the voice of

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in the '' X-Men'' TV series.

Music

Born in

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, 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

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, 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

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in 1967 and 1968. He sang on Loreena McKennitt's album " Elemental" in 1985.

Acting

Smith won a

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for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 1993 for his part in ''

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. Retrieved 3 December 2007. 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, ''

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''.

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 ''

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'' alongside him.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Cedric English male voice actors English male television actors Best Actor in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners 1943 births Living people Canadian male voice actors British emigrants to Canada