Cedric Smith (actor)
Cedric Smith is an English Canadian actor and musician. He portrayed Alec King in the CBC television series Road to Avonlea, and was the voice of Charles Xavier / Professor X in the X-Men: The Animated 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. 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 1960s; 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.
Smith played the role of Professor Marvel / The Wizard of Oz in the 2012 to 2014 Toronto and North American tour productions of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard of Oz.
Personal life
Smith is the ex-husband of Catherine Disher; the two worked on Forever Knight and X-Men: The Animated Series. They have a son, Darcy Montgomery Smith, born in 1993.Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | Teleplay | Luke | Episode: "The Italian Machine" |
| 1980 | ' | Paquette | Episode: "The Man Who Died Twice" |
| 1981 | Titans | Billy Bishop | Episode: "Billy Bishop" |
| 1982 | ' | Terry | Episode: "Rabies" |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Rev. Allan | TV miniseries |
| 1985 | Night Heat | John Deacon | Episode: "The Fifth Man" |
| 1986 | Hot Shots | Remy | Episode: "Tails You Lose" |
| 1986 | In This Corner | Michael Wellborne / Vincent McCarthy | Television film |
| 1986–1990 | ' | Thomas Sims | Main role |
| 1987 | Heaven on Earth | Mr. Macdonald | Television film |
| 1987 | Street Legal | Max | Episode: "A Matter of Honour" |
| 1988 | Adderly | Tukanin | Episode: "Point of No Return" |
| 1988 | Night Heat | Demarcus | Episode: "The Privilege of Freedom" |
| 1988 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Joe Fenton | Episode: "The Pirate's Promise" |
| 1988 | ' | Dr. Jeremy Sinclair | Episode: "The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon" |
| 1988–89 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Paul Stevens / Van Dorn | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | War of the Worlds | Adrian Bouchard | Episode: "Among the Philistines" |
| 1989 | The Penthouse | Commissioner Warner | Television film |
| 1989 | Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher | Tony Wilson | Television film |
| 1989 | Dick Francis: In the Frame | Inspector Frost | Television film |
| 1990 | Bordertown | Commissioner Geoffrey Osborne | Episode: "Two Moons" |
| 1990 | ' | Dr. Arnold Fellows | Episode: "The Murderer" |
| 1990 | Counterstrike | Cantrell | Episode: "Dealbreaker" |
| 1990 | Counterstrike | Marlowe | Episode: "Cinema Verite" |
| 1990–1996 | Road to Avonlea | Alec King | Main role |
| 1991 | Beyond Reality | Bill Bowen | Episode: "Miracle Worker" |
| 1991 | Le peloton d'exécution | Lt. Col. Harfield | Television film |
| 1992 | E.N.G. | Dr. Dawson | Episode: "Heart of the Matter" |
| 1992 | Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave | Connoly | Television film |
| 1992 | Street Legal | Bruce Parkhill | Episode: "Children's Hour" |
| 1992–1997 | X-Men: The Animated Series | Professor Charles Xavier, Red Skull, Dr. James Xavier | TV series |
| 1993 | Street Legal | Henry Sutton | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Dr. Mims | Episode: "Straitjacket" |
| 1993 | JFK: Reckless Youth | Prof. Bruce Hopper | Television film |
| 1993–1994 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Boswick, Onnaya | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Forever Knight | Liam O'Neal | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| 1994 | Million Dollar Babies | Lowell Thomas | TV miniseries |
| 1994–1996 | Highlander: The Animated Series | Scott | TV series |
| 1995 | Hiroshima | Curtis LeMay | Television film |
| 1995 | Spider-Man: The Animated Series | Professor Charles Xavier | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Blazing Dragons | Count Geoffrey | Episode: "2.1" |
| 1996 | Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story | Mike Spracklen | Television film |
| 1996 | Everything to Gain | Edward Jordan | Television film |
| 1997 | F/X: The Series | Mickey O'Brien | Episode: "Shooting Mickey" |
| 1998 | Turning Points of History | Narrator | Episode: "A Very Russian Coup" |
| 1998 | Silver Surfer | Mentor | Episode: "Learning Curve" |
| 1998 | ' | Tim Bobek | Television film |
| 1998 | Thunder Point | Henry Baker | Television film |
| 1998 | Highlander: The Raven | Morgan Kenworth | Episode: "Bloodlines" |
| 1998 | Mythic Warriors | King Polydectes | Episode: "Perseus: The Search for Medusa" |
| 1998 | Happy Christmas, Miss King | Alec King | Television film |
| 1998 | Leonardo: A Dream of Flight | Il Moro | Television film |
| 1999 | Sea People | Samuel 'Sam' Casey | Television film |
| 1999 | Twice in a Lifetime | Dr. Eldridge Hawke | Episode: "School's Out" |
| 1999 | Goya: Awakened in a Dream | Francisco Goya | Television film |
| 1999 | Rescue Heroes | Seymour Wilde | TV series |
| 2001 | Blue Murder | Michael Hamori | Episode: "Dr. Tara" |
| 2001 | Mutant X | Dr. Paul Breedlove | Episode: "The Shock of the New" |
| 2001 | Jenifer | Dr. Richards | Television film |
| 2002 | Keep the Faith, Baby | Harry S. Truman | Television film |
| 2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | Prof. 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 | Television film |
| 2003 | Veritas: The Quest | Willie Anderson | Episode: "Ssangraal" |
| 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 John Brock Story | Bob | Television film |
| 2005 | Totally Spies! | Prof. Link | Episode: "Head Shrinker Much?" |
| 2006 | This Is Wonderland | Kenneth Pederson | Episode: "3.5" |
| 2006 | Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story | George | Television film |
| 2007 | ' | Allen Dulles | TV miniseries |
| 2007–2009 | Friends and Heroes | Tiberius | Main role |
| 2008 | XIII: The Conspiracy | Abe Miller | TV miniseries |
| 2010 | Turn the Beat Around | Gino | Television film |
| 2010 | Living in Your Car | Paul | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | ' | Grandpa | Television film |
| 2011 | ' | Sen. Eastland | Episode: "Life Sentences" |
| 2011 | John A.: Birth of a Country | Edmund Head | Television film |
| 2012 | Whiskey Business | Jack | Television film |
| 2012 | Murdoch Mysteries | Langston Wallace | Episode: "Murdoch Night in Canada" |
| 2012 | Baby's First Christmas | Henry Kotter | Television film |
| 2012–13 | Copper | Father Liam Burke | Recurring role |
| 2015 | ' | Henry | Television film |
| 2018 | Mysticons | The Panhandler / The Dragon King | 2 episodes |