Marc Singer (born January 29, 1948) is a Canadian-American actor best known for his roles in the Beastmaster film series, as Mike Donovan in the original 1980s TV series V, and as Matt Cantrell in Dallas.
Marc Singer | |
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.jpg) Marc Singer at the 2011 WonderCon | |
| Born | January 29, 1948 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Citizenship | Canada United States |
| Occupation(s) | Film, television, stage actor |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Spouse |
Haunani Minn
(m. 1974; died 2014) |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Lori Singer (sister) |
Early life
editSinger was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas.[1] He has two brothers (Claude and Gregory) and one sister, Lori, an actress and cellist.[2] His father, Jacques Singer, was a Polish immigrant and symphony conductor; his mother, Leslie (née Wright), a concert pianist.[3]
Career
editBefore the height of his career, Singer appeared in the sequel to the miniseries Roots as Col. Warner's elder son Andy.[4] He had originally auditioned for the role of Jim Warner, but the producers felt he was better suited for the Andy Warner role.
In the 1970s, Singer had a small breakthrough role in the Planet of the Apes TV series playing a gladiator.
He found fame in the early '80s with the film The Beastmaster and its sequels, in which he played the title role, Dar,[5] and as Mike Donovan in the 1983 miniseries V, the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle, and the TV series V: The Series.[6]
Other roles include the 1982 film If You Could See What I Hear (where he portrayed blind musician Tom Sullivan),[7] Body Chemistry,[8] Something for Joey (as football star John Cappelletti),[1] Watchers II,[9] High Desert Kill,[10] The Fighter, Go Tell the Spartans and Dead Space, as well as General Klaus Von Kraut in A Man Called Sarge.[11]
Singer voiced the character of Man-Bat on Batman: The Animated Series.[6] He has guest-starred on television series, such as Barnaby Jones, where he played in the episode titled “Trap Play” (01/07/1975).[12] This is a role he played alongside Nick Nolte in the earlier years. He also appeared in another episode of Barnaby Jones, titled “Price of Terror” (10/10/75).[13] He also starred as Matt Cantrell in season nine ("the dream season") of Dallas;[14] The Twilight Zone; The Hitchhiker; Simon & Simon; Murder, She Wrote; The Young and the Restless; The Ray Bradbury Theater and Highlander: The Series.[15]
Singer is active in theater and played Petruchio in the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) production of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, as well as Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac.[16] Both Taming of the Shrew and Cyrano were filmed.[17][18]
Singer appeared in the last episode of season 2 of the new version of V, airing on March 15, 2011; however, instead of reprising his role of Mike Donovan, he plays a new character called Lars Tremont.[19] He was in a recurring role as General Matthew Shrieve on The CW television series Arrow's third season.[20]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Go Tell The Spartans | Captain Al Olivetti | |
| 1982 | If You Could See What I Hear | Tom Sullivan | |
| The Beastmaster | Dar | ||
| 1988 | Born to Race | Kenny Landruff | |
| 1990 | A Man Called Sarge | Colonel Klaus Von Kraut | |
| Body Chemistry | Tom Redding | ||
| In the Cold of the Night | Ken Strom | ||
| Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective | Detective Dan Turner | ||
| Watchers II | Paul Ferguson | ||
| 1991 | Dead Space | Commander Steve Krieger | |
| Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time | Dar | ||
| Ultimate Desires | Jonathan Sullivan | ||
| 1992 | The Berlin Conspiracy | Harry Spangler | |
| Sweet Justice | Steve Colton | ||
| 1994 | Silk Degrees | Baker | |
| 1995 | Victim of Desire | Peter Starky | |
| Savate | Ziegfeld Von Trotta | ||
| Droid Gunner | Jack Ford | ||
| 1996 | Street Corner Justice | Mike Justus | |
| 1997 | Lancelot: Guardian of Time | Lancelot | |
| 2001 | L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve | Sam Steele | |
| 2002 | Angel Blade | Dr. Martin Gites | |
| Determination of Death | Reese Williams | ||
| 2004 | What Lies Above | Curt Seavers | |
| 2008 | Eagle Eye | Explosives Developer | |
| 2009 | Dragonquest | Maxim | |
| 2011 | Life at the Resort | Thomas Warfield | |
| 2013 | House Hunting | Charlie Hays | |
| The Last Letter | Mr. Haynes | ||
| 2014 | The Palmer Supremacy | Roger Towne | |
| 2024 | Agent Recon | Colonel Green | Post-production[21] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Columbo | Young TV Doctor | Episode: "Double Shock" |
| 1974 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Christian de Neuvillette | Television film |
| Planet of the Apes | Dalton | Episode: "The Gladiators" | |
| Nakia | Reed | Episode: "No Place to Hide" | |
| Hawaii Five-O | Randy | Episode: "Bomb, Bomb, Who's Got the Bomb?" | |
| Things in Their Season | Andy Gerlach | Television film | |
| 1975 | Barnaby Jones | Father Tanner | Episode: "Trap Play" |
| Journey from Darkness | David Hartman | Television film | |
| Hawaii Five-O | Jeff Heywood | Episode: "Target? The Lady" | |
| Barnaby Jones | Tally Morgan | Episode: "The Price of Terror" | |
| 1976 | The Rookies | Blair Winfield | Episode: "Journey to Oblivion" |
| Jigsaw John | Wade Bedell | 4 episodes | |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Petruchio | Television film | |
| 1977 | Something for Joey | John Cappelletti | Television film |
| The Feather and Father Gang | Tim Donahue | Episode: "Never Con a Killer" | |
| 79 Park Avenue | Ross Savitch | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 1978 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | Episode: "Class Underachiever" | |
| Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force | Jason Cole | Television film | |
| Visions | Episode: "Escape" | ||
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Andy Warner | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan | David Reynolds | Television film | |
| 1980 | The Contender | Johnny Captor | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 1981 | For Ladies Only | Stan Novak | Television film |
| 1982 | Paper Dolls | Wesley Miles | Television film |
| CHiPs | Spectator | Episode: "Something Special" | |
| 1983 | V | Mike Donovan | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Her Life as a Man | Mark Rogers | Television film |
| V: The Final Battle | Mike Donovan | Miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| The Love Boat | John Neary | 2 episodes | |
| 1984-1985 | V | Mike Donovan | 19 episodes |
| 1985 | The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible | Adam | Voice, episode: "The Creation"[22] |
| 1986 | Dallas | Matt Cantrell | 12 episodes |
| 1987 | Hotel | Lieutenant Commander Tom Hardison | Episode: "Past Tense" |
| Shades of Love: Indigo Autumn | Bruce | Television film | |
| 1988 | The Twilight Zone | Ed Hamler/Monty Hanks | Episode: "Extra Innings" |
| Simon & Simon | Ray McGuinness | Episode: "Love Song of Abigail Marsh" | |
| 1989 | Murder, She Wrote | Rick Barton | Episode: "The Search for Peter Kerry" |
| The Hitchhiker | Robert Lewis | Episode: "Code Liz" | |
| High Desert Kill | Brad Mueller | Television film | |
| 1991 | Deadly Game | Jake Kellogg | Television film |
| 1992 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Commander Trask | Episode: "The Long Rain" |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Dr. Kirk Langstrom/Man-Bat | Voice, 3 episodes[22] | |
| Highlander: The Series | Caleb Cole | Episode: "Mountain Men" | |
| 1993 | The Sea Wolf | Johnson | Television film |
| The Adventures of the Black Stallion | Episode: "Legends Never Die" | ||
| 1994 | Sirens | Bruce Weber | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus | Dar | Television film |
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Montague, Mitchell Stramm | Voice, 2 episodes[22] | |
| 1998 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | Bob | Voice, episode: "Honey, It's Doomsday" |
| 1999 | The Young and the Restless | Chet | 12 episodes |
| 2001-2002 | Beastmaster | Dartanus | 6 episodes |
| 2005 | Duck Dodgers | Kirk Manlord | Voice, episode: "Bonafide Heroes"[22] |
| 2006 | Lesser Evil | Captain Varney | Television film |
| 2010 | The Republic | Frank Alden | Television film |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Kenneth Richards | Episode: "See No Evil" |
| V | Lars Tremont | Episode: "Mother's Day" | |
| 2015 | Arrow | General Matthew Shrieve | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Beauty & the Beast | Peter Braxton | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | AJ and the Queen | Bob | Episode: "Columbus" |
References
edit- ^ a b c "'V' Made His Career Take Off" by Mary Ann Norbom, The Philadelphia Inquirer (6 May, 1984) Retrieved from ProQuest 1819992435
- ^ "They Wanna Live Forever" by Michael Blowen, The Boston Globe (19 April, 1982) Retrieved from ProQuest 294107124
- ^ "Actress stretches beyond teen roles" by Judy Klemesrud, The Globe and Mail (20 July, 1985) Retrieved from ProQuest 386263949
- ^ "Roots: The next Generations (1979)". BFI. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Beastmaster finds critters tough tackle" by Jim Molpus, Nashville Banner (24 May, 1996) Retrieved from ProQuest 283818366
- ^ a b "Marc Singer". AllMovie.
- ^ "Review Movie; The Blind Side Of Whacky Comedy; If You Could See What I Hear" by Bruce McCabe, The Boston Globe (24 April, 1982) Retrieved from ProQuest 294187028
- ^ "Movie Review: Sensual Surprise in Clever `Body Chemistry'" by Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times (11 May, 1990) Retrieved from ProQuest 281106704
- ^ "Video Review: Watchers 3 borders on unwatchable" by Tim Hayes, Ottawa Citizen (27 Jan, 1995) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 239901182
- ^ "Do You Remember These 30+ USA Network Original Horror Movies Released from 1989-2004?" by Paul Lê at bloody-disgusting.com
- ^ "Marc Singer". BFI. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017.
- ^ "Barnaby Jones Season 3 Episodes: Episode 14: Trap Play". TV Guide.
- ^ "CTVA US Crime - "Barnaby Jones" (Quinn Martin/CBS) Season 4 (1975-76)". ctva.biz.
- ^ "V star joins Dallas cast" at the Toronto Star (30 Oct, 1985) [Ontario Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 435347259
- ^ "Marc Singer | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances". AllMovie.
- ^ Grigware, Don. "BWW Interview: Marc Singer On MIDSUMMER". BroadwayWorld.com.
- ^ The taming of the shrew. Broadway Theatre Archive ; Kultur. April 24, 2002. OCLC 50857082 – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ "Cyrano De Bergerac". April 24, 1972.
- ^ "V : Mother's Day (2011) - Bryan Spicer". AllMovie.
- ^ Blake, Emily (17 January 2015). "Marc Singer joins Arrow". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved Dec 15, 2014.
- ^ Complex, Valerie (October 31, 2023). "Chuck Norris Back In Action In Agent Recon Movie With Derek Ting And Marc Singer; Quiver Distribution Launches Sales At AFM". Deadline. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Marc Singer (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 21, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.