Marc Singer
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 the ninth season of Dallas.
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- Name
- Marc Singer
- Born
- 29 January 1948
- Birthplace
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Occupation
- Film, television, stage actor
- Nationality
- United States and Canada.
- Languages
- English.
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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 the ninth season of Dallas.
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Key facts
• Name — Marc Singer • Born — 29 January 1948 • Birthplace — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • Citizenship — Canada United States • Occupation — Film, television, stage actor • Relatives — Lori Singer (sister) • Parents — * Jacques Singer • Leslie Wright • Years Active — 1973–present
Early life
Early life
Singer was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. He has two brothers (Claude and Gregory) and one sister, Lori, an actress and cellist. His father, Jacques Singer, was a Polish immigrant and symphony conductor; his mother, Leslie (née Wright), a concert pianist.
Career
Career
Before the height of his career, Singer appeared in the sequel to the miniseries Roots as Col. Warner's elder son Andy. 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, and as Mike Donovan in the 1983 miniseries V, the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle, and the TV series V: The Series. Other roles include the 1982 film If You Could See What I Hear (where he portrayed blind musician Tom Sullivan), Body Chemistry, Something for Joey (as football star John Cappelletti), Watchers II, High Desert Kill, The Fighter, Go Tell the Spartans and Dead Space, as well as General Klaus Von Kraut in A Man Called Sarge. Singer voiced the character of Man-Bat on Batman: The Animated Series. He has guest-starred on television series, such as Barnaby Jones, where he played in the episode titled "Trap Play" (01/07/1975). 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). He also starred as Matt Cantrell in season nine ("the dream season") of Dallas; The Twilight Zone; The Hitchhiker; Simon & Simon; Murder, She Wrote; The Young and the Restless; The Ray Bradbury Theater; and Highlander: The Series. 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. Both Taming of the Shrew and Cyrano were filmed. 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. He was in a recurring role as General Matthew Shrieve on The CW television series Arrows third season.
Television
Television
• 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 — Feather 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 — data-sort-value="Rookies, The" | The Rookies — Blair Winfield — Episode: "Journey to Oblivion" • Jigsaw John — Wade Bedell — 4 episodes • data-sort-value="Taming of the Shrew, The" | The Taming of the Shrew — Petruchio — Television film • 1977 — Something for Joey — John Cappelletti — Television film • data-sort-value="Feather and Father Gang, The" | 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 • data-sort-value="Two Worlds of Jennie Logan, The" | The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan — David Reynolds — Television film • 1980 — data-sort-value="Contender, The" | 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 • data-sort-value="Love Boat, The" | The Love Boat — John Neary — 2 episodes • 1984-1985 — V — Mike Donovan — 19 episodes • 1985 — data-sort-value="Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible, The" | The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible — Adam — Voice, episode: "The Creation" • 1986 — Dallas — Matt Cantrell — 12 episodes • 1987 — Hotel — Lieutenant Commander Tom Hardison — Episode: "Past Tense" • Shades of Love: Indigo Autumn — Bruce — Television film • 1988 — data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" | 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" • data-sort-value="Hitchhiker, The" | The Hitchhiker — Robert Lewis — Episode: "Code Liz" • High Desert Kill — Brad Mueller — Television film • 1991 — Deadly Game — Jake Kellogg — Television film • 1992 — data-sort-value="Ray Bradbury Theater, The" | The Ray Bradbury Theater — Commander Trask — Episode: "The Long Rain" • Batman: The Animated Series — Dr. Kirk Langstrom — Voice, 3 episodes • Highlander: The Series — Caleb Cole — Episode: "Mountain Men" • 1993 — data-sort-value="Sea Wolf, The" | The Sea Wolf — Johnson — Television film • data-sort-value="Adventures of the Black Stallion, The" | 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 • data-sort-value="Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The" | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest — Montague, Mitchell Stramm — Voice, 2 episodes • 1998 — Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show — Bob — Voice, episode: "Honey, It's Doomsday" • 1999 — data-sort-value="Young and the Restless, The" | The Young and the Restless — Chet — 12 episodes • 2001-2002 — Beastmaster — Dartanus — 6 episodes • 2005 — Duck Dodgers — Kirk Manlord — Voice, episode: "Bonafide Heroes" • 2006 — Lesser Evil — Captain Varney — Television film • 2010 — data-sort-value="Republic, The" | 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"
Life and career
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Marc Singer born at Vancouver.
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Marc Singer & Jim Tauscher Acoustic Duo Live at the Bridgeport Ribhouse on March 21, 2024 (2024) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1978 — Go Tell The Spartans — Captain Al Olivetti • 1982 — If You Could See What I Hear — Tom Sullivan • data-sort-value="Beastmaster, The" | The Beastmaster — Dar • 1988 — Born to Race — Kenny Landruff • 1990 — data-sort-value="Man Called Sarge, A" | 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 • Beyond the Silhouette — Jonathan Sullivan — Released in the U.S. as Ultimate Desires • 1992 — data-sort-value="Berlin Conspiracy, The" | 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 • data-sort-value="Last Letter, The" | The Last Letter — Mr. Haynes • 2014 — data-sort-value="Palmer Supremacy, The" | The Palmer Supremacy — Roger Towne • 2024 — Agent Recon — Colonel Green
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- 1."'V' Made His Career Take Off" by Mary Ann Norbom, The Philadelphia Inquirer (6 May 1984) Retrieved from
- 2."They Wanna Live Forever" by Michael Blowen, The Boston Globe (19 April 1982) Retrieved from
- 3."Actress stretches beyond teen roles" by Judy Klemesrud, The Globe and Mail (20 July 1985) Retrieved from
- 4.Roots: The next Generations (1979). BFI.
- 5."Beastmaster finds critters tough tackle" by Jim Molpus, Nashville Banner (24 May 1996) Retrieved from
- 6.Marc Singer. AllMovie.
- 7."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
- 8."Movie Review: Sensual Surprise in Clever `Body Chemistry'" by Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times (11 May 1990) Retrieved from
- 9."Video Review: Watchers 3 borders on unwatchable" by Tim Hayes, Ottawa Citizen (27 Jan, 1995) [Final Edition] Retrieved from
- 10."Do You Remember These 30+ USA Network Original Horror Movies Released from 1989-2004?" by Paul Lê at bloody-disgusting.com
- 11.Marc Singer. BFI.
- 12.Barnaby Jones Season 3 Episodes: Episode 14: Trap Play. TV Guide.
- 13.CTVA US Crime - "Barnaby Jones" (Quinn Martin/CBS) Season 4 (1975-76). ctva.biz.
- 14."V star joins Dallas cast" at the Toronto Star (30 Oct, 1985) [Ontario Edition] Retrieved from
- 15.Marc Singer | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances. AllMovie.
- 16.Grigware, Don. BWW Interview: Marc Singer On MIDSUMMER. BroadwayWorld.com.
- 17.Broadway Theatre Archive; Kultur. The taming of the shrew. April 24, 2002. 50857082.
- 18.Cyrano De Bergerac. April 24, 1972.
- 19.V : Mother's Day (2011) - Bryan Spicer. AllMovie.
- 20.Blake, Emily. Marc Singer joins Arrow. Entertainment Weekly. January 17, 2015.
- 21.Complex, Valerie. Chuck Norris Back In Action In Agent Recon Movie With Derek Ting And Marc Singer; Quiver Distribution Launches Sales At AFM. Deadline. October 31, 2023.
- 22.Behind The Voice Actors. Marc Singer (visual voices guide).
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