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'' series of video games. Cathal also provided the voice of the hero/villain Random Virus in the BBC series ''

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''. He recorded with producer Bob Hahn in Canada, which consisted of demos and material to be submitted to major labels. His recordings ended up on the RCA label, with a full-length album release ''New Horizons'' on Hahn's own Rising Records label in 1975. He co-hosted in the Canadian TV series ''Circus'' on CTV with

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from 1978 to 1983. Dodd's family moved from Ireland to

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. His mother was a music teacher at Port Dover Public School. He performed in a band in the 1970s called Deja Vu. He is also the older brother of rock vocalist

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Discography

* (1975) Cal Dodd – ''New Horizons'' * (1976) Various Artists – '' Rockabye Hamlet'' * (1976) Déjà Vu – ''Songs For Everyone'' * (1977) Déjà Vu – ''Get It Up For Love'' * (2007) Cal Dodd – ''Cal Dodd'' * (2011) Tom Szczesniak – ''Waltz For Bill''

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dodd, Cathal J. 1956 births Living people Canadian male singers Canadian male video game actors Canadian male voice actors Irish emigrants to Canada Male actors from County Dublin