Cathal J. Dodd (born 23 May 1956) is an Irish-Canadian voice actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of the
Marvel Comics
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Wolverine
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in ''
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'' and the ''
Marvel vs. Capcom
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'' series of video games. Cathal also provided the voice of the hero/villain Random Virus in the BBC series ''
Ace Lightning
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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
Sherisse Laurence
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From 1978 to 1983 she hosted the show ''Cir ...
from 1978 to 1983.
Dodd's family moved from Ireland to
Port Dover, Ontario
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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
Rory Dodd
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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
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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