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 ''

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''.

Early life

Singer was born in

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and raised in

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."'V' Made His Career Take Off" by Mary Ann Norbom, ''

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'' (6 May 1984) Retrieved from 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

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Career

Before the height of his career, Singer appeared in the

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to the miniseries ''

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'' 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'', ''

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'', '' Go Tell the Spartans'' and ''

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'', as well as General Klaus Von Kraut in '' A Man Called Sarge''. Singer voiced the character of

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on '' Batman: The Animated Series''. He has guest-starred on television series, such as ''

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'', 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 ''

''; ''

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''; '' The Hitchhiker''; ''

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''; ''

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''; ''

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''; '' The Ray Bradbury Theater'' and '' Highlander: The Series''. Singer is active in theater and played Petruchio in the

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(A.C.T.) production of

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's ''

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'', as well as Christian in ''

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''. 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

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television series ''Arrow'''s third season.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Saving the World's All in a Day's Work for Marc Singer - People.com
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