Marc Singer

For the filmmaker of the same name, see Marc Singer (documentarian).

Canadian-American actor (born 1948)

Marc Singer

Marc Singer at the 2011 WonderCon

Born|  (1948-01-29) January 29, 1948 (age 76)

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)​

[1]
Parents|

* Jacques Singer
* Leslie Wright

Relatives| Lori Singer (sister)

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.

## Early life

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Singer 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

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Before 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

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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

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1. ^ a b c "'V' Made His Career Take Off" by Mary Ann Norbom, The Philadelphia Inquirer (6 May, 1984) Retrieved from ProQuest 1819992435
2. ^ "They Wanna Live Forever" by Michael Blowen, The Boston Globe (19 April, 1982) Retrieved from ProQuest 294107124
3. ^ "Actress stretches beyond teen roles" by Judy Klemesrud, The Globe and Mail (20 July, 1985) Retrieved from ProQuest 386263949
4. ^ "Roots: The next Generations (1979)". BFI. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017.
5. ^ "Beastmaster finds critters tough tackle" by Jim Molpus, Nashville Banner (24 May, 1996) Retrieved from ProQuest 283818366
6. ^ a b "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 ProQuest 294187028
8. ^ "Movie Review: Sensual Surprise in Clever `Body Chemistry'" by Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times (11 May, 1990) Retrieved from ProQuest 281106704
9. ^ "Video Review: Watchers 3 borders on unwatchable" by Tim Hayes, Ottawa Citizen (27 Jan, 1995) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 239901182
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. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017.
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 ProQuest 435347259
15. ^ "Marc Singer | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances". AllMovie.
16. ^ Grigware, Don. "BWW Interview: Marc Singer On MIDSUMMER". BroadwayWorld.com.
17. ^ The taming of the shrew. Broadway Theatre Archive ; Kultur. April 24, 2002. OCLC 50857082 - via Open WorldCat.
18. ^ "Cyrano De Bergerac". April 24, 1972.
19. ^ "V : Mother's Day (2011) - Bryan Spicer". AllMovie.
20. ^ Blake, Emily (17 January 2015). "Marc Singer joins Arrow". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved Dec 15, 2014.
21. ^ 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.
22. ^ 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.

## External links

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

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*[m.]: married