Cedric Smith (born 21 September 1943) is an English Canadian actor and
musician. He played Alec King in the CBC television series Road to
Avonlea and was the voice of Professor X in the X-Men TV series.Born
in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, Smith moved to Canada when he was
about 10 years old. In 1961, he dropped out of high school to become a
full-time folk singer. He was a member of the folk group Perth County
Conspiracy, and wrote several songs that were performed and recorded
by the band. Ca. 1963, he performed at the "Lemon Tree" a Dayton, Ohio
coffee house for an extended time. Between sets he would read from a
giant volume of Shakespeare. As a folk singer he sang at the "Ebony
Knight" coffee house on Main Street in Hamilton in the mid '60s; he
also had performances at the "Black Swan" coffee house in Stratford,
Ontario in 1967 and 1968. He sang on Loreena McKennitt's album
"Elemental" in 1985.Smith won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by
an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 1993 for his part in
Road to Avonlea. He appeared on the syndicated program Mutant X in its
first season, as well as on the cult hit Forever Knight, alongside his
then-wife, Catherine Disher.
musician. He played Alec King in the CBC television series Road to
Avonlea and was the voice of Professor X in the X-Men TV series.Born
in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, Smith moved to Canada when he was
about 10 years old. In 1961, he dropped out of high school to become a
full-time folk singer. He was a member of the folk group Perth County
Conspiracy, and wrote several songs that were performed and recorded
by the band. Ca. 1963, he performed at the "Lemon Tree" a Dayton, Ohio
coffee house for an extended time. Between sets he would read from a
giant volume of Shakespeare. As a folk singer he sang at the "Ebony
Knight" coffee house on Main Street in Hamilton in the mid '60s; he
also had performances at the "Black Swan" coffee house in Stratford,
Ontario in 1967 and 1968. He sang on Loreena McKennitt's album
"Elemental" in 1985.Smith won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by
an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 1993 for his part in
Road to Avonlea. He appeared on the syndicated program Mutant X in its
first season, as well as on the cult hit Forever Knight, alongside his
then-wife, Catherine Disher.
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