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 the ninth season of Dallas.
Early life Singer was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas."'V' Made His Career Take Off" by Mary Ann Norbom, The Philadelphia Inquirer (6 May 1984) Retrieved from He has two brothers (Claude and Gregory) and one sister, Lori, an actress and cellist."They Wanna Live Forever" by Michael Blowen, The Boston Globe (19 April 1982) Retrieved from His father, Jacques Singer, was a Polish immigrant and symphony conductor; his mother, Leslie (née Wright), a concert pianist."Actress stretches beyond teen roles" by Judy Klemesrud, The Globe and Mail (20 July 1985) Retrieved from
Career Before the height of his career, Singer appeared in the sequel to the miniseries Roots 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,"Beastmaster finds critters tough tackle" by Jim Molpus, Nashville Banner (24 May 1996) Retrieved from 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),"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 Body Chemistry,"Movie Review: Sensual Surprise in Clever `Body Chemistry'" by Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times (11 May 1990) Retrieved from Something for Joey (as football star John Cappelletti), Watchers II,"Video Review: Watchers 3 borders on unwatchable" by Tim Hayes, Ottawa Citizen (27 Jan, 1995) [Final Edition] Retrieved from High Desert Kill,"Do You Remember These 30+ USA Network Original Horror Movies Released from 1989-2004?" by Paul Lê at bloody-disgusting.com The Fighter, Go Tell the Spartans and Dead Space, as well as General Klaus Von Kraut in A Man Called Sarge.
Singer voiced the character of Man-Bat on Batman: The Animated Series. He has guest-starred on television series, such as Barnaby Jones, 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 Dallas;"V star joins Dallas cast" at the Toronto Star (30 Oct, 1985) [Ontario Edition] Retrieved from The Twilight Zone; The Hitchhiker; Simon & Simon; Murder, She Wrote; The Young and the Restless; The Ray Bradbury Theatre; and Highlander: The Series.
Singer is active in theatre 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. 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 The CW television series Arrow's third season.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 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 Beyond the Silhouette Jonathan Sullivan Released in the U.S. as Ultimate Desires 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
Television Year Title Role Notes 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 Feather 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" 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. 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 Voice, 3 episodes 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 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" 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" 2026 The Varnell Hill Show David Michaelson Episode: "#OHSHIT!"
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External links
Saving the World's All in a Day's Work for Marc Singer - People.com