[2] His father, Jacques Singer, was a Polish immigrant and symphony conductor; his mother, Leslie (née Wright), a concert pianist.

[3] Before the height of his career, Singer appeared in the sequel to the miniseries Roots as Col. Warner's elder son Andy.

In the 1970s, Singer had a small breakthrough role in the Planet of the Apes TV series playing a gladiator.

[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.

[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.