William Smith

William Smith

Acting
Born 1933-03-24 Died 2021-07-05 Columbia, Missouri, USA 227 credits
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William Smith was an American film and television actor who appeared in more than 300 feature films and television productions, best known for playing Anthony Falconetti on the TV mini series "Rich Man, Poor Man". He held a BA from Syracuse and an MA in Russian Studies from UCLA. Born in Columbia, Missouri, Smith began his acting career at the age of eight in 1942; he entered films as a child actor in such films as The Ghost of Frankenstein, The Song of Bernadette and Meet Me in St. Louis. He was a regular on the 1961 ABC television series The Asphalt Jungle, portraying police Sergeant Danny Keller. One of his earliest leading roles was as Joe Riley, a Texas Ranger on the NBC western series Laredo. In 1967, Smith guest starred as Jude Bonner on James Arness's long-lived western Gunsmoke. Smith was cast as John Richard Parker, brother of Cynthia Ann Parker, both taken hostage in Texas by the Comanche, in the 1969 episode "The Understanding" of the syndicated television series Death Valley Days, which was hosted by Robert Taylor. In the story line, Parker contracts the plague, is left for dead by his fellow Comanche warriors, and is rescued by his future Mexican wife, Yolanda (Emily Banks). He played outlaw turned temporary sheriff Hendry Brown in the 1969 episode "The Restless Man". In that story line, Brown takes the job of sheriff to tame a lawless town, begins to court a young woman (again played by Emily Banks), but soon returns to his deadly outlaw ways in search of bigger thrills. On Gunsmoke, Smith appeared in a 1972 episode, "Hostage!"; his character beats and rapes Amanda Blake's character Miss Kitty Russell and shoots her twice in the back. Smith has been described as the "greatest bad-guy character actor of our time".
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Filmography — top 60 of 227
Acting 47 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · ★ 7.5 · Self
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957 · ★ 7.7 · Andy Witcoe
Columbo
Columbo
1971 · ★ 8.1 · Nichols
Hunter
Hunter
1984 · ★ 7.1 · Sgt. Neville Sigerson, Sgt. Sal Drasso
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · ★ 7.5 · Clyde Thorson
The A-Team
The A-Team
1983 · ★ 7.5 · Jase Tataro, Dimitri Shasta Kovich
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
1982 · ★ 7.5 · Harold T. Turner
Ironside
Ironside
1967 · ★ 6.9 · Larry
Batman
Batman
1966 · ★ 7.3 · Adonis
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · ★ 7.2 · Det. James 'Kimo' Carew
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
1966 · ★ 7.6 · Vincent Sandler, John Brent, Dekker
Wagon Train
Wagon Train
1957 · Thomas Lance
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · ★ 7.9 · Tommy Lad
The Virginian
The Virginian
1962 · Andy Adams, Bill, Paul Rogers
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
1978 · ★ 6.5 · Wyatt Earp
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · ★ 7.3 · Cmdr. Maxwell
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
1981 · ★ 6.7 · Cady
Airwolf
Airwolf
1984 · ★ 7.6 · Steele, Patterson
T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker
1982 · ★ 6.5 · R.K. 'Blood' Henderson
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges
1996 · ★ 6.6 · Boris Zarkov
I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie
1965 · ★ 7.8 · Turk
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1985 · ★ 7.7 · (segment "Shadow Play")
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
1964 · Catoga, Campuits, Amos (uncredited)
Due South
Due South
1994 · ★ 7.6 · Harold Geiger
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · ★ 7.0 · Silas Quint
Combat!
Combat!
1962 · ★ 7.8 · Richter, German Sergeant
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
1955 · ★ 6.7 · Jude Bonner, Latch
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · ★ 7.2 · Wes Tronker (segment "Devil's Tattoo")
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · Tugwell
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · ★ 7.0 · The Trebor
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Deputy Raynor
Justice League
Justice League
2001 · ★ 8.2 · Draaga (voice)
Matt Houston
Matt Houston
1982 · J.D. Harris
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · ★ 7.0 · Mickey Sims
Police Story
Police Story
1973 · (uncredited)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · ★ 7.7 · Jim Elkhorn
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian
1982 · ★ 6.8 · Conan's Father
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
1968 · Jack Harper
Stoney Burke
Stoney Burke
1962 · Lieutenant Joe Cardiff
The Outsiders
The Outsiders
1983 · ★ 7.2 · Store Clerk
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967 · Deputy Leroy, Luther
Laredo
Laredo
1965 · Joe Riley
CHiPs
CHiPs
1977 · ★ 6.8 · Stan
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976 · Falconetti
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976 · Falconetti
Red Dawn
Red Dawn
1984 · ★ 6.3 · Strelnikov
Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish
1983 · ★ 7.0 · Patterson the Cop
Other credits 13 credits
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