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William Smith

Acting 88 (deceased) years old Columbia, Missouri, USA ★ 2.2
Born: March 24, 1933
Died: July 5, 2021

Biography

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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Known For

Columbo
Columbo Nichols 1971
The A-Team
The A-Team Jase Tataro 1983
The A-Team
The A-Team Dimitri Shasta Kovich 1983
Ironside
Ironside 1967
Ironside
Ironside Larry 1967

Filmography

Acting Credits (247)

Irresistible
Irresistible Hofbrau Bar Fly 2020
Doses of Horror
Doses of Horror Neil Agar ("A Dose of Bee Stings" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited) 2018
Rock n' Roll Cops Lite
Rock n' Roll Cops Lite Rinaldi (archive footage) 2014
The Boneyard Collection
The Boneyard Collection Bill, the First Director (segment "Her Morbid Desires") 2008
Rapturious
Rapturious Sheriff 2007
Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story
Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story Man with Machine Gun 2007
Voices from the Graves
Voices from the Graves Lester Jiggs 2006
Inner Rage
Inner Rage Sam 2006
Hell to Pay
Hell to Pay Emil Brax 2005
Killer Story
Killer Story Monty 2004
Y.M.I.
Y.M.I. Cal 2004
The Rock 'n Roll Cops
The Rock 'n Roll Cops Rinaldi 2003
A Mission to Kill
A Mission to Kill 2003
Zombiegeddon
Zombiegeddon Lord Zombie 2003
God Has a Rap Sheet
God Has a Rap Sheet Lucifer 2003
Deadly Memories
Deadly Memories Sheriff Taggart 2002
Justice League
Justice League Draaga (voice) 2001
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula Count Dracula 2001
The Vampire Hunters Club
The Vampire Hunters Club Johnny 2001
Vice
Vice Spooky Harlow 2000
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' Conan's Father (archive footage) 2000
Never Look Back
Never Look Back Lee Clayton 2000
Debbie Does Damnation
Debbie Does Damnation 1999
Wasteland Justice
Wasteland Justice Moon 1999
Blood of His Own
Blood of His Own 1998
Broken Vessels
Broken Vessels Bo 1998
Heat of Las Vegas
Heat of Las Vegas Mario Verelli 1998
The Shooter
The Shooter Jerry Krants 1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Wes Tronker (segment "Devil's Tattoo") 1997
Hollywood Cops
Hollywood Cops Rinaldi 1997
Doublecross on Costa's Island
Doublecross on Costa's Island L. E. 1997
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam Major 1996
The Colony
The Colony Theo Maxwell 1996
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges Boris Zarkov 1996
Neon Signs
Neon Signs Clyde 1996
Raw Energy
Raw Energy Sam Stompkins 1996
Big Sister 2000
Big Sister 2000 The Man 1995
Manosaurus
Manosaurus Sheriff Todd 1994
Due South
Due South Harold Geiger 1994
Maverick
Maverick Riverboat Poker Player 1994
Taken Alive
Taken Alive L.E. 1994
GetEven
GetEven Normad 1993
Legend of The Roller Blade Seven
Legend of The Roller Blade Seven Pharoah 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger Silas Quint 1993
Return of the Roller Blade Seven
Return of the Roller Blade Seven Pharoah 1993
Vinnie & Bobby
Vinnie & Bobby Warren Bean 1992
American Me
American Me Deacon 1992
The Last Riders
The Last Riders Hammer 1992
Feast
Feast Det. George Bordelli 1992
Shadow of the Dragon
Shadow of the Dragon Eric Brunner 1992
Dark Secrets
Dark Secrets Robert 1992
The Roller Blade Seven
The Roller Blade Seven Pharoah 1991
Cybernator
Cybernator Colonel Peck 1991
Hard Time Romance
Hard Time Romance 1991
Spirit of the Eagle
Spirit of the Eagle Hatchett 1991
Kiss and Be Killed
Kiss and Be Killed Det. Murdoch 1991
Merchant of Evil
Merchant of Evil Victor Fortunetti 1991
The Final Sanction
The Final Sanction Maj. Galashkin 1990
Shades of L.A.
Shades of L.A. 1990
Empire of Ash III
Empire of Ash III Lucas 1990
Cartel
Cartel Mason 1990
Emperor of the Bronx
Emperor of the Bronx Fitz 1990
Instant Karma
Instant Karma Pop 1990
Forgotten Heroes
Forgotten Heroes General Gregori Zelenkov 1990
Slow Burn
Slow Burn Antonio Scarpelli 1989
B.O.R.N.
B.O.R.N. Dr. Farley 1989
Jungle Assault
Jungle Assault General Mitchell 1989
East L.A. Warriors
East L.A. Warriors Martelli 1989
L.A. Vice
L.A. Vice Capt. Joe Wilkes 1989
Terror in Beverly Hills
Terror in Beverly Hills President 1989
Deadly Breed
Deadly Breed Captain 1989
Action U.S.A.
Action U.S.A. Conover 1989
Memorial Valley Massacre
Memorial Valley Massacre Gen. Mintz 1988
Evil Altar
Evil Altar Reed Weller 1988
Platoon Leader
Platoon Leader Major Flynn 1988
Maniac Cop
Maniac Cop Captain Ripley 1988
Red Nights
Red Nights Phillip 1988
Bulletproof
Bulletproof Russian Major 1988
Supercarrier
Supercarrier 1988
Hell Comes to Frogtown
Hell Comes to Frogtown Captain Devlin / Count Sodom 1988
Eagle's Law
Eagle's Law 1988
Moon in Scorpio
Moon in Scorpio Burt 1987
The Phantom Empire
The Phantom Empire Dr. Chambers 1987
Commando Squad
Commando Squad Morgan Denny 1987
Hell on the Battleground
Hell on the Battleground Colonel Meredith 1987
The Badd One
The Badd One Badd 1987
Eye of the Tiger
Eye of the Tiger Blade 1986
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch Panama Hat 1985
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (segment "Shadow Play") 1985
Wildside
Wildside 1985
The Mean Season
The Mean Season Albert O'Shaughnessy 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Clyde Thorson 1984
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven 1984
Hunter
Hunter Sgt. Neville Sigerson 1984
Hunter
Hunter Sgt. Sal Drasso 1984
Red Dawn
Red Dawn Strelnikov 1984
Airwolf
Airwolf Steele 1984
Airwolf
Airwolf Patterson 1984
The Master
The Master Alan Kane 1984
The Jerk, Too
The Jerk, Too Suicide 1984
Masquerade
Masquerade 1983
Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish Patterson the Cop 1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983
The Yellow Rose
The Yellow Rose 1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick 1983
The Outsiders
The Outsiders Store Clerk 1983
The A-Team
The A-Team Jase Tataro 1983
The A-Team
The A-Team Dimitri Shasta Kovich 1983
Knight Rider
Knight Rider Harold T. Turner 1982
Matt Houston
Matt Houston J.D. Harris 1982
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian Conan's Father 1982
T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker R.K. 'Blood' Henderson 1982
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang Monk Hardwick 1982
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon 1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon Cady 1981
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy 1981
Code Red
Code Red 1981
Any Which Way You Can
Any Which Way You Can Jack Wilson 1980
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes Tolar 1980
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D. Tugwell 1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century The Trebor 1979
Benson
Benson 1979
Seven
Seven Drew 1979
The Frisco Kid
The Frisco Kid Matt Diggs 1979
The Rebels
The Rebels John Waverly 1979
Fast Company
Fast Company Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson 1979
B. J. and the Bear
B. J. and the Bear 1979
Blackjack
Blackjack Andy Mayfield (as Bill Smith) 1978
Vega$
Vega$ 1978
Blood & Guts
Blood & Guts Dan O'Neil 1978
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island Wyatt Earp 1978
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail 1977
Logan's Run
Logan's Run Patron / Modok 1977
CHiPs
CHiPs Stan 1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming Hoxey 1977
Scorchy
Scorchy Carl Henrich 1976
Hollywood Man
Hollywood Man Rafe Stoker 1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II Falconetti 1976
Crackle of Death
Crackle of Death Shaman Jim Elkhorn 1976
City of Angels
City of Angels 1976
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man Falconetti 1976
Dr. Minx
Dr. Minx Gus Dolan 1975
The Ultimate Warrior
The Ultimate Warrior Carrot 1975
Boss Nigger
Boss Nigger Jed Clayton 1975
The Swinging Barmaids
The Swinging Barmaids Harry 1975
Death Among Friends
Death Among Friends Sheldon Casey 1975
Bronk
Bronk 1975
Win, Place or Steal
Win, Place or Steal Tom 1975
The Sex Symbol
The Sex Symbol Butch Wischnewski 1974
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes Tolar 1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Jim Elkhorn 1974
Police Woman
Police Woman 1974
Movin' On
Movin' On 1974
Black Samson
Black Samson Johnny Nappa 1974
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter Jerry Grimes 1974
Policewomen
Policewomen Karate Instructor 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man Cmdr. Maxwell 1974
The Deadly Trackers
The Deadly Trackers Schoolboy 1973
The Last American Hero
The Last American Hero Kyle Kingman 1973
Invasion of the Bee Girls
Invasion of the Bee Girls Neil Agar 1973
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman Martelli 1973
Prologue to Wounded Knee
Prologue to Wounded Knee Camper John Allen 1973
Police Story
Police Story (uncredited) 1973
A Taste of Hell
A Taste of Hell Jack Lowell 1973
Piranha
Piranha Caribe 1972
Kung Fu
Kung Fu Capt. Luther Staggers 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco Mickey Sims 1972
Search
Search 1972
Grave of the Vampire
Grave of the Vampire James Eastman 1972
The Thing with Two Heads
The Thing with Two Heads Hysterical Condemned Man 1972
Hammer
Hammer Brenner 1972
The Man Hunter
The Man Hunter Clel Bocock 1972
Chrome and Hot Leather
Chrome and Hot Leather T.J. 1971
Columbo
Columbo Nichols 1971
Runaway, Runaway
Runaway, Runaway Frank 1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones 1971
Crowhaven Farm
Crowhaven Farm Patrolman Hayes 1970
C.C. and Company
C.C. and Company Moon 1970
Darker Than Amber
Darker Than Amber Terry 1970
Angels Die Hard
Angels Die Hard Tim 1970
The Losers
The Losers Link Thomas 1970
The Over the Hill Gang
The Over the Hill Gang Amos (as Bill Smith) 1969
Backtrack!
Backtrack! Texas Ranger Joe Riley (archive footage) 1969
Run, Angel, Run!
Run, Angel, Run! Angel 1969
Three Guns for Texas
Three Guns for Texas Texas Ranger Joe Riley 1968
Here Come the Brides
Here Come the Brides Kitana 1968
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad 1968
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad Jack Harper 1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O Det. James 'Kimo' Carew 1968
Julia
Julia 1968
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett 1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett Deputy Leroy 1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett Luther 1967
Custer
Custer 1967
The Second Hundred Years
The Second Hundred Years Joe 1967
Ironside
Ironside 1967
Ironside
Ironside Larry 1967
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible Vincent Sandler 1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible John Brent 1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible Dekker 1966
Felony Squad
Felony Squad 1966
Batman
Batman Adonis 1966
I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie Turk 1965
Laredo
Laredo Joe Riley 1965
36 Hours
36 Hours Guy (uncredited) 1964
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Catoga 1964
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Campuits 1964
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Amos (uncredited) 1964
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Amos Martin 1964
Mail Order Bride
Mail Order Bride Lank 1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre Deputy Raynor 1963
Zero One
Zero One Jimmy Delaney 1962
Combat!
Combat! Richter 1962
Combat!
Combat! German Sergeant 1962
Stoney Burke
Stoney Burke Lieutenant Joe Cardiff 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Tommy Lad 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Andy Adams 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Bill 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Joe Riley 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Paul Rogers 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Spector 1962
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Atlantis: The Lost Continent Captain of the Guard 1961
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle Sgt. Danny Keller 1961
The Gazebo
The Gazebo Actor Who Trips Over Camera (uncredited) 1960
Never So Few
Never So Few MP Officer #1 1959
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky 1959
Girls Town
Girls Town Man (uncredited) 1959
Ask Any Girl
Ask Any Girl Young Man (uncredited) 1959
The Mating Game
The Mating Game Barney 1959
The Ed Wynn Show
The Ed Wynn Show Dink 1958
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Andy Witcoe 1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Thomas Lance 1957
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Jude Bonner 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Latch 1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney Monk Hardwick 1954
Lassie
Lassie 1954
Death Valley Days
Death Valley Days Marshall Hendry Brown 1952
Death Valley Days
Death Valley Days Dan Turner 1952
The Boy with Green Hair
The Boy with Green Hair Boy (uncredited) 1948
The Boy with Green Hair
The Boy with Green Hair 1948
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Young Boy (uncredited) 1947
Gilda
Gilda Man (uncredited) 1946
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Boy (uncredited) 1945
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis Little Boy (uncredited) 1944
Going My Way
Going My Way Choir Member (uncredited) 1944
The Ghost of Frankenstein
The Ghost of Frankenstein Boy (uncredited) 1942

Directing Credits (1)

Writing Credits (1)

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