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William Smith

William Smith

Acting March 24, 1933 (88 years old) July 5, 2021 Columbia, Missouri, USA

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".

Movies 145

Conan the Barbarian 6.8

Conan the Barbarian

as Conan's Father

1982
The Outsiders 7.2

The Outsiders

as Store Clerk

1983
Red Dawn 6.3

Red Dawn

as Strelnikov

1984
Maverick 6.9

Maverick

as Riverboat Poker Player

1994
Gilda 7.5

Gilda

as Man (uncredited)

1946
Meet Me in St. Louis 7.0

Meet Me in St. Louis

as Little Boy (uncredited)

1944
The Frisco Kid 6.1

The Frisco Kid

as Matt Diggs

1979
Irresistible 6.0

Irresistible

as Hofbrau Bar Fly

2020
Rumble Fish 7.0

Rumble Fish

as Patterson the Cop

1983
American Me 7.5

American Me

as Deacon

1992
Any Which Way You Can 5.8

Any Which Way You Can

as Jack Wilson

1980
Maniac Cop 6.1

Maniac Cop

as Captain Ripley

1988
Going My Way 6.7

Going My Way

as Choir Member (uncredited)

1944
Invasion of the Bee Girls 4.7

Invasion of the Bee Girls

as Neil Agar

1973
Hell Comes to Frogtown 5.5

Hell Comes to Frogtown

as Captain Devlin / Count Sodom

1988
Boss Nigger 6.7

Boss Nigger

as Jed Clayton

1975
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 7.6

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as Boy (uncredited)

1945
The Ghost of Frankenstein 5.8

The Ghost of Frankenstein

as Boy (uncredited)

1942
Atlantis: The Lost Continent 5.2

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

as Captain of the Guard

1961
Twilight's Last Gleaming 6.5

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Hoxey

1977
The Mean Season 6.2

The Mean Season

as Albert O'Shaughnessy

1985
Fast Company 5.1

Fast Company

as Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson

1979
Eye of the Tiger 6.1

Eye of the Tiger

as Blade

1986
Grave of the Vampire 5.5

Grave of the Vampire

as James Eastman

1972
The Last American Hero 5.7

The Last American Hero

as Kyle Kingman

1973
Never So Few 5.5

Never So Few

as MP Officer #1

1959
C.C. and Company 5.5

C.C. and Company

as Moon

1970
The Boy with Green Hair 6.2

The Boy with Green Hair

as Boy (uncredited)

1948
The Boy with Green Hair 6.2

The Boy with Green Hair

1948
The Roller Blade Seven 3.2

The Roller Blade Seven

as Pharoah

1991
The Gazebo 6.9

The Gazebo

as Actor Tripping Over Camera (uncredited)

1959
Seven 5.8

Seven

as Drew

1979
36 Hours 7.1

36 Hours

as Guy (uncredited)

1964
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now 7.5

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

as Young Boy (uncredited)

1947
The Thing with Two Heads 4.9

The Thing with Two Heads

as Hysterical Condemned Man (uncredited)

1972
Action U.S.A. 5.6

Action U.S.A.

as Conover

1989
Doses of Horror 3.8

Doses of Horror

as Neil Agar ("A Dose of Bee Stings" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited)

2018
Uncle Sam 4.9

Uncle Sam

as Major

1996
Mail Order Bride 6.8

Mail Order Bride

as Lank

1964
Platoon Leader 5.5

Platoon Leader

as Major Flynn

1988
Rapturious 3.9

Rapturious

as Sheriff

2007
Chrome and Hot Leather 5.6

Chrome and Hot Leather

as T.J.

1971
Taken Alive 8.0

Taken Alive

as L.E.

1994
The Mating Game 6.4

The Mating Game

as Barney

1959
The Deadly Trackers 6.0

The Deadly Trackers

as Schoolboy

1973
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' 6.8

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

as Conan's Father (archive footage)

2000
Black Samson 5.0

Black Samson

as Johnny Nappa

1974
The Shooter 4.8

The Shooter

as Jerry Krants

1997
Memorial Valley Massacre 4.2

Memorial Valley Massacre

as Gen. Mintz

1988
Zombiegeddon 3.2

Zombiegeddon

as Lord Zombie

2003
Bulletproof 5.0

Bulletproof

as Russian Major

1988
Crowhaven Farm 5.9

Crowhaven Farm

as Patrolman Hayes

1970
Evil Altar 3.8

Evil Altar

as Reed Weller

1988
Ask Any Girl 6.5

Ask Any Girl

as Young Man (uncredited)

1959
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter 10.0

The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter

as Jerry Grimes

1974
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes 7.4

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

as Tolar

1980
The Jerk, Too 4.5

The Jerk, Too

as Suicide

1984
Legend of The Roller Blade Seven 4.6

Legend of The Roller Blade Seven

as Pharoah

1993
B.O.R.N. 4.5

B.O.R.N.

as Dr. Farley

1989
East L.A. Warriors 5.0

East L.A. Warriors

as Martelli

1989
GetEven 4.2

GetEven

as Normad

1993
The Over the Hill Gang 5.8

The Over the Hill Gang

as Amos (as Bill Smith)

1969
Scorchy 4.4

Scorchy

as Carl Henrich

1976
The Phantom Empire 3.7

The Phantom Empire

as Dr. Chambers

1987
The Losers 4.8

The Losers

as Link Thomas

1970
The Boneyard Collection 5.3

The Boneyard Collection

as Bill, the First Director (segment "Her Morbid Desires")

2008
Doublecross on Costa's Island 4.6

Doublecross on Costa's Island

as L. E.

1997
Never Look Back 4.0

Never Look Back

as Lee Clayton

2000
Fever Pitch 4.3

Fever Pitch

as Panama Hat

1985
Crackle of Death 7.5

Crackle of Death

as Shaman Jim Elkhorn

1976
Hell to Pay 6.5

Hell to Pay

as Emil Brax

2005
Kiss and Be Killed 6.5

Kiss and Be Killed

as Det. Murdoch

1991
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula 5.8

The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula

as Count Dracula

2001
Shadow of the Dragon 4.7

Shadow of the Dragon

as Eric Brunner

1992
Hammer 5.4

Hammer

as Brenner

1972
The Colony 7.5

The Colony

as Theo Maxwell

1996
Commando Squad 3.8

Commando Squad

as Morgan Denny

1987
Three Guns for Texas 6.7

Three Guns for Texas

as Texas Ranger Joe Riley

1968
Blood & Guts 4.7

Blood & Guts

as Dan O'Neil

1978
Return of the Roller Blade Seven 4.7

Return of the Roller Blade Seven

as Pharoah

1993
Run, Angel, Run! 4.2

Run, Angel, Run!

as Angel

1969
Hell on the Battleground 4.2

Hell on the Battleground

as Colonel Meredith

1987
Backtrack! 6.0

Backtrack!

as Texas Ranger Joe Riley (archive footage)

1969
The Man Hunter 8.0

The Man Hunter

as Clel Bocock

1972
Win, Place or Steal 8.0

Win, Place or Steal

as Tom

1975
The Ultimate Warrior 5.7

The Ultimate Warrior

as Carrot

1975
Terror in Beverly Hills 4.0

Terror in Beverly Hills

as President

1989
Heat of Las Vegas 3.5

Heat of Las Vegas

as Mario Verelli

1998
Hollywood Man 4.9

Hollywood Man

as Rafe Stoker

1976
Hollywood Cops 3.8

Hollywood Cops

as Rinaldi

1997
L.A. Vice 4.4

L.A. Vice

as Capt. Joe Wilkes

1989
Girls Town 3.7

Girls Town

as Man (uncredited)

1959
Cartel 3.6

Cartel

as Mason

1990
Emperor of the Bronx 7.5

Emperor of the Bronx

as Fitz

1990
Instant Karma 4.8

Instant Karma

as Pop

1990
The Vampire Hunters Club 8.0

The Vampire Hunters Club

as Johnny

2001
Blood of His Own 8.0

Blood of His Own

1998
Moon in Scorpio 3.6

Moon in Scorpio

as Burt

1987
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang 4.5

Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

as Monk Hardwick

1982
Feast 4.8

Feast

as Det. George Bordelli

1992
Wasteland Justice 6.0

Wasteland Justice

as Moon

1999
Dr. Minx 4.0

Dr. Minx

as Gus Dolan

1975
Spirit of the Eagle 6.2

Spirit of the Eagle

as Hatchett

1991
Policewomen 4.4

Policewomen

as Karate Instructor

1974
The Rock 'n Roll Cops 9.0

The Rock 'n Roll Cops

as Rinaldi

2003
The Sex Symbol 4.0

The Sex Symbol

as Butch Wischnewski

1974
Inner Rage 5.7

Inner Rage

as Sam

2006
A Taste of Hell 6.5

A Taste of Hell

as Jack Lowell

1973
Big Sister 2000 3.2

Big Sister 2000

as The Man

1995
The Swinging Barmaids 4.7

The Swinging Barmaids

as Harry

1975
Dark Secrets 5.0

Dark Secrets

as Robert

1992
Broken Vessels 5.3

Broken Vessels

as Bo

1998
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman 7.0

Sweet Jesus, Preacherman

as Martelli

1973
The Last Riders 4.6

The Last Riders

as Hammer

1992
The Final Sanction 4.8

The Final Sanction

as Maj. Galashkin

1990
Deadly Memories 2.7

Deadly Memories

as Sheriff Taggart

2002
Death Among Friends 4.9

Death Among Friends

as Sheldon Casey

1975
Darker Than Amber 6.4

Darker Than Amber

as Terry

1970
Red Nights 3.6

Red Nights

as Phillip

1988
Vice 8.0

Vice

as Spooky Harlow

2000
Empire of Ash III 2.7

Empire of Ash III

as Lucas

1990
Piranha 3.9

Piranha

as Caribe

1972
God Has a Rap Sheet 3.7

God Has a Rap Sheet

as Lucifer

2003
Blackjack 4.5

Blackjack

as Andy Mayfield

1978
Cybernator 3.2

Cybernator

as Colonel Peck

1991
Deadly Breed 6.1

Deadly Breed

as Captain

1989
A Mission to Kill 9.0

A Mission to Kill

2003
The Badd One 10.0

The Badd One

as Badd

1987
Voices from the Graves

Voices from the Graves

as Lester Jiggs

2006
Angels Die Hard 6.0

Angels Die Hard

as Tim

1970
Prologue to Wounded Knee 8.0

Prologue to Wounded Knee

as Camper John Allen

1973
Debbie Does Damnation 4.2

Debbie Does Damnation

1999
Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story 8.0

Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story

as Man with Machine Gun

2007
Jungle Assault 4.2

Jungle Assault

as General Mitchell

1989
Slow Burn 5.3

Slow Burn

as Antonio Scarpelli

1989
Rock n' Roll Cops Lite

Rock n' Roll Cops Lite

as Rinaldi (archive footage)

2014
Raw Energy 10.0

Raw Energy

as Sam Stompkins

1996
Merchant of Evil 7.0

Merchant of Evil

as Victor Fortunetti

1991
Manosaurus 4.3

Manosaurus

as Sheriff Todd

1994
Hard Time Romance 6.0

Hard Time Romance

1991
Eagle's Law 10.0

Eagle's Law

1988
Killer Story 5.7

Killer Story

as Monty

2004
Forgotten Heroes 9.0

Forgotten Heroes

as General Gregori Zelenkov

1990
Y.M.I. 4.3

Y.M.I.

as Cal

2004
Neon Signs 9.0

Neon Signs

as Clyde

1996

TV Shows 101

Columbo 8.1

Columbo

as Nichols

1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Andy Witcoe

1957
Lassie 6.3

Lassie

1954
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Clyde Thorson

1984
Hawaii Five-O 7.2

Hawaii Five-O

as Det. James 'Kimo' Carew

1969
Ironside 6.8

Ironside

1967
Ironside 6.8

Ironside

as Larry

1967
Wagon Train 6.6

Wagon Train

as Thomas Lance

1957
Batman 7.3

Batman

as Adonis

1966
The A-Team 7.5

The A-Team

as Jase Tataro

1983
The A-Team 7.5

The A-Team

as Dimitri Shasta Kovich

1983
Mission: Impossible 7.6

Mission: Impossible

as Vincent Sandler

1966
Mission: Impossible 7.6

Mission: Impossible

as John Brent

1966
Mission: Impossible 7.6

Mission: Impossible

as Dekker

1966
Knight Rider 7.5

Knight Rider

as Harold T. Turner

1982
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Tommy Lad

1962
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Andy Adams

1962
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Bill

1962
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Paul Rogers

1962
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Joe Riley

1962
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as Spector

1962
Walker, Texas Ranger 7.0

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Silas Quint

1993
The Six Million Dollar Man 7.3

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Cmdr. Maxwell

1974
Simon & Simon 6.7

Simon & Simon

1981
Simon & Simon 6.7

Simon & Simon

as Cady

1981
Nash Bridges 6.6

Nash Bridges

as Boris Zarkov

1996
I Dream of Jeannie 7.8

I Dream of Jeannie

as Turk

1965
Daniel Boone 7.0

Daniel Boone

as Catoga

1964
Daniel Boone 7.0

Daniel Boone

as Campuits

1964
Daniel Boone 7.0

Daniel Boone

as Amos (uncredited)

1964
Daniel Boone 7.0

Daniel Boone

as Amos Martin

1964
Combat! 8.0

Combat!

as Richter

1962
Combat! 8.0

Combat!

as German Sergeant

1962
Airwolf 7.6

Airwolf

as Steele

1984
Airwolf 7.6

Airwolf

as Patterson

1984
Highway to Heaven 7.4

Highway to Heaven

1984
Hunter 7.1

Hunter

as Neville Sigerson

1984
Hunter 7.1

Hunter

as Sgt. Sal Drasso

1984
T. J. Hooker 6.6

T. J. Hooker

as R.K. 'Blood' Henderson

1982
Fantasy Island 6.5

Fantasy Island

as Wyatt Earp

1978
The Twilight Zone 7.7

The Twilight Zone

as (segment "Shadow Play")

1985
The Fall Guy 7.7

The Fall Guy

1981
Police Woman 6.5

Police Woman

1974
Trapper John, M.D. 6.6

Trapper John, M.D.

as Tugwell

1979
Due South 7.6

Due South

as Harold Geiger

1994
Scarecrow and Mrs. King 6.6

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983
Benson 7.0

Benson

1979
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Jude Bonner

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Latch

1955
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction 7.3

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Wes Tronker (segment "Devil's Tattoo")

1997
Matt Houston 6.3

Matt Houston

as J.D. Harris

1982
Vega$ 7.0

Vega$

1978
Kolchak: The Night Stalker 7.7

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as Jim Elkhorn

1974
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 7.1

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as The Trebor

1979
The Streets of San Francisco 7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

as Mickey Sims

1972
Kraft Suspense Theatre 6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Deputy Raynor

1963
Hardcastle and McCormick 6.5

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983
Alias Smith and Jones 6.9

Alias Smith and Jones

1971
Police Story 7.0

Police Story

as (uncredited)

1973
Laredo 6.4

Laredo

as Joe Riley

1965
Justice League 8.2

Justice League

as Draaga (voice)

2001
The Mod Squad 6.1

The Mod Squad

1968
The Mod Squad 6.1

The Mod Squad

as Jack Harper

1968
Felony Squad 6.5

Felony Squad

1966
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Monk Hardwick

1954
Julia 6.4

Julia

1968
The Guns of Will Sonnett 6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Deputy Leroy

1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett 6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Luther

1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett 6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Spence

1967
CHiPs 6.8

CHiPs

as Stan

1977
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II 8.3

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

as Falconetti

1976
B. J. and the Bear 5.6

B. J. and the Bear

1979
Stoney Burke 6.8

Stoney Burke

as Lieutenant Joe Cardiff

1962
Mr. Lucky 6.7

Mr. Lucky

1959
Here Come the Brides 6.9

Here Come the Brides

as Kitana

1968
Bronk 6.8

Bronk

1975
Rich Man, Poor Man 7.9

Rich Man, Poor Man

as Falconetti

1976
Planet of the Apes 6.9

Planet of the Apes

as Tolar

1974
Movin' On 6.2

Movin' On

1974
Logan's Run 6.9

Logan's Run

as Patron / Modok

1977
The Second Hundred Years 6.5

The Second Hundred Years

as Joe

1967
Zero One 6.0

Zero One

as Jimmy Delaney

1962
The Oregon Trail 5.7

The Oregon Trail

1977
The Master 5.4

The Master

as Alan Kane

1984
Death Valley Days 6.6

Death Valley Days

as Marshall Hendry Brown

1952
Death Valley Days 6.6

Death Valley Days

as Dan Turner

1952
Code Red 7.0

Code Red

1981
Masquerade 7.5

Masquerade

1983
City of Angels 5.6

City of Angels

1976
Shades of L.A. 7.0

Shades of L.A.

1990
The Yellow Rose 7.6

The Yellow Rose

1983
Custer 6.4

Custer

1967
The Asphalt Jungle 5.0

The Asphalt Jungle

as Sgt. Danny Keller

1961
Search 7.1

Search

1972
Vinnie & Bobby 8.0

Vinnie & Bobby

as Warren Bean

1992
Wildside 6.8

Wildside

1985
The Ed Wynn Show 7.0

The Ed Wynn Show

as Dink

1958
Supercarrier 6.3

Supercarrier

1988
The Rebels 10.0

The Rebels

as John Waverly

1979
Kung Fu 7.7

Kung Fu

as Capt. Luther Staggers

1972

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