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William Smith

William Smith

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".

Personal information

Birthday

1933-03-24

Birth Place

Columbia, Missouri, USA

Movies and TV shows :

36 Hours

36 Hours

1964

6.9

Movie
A Mission to Kill

A Mission to Kill

2003

0.0

Movie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

7.6

Movie
Action U.S.A.

Action U.S.A.

1989

5.3

Movie
poster

Airwolf

1984

7.5

TV
poster

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

6.9

TV
American Me

American Me

1992

7.4

Movie
Angels Die Hard

Angels Die Hard

1970

5.4

Movie
Any Which Way You Can

Any Which Way You Can

1980

5.8

Movie
Atlantis: The Lost Continent

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

1961

5.2

Movie
poster

B. J. and the Bear

1979

5.5

TV
B.O.R.N.

B.O.R.N.

1989

3.8

Movie
Backtrack!

Backtrack!

1969

5.0

Movie
poster

Batman

1966

7.3

TV
poster

Benson

1979

7.2

TV
poster

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997

7.2

TV
Big Sister 2000

Big Sister 2000

1995

2.5

Movie
Black Samson

Black Samson

1974

5.0

Movie
Blackjack

Blackjack

1978

4.0

Movie
Blood & Guts

Blood & Guts

1978

2.0

Movie
Blood of His Own

Blood of His Own

1998

0.0

Movie
Boss Nigger

Boss Nigger

1975

6.7

Movie
Broken Vessels

Broken Vessels

1998

5.3

Movie
poster

Bronk

1975

6.2

TV
poster

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979

6.9

TV
Bulletproof

Bulletproof

1988

5.2

Movie
C.C. and Company

C.C. and Company

1970

5.7

Movie
Cartel

Cartel

1990

3.2

Movie
poster

CHiPs

1977

6.8

TV
Chrome and Hot Leather

Chrome and Hot Leather

1971

5.8

Movie
poster

City of Angels

1976

6.0

TV
poster

Code Red

1981

5.5

TV
poster

Columbo

1971

8.1

TV
poster

Combat!

1962

7.6

TV
Commando Squad

Commando Squad

1987

4.0

Movie
Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian

1982

6.8

Movie
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

2000

6.7

Movie
Crackle of Death

Crackle of Death

1976

6.0

Movie
Crowhaven Farm

Crowhaven Farm

1970

6.1

Movie
poster

Custer

1967

6.0

TV
Cybernator

Cybernator

1991

3.4

Movie
poster

Daniel Boone

1964

6.9

TV
Dark Secrets

Dark Secrets

1992

0.0

Movie
Darker Than Amber

Darker Than Amber

1970

6.4

Movie
Deadly Breed

Deadly Breed

1989

6.2

Movie
Deadly Memories

Deadly Memories

2002

2.2

Movie
poster

Death Valley Days

1952

6.4

TV
Debbie Does Damnation

Debbie Does Damnation

1999

6.0

Movie
Doses of Horror

Doses of Horror

2018

4.8

Movie
Doublecross on Costa's Island

Doublecross on Costa's Island

1997

4.8

Movie
Dr. Minx

Dr. Minx

1975

3.3

Movie
poster

Due South

1994

7.6

TV
Eagle's Law

Eagle's Law

1988

0.0

Movie
East L.A. Warriors

East L.A. Warriors

1989

4.8

Movie
Emperor of the Bronx

Emperor of the Bronx

1990

5.0

Movie
Empire of Ash III

Empire of Ash III

1990

2.4

Movie
Evil Altar

Evil Altar

1988

2.8

Movie
Eye of the Tiger

Eye of the Tiger

1986

6.0

Movie
Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story

Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story

2007

8.0

Movie
poster

Fantasy Island

1978

6.4

TV
Fast Company

Fast Company

1979

5.0

Movie
Feast

Feast

1992

2.0

Movie
poster

Felony Squad

1966

7.0

TV
Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch

1985

3.7

Movie
Forgotten Heroes

Forgotten Heroes

1990

0.0

Movie
GetEven

GetEven

1993

4.9

Movie
Gilda

Gilda

1946

7.5

Movie
Girls Town

Girls Town

1959

3.6

Movie
God Has a Rap Sheet

God Has a Rap Sheet

2003

2.0

Movie
Going My Way

Going My Way

1944

6.7

Movie
Grave of the Vampire

Grave of the Vampire

1972

5.7

Movie
poster

Gunsmoke

1955

6.5

TV
Hammer

Hammer

1972

5.5

Movie
poster

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983

6.4

TV
poster

Hawaii Five-O

1968

7.1

TV
Heat of Las Vegas

Heat of Las Vegas

1998

1.0

Movie
Hell Comes to Frogtown

Hell Comes to Frogtown

1988

5.5

Movie
Hell on the Battleground

Hell on the Battleground

1987

3.4

Movie
Hell to Pay

Hell to Pay

2005

6.3

Movie
poster

Here Come the Brides

1968

6.0

TV
poster

Highway to Heaven

1984

7.4

TV
Hollywood Cops

Hollywood Cops

1997

2.0

Movie
Hollywood Man

Hollywood Man

1976

4.7

Movie
poster

Hunter

1984

7.2

TV
poster

I Dream of Jeannie

1965

7.8

TV
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

1947

5.0

Movie
Inner Rage

Inner Rage

2006

3.5

Movie
Instant Karma

Instant Karma

1990

4.2

Movie
Invasion of the Bee Girls

Invasion of the Bee Girls

1973

4.6

Movie
poster

Ironside

1967

6.9

TV
Irresistible

Irresistible

2020

6.0

Movie
poster

Julia

1968

6.0

TV
Jungle Assault

Jungle Assault

1989

3.8

Movie
poster

Justice League

2001

8.1

TV
Killer Story

Killer Story

2004

5.0

Movie
Kiss and Be Killed

Kiss and Be Killed

1991

4.0

Movie
poster

Knight Rider

1982

7.6

TV
poster

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

7.6

TV
poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

5.3

TV
poster

Kung Fu

1972

7.6

TV
L.A. Vice

L.A. Vice

1989

4.2

Movie
poster

Laredo

1965

6.3

TV
poster

Lassie

1954

6.1

TV
Legend of The Roller Blade Seven

Legend of The Roller Blade Seven

1993

5.0

Movie
poster

Logan's Run

1977

6.5

TV
Mail Order Bride

Mail Order Bride

1964

6.8

Movie
Maniac Cop

Maniac Cop

1988

6.1

Movie
Manosaurus

Manosaurus

1994

2.0

Movie
poster

Masquerade

1983

5.0

TV
poster

Matt Houston

1982

6.2

TV
Maverick

Maverick

1994

6.9

Movie
Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

7.0

Movie
Memorial Valley Massacre

Memorial Valley Massacre

1988

4.1

Movie
Merchant of Evil

Merchant of Evil

1991

0.0

Movie
poster

Mission: Impossible

1966

7.6

TV
Moon in Scorpio

Moon in Scorpio

1987

3.7

Movie
poster

Movin' On

1974

6.8

TV
poster

Mr. Lucky

1959

7.0

TV
poster

Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
Neon Signs

Neon Signs

1996

0.0

Movie
Never Look Back

Never Look Back

2000

2.5

Movie
Never So Few

Never So Few

1959

5.4

Movie
poster

Perry Mason

1957

7.7

TV
Piranha

Piranha

1972

3.6

Movie
poster

Planet of the Apes

1974

7.0

TV
Platoon Leader

Platoon Leader

1988

5.3

Movie
poster

Police Story

1973

7.1

TV
poster

Police Woman

1974

6.2

TV
Policewomen

Policewomen

1974

4.5

Movie
Prologue to Wounded Knee

Prologue to Wounded Knee

1973

6.0

Movie
Rapturious

Rapturious

2007

3.9

Movie
Raw Energy

Raw Energy

1996

0.0

Movie
Red Dawn

Red Dawn

1984

6.3

Movie
Red Nights

Red Nights

1988

3.0

Movie
Return of the Roller Blade Seven

Return of the Roller Blade Seven

1993

4.7

Movie
poster

Rich Man, Poor Man

1976

7.8

TV
poster

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

1976

8.6

TV
Rock n' Roll Cops Lite

Rock n' Roll Cops Lite

2014

0.0

Movie
Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish

1983

7.0

Movie
Run, Angel, Run!

Run, Angel, Run!

1969

3.4

Movie
Runaway, Runaway

Runaway, Runaway

1971

1.0

Movie
poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

6.4

TV
Scorchy

Scorchy

1976

4.6

Movie
poster

Search

1972

6.9

TV
Seven

Seven

1979

5.8

Movie
poster

Shades of L.A.

1990

6.0

TV
Shadow of the Dragon

Shadow of the Dragon

1992

3.5

Movie
poster

Simon & Simon

1981

6.7

TV
Slow Burn

Slow Burn

1989

4.0

Movie
Spirit of the Eagle

Spirit of the Eagle

1991

6.0

Movie
poster

Stoney Burke

1962

5.7

TV
poster

Supercarrier

1988

5.5

TV
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman

Sweet Jesus, Preacherman

1973

6.0

Movie
poster

T. J. Hooker

1982

6.3

TV
Taken Alive

Taken Alive

1994

6.0

Movie
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

1982

2.0

Movie
Terror In Beverly Hills

Terror In Beverly Hills

1989

4.4

Movie
poster

The A-Team

1983

7.5

TV
poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

7.8

TV
poster

The Asphalt Jungle

1961

5.0

TV
The Badd One

The Badd One

1987

0.0

Movie
The Boneyard Collection

The Boneyard Collection

2008

5.4

Movie
The Boy with Green Hair

The Boy with Green Hair

1948

6.2

Movie
The Colony

The Colony

1996

6.0

Movie
The Deadly Trackers

The Deadly Trackers

1973

5.6

Movie
poster

The Ed Wynn Show

1958

0.0

TV
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula

The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula

2001

6.4

Movie
poster

The Fall Guy

1981

7.5

TV
The Final Sanction

The Final Sanction

1990

3.6

Movie
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

1980

7.2

Movie
The Frisco Kid

The Frisco Kid

1979

6.1

Movie
The Ghost of Frankenstein

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942

5.8

Movie
poster

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

6.3

TV
The Jerk, Too

The Jerk, Too

1984

3.0

Movie
The Last American Hero

The Last American Hero

1973

5.6

Movie
The Last Riders

The Last Riders

1992

4.4

Movie
The Losers

The Losers

1970

4.9

Movie
The Man Hunter

The Man Hunter

1972

6.0

Movie
The Mating Game

The Mating Game

1959

5.8

Movie
The Mean Season

The Mean Season

1985

6.2

Movie
poster

The Mod Squad

1968

6.5

TV
poster

The Oregon Trail

1977

5.0

TV
The Outsiders

The Outsiders

1983

7.2

Movie
The Over the Hill Gang

The Over the Hill Gang

1969

5.6

Movie
The Phantom Empire

The Phantom Empire

1987

3.7

Movie
The Rebels

The Rebels

1979

0.0

Movie
The Rock 'n Roll Cops

The Rock 'n Roll Cops

2003

0.0

Movie
The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974

0.0

Movie
poster

The Rockford Files

1974

7.5

TV
The Roller Blade Seven

The Roller Blade Seven

1991

3.0

Movie
The Sex Symbol

The Sex Symbol

1974

3.0

Movie
The Shooter

The Shooter

1997

4.8

Movie
poster

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

7.2

TV
poster

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

7.0

TV
The Swinging Barmaids

The Swinging Barmaids

1975

4.7

Movie
The Thing with Two Heads

The Thing with Two Heads

1972

4.8

Movie
poster

The Twilight Zone

1985

7.7

TV
The Ultimate Warrior

The Ultimate Warrior

1975

5.8

Movie
The Vampire Hunters Club

The Vampire Hunters Club

2001

0.0

Movie
poster

The Virginian

1962

6.4

TV
poster

The Yellow Rose

1983

6.0

TV
Three Guns for Texas

Three Guns for Texas

1968

5.0

Movie
poster

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

6.3

TV
Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

6.4

Movie
Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam

1996

4.9

Movie
poster

Vega$

1978

7.0

TV
Vice

Vice

2005

0.0

Movie
poster

Vinnie & Bobby

1992

7.5

TV
Voices from the Graves

Voices from the Graves

2006

0.0

Movie
poster

Wagon Train

1957

6.4

TV
poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

7.0

TV
Wasteland Justice

Wasteland Justice

1999

2.0

Movie
poster

Wildside

1985

5.7

TV
Win, Place or Steal

Win, Place or Steal

1975

0.0

Movie
Y.M.I.

Y.M.I.

2004

2.0

Movie
poster

Zero One

1962

6.0

TV
Zombiegeddon

Zombiegeddon

2003

2.9

Movie