William Smith
Known for Acting · 226 credits
- Born
- 1933-03-24
- Died
- 2021-07-05
- Place of birth
- Columbia, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- William E. Smith · Bill Smith · Big Bill Smith · William Smith II · William Emmett Smith Jr. · William Emmett Smith
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.
Known For
TV Shows (81)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Columbo
1971
as Nichols
Perry Mason
1957
as Andy Witcoe
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Clyde Thorson
Lassie
1954
Wagon Train
1957
as Thomas Lance
Ironside
1967
as Larry
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Det. James 'Kimo' Carew
The A-Team
1983
as Jase Tataro / Dimitri Shasta Kovich
Knight Rider
1982
as Harold T. Turner
Batman
1966
as Adonis
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Vincent Sandler / John Brent / Dekker
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Tommy Lad
The Virginian
1962
as Andy Adams / Bill / Paul Rogers / Joe Riley / Spector
Due South
1994
as Harold Geiger
T. J. Hooker
1982
as R.K. 'Blood' Henderson
Simon & Simon
1981
as Cady
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Cmdr. Maxwell
Nash Bridges
1996
as Boris Zarkov
Airwolf
1984
as Steele / Patterson
Combat!
1962
as Richter / German Sergeant
Daniel Boone
1964
as Catoga / Campuits / Amos (uncredited) / Amos Martin
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Shadow Play")
Police Woman
1974
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Turk
Hunter
1984
as Sgt. Neville Sigerson / Sgt. Sal Drasso
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Silas Quint
Highway to Heaven
1984
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Wes Tronker (segment "Devil's Tattoo")
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Fantasy Island
1978
as Wyatt Earp
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
as Tugwell
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jude Bonner / Latch
The Fall Guy
1981
Vega$
1978
Matt Houston
1982
as J.D. Harris
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Mickey Sims
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as The Trebor
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Deputy Raynor
Benson
1979
CHiPs
1977
as Stan
Laredo
1965
as Joe Riley
Felony Squad
1966
The Mod Squad
1968
as Jack Harper
Police Story
1973
as (uncredited)
Justice League
2001
as Draaga (voice)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Jim Elkhorn
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Deputy Leroy / Luther
Stoney Burke
1962
as Lieutenant Joe Cardiff
B. J. and the Bear
1979
Mr. Lucky
1959
Bronk
1975
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
as Falconetti
Julia
1968
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Monk Hardwick
Search
1972
Logan's Run
1977
as Patron / Modok
Code Red
1981
Movies (145)
The Outsiders
1983
as Store Clerk
Conan the Barbarian
1982
as Conan's Father
Red Dawn
1984
as Strelnikov
Maverick
1994
as Riverboat Poker Player
Gilda
1946
as Man (uncredited)
American Me
1992
as Deacon
Any Which Way You Can
1980
as Jack Wilson
Rumble Fish
1983
as Patterson the Cop
Maniac Cop
1988
as Captain Ripley
Irresistible
2020
as Hofbrau Bar Fly
36 Hours
1964
as Guy (uncredited)
Crowhaven Farm
1970
as Patrolman Hayes
Mail Order Bride
1964
as Lank
Instant Karma
1990
as Pop
Cartel
1990
as Mason
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
as Little Boy (uncredited)
The Gazebo
1959
as Actor Tripping Over Camera (uncredited)
Commando Squad
1987
as Morgan Denny
Wasteland Justice
1999
as Moon
Never So Few
1959
as MP Officer #1
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Boy (uncredited)
Slow Burn
1989
as Antonio Scarpelli
The Shooter
1997
as Jerry Krants
The Colony
1996
as Theo Maxwell
Boss Nigger
1975
as Jed Clayton
Taken Alive
1994
as L.E.
Platoon Leader
1988
as Major Flynn
Deadly Memories
2002
as Sheriff Taggart
Going My Way
1944
as Choir Member (uncredited)
Hollywood Cops
1997
as Rinaldi
Eye of the Tiger
1986
as Blade
Policewomen
1974
as Karate Instructor
The Mean Season
1985
as Albert O'Shaughnessy
Hell to Pay
2005
as Emil Brax
Hollywood Man
1976
as Rafe Stoker
Scorchy
1976
as Carl Henrich
Raw Energy
1996
as Sam Stompkins
Bulletproof
1988
as Russian Major
Vice
2000
as Spooky Harlow
Zombiegeddon
2003
as Lord Zombie
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Hoxey
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988
as Captain Devlin / Count Sodom
The Frisco Kid
1979
as Matt Diggs
Invasion of the Bee Girls
1973
as Neil Agar
The Last American Hero
1973
as Kyle Kingman
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Amos (as Bill Smith)
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Tolar
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
as Captain of the Guard
Black Samson
1974
as Johnny Nappa
The Ultimate Warrior
1975
as Carrot
C.C. and Company
1970
as Moon
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942
as Boy (uncredited)
Doses of Horror
2018
as Neil Agar ("A Dose of Bee Stings" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Losers
1970
as Link Thomas
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947
as Young Boy (uncredited)
The Man Hunter
1972
as Clel Bocock
The Roller Blade Seven
1991
as Pharoah
Evil Altar
1988
as Reed Weller
The Deadly Trackers
1973
as Schoolboy
East L.A. Warriors
1989
as Martelli
Seven
1979
as Drew
The Boneyard Collection
2008
as Bill, the First Director (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
Fast Company
1979
as Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson
Chrome and Hot Leather
1971
as T.J.
The Mating Game
1959
as Barney
Girls Town
1959
as Man (uncredited)
GetEven
1993
as Normad
Uncle Sam
1996
as Major
Death Among Friends
1975
as Sheldon Casey
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
as Conan's Father (archive footage)
Blood & Guts
1978
as Dan O'Neil
Rapturious
2007
as Sheriff
The Jerk, Too
1984
as Suicide
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Boy (uncredited)
The Vampire Hunters Club
2001
as Johnny
Backtrack!
1969
as Texas Ranger Joe Riley (archive footage)
Cybernator
1991
as Colonel Peck
Darker Than Amber
1970
as Terry
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974
as Jerry Grimes
The Phantom Empire
1987
as Dr. Chambers
Broken Vessels
1998
as Bo
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula
2001
as Count Dracula
Fever Pitch
1985
as Panama Hat
Y.M.I.
2004
as Cal
Grave of the Vampire
1972
as James Eastman
The Thing with Two Heads
1972
as Hysterical Condemned Man
Red Nights
1988
as Phillip
Never Look Back
2000
as Lee Clayton
Hammer
1972
as Brenner
Hell on the Battleground
1987
as Colonel Meredith
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982
as Monk Hardwick
The Sex Symbol
1974
as Butch Wischnewski
Piranha
1972
as Caribe
L.A. Vice
1989
as Capt. Joe Wilkes
Action U.S.A.
1989
as Conover
B.O.R.N.
1989
as Dr. Farley
The Swinging Barmaids
1975
as Harry
Prologue to Wounded Knee
1973
as Camper John Allen
Memorial Valley Massacre
1988
as Gen. Mintz
Forgotten Heroes
1990
as General Gregori Zelenkov
The Last Riders
1992
as Hammer
Moon in Scorpio
1987
as Burt
Three Guns for Texas
1968
as Texas Ranger Joe Riley
Big Sister 2000
1995
as The Man
Heat of Las Vegas
1998
as Mario Verelli
Hard Time Romance
1991
Empire of Ash III
1990
as Lucas
Ask Any Girl
1959
as Young Man (uncredited)
Run, Angel, Run!
1969
as Angel
Shadow of the Dragon
1992
as Eric Brunner
Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story
2007
as Man with Machine Gun
The Final Sanction
1990
as Maj. Galashkin
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
1973
as Martelli
Deadly Breed
1989
as Captain
Debbie Does Damnation
1999
Win, Place or Steal
1975
as Tom
Feast
1992
as Det. George Bordelli
Jungle Assault
1989
as General Mitchell
A Taste of Hell
1973
as Jack Lowell
Return of the Roller Blade Seven
1993
as Pharoah
About 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… With 226 credits spanning from 1942 to 2020, William Smith has appeared in 145 films and 81 TV shows.
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Most Popular William Smith Movies
- The Outsiders (1983) — as Store Clerk
- Conan the Barbarian (1982) — as Conan's Father
- Red Dawn (1984) — as Strelnikov
- Maverick (1994) — as Riverboat Poker Player
- Gilda (1946) — as Man (uncredited)
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