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
Perry Mason
1957
as Andy Witcoe
Columbo
1971
as Nichols
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Clyde Thorson
The A-Team
1983
as Jase Tataro / Dimitri Shasta Kovich
Lassie
1954
Wagon Train
1957
as Thomas Lance
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Det. James 'Kimo' Carew
Ironside
1967
as Larry
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Tommy Lad
Hunter
1984
as Sgt. Neville Sigerson / Sgt. Sal Drasso
The Virginian
1962
as Andy Adams / Bill / Joe Riley / Paul Rogers / Spector
Batman
1966
as Adonis
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Vincent Sandler / John Brent / Dekker
Knight Rider
1982
as Harold T. Turner
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Cmdr. Maxwell
Fantasy Island
1978
as Wyatt Earp
T. J. Hooker
1982
as R.K. 'Blood' Henderson
Simon & Simon
1981
as Cady
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Silas Quint
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Turk
Highway to Heaven
1984
Daniel Boone
1964
as Catoga / Campuits / Amos (uncredited) / Amos Martin
Nash Bridges
1996
as Boris Zarkov
Combat!
1962
as Richter / German Sergeant
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Shadow Play")
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jude Bonner / Latch
Police Woman
1974
Due South
1994
as Harold Geiger
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Wes Tronker (segment "Devil's Tattoo")
The Fall Guy
1981
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
as Tugwell
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Airwolf
1984
as Steele / Patterson
Matt Houston
1982
as J.D. Harris
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Mickey Sims
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Deputy Raynor
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as The Trebor
Benson
1979
Vega$
1978
Felony Squad
1966
Laredo
1965
as Joe Riley
Justice League
2001
as Draaga (voice)
Police Story
1973
as (uncredited)
Julia
1968
The Mod Squad
1968
as Jack Harper
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Stoney Burke
1962
as Lieutenant Joe Cardiff
CHiPs
1977
as Stan
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Jim Elkhorn
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
as Falconetti
B. J. and the Bear
1979
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Deputy Leroy / Luther
Shades of L.A.
1990
Here Come the Brides
1968
as Kitana
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976
as Falconetti
Search
1972
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Monk Hardwick
Mr. Lucky
1959
Movies (145)
Conan the Barbarian
1982
as Conan's Father
The Outsiders
1983
as Store Clerk
Mail Order Bride
1964
as Lank
Maverick
1994
as Riverboat Poker Player
Red Dawn
1984
as Strelnikov
Gilda
1946
as Man (uncredited)
Any Which Way You Can
1980
as Jack Wilson
American Me
1992
as Deacon
Evil Altar
1988
as Reed Weller
Rumble Fish
1983
as Patterson the Cop
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Hoxey
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974
as Jerry Grimes
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Irresistible
2020
as Hofbrau Bar Fly
Vice
2000
as Spooky Harlow
Scorchy
1976
as Carl Henrich
Rapturious
2007
as Sheriff
The Roller Blade Seven
1991
as Pharoah
The Man Hunter
1972
as Clel Bocock
Inner Rage
2006
as Sam
The Last American Hero
1973
as Kyle Kingman
Maniac Cop
1988
as Captain Ripley
Memorial Valley Massacre
1988
as Gen. Mintz
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Boy (uncredited)
The Deadly Trackers
1973
as Schoolboy
Policewomen
1974
as Karate Instructor
Taken Alive
1994
as L.E.
The Boneyard Collection
2008
as Bill, the First Director (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
The Gazebo
1959
as Actor Tripping Over Camera (uncredited)
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942
as Boy (uncredited)
Going My Way
1944
as Choir Member (uncredited)
Boss Nigger
1975
as Jed Clayton
Never So Few
1959
as MP Officer #1
Blood of His Own
1998
The Mean Season
1985
as Albert O'Shaughnessy
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988
as Captain Devlin / Count Sodom
Seven
1979
as Drew
Invasion of the Bee Girls
1973
as Neil Agar
C.C. and Company
1970
as Moon
The Ultimate Warrior
1975
as Carrot
Empire of Ash III
1990
as Lucas
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947
as Young Boy (uncredited)
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula
2001
as Count Dracula
Eye of the Tiger
1986
as Blade
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Amos (as Bill Smith)
Zombiegeddon
2003
as Lord Zombie
Platoon Leader
1988
as Major Flynn
Ask Any Girl
1959
as Young Man (uncredited)
Win, Place or Steal
1975
as Tom
The Frisco Kid
1979
as Matt Diggs
The Shooter
1997
as Jerry Krants
36 Hours
1964
as Guy (uncredited)
Hell to Pay
2005
as Emil Brax
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Boy (uncredited)
Voices from the Graves
2006
as Lester Jiggs
The Thing with Two Heads
1972
as Hysterical Condemned Man
Uncle Sam
1996
as Major
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
as Captain of the Guard
Fast Company
1979
as Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson
Fever Pitch
1985
as Panama Hat
The Vampire Hunters Club
2001
as Johnny
Chrome and Hot Leather
1971
as T.J.
Three Guns for Texas
1968
as Texas Ranger Joe Riley
The Losers
1970
as Link Thomas
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
as Conan's Father (archive footage)
Broken Vessels
1998
as Bo
A Taste of Hell
1973
as Jack Lowell
The Jerk, Too
1984
as Suicide
Grave of the Vampire
1972
as James Eastman
Backtrack!
1969
as Texas Ranger Joe Riley (archive footage)
The Phantom Empire
1987
as Dr. Chambers
B.O.R.N.
1989
as Dr. Farley
Crowhaven Farm
1970
as Patrolman Hayes
Debbie Does Damnation
1999
Death Among Friends
1975
as Sheldon Casey
Black Samson
1974
as Johnny Nappa
Bulletproof
1988
as Russian Major
The Sex Symbol
1974
as Butch Wischnewski
Instant Karma
1990
as Pop
East L.A. Warriors
1989
as Martelli
Action U.S.A.
1989
as Conover
Piranha
1972
as Caribe
Moon in Scorpio
1987
as Burt
Terror in Beverly Hills
1989
as President
Darker Than Amber
1970
as Terry
Cartel
1990
as Mason
The Mating Game
1959
as Barney
Crackle of Death
1976
as Shaman Jim Elkhorn
Doses of Horror
2018
as Neil Agar ("A Dose of Bee Stings" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spirit of the Eagle
1991
as Hatchett
Deadly Memories
2002
as Sheriff Taggart
The Colony
1996
as Theo Maxwell
The Last Riders
1992
as Hammer
Run, Angel, Run!
1969
as Angel
Dr. Minx
1975
as Gus Dolan
Commando Squad
1987
as Morgan Denny
Shadow of the Dragon
1992
as Eric Brunner
Girls Town
1959
as Man (uncredited)
Red Nights
1988
as Phillip
Heat of Las Vegas
1998
as Mario Verelli
The Swinging Barmaids
1975
as Harry
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
1973
as Martelli
Hell on the Battleground
1987
as Colonel Meredith
Runaway, Runaway
1971
as Frank
Emperor of the Bronx
1990
as Fitz
Never Look Back
2000
as Lee Clayton
Big Sister 2000
1995
as The Man
The Badd One
1987
as Badd
Hard Time Romance
1991
Kiss and Be Killed
1991
as Det. Murdoch
Prologue to Wounded Knee
1973
as Camper John Allen
Wasteland Justice
1999
as Moon
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982
as Monk Hardwick
GetEven
1993
as Normad
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Tolar
Hollywood Cops
1997
as Rinaldi
Feast
1992
as Det. George Bordelli
God Has a Rap Sheet
2003
as Lucifer
Blackjack
1978
as Andy Mayfield
Blood & Guts
1978
as Dan O'Neil
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
- Conan the Barbarian (1982) — as Conan's Father
- The Outsiders (1983) — as Store Clerk
- Mail Order Bride (1964) — as Lank
- Maverick (1994) — as Riverboat Poker Player
- Red Dawn (1984) — as Strelnikov
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