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
Ironside
1967
as Larry
The A-Team
1983
as Jase Tataro / Dimitri Shasta Kovich
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Det. James 'Kimo' Carew
Batman
1966
as Adonis
Wagon Train
1957
as Thomas Lance
Knight Rider
1982
as Harold T. Turner
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Vincent Sandler / John Brent / Dekker
Lassie
1954
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Tommy Lad
The Virginian
1962
as Andy Adams / Bill / Paul Rogers / Joe Riley / Spector
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Cmdr. Maxwell
Simon & Simon
1981
as Cady
T. J. Hooker
1982
as R.K. 'Blood' Henderson
Due South
1994
as Harold Geiger
Nash Bridges
1996
as Boris Zarkov
Airwolf
1984
as Steele / Patterson
Combat!
1962
as Richter / German Sergeant
Fantasy Island
1978
as Wyatt Earp
Hunter
1984
as Sgt. Neville Sigerson / Sgt. Sal Drasso
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Turk
Daniel Boone
1964
as Catoga / Campuits / Amos (uncredited) / Amos Martin
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Shadow Play")
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Wes Tronker (segment "Devil's Tattoo")
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
as Tugwell
Highway to Heaven
1984
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Silas Quint
Police Woman
1974
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jude Bonner / Latch
The Fall Guy
1981
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Mickey Sims
Vega$
1978
Matt Houston
1982
as J.D. Harris
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as The Trebor
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Deputy Raynor
Benson
1979
The Mod Squad
1968
as Jack Harper
CHiPs
1977
as Stan
Laredo
1965
as Joe Riley
Justice League
2001
as Draaga (voice)
Felony Squad
1966
Police Story
1973
as (uncredited)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Jim Elkhorn
Stoney Burke
1962
as Lieutenant Joe Cardiff
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Deputy Leroy / Luther
Mr. Lucky
1959
Bronk
1975
B. J. and the Bear
1979
Julia
1968
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Monk Hardwick
Code Red
1981
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
as Falconetti
Search
1972
Shades of L.A.
1990
Movies (145)
Conan the Barbarian
1982
as Conan's Father
The Outsiders
1983
as Store Clerk
Maverick
1994
as Riverboat Poker Player
Red Dawn
1984
as Strelnikov
Any Which Way You Can
1980
as Jack Wilson
American Me
1992
as Deacon
Irresistible
2020
as Hofbrau Bar Fly
Maniac Cop
1988
as Captain Ripley
Gilda
1946
as Man (uncredited)
Rumble Fish
1983
as Patterson the Cop
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Crowhaven Farm
1970
as Patrolman Hayes
Never So Few
1959
as MP Officer #1
The Gazebo
1959
as Actor Tripping Over Camera (uncredited)
36 Hours
1964
as Guy (uncredited)
Cartel
1990
as Mason
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Boy (uncredited)
The Mean Season
1985
as Albert O'Shaughnessy
Going My Way
1944
as Choir Member (uncredited)
Mail Order Bride
1964
as Lank
Taken Alive
1994
as L.E.
Eye of the Tiger
1986
as Blade
Hollywood Cops
1997
as Rinaldi
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988
as Captain Devlin / Count Sodom
Instant Karma
1990
as Pop
Slow Burn
1989
as Antonio Scarpelli
Commando Squad
1987
as Morgan Denny
The Frisco Kid
1979
as Matt Diggs
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Hoxey
Invasion of the Bee Girls
1973
as Neil Agar
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Amos (as Bill Smith)
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942
as Boy (uncredited)
Bulletproof
1988
as Russian Major
Platoon Leader
1988
as Major Flynn
The Ultimate Warrior
1975
as Carrot
The Last American Hero
1973
as Kyle Kingman
Uncle Sam
1996
as Major
The Mating Game
1959
as Barney
Boss Nigger
1975
as Jed Clayton
Seven
1979
as Drew
Raw Energy
1996
as Sam Stompkins
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947
as Young Boy (uncredited)
The Shooter
1997
as Jerry Krants
The Deadly Trackers
1973
as Schoolboy
GetEven
1993
as Normad
C.C. and Company
1970
as Moon
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
as Captain of the Guard
Zombiegeddon
2003
as Lord Zombie
Policewomen
1974
as Karate Instructor
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Tolar
Hollywood Man
1976
as Rafe Stoker
Darker Than Amber
1970
as Terry
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974
as Jerry Grimes
Deadly Memories
2002
as Sheriff Taggart
The Sex Symbol
1974
as Butch Wischnewski
Black Samson
1974
as Johnny Nappa
The Phantom Empire
1987
as Dr. Chambers
The Jerk, Too
1984
as Suicide
Scorchy
1976
as Carl Henrich
Wasteland Justice
1999
as Moon
East L.A. Warriors
1989
as Martelli
The Colony
1996
as Theo Maxwell
The Boneyard Collection
2008
as Bill, the First Director (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
L.A. Vice
1989
as Capt. Joe Wilkes
Hell to Pay
2005
as Emil Brax
Hammer
1972
as Brenner
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
as Conan's Father (archive footage)
Blood & Guts
1978
as Dan O'Neil
Moon in Scorpio
1987
as Burt
Death Among Friends
1975
as Sheldon Casey
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982
as Monk Hardwick
Fast Company
1979
as Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson
Chrome and Hot Leather
1971
as T.J.
Run, Angel, Run!
1969
as Angel
Ask Any Girl
1959
as Young Man (uncredited)
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Boy (uncredited)
Grave of the Vampire
1972
as James Eastman
Backtrack!
1969
as Texas Ranger Joe Riley (archive footage)
Y.M.I.
2004
as Cal
Piranha
1972
as Caribe
Broken Vessels
1998
as Bo
Shadow of the Dragon
1992
as Eric Brunner
The Losers
1970
as Link Thomas
Big Sister 2000
1995
as The Man
Action U.S.A.
1989
as Conover
Doses of Horror
2018
as Neil Agar ("A Dose of Bee Stings" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jungle Assault
1989
as General Mitchell
Evil Altar
1988
as Reed Weller
Deadly Breed
1989
as Captain
Vice
2000
as Spooky Harlow
Never Look Back
2000
as Lee Clayton
Prologue to Wounded Knee
1973
as Camper John Allen
Fever Pitch
1985
as Panama Hat
B.O.R.N.
1989
as Dr. Farley
Neon Signs
1996
as Clyde
The Man Hunter
1972
as Clel Bocock
Rapturious
2007
as Sheriff
Doublecross on Costa's Island
1997
as L. E.
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula
2001
as Count Dracula
Terror in Beverly Hills
1989
as President
The Thing with Two Heads
1972
as Hysterical Condemned Man
The Last Riders
1992
as Hammer
Red Nights
1988
as Phillip
Kiss and Be Killed
1991
as Det. Murdoch
Hard Time Romance
1991
The Final Sanction
1990
as Maj. Galashkin
The Swinging Barmaids
1975
as Harry
Feast
1992
as Det. George Bordelli
The Vampire Hunters Club
2001
as Johnny
Memorial Valley Massacre
1988
as Gen. Mintz
Cybernator
1991
as Colonel Peck
Empire of Ash III
1990
as Lucas
Blackjack
1978
as Andy Mayfield
Three Guns for Texas
1968
as Texas Ranger Joe Riley
Girls Town
1959
as Man (uncredited)
Inner Rage
2006
as Sam
Dark Secrets
1992
as Robert
Return of the Roller Blade Seven
1993
as Pharoah
Crackle of Death
1976
as Shaman Jim Elkhorn
The Roller Blade Seven
1991
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
- Conan the Barbarian (1982) — as Conan's Father
- The Outsiders (1983) — as Store Clerk
- Maverick (1994) — as Riverboat Poker Player
- Red Dawn (1984) — as Strelnikov
- Any Which Way You Can (1980) — as Jack Wilson
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