William Smith

William Smith

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1933-03-24
Deathday: 2021-07-05 (88 years old)

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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".

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Filmography

all 217

Movies 141

TV Shows 76

Director 2

Voice 1

Hofbrau Bar Fly
Irresistible

Irresistible (2020)

Movie
7.67
Neil Agar ('A Dose of Bee Stings' segment) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doses of Horror

Doses of Horror (2018)

Movie
Rinaldi
Rock n' Roll Cops Lite

Rock n' Roll Cops Lite (2014)

Movie
Bill, the Director
Her Morbid Desires

Her Morbid Desires (2009)

Movie
Bill, the First Director (segment 'Her Morbid Desires')
The Boneyard Collection

The Boneyard Collection (2008)

Movie
Sheriff
Rapturious

Rapturious (2007)

Movie
Man with Machine Gun
Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story

Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story (2007)

Movie
Lester Jiggs
Voices from the Graves

Voices from the Graves (2006)

Movie
Sam
Inner Rage

Inner Rage (2006)

Movie
Spooky Harlow
Vice

Vice (2005)

Movie
Emil Brax
Hell to Pay

Hell to Pay (2005)

Movie
Monty - 'The Wrap'
Killer Story

Killer Story (2004)

Movie
Cal
Y.M.I.

Y.M.I. (2004)

Movie
Rinaldi
The Rock 'n Roll Cops

The Rock 'n Roll Cops (2003)

Movie
Boris Catuli
A Mission to Kill

A Mission to Kill (2003)

Movie
Lord Zombie
Zombiegeddon

Zombiegeddon (2003)

Movie
Lucifer
God Has a Rap Sheet

God Has a Rap Sheet (2003)

Movie
Sheriff Taggart
Deadly Memories

Deadly Memories (2002)

Movie
Draaga (voice)
Justice League

Justice League (2001)

TV
6.09
Count Dracula
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula

The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula (2001)

Movie
Johnny
The Vampire Hunters Club

The Vampire Hunters Club (2001)

Movie
Conan's Father (archive footage)
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000)

Movie
Lee Clayton
Never Look Back

Never Look Back (2000)

Movie
Debbie Does Damnation

Debbie Does Damnation (1999)

Movie
Moon
Wasteland Justice

Wasteland Justice (1999)

Movie
Actor
Blood of His Own

Blood of His Own (1998)

Movie
Wes Tronker (segment 'Devil's Tattoo')
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1998)

TV
6
Bo
Broken Vessels

Broken Vessels (1998)

Movie
Mario Verelli
Heat of Las Vegas

Heat of Las Vegas (1998)

Movie
Jerry Krants
The Shooter

The Shooter (1997)

Movie
L. E.
Doublecross on Costa's Island

Doublecross on Costa's Island (1997)

Movie
Rinaldi
Hollywood Cops

Hollywood Cops (1997)

Movie
Major
Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam (1996)

Movie
6
Theo Maxwell
The Colony

The Colony (1996)

Movie
Sam Stompkins
Raw Energy

Raw Energy (1996)

Movie
Clyde
Neon Signs

Neon Signs (1996)

Movie
The Man
Big Sister 2000

Big Sister 2000 (1995)

Movie
Sheriff Todd
Manosaurus

Manosaurus (1994)

Movie
Harold Geiger
Due South

Due South (1994)

TV
6.55
Riverboat Poker Player
Maverick

Maverick (1994)

Movie
6.67
L.E.
Taken Alive

Taken Alive (1994)

Movie
Normad
GetEven

GetEven (1993)

Movie
Pharoah
Legend of The Roller Blade Seven

Legend of The Roller Blade Seven (1993)

Movie
Silas Quint
Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)

TV
5.63
Pharoah
Return of the Roller Blade Seven

Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1993)

Movie
Warren Bean
Vinnie & Bobby

Vinnie & Bobby (1992)

TV
Deacon
American Me

American Me (1992)

Movie
4.67
Hammer
The Last Riders

The Last Riders (1992)

Movie
Robert
Dark Secrets

Dark Secrets (1992)

Movie
Eric Brunner
Shadow of the Dragon

Shadow of the Dragon (1992)

Movie
Det. George Bordelli
Feast

Feast (1992)

Movie
Pharoah
The Roller Blade Seven

The Roller Blade Seven (1991)

Movie
Colonel Peck
Cybernator

Cybernator (1991)

Movie
Hatchett
Spirit of the Eagle

Spirit of the Eagle (1991)

Movie
Victor Fortunetti
Merchant of Evil

Merchant of Evil (1991)

Movie
Det. Murdoch
Kiss and Be Killed

Kiss and Be Killed (1991)

Movie
Maj. Galashkin
The Final Sanction

The Final Sanction (1990)

Movie
Shades of L.A.

Shades of L.A. (1990)

TV
Lucas
Empire of Ash III

Empire of Ash III (1990)

Movie
Mason
Cartel

Cartel (1990)

Movie
Fitz
Emperor of the Bronx

Emperor of the Bronx (1990)

Movie
Pop
Instant Karma

Instant Karma (1990)

Movie
General Gregori Zelenkov
Forgotten Heroes

Forgotten Heroes (1990)

Movie
Antonio Scarpelli
Slow Burn

Slow Burn (1989)

Movie
Dr. Farley
B.O.R.N.

B.O.R.N. (1989)

Movie
General Mitchell
Jungle Assault

Jungle Assault (1989)

Movie
Martelli
East L.A. Warriors

East L.A. Warriors (1989)

Movie
Capt. Joe Wilkes
L.A. Vice

L.A. Vice (1989)

Movie
Gen. Mintz
Memorial Valley Massacre

Memorial Valley Massacre (1989)

Movie
6
U.S. President
Terror In Beverly Hills

Terror In Beverly Hills (1989)

Movie
Captain
Deadly Breed

Deadly Breed (1989)

Movie
Conover
Action U.S.A.

Action U.S.A. (1989)

Movie
Reed Weller
Evil Altar

Evil Altar (1988)

Movie
Major Flynn
Platoon Leader

Platoon Leader (1988)

Movie
Captain Ripley
Maniac Cop

Maniac Cop (1988)

Movie
5.16
Phillip
Red Nights

Red Nights (1988)

Movie
Russian Major
Bulletproof

Bulletproof (1988)

Movie
Supercarrier

Supercarrier (1988)

TV
Capt. Devlin / Count Sodom
Hell Comes to Frogtown

Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)

Movie
Eagle's Law

Eagle's Law (1988)

Movie
Burt
Moon in Scorpio

Moon in Scorpio (1987)

Movie
Dr. Chambers
The Phantom Empire

The Phantom Empire (1987)

Movie
Morgan Denny
Commando Squad

Commando Squad (1987)

Movie
Col. Meredith
Hell on the Battleground

Hell on the Battleground (1987)

Movie
Badd
The Badd One

The Badd One (1987)

Movie
Actor
Downtown

Downtown (1986)

TV
Blade
Eye of the Tiger

Eye of the Tiger (1986)

Movie
Panama Hat
Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch (1985)

Movie
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1985)

TV
7
Brodie Hollister
Wildside

Wildside (1985)

TV
Albert O'Shaughnessy
The Mean Season

The Mean Season (1985)

Movie
Clyde Thorson
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

TV
7
Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven (1984)

TV
Sgt. Neville Sigerson / Sgt. Sal Drasso
Hunter

Hunter (1984)

TV
Strelnikov
Red Dawn

Red Dawn (1984)

Movie
3.5
Patterson / Steele
Airwolf

Airwolf (1984)

TV
6
Suicide
The Jerk, Too

The Jerk, Too (1984)

Movie
Masquerade

Masquerade (1983)

TV
Patterson the Cop
Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish (1983)

Movie
1
Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)

TV
The Yellow Rose

The Yellow Rose (1983)

TV
Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)

TV
5.71
Store Clerk
The Outsiders

The Outsiders (1983)

Movie
6
Jase Tataro / Dimitri Shasta Kovich
The A-Team

The A-Team (1983)

TV
3.29
Harold T. Turner
Knight Rider

Knight Rider (1982)

TV
7.1
Matt Houston

Matt Houston (1982)

TV
Conan's Father
Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Movie
5.45
T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker (1982)

TV
6
Monk Hardwick
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang (1982)

Movie
Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon (1981)

TV
6
The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy (1981)

TV
Code Red

Code Red (1981)

TV
Jack Wilson
Any Which Way You Can

Any Which Way You Can (1980)

Movie
5.4
Tolar
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1980)

Movie
Actor
Hagen

Hagen (1980)

TV
Tugwell
Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D. (1979)

TV
6
The Trebor
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

TV
6
Benson

Benson (1979)

TV
5.79
Drew
Seven

Seven (1979)

Movie
Matt Diggs
The Frisco Kid

The Frisco Kid (1979)

Movie
John Waverly
The Rebels

The Rebels (1979)

Movie
Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson
Fast Company

Fast Company (1979)

Movie
B. J. and the Bear

B. J. and the Bear (1979)

TV
4.25
Andy Mayfield
Blackjack

Blackjack (1978)

Movie
Vega$

Vega$ (1978)

TV
Dan O'Neil
Blood & Guts

Blood & Guts (1978)

Movie
The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail (1977)

TV
Logan's Run

Logan's Run (1977)

TV
6
Stan
CHiPs

CHiPs (1977)

TV
1
Hoxey
Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)

Movie
Carl Henrich
Scorchy

Scorchy (1976)

Movie
Rafe Stoker
Hollywood Man

Hollywood Man (1976)

Movie
6
Falconetti
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)

TV
Shaman Jim Elkhorn (segment: "The Energy Eater")
Crackle of Death

Crackle of Death (1976)

Movie
City of Angels

City of Angels (1976)

TV
Gus Dolan
Dr. Minx

Dr. Minx (1975)

Movie
Carrot
The Ultimate Warrior

The Ultimate Warrior (1975)

Movie
Jed Clayton
Boss Nigger

Boss Nigger (1975)

Movie
Harry
The Swinging Barmaids

The Swinging Barmaids (1975)

Movie
Bronk

Bronk (1975)

TV
Tom
Win, Place or Steal

Win, Place or Steal (1975)

Movie
Butch Wischnewski
The Sex Symbol

The Sex Symbol (1974)

Movie
Police Woman

Police Woman (1974)

TV
5.55
Jim Elkhorn
Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

TV
5.33
Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes (1974)

TV
6
Johnny Nappa
Black Samson

Black Samson (1974)

Movie
Movin' On

Movin' On (1974)

TV
Karate Instructor
Policewomen

Policewomen (1974)

Movie
Cmdr. Maxwell
The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)

TV
6.86
Schoolboy
The Deadly Trackers

The Deadly Trackers (1973)

Movie
Kyle Kingman
The Last American Hero

The Last American Hero (1973)

Movie
2
Neil Agar
Invasion of the Bee Girls

Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973)

Movie
Frank Martelli
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman

Sweet Jesus, Preacherman (1973)

Movie
Camper John Allen
Prologue to Wounded Knee

Prologue to Wounded Knee (1973)

Movie
Police Story

Police Story (1973)

TV
Jack Lowell
A Taste of Hell

A Taste of Hell (1973)

Movie
Caribe
Piranha, Piranha

Piranha, Piranha (1972)

Movie
Capt. Luther Staggers
Kung Fu

Kung Fu (1972)

TV
7.14
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

TV
6.86
Search

Search (1972)

TV
James Eastman
Grave of the Vampire

Grave of the Vampire (1972)

Movie
6
Hysterical Condemned Man
The Thing with Two Heads

The Thing with Two Heads (1972)

Movie
3
Brenner
Hammer

Hammer (1972)

Movie
Clel Bocock
The Man Hunter

The Man Hunter (1972)

Movie
T.J.
Chrome and Hot Leather

Chrome and Hot Leather (1971)

Movie
Nichols
Columbo

Columbo (1971)

TV
5.78
Frank
Runaway, Runaway

Runaway, Runaway (1971)

Movie
Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones (1971)

TV
Moon
C.C. and Company

C.C. and Company (1970)

Movie
Terry
Darker Than Amber

Darker Than Amber (1970)

Movie
Tim
Angels Die Hard

Angels Die Hard (1970)

Movie
Link Thomas
The Losers

The Losers (1970)

Movie
6
Amos (as Bill Smith)
The Over the Hill Gang

The Over the Hill Gang (1969)

Movie
Texas Ranger Joe Riley (archive footage)
Backtrack!

Backtrack! (1969)

Movie
Angel
Run, Angel, Run!

Run, Angel, Run! (1969)

Movie
Texas Ranger Joe Riley
Three Guns for Texas

Three Guns for Texas (1968)

Movie
Kitana
Here Come the Brides

Here Come the Brides (1968)

TV
6
Jack Harper
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad (1968)

TV
6
Det. James 'Kimo' Carew
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

TV
5.45
Julia

Julia (1968)

TV
The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)

TV
Custer

Custer (1967)

TV
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
John Brent
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible (1966)

TV
6.33
Felony Squad

Felony Squad (1966)

TV
Adonis
Batman

Batman (1966)

TV
5
Turk
I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie (1965)

TV
6.11
Joe Riley
Laredo

Laredo (1965)

TV
6
Guy (uncredited)
36 Hours

36 Hours (1964)

Movie
Frank Meeker
Tom, Dick and Mary

Tom, Dick and Mary (1964)

TV
Catoga / Amos Martin / Amos (uncredited) / Campuits
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone (1964)

TV
5.75
Lank
Mail Order Bride

Mail Order Bride (1964)

Movie
Deputy Raynor
Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)

TV
Jimmy Delaney
Zero One

Zero One (1962)

TV
German Sergeant / Richter
Combat!

Combat! (1962)

TV
6
Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke (1962)

TV
Tommy Lad
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

TV
5
Spector / Bill / Paul Rogers / Andy Adams / Joe Riley
The Virginian

The Virginian (1962)

TV
Captain of the Guard
Atlantis: The Lost Continent

Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961)

Movie
Danny Keller
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle (1961)

TV
MP Officer #1
Never So Few

Never So Few (1959)

Movie
Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky (1959)

TV
Man (uncredited)
Girls Town

Girls Town (1959)

Movie
Barney
The Mating Game

The Mating Game (1959)

Movie
Dink
The Ed Wynn Show

The Ed Wynn Show (1958)

TV
Andy Witcoe
Perry Mason

Perry Mason (1957)

TV
4.33
Thomas Lance
Wagon Train

Wagon Train (1957)

TV
8
Jude Bonner / Latch
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6
Lassie

Lassie (1954)

TV
8
Dan Turner / Marshall Hendry Brown
Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days (1952)

TV
Boy (uncredited)
The Boy with Green Hair

The Boy with Green Hair (1948)

Movie
Man (uncredited)
Gilda

Gilda (1946)

Movie
6
Boy (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)

Movie
6
Little Boy (uncredited)
Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Movie
6
Choir Member (uncredited)
Going My Way

Going My Way (1944)

Movie
6
Boy (uncredited)
The Ghost of Frankenstein

The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

Movie
5.16
Boris Katunik
Nam a la caza del tigre

Nam a la caza del tigre

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.45
Based on 1.26 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1933-03-24

Deathday
2021-07-05 (88 years old)

Birth Place
Columbia, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
William E. Smith, Bill Smith, Big Bill Smith, William Smith II


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