1933-03-24 Columbia, Missouri, USA
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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Irresistible | Hofbrau Bar Fly | 2020-07-01 |
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Doses of Horror | Neil Agar ("A Dose of Bee Stings" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2018-01-05 |
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Rock n' Roll Cops Lite | Rinaldi (archive footage) | 2014-03-21 |
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The Boneyard Collection | Bill, the First Director (segment "Her Morbid Desires") | 2008-01-01 |
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Rapturious | Sheriff | 2007-10-02 |
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Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story | Man with Machine Gun | 2007-02-20 |
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Voices from the Graves | Lester Jiggs | 2006-01-01 |
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Inner Rage | Sam | 2006-01-01 |
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Hell to Pay | Emil Brax | 2005-08-12 |
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Y.M.I. | Cal | 2004-03-05 |
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Killer Story | Monty | 2004-03-09 |
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A Mission to Kill | 2003-08-15 | |
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The Rock 'n Roll Cops | Rinaldi | 2003-08-18 |
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God Has a Rap Sheet | Lucifer | 2003-05-07 |
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Zombiegeddon | Lord Zombie | 2003-07-12 |
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Deadly Memories | Sheriff Taggart | 2002-01-01 |
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The Vampire Hunters Club | Johnny | 2001-02-01 |
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The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula | Count Dracula | 2001-08-20 |
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Vice | Spooky Harlow | 2000-06-29 |
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Never Look Back | Lee Clayton | 2000-03-31 |
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Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' | Conan's Father (archive footage) | 2000-05-30 |
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Wasteland Justice | Moon | 1999-01-01 |
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Debbie Does Damnation | 1999-11-02 | |
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Broken Vessels | Bo | 1998-04-18 |
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Heat of Las Vegas | Mario Verelli | 1998-01-23 |
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Blood of His Own | 1998-12-31 | |
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Hollywood Cops | Rinaldi | 1997-01-01 |
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The Shooter | Jerry Krants | 1997-10-23 |
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Doublecross on Costa's Island | L. E. | 1997-01-01 |
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Uncle Sam | Major | 1996-11-13 |
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Neon Signs | Clyde | 1996-01-01 |
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The Colony | Theo Maxwell | 1996-07-04 |
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Raw Energy | Sam Stompkins | 1996-01-01 |
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Big Sister 2000 | The Man | 1995-01-01 |
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Taken Alive | L.E. | 1994-05-12 |
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Manosaurus | Sheriff Todd | 1994-11-01 |
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Maverick | Riverboat Poker Player | 1994-05-20 |
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Return of the Roller Blade Seven | Pharoah | 1993-04-15 |
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Legend of The Roller Blade Seven | Pharoah | 1993-06-25 |
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GetEven | Normad | 1993-09-24 |
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American Me | Deacon | 1992-03-13 |
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The Last Riders | Hammer | 1992-02-01 |
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Shadow of the Dragon | Eric Brunner | 1992-01-01 |
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Feast | Det. George Bordelli | 1992-01-01 |
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Dark Secrets | Robert | 1992-01-01 |
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Spirit of the Eagle | Hatchett | 1991-01-01 |
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Kiss and Be Killed | Det. Murdoch | 1991-01-01 |
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Merchant of Evil | Victor Fortunetti | 1991-01-01 |
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Hard Time Romance | 1991-05-08 | |
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The Roller Blade Seven | Pharoah | 1991-09-06 |
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Cybernator | Colonel Peck | 1991-07-05 |
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Emperor of the Bronx | Fitz | 1990-06-01 |
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Cartel | Mason | 1990-06-14 |
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Forgotten Heroes | General Gregori Zelenkov | 1990-01-01 |
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Empire of Ash III | Lucas | 1990-06-26 |
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Instant Karma | Pop | 1990-04-27 |
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The Final Sanction | Maj. Galashkin | 1990-11-30 |
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Deadly Breed | Captain | 1989-07-20 |
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Jungle Assault | General Mitchell | 1989-10-18 |
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Action U.S.A. | Conover | 1989-07-01 |
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L.A. Vice | Capt. Joe Wilkes | 1989-10-01 |
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B.O.R.N. | Dr. Farley | 1989-10-26 |
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East L.A. Warriors | Martelli | 1989-10-16 |
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Slow Burn | Antonio Scarpelli | 1989-12-31 |
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Terror In Beverly Hills | President | 1989-08-26 |
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Memorial Valley Massacre | Gen. Mintz | 1988-12-09 |
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Bulletproof | Russian Major | 1988-04-20 |
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Red Nights | Phillip | 1988-05-12 |
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Evil Altar | Reed Weller | 1988-11-01 |
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Eagle's Law | 1988-01-01 | |
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Platoon Leader | Major Flynn | 1988-10-01 |
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Maniac Cop | Captain Ripley | 1988-05-13 |
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Hell Comes to Frogtown | Captain Devlin / Count Sodom | 1988-01-29 |
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Moon in Scorpio | Burt | 1987-10-14 |
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Hell on the Battleground | Colonel Meredith | 1987-04-01 |
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The Badd One | Badd | 1987-01-01 |
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The Phantom Empire | Dr. Chambers | 1987-10-01 |
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Commando Squad | Morgan Denny | 1987-06-01 |
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Eye of the Tiger | Blade | 1986-07-07 |
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The Mean Season | Albert O'Shaughnessy | 1985-02-15 |
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Fever Pitch | Panama Hat | 1985-11-22 |
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The Jerk, Too | Suicide | 1984-01-06 |
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Red Dawn | Strelnikov | 1984-08-10 |
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Rumble Fish | Patterson the Cop | 1983-10-09 |
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The Outsiders | Store Clerk | 1983-03-25 |
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Conan the Barbarian | Conan's Father | 1982-03-16 |
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Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang | Monk Hardwick | 1982-01-16 |
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The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes | Tolar | 1980-11-18 |
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Any Which Way You Can | Jack Wilson | 1980-12-17 |
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The Rebels | John Waverly | 1979-05-14 |
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The Frisco Kid | Matt Diggs | 1979-07-06 |
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Seven | Drew | 1979-09-07 |
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Fast Company | Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson | 1979-03-18 |
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Blackjack | Andy Mayfield (as Bill Smith) | 1978-11-01 |
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Blood & Guts | Dan O'Neil | 1978-09-15 |
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Twilight's Last Gleaming | Hoxey | 1977-02-09 |
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Crackle of Death | Shaman Jim Elkhorn | 1976-03-28 |
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Hollywood Man | Rafe Stoker | 1976-10-01 |
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Scorchy | Carl Henrich | 1976-10-08 |
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Boss Nigger | Jed Clayton | 1975-08-17 |
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Win, Place or Steal | Tom | 1975-02-01 |
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Dr. Minx | Gus Dolan | 1975-11-01 |
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The Ultimate Warrior | Carrot | 1975-10-02 |
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The Swinging Barmaids | Harry | 1975-07-15 |
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The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter | Jerry Grimes | 1974-03-27 |
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The Sex Symbol | Butch Wischnewski | 1974-09-17 |
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Policewomen | Karate Instructor | 1974-02-09 |
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Black Samson | Johnny Nappa | 1974-08-14 |
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Invasion of the Bee Girls | Neil Agar | 1973-06-01 |
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Camper John | Camper John Allen | 1973-04-27 |
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The Deadly Trackers | Schoolboy | 1973-12-21 |
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Sweet Jesus, Preacherman | Martelli | 1973-05-25 |
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The Last American Hero | Kyle Kingman | 1973-07-27 |
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Grave of the Vampire | James Eastman | 1972-08-23 |
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The Thing with Two Heads | Hysterical Condemned Man | 1972-07-19 |
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Hammer | Brenner | 1972-07-04 |
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The Man Hunter | Clel Bocock | 1972-03-20 |
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Piranha | Caribe | 1972-11-08 |
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Chrome and Hot Leather | T.J. | 1971-09-29 |
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Runaway, Runaway | Frank | 1971-05-17 |
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Darker Than Amber | Terry | 1970-08-14 |
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C.C. and Company | Moon | 1970-10-14 |
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Crowhaven Farm | Patrolman Hayes | 1970-11-24 |
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The Losers | Link Thomas | 1970-06-08 |
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Angels Die Hard | Tim | 1970-07-08 |
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The Over the Hill Gang | Amos (as Bill Smith) | 1969-07-06 |
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Run, Angel, Run! | Angel | 1969-04-18 |
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Backtrack! | Texas Ranger Joe Riley (archive footage) | 1969-05-26 |
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Three Guns for Texas | Texas Ranger Joe Riley | 1968-10-31 |
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36 Hours | Guy (uncredited) | 1964-11-26 |
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Mail Order Bride | Lank | 1964-03-10 |
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Atlantis: The Lost Continent | Captain of the Guard | 1961-05-03 |
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Never So Few | MP Officer #1 | 1959-12-07 |
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Girls Town | Man (uncredited) | 1959-10-05 |
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The Mating Game | Barney | 1959-04-29 |
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The Boy with Green Hair | Boy (uncredited) | 1948-11-26 |
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I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | Young Boy (uncredited) | 1947-07-31 |
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Gilda | Man (uncredited) | 1946-04-25 |
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Boy (uncredited) | 1945-02-28 |
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Meet Me in St. Louis | Little Boy (uncredited) | 1944-11-28 |
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Going My Way | Choir Member (uncredited) | 1944-01-01 |
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The Ghost of Frankenstein | Boy (uncredited) | 1942-03-13 |
