William Emmett Smith (March 24, 1933 – July 5, 2021) was an American actor. In a Hollywood career spanning more than 79 years, he appeared in almost three hundred feature films and television productions in a wide variety of character roles, accumulating over 980 total credits,
with his best known role being the menacing Anthony Falconetti in the 1970s television mini-series ''
Rich Man, Poor Man''. Smith is also known for films like ''
Any Which Way You Can'' (1980), ''
Conan The Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including '' Conan the Barbarian'' and ''Conan the Destroyer''), ...
'' (1982), ''
Rumble Fish'' (1983), and ''
Red Dawn'' (1984), as well as lead roles in several
exploitation films during the 1990s.
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Early life and career
Smith was born on March 24, 1933, in Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the five-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourt ...
, to William Emmett Smith and Emily Richards Smith, and grew up on the cattle ranch owned by his parents.[ His family later moved to Southern California, where he began his acting career at the age of eight in 1942; entering films as a child actor in such films as '']The Ghost of Frankenstein
''The Ghost of Frankenstein'' is a 1942 American horror film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Cedric Hardwicke, Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi. It is the fourth film in the ''Frankenstein'' series by Universal Pictures, and the follow-up ...
'', '' The Song of Bernadette'' and ''Meet Me in St. Louis
''Meet Me in St. Louis'' is a 1944 American Christmas film, Christmas musical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Divided into a series of seasonal vignettes, starting with Summer 1903, it relates the story of a year in the life of the Smith famil ...
''.
Smith served in the United States Air Force
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. He won the 200-pound (91 kg) arm-wrestling championship of the world multiple times and also won the United States Air Force
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weightlifting championship. A lifelong bodybuilder, Smith was a record holder for reverse-curling his own body weight. His trademark arms measured as much as inches. Smith held a 31–1 record as an amateur boxer. A fluent Russian speaker, during the Korean War
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Smith was a Russian Intercept Interrogator and flew secret ferret missions over the Russian SFSR
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. He was reportedly also fluent in French, German and Serbo-Croatian. He had both CIA
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and NSA
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clearances and intended to enter a classified position with the U.S. government, but while he was working on his doctorate studies he landed an acting contract with MGM.
In the years from 1961 to 2014, Smith established himself as a highly prolific and profoundly talented character actor with roles in a diverse range of genres. Although often typecast as an anti-social personality, he sporadically got other kinds of roles as a law enforcement officer or an anti-heroic protagonist. He was a regular on the 1961 ABC
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* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
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television series ''The Asphalt Jungle
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'', portraying police Sergeant Danny Keller. In 1964, he appeared in the episode "The Rope of Lies" as Bill, a ranch hand from the Shiloh Ranch in the syndicated television series ''The Virginian''. One of his earliest leading roles was as Joe Riley, a good-natured Texas Ranger on the NBC
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western series '' Laredo'' (1965–1967). In 1967, Smith guest starred as Jude Bonner on James Arness
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's long-lived western ''Gunsmoke
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''.
Smith was cast as John Richard Parker, brother of Cynthia Ann Parker
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, both taken hostage in Texas by the Comanche
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, in "The Understanding" (1969), an episode of ''Death Valley Days
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''. 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 the 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
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'', 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
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of our time".
Smith joined the cast of the final season of ''Hawaii Five-O
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* ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968 TV series), an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productio ...
'' as Detective James "Kimo" Carew, a new officer in the Five-O unit. He had previously appeared with Jack Lord
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in '' Stoney Burke''. Smith starred in one episode each of the Adam West ''Batman
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'' TV series (in the episode "Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires" as Adonis, one of the minions of the title guest villainess portrayed by Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Gabor competed in the 1933 Mis ...
), ''I Dream of Jeannie
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'' (in the episode "Operation: First Couple on the Moon" as Turk Parker), ''Kung Fu
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'', and as The Treybor, a ruthless warlord, in the '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' episode "Buck's Duel to the Death". Smith also made guest appearances opposite James Garner
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in the 1974 two-hour pilot for ''The Rockford Files
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'' (titled "Backlash of the Hunter" and also featuring Lindsay Wagner
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and Bill Mumy
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), and George Peppard
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in ''The A-Team
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'' (in two appearances as different characters, in the first season's "Pros and Cons" and the fourth season's "The A-Team Is Coming, The A-Team Is Coming").
In the 1976 television miniseries '' Rich Man, Poor Man'', he portrayed Anthony Falconetti, nemesis of the Jordache family, and reprised the role in the sequel, ''Rich Man, Poor Man Book II
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''.[ Other 1970s TV appearances included the '' Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' episode "The Energy Eater", as an Indian medicine man who advises Kolchak, and an early '']Six Million Dollar Man
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'' episode "Survival of the Fittest" as Commander Maxwell. He also appeared in the 1979 miniseries '' The Rebels'' as John Waverly, in an episode of ''The Dukes of Hazzard
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'' as Jason Steele, a bounty hunter hired by Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane Rosco Purvis Coltrane is a fictional sheriff character who appeared in the 1975 film '' Moonrunners'', which inspired the creation of the American TV series '' The Dukes of Hazzard'' (and related spin-off films).
In ''Moonrunners'', he was played b ...
to frame the Duke Boys into jail, and in an episode of ''Knight Rider
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'' as Harold Turner, the manipulative leader of a hellish biker gang whom David Hasselhoff
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's character Michael Knight has to outsmart.
On the big screen, Smith became the star of several cult movies from the early seventies. Smith appeared as heavy Terry Bartell in ''Darker than Amber
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'' in 1970. In the fist fight scene that ends the film, Rod Taylor
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hit Smith (who was playing the villain) who retaliated in kind, and a staged-fight scene became a real fight as the cameras continued to roll.[ Smith later reported that Taylor was "a very tough guy" who broke three of his ribs while he broke Taylor's nose.
Also in 1970, Smith featured in two biker flicks '']Nam's Angels
''The Losers'' released on video as ''Nam's Angels'' is a 1970 American biker war film directed by Jack Starrett.
Plot
The plot involves a gang of Hells Angels-type bikers called "The Devil's Advocates" involved in the Vietnam War. They are sen ...
'' (originally released under the title "The Losers") co-starring Bernie Hamilton
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Biography
Hamilton was born in East Los Angeles; his brother was jazz drummer Chico Hamilton. He a ...
and ''C.C. and Company
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'' with Ann-Margret
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She is known for her roles in ''Pocketful of Miracles'' (1961), ''State Fair'' (1962), ''B ...
, Joe Namath
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, Jennifer Billingsley and genre favorite, Sid Haig
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, the latter of which was directed by Seymour Robbie Seymour Robbie (August 25, 1919 – June 17, 2004) was a director of American television programs, whose work ranged from 1951 ('' Down You Go'') to 1990 ('' Father Dowling Mysteries''). His credits include game shows (e.g., ''The $64,000 Question' ...
and written by Ann-Margret's husband, actor Roger Smith. He starred in 1972's ''Grave of the Vampire
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'' as James Eastman (co-starring with Michael Pataki
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Early life
Pataki was born in Youngstown, Ohio. His parents were Hungarians. He was the youngest of three children - one older brother and one older sister. He atten ...
and Lyn Peters), and 1973's ''Invasion of the Bee Girls
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'' (co-starring Victoria Vetri, Anitra Ford and Katie Saylor, written by Nicholas Meyer
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and directed by Denis Sanders
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), and 1975's ''The Swinging Barmaids
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Plot
After murde ...
'' (starring Ms. Saylor, Bruce Watson and Laura Hippe, and directed by Gus Trikonis
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Career
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). In 1972 and 1975, respectively, he appeared in two popular Blaxploitation
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films, ''Hammer
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'' and the controversially titled ''Boss Nigger
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'', both with Fred Williamson
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. In 1972, he appeared in a Columbo episode "The Greenhouse Jungle" as Ken Nichols, a handsome swindler who may be a person of interest in Columbo's murder investigation. After that, he played a vindictive sergeant in ''Twilight's Last Gleaming
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Loosely based on a 1971 nov ...
'' (1977) with an all-star cast headed by Burt Lancaster
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and Richard Widmark
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He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film, '' Kiss of Death'' (1947) ...
, a drag-racing legend in ''Fast Company
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''Fast Company'' was launched in November 1995 by Alan Web ...
'' (1979) also co-starring Claudia Jennings
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and John Saxon
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, the main character's father in ''Conan the Barbarian
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'' (1982) with Arnold Schwarzenegger
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, bad guy Matt Diggs in ''The Frisco Kid
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Rabbi ...
'' (1979) opposite Gene Wilder
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and Harrison Ford
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, and Clint Eastwood
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's bare-knuckle opponent Jack Wilson in 1980's '' Any Which Way You Can'' (a sequel to 1978's ''Every Which Way But Loose
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'' in which Smith did not appear), and also had a top villainous role of the Soviet commander in the hit 1984 theatrical film '' Red Dawn''.
In 1983, Smith appeared in two films from Francis Ford Coppola
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, in '' The Outsiders'' as a store clerk and in '' Rumble Fish'' as a police officer. In 1985, Smith landed the starring role of Brodie Hollister in the short-lived Disney Western series '' Wildside'', created by writer-producer Tom Greene, and another role as the bookmaker Dutchman's strongarm enforcer known simply as "Panama Hat", in director Richard Brooks
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's final movie, ''Fever Pitch
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'' (1985) opposite Ryan O'Neal
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. Although it was reported that Smith retired from film in 2014 with his last screen appearance, he did make a cameo appearance in the Steve Carell
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comedy, '' Irresistible'' (2020).
Post-retirement
In 2009, Smith published ''The Poetic Works of William Smith''.[
Smith died at the ]Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital
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in Los Angeles, on July 5, 2021, at the age of 88.
Selected filmography
* 1942 ''The Ghost of Frankenstein
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'' as Village boy in courtroom (uncredited)
* 1943 '' The Song of Bernadette'' as Sleeping Boy (uncredited)
* 1944 ''Going My Way
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'' as Choir Member (uncredited)
* 1944 ''Meet Me in St. Louis
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'' as Little Boy (uncredited)
* 1945 '' A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' as Boy (uncredited)
* 1946 ''Gilda
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'' as Man (uncredited)
* 1947 ''I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
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'' as Young Boy (uncredited)
* 1948 ''The Boy with Green Hair
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'' as Boy (uncredited)
* 1958 '' High School Confidential'' as Minor Role (uncredited)
* 1959 '' The Mating Game'' as Barney
* 1959 '' Ask Any Girl'' as Young Man (uncredited)
* 1959 '' Girls Town'' as Man (uncredited)
* 1959 ''Never So Few
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'' as MP Officer #1 (uncredited)
* 1959 ''The Gazebo
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'' as Actor (uncredited)
* 1961 ''Go Naked in the World
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'' as Minor Role
* 1961 ''The Asphalt Jungle
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'' (TV series) as Sergeant Danny Keller
* 1961 ''Atlantis, the Lost Continent
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'' as Captain of The Guard
* 1962 '' Zero One'' (TV series) as Jimmy Delaney
* 1964 '' 36 Hours'' as Guy (uncredited)
* 1964 ''Mail Order Bride
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'' as Lank
* 1965 '' Laredo'' (TV series) as Joe Riley
* 1968 ''Batman
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'' as Adonis - Episode: "Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires"
* 1968 ''Three Guns for Texas
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* 3 BC, the third year before the AD era
* March, the third month
Books
* '' Three of Them'' (Russian: ', literally, "three"), a 1901 ...
'' as Ranger Joe Riley
* 1969 ''The Over-the-Hill Gang
''The Over-the-Hill Gang'' is a 1969 American made-for-television Western comedy film about a group of aging Texas Rangers, starring Walter Brennan and Pat O'Brien. Chill Wills, Edgar Buchanan, Andy Devine, and Jack Elam play supporting rol ...
'' as Amos
* 1969 ''Run, Angel, Run!
''Run, Angel, Run!'' is a 1969 film directed by Jack Starrett and starring William Smith and Valerie Starrett. It was the 17th highest-grossing film of 1969. '' as Angel
* 1970 ''Nam's Angels
''The Losers'' released on video as ''Nam's Angels'' is a 1970 American biker war film directed by Jack Starrett.
Plot
The plot involves a gang of Hells Angels-type bikers called "The Devil's Advocates" involved in the Vietnam War. They are sen ...
'' as Link Thomas
* 1970 ''Angels Die Hard
''Angels Die Hard'' is a 1970 biker film directed by Richard Compton and starring Tom Baker and William Smith. It is the first film distributed by New World Pictures; half its budget was provided by Roger Corman.
The film—which was written in t ...
'' as Tim
* 1970 ''Darker than Amber
''Darker than Amber'' (1966) is the seventh novel in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald
John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916December 28, 1986) was an American writer of novels and short stories. He is known for his thrillers.
MacDo ...
'' as Terry
* 1970 ''C.C. and Company
''C.C. and Company'' is a 1970 American biker film directed by Seymour Robbie. It starred Joe Namath as biker C.C. Ryder, Ann-Margret as fashion journalist Ann, and William Smith as Moon, the leader of the fictitious outlaw biker club the "Hea ...
'' as Moon
* 1970 ''Crowhaven Farm
''Crowhaven Farm'' is a 1970 American made-for-television supernatural horror film directed by Walter Grauman and starring Hope Lange, Paul Burke and John Carradine. It originally aired as the ''ABC Movie of the Week'' on November 24, 1970.
Pl ...
'' as Patrolman Hayes
* 1971 '' Summertree'' as Draft Lawyer
* 1971 ''Chrome and Hot Leather
''Chrome and Hot Leather'' is a 1971 American action revenge film about Green Berets vs. bikersGary A. Smith, ''The American International Pictures Video Guide'', McFarland 2009 p 38 with touches of comedy. It is one of two films to feature sing ...
'' as T.J.
* 1972 ''The Thing with Two Heads
''The Thing with Two Heads'' is a 1972 American blaxploitation science fiction comedy film directed by Lee Frost and starring Ray Milland, Rosey Grier, Don Marshall, Roger Perry, Kathy Baumann, and Chelsea Brown.
Plot
Dr. Maxwell Kirshner ( ...
'' as Hysterical Condemned Man
* 1972 ''Hammer
A hammer is a tool, most often a hand tool, consisting of a weighted "head" fixed to a long handle that is swung to deliver an impact to a small area of an object. This can be, for example, to drive nails into wood, to shape metal (as w ...
'' as Brenner
* 1972 '' Piranha, Piranha'' as Caribe
* 1972 ''Grave of the Vampire
''Grave of the Vampire'' is a 1972 American vampire film directed by John Hayes, and starring William Smith, Michael Pataki, and Lyn Peters. Its plot follows a vampire who rapes a living woman, resulting in the birth of a child who feeds only ...
'' as James Eastman
* 1972 ''The Runaway'' as Frank
* 1973 ''The Fuzz Brothers'' as Sonny
* 1973 ''Gentle Savage'' as John Allen, Camper
* 1973 '' Sweet Jesus, Preacherman'' as Martelli
* 1973 ''Invasion of the Bee Girls
''Invasion of the Bee Girls'' (UK video title: ''Graveyard Tramps'') is a 1973 American science fiction film. The first film venture for writer Nicholas Meyer, it was directed by Denis Sanders and stars William Smith, Anitra Ford and Victori ...
'' as Neil Agar
* 1973 ''The Last American Hero
''The Last American Hero'' (also known as ''Hard Driver'') is a 1973 American sports drama film based on the true story of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson. Directed by Lamont Johnson (no relation), the film stars Jeff Bridges as Junior Jackson, a cha ...
'' as Kyle Kingman
* 1973 ''Invasion of the Bee Girls
''Invasion of the Bee Girls'' (UK video title: ''Graveyard Tramps'') is a 1973 American science fiction film. The first film venture for writer Nicholas Meyer, it was directed by Denis Sanders and stars William Smith, Anitra Ford and Victori ...
'' as Neil Agar
* 1973 ''The Deadly Trackers
''The Deadly Trackers'' is a 1973 American Western film directed by Barry Shear and starring Richard Harris, Rod Taylor and Al Lettieri. It is based on the novel ''Riata'' by Samuel Fuller.
Plot
Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick (Harris) is a pacifist ...
'' as Schoolboy
* 1973 ''A Taste of Hell'' as Jack Lowell
* 1974 ''Policewomen
The integration of women into law enforcement positions can be considered a large social change. A century ago, there were few jobs open to women in law enforcement. A small number of women worked as correctional officers, and their assignment ...
'' as The Karate Instructor
* 1974 ''Black Samson
''Black Samson'' is a 1974 American blaxploitation film, starring Rockne Tarkington, Carol Speed, William Smith and Connie Strickland. The film was written by Daniel B. Cady (who also produced) and Warren Hamilton Jr., directed by Charles Bail ...
'' as Giovanni "Johnny" Nappa
* 1974 ''Planet of the Apes
''Planet of the Apes'' is an American science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. The franchise is based on Frenc ...
'' as Tolar - Episode: "The Gladiators"
* 1974 '' Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' as Jim Elkhorn - Episode: "The Energy Eater"
* 1974 ''Win, Place or Steal'' as Tom
* 1974 ''The Rockford Files
''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network from September 13, 1974 to January 10, 1980, and remains in syndication. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investigator ...
'' as Jerry Grimes - Episode: "Backlash of the Hunter"
* 1975 ''Boss Nigger
''Boss Nigger'' (also known as simply ''Boss'' and ''The Black Bounty Killer'') is a 1975 blaxploitation Western film directed by Jack Arnold, and stars former football player Fred Williamson, who both wrote and co-produced. ''Boss Nigger'' i ...
'' as Jed Clayton
* 1975 ''The Swinging Barmaids
''The Swinging Barmaids'' is a 1975 American exploitation film about a serial killer who targets cocktail waitresses. The film was directed by Gus Trikonis, and stars Bruce Watson, Laura Hippe, William Smith, and Dyanne Thorne.
Plot
After murde ...
'' as Lieutenant Harry White
* 1975 ''The Ultimate Warrior
Warrior (born James Brian Hellwig; June 16, 1959 – April 8, 2014) was an American professional wrestler and bodybuilder. Best known by his ring name The Ultimate Warrior, he wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) from 198 ...
'' as "Carrot"
* 1975 '' Dr. Minx'' as Gus Dolan
* 1976 '' Scorchy'' as Carl Henrich
* 1976 '' Rich Man, Poor Man'' as Anthony Falconetti
* 1976 ''Rich Man, Poor Man Book II
''Rich Man, Poor Man Book II'' is an American television miniseries that aired on ABC in one-hour episodes at 9:00pm ET/PT on Tuesday nights between September 21, 1976 and March 8, 1977. A sequel to '' Rich Man, Poor Man'' that had aired the pr ...
'' as Anthony Falconetti
* 1976 ''Hollywood Man
''Hollywood Man'' (released in the UK as ''Death Threat'') is a 1976 American film directed by Jack Starrett. The film was featured in the 1997 Quentin Tarantino Film Festival.
Plot
Cash-strapped actor/director Rafe Stoker (Smith) reluctantly ...
'' as Rafe Stoker
* 1977 ''Twilight's Last Gleaming
''Twilight's Last Gleaming'' is a 1977 thriller film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Burt Lancaster and Richard Widmark. The film was a West German/American co-production, shot mainly at the Bavaria Studios.
Loosely based on a 1971 nov ...
'' as Hoxey
* 1978 '' Blood and Guts'' as Dan O'Neil
* 1978 ''Blackjack
Blackjack (formerly Black Jack and Vingt-Un) is a casino banking game. The most widely played casino banking game in the world, it uses decks of 52 cards and descends from a global family of casino banking games known as Twenty-One. This fami ...
'' as Andy Mayfield
* 1979 ''The Frisco Kid
''The Frisco Kid'' is a 1979 American Western comedy film directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Gene Wilder as Avram Belinski, a Polish rabbi who is traveling to San Francisco, and Harrison Ford as a bank robber who befriends him.
Plot
Rabbi ...
'' as Matt Diggs
* 1979 ''Seven
7 is a number, numeral, and glyph.
7 or seven may also refer to:
* AD 7, the seventh year of the AD era
* 7 BC, the seventh year before the AD era
* The month of
July
Music Artists
* Seven (Swiss singer) (born 1978), a Swiss recording artist ...
'' as Drew Savano
* 1979 '' The Rebels'' as John Waverly
* 1979 ''Fast Company
''Fast Company'' is a monthly American business magazine published in print and online that focuses on technology, business, and design. It publishes six print issues per year.
History
''Fast Company'' was launched in November 1995 by Alan Web ...
'' as Lonnie "Lucky Man" Johnson
* 1979 ''Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O or Hawaii Five-0 may refer to:
* ''Hawaii Five-0'' (2010 TV series), an American action police procedural television series
* ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968 TV series), an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productio ...
'' - Detective James "Kimo" Carew
* 1980 '' Any Which Way You Can'' as Jack Wilson
* 1981 ''Dukes of Hazzard
''The Dukes of Hazzard'' is an American action comedy TV series that was aired on CBS from January 26, 1979 to February 8, 1985. The show aired for 147 episodes spanning seven seasons. It was consistently among the top-rated television series ...
'' as Jason Steele - Episode: "10 Million Dollar Sheriff"
* 1982 ''Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including '' Conan the Barbarian'' and '' Conan the Destroyer'') ...
'' as Conan's father
* 1983 '' Rumble Fish'' as Officer Patterson
* 1983 The A-Team
Staffel 1
Folge 4
* 1983 '' The Outsiders'' as The Store Clerk
* 1984 '' Red Dawn'' as Colonel Strelnikov
* 1984 ''The Jerk, Too
''The Jerk, Too'' is a 1984 American made-for-television comedy film starring Mark Blankfield as title character Navin Johnson, in a reworked version of the 1979 Steve Martin film ''The Jerk''. While Martin is credited as "executive producer" of ...
'' as Suicide
* 1985 '' Wildside'' (TV Series) as Brodie Hollister
* 1985 ''The Mean Season
''The Mean Season'' is a 1985 American thriller film directed by Phillip Borsos and starring Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan, Richard Masur, Joe Pantoliano, Luis Tamayo and Andy García. The screenplay, written by Christopher Crow ...
'' as Albert O'Shaughnessy
* 1985 '' When Nature Calls'' as The Husband ("Gena's Story" trailer)
* 1985 ''Fever Pitch
''Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life'' is a 1992 autobiographical essay by British author Nick Hornby. The book is the basis for two films: '' Fever Pitch'' (1997, UK) and '' Fever Pitch'' (2005, U.S.). The first edition was subtitled "A Fan's Life", bu ...
'' as "Panama Hat"
* 1986 ''Eye of the Tiger
"Eye of the Tiger" is a song by American rock band Survivor. It was released as a single from their third album of the same name and was also the theme song for the 1982 film ''Rocky III'', which was released a day before the single. The song ...
'' as "Blade"
* 1987 ''Commando Squad'' as Morgan Denny
* 1987 ''Moon in Scorpio
''Moon in Scorpio'' is a 1987 American horror film directed by Gary Graver; and starring Britt Ekland, John Phillip Law and William Smith.
Plot
Newly married couple Linda and Allen plan to take a trip to Acapulco for their honeymoon. Joinin ...
'' as Burt
* 1987 ''The Badd One'' as Badd
* 1988 ''Bulletproof
Bulletproofing is the process of making an object capable of stopping a bullet or similar high velocity projectiles (e.g. shrapnel). The term bullet resistance is often preferred because few, if any, practical materials provide complete protectio ...
'' as Russian Major
* 1988 ''Platoon Leader
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A platoon leader (NATO) or platoon commander (more common in Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth militaries and the United States Marine Corps, US Marine Corps) is the officer in charge of a platoon. This pers ...
'' as Major Flynn
* 1988 ''Maniac Cop
''Maniac Cop'' is a 1988 American action slasher film directed by William Lustig, written by Larry Cohen, and starring Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Richard Roundtree, William Smith, Robert Z'Dar, and Sheree North. Z'Dar plays th ...
'' as Captain Ripley
* 1988 ''Hell on the Battleground'' as Colonel Meredith
* 1988 ''Hell Comes To Frogtown
''Hell Comes to Frogtown'' is a 1988 American science fiction action film co-directed by Donald G. Jackson and R. J. Kizer, and written by Jackson and Randall Frakes. The film stars professional wrestler Roddy Piper as well as Sandahl Bergman ...
'' as Captain Devlin / Count Sodom
* 1988 ''Evil Altar'' as Reed Weller
* 1989 ''Jungle Assault'' as General Mitchell
* 1989 '' Slow Burn'' as Antonio Scarpelli
* 1989 ''Action U.S.A.'' as Conover
* 1989 '' Empire of Ash III'' as Lucas
* 1989 ''Terror in Beverly Hills'' as The President
* 1989 ''Memorial Valley Massacre'' as General Mintz
* 1989 ''East L.A. Warriors'' as Martelli
* 1989 ''B.O.R.N.'' as Dr. Farley
* 1989 ''Deadly Breed'' as Captain
* 1990 '' Instant Karma'' as Pop
* 1990 ''Emperor of the Bronx'' as Fitz
* 1990 ''Cartel'' as Mason
* 1990 ''Chance'' as Captain Joe Wilkes
* 1990 '' The Final Sanction'' as Major Galashkin
* 1990 ''Forgotten Heroes'' as General Gregori Zelenkov
* 1991 ''Spirit of the Eagle'' as Hatchett
* 1991 ''Merchant of Evil'' as Victor Fortunetti
* 1991 ''Kiss and Be Killed'' as Detective Murdoch
* 1991 ''The Roller Blade Seven
''The Roller Blade Seven'' is a 1991 cult martial arts film directed by Donald G. Jackson, written by Jackson and Scott Shaw, produced by Jackson and Shaw, and starring Shaw, Frank Stallone, Karen Black, Joe Estevez, Don Stroud, and William Smi ...
'' as Pharaoh
* 1991 '' Hard Time Romance''
* 1991 ''Cybernator'' as Colonel Peck
* 1992 ''The Last Riders'' as "Hammer"
* 1992 ''American Me
''American Me'' is a 1992 American crime drama film produced and directed by Edward James Olmos, his first film as a director, and written by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano. Olmos also stars as the film's protagonist, Montoya Santana, loose ...
'' as Deacon
* 1992 ''Shadow of the Dragon'' as Eric Brunner
* 1992 ''The Legend of the Roller Blade Seven
''The Roller Blade Seven'' is a 1991 cult martial arts film directed by Donald G. Jackson, written by Jackson and Scott Shaw, produced by Jackson and Shaw, and starring Shaw, Frank Stallone, Karen Black, Joe Estevez, Don Stroud, and William Smit ...
'' as "Pharaoh"
* 1992 ''Legend of Skull Canyon'' as Charlie "Conchos Charlie"
* 1992 ''Feast'' as Detective George Bordelli
* 1992 ''Dark Secrets'' as Robert
* 1992 '' A Mission to Kill'' as Boris Catuli
* 1993 ''Road to Revenge'' as Normad
* 1994 ''Maverick
Maverick, Maveric or Maverik may refer to:
History
* Maverick (animal), an unbranded range animal, derived from U.S. cattleman Samuel Maverick
Aviation
* AEA Maverick, an Australian single-seat sportsplane design
* General Aviation Design Burea ...
'' as Riverboat Poker Player
* 1994 ''Manosaurus'' as Sheriff Todd
* 1995 ''Taken Alive'' as L.E.
* 1995 ''Raw Energy'' as Sam Stompkins
* 1995 ''Judee Strange'' as Judee
* 1995 ''Big Sister 2000'' as The Man
* 1996 ''Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam (which has the same initials as ''United States'') is a common national personification of the federal government of the United States or the country in general. Since the early 19th century, Uncle Sam has been a popular symbol of ...
'' as Major
* 1996 ''Neon Signs'' as Clyde
* 1997 ''Hollywood Cops'' as Rinaldi
* 1997 '' The Shooter'' as Jerry Krants
* 1997 ''Interview with a Zombie'' as Zombie
* 1997 ''Doublecross on Costa's Island'' as L.E.
* 1998 '' Broken Vessels'' as Bo
* 1998 ''Warriors of the Apocolypse'' as Moon
* 1998 ''No Rest for the Wicked'' as Frank Love
* 1999 ''Wasteland Justice'' as Moon
* 2000 ''Vice'' as "Spooky" Harlow
* 2000 ''Plastic Boy and the Jokers'' as Dr. Taylor
* 2001 ''The Elite'' as Colonel Shaw
* 2002 ''Body Shop'' as Sheriff Taggart
* 2003 ''The Rock n' Roll Cops
''The Rock n' Roll Cops'', also known as ''Rock n' Roll Cops 2: The Adventure Begins'', is a 2003 martial arts action film directed by Scott Shaw. The film stars Scott Shaw, Kevin Eastman, Julie Strain, Robert Z'Dar and William Smith (actor), Willi ...
'' as Rinaldi
* 2003 ''God Has a Rap Sheet'' as Lucifer
* 2004 ''Y.M.I.'' as Cal
* 2004 ''Killer Story'' as Monty – 'The Wrap'
* 2006 ''Voices from the Graves'' as Lester Jiggs
* 2006 ''Inner Rage'' as Sam
* 2007 ''Rapturious'' as Sheriff
* 2012 ''Tiger Cage'' as Katulic
* 2014 ''Island of Witches'' as Vladislav Titov
* 2020 '' Irresistible'' as Hofbrau Bar Fly
References
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Male actors from Missouri
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