William Smith
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 24, 1933
- Died
- July 5, 2021 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Columbia, Missouri, USA
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
Irresistible
Movie · as Hofbrau Bar Fly
Doses of Horror
Movie · as Neil Agar ("A Dose of Bee Stings" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rock n' Roll Cops Lite
Movie · as Rinaldi (archive footage)
The Boneyard Collection
Movie · as Bill, the First Director (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
Rapturious
Movie · as Sheriff
Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story
Movie · as Man with Machine Gun
Voices from the Graves
Movie · as Lester Jiggs
Inner Rage
Movie · as Sam
Hell to Pay
Movie · as Emil Brax
Y.M.I.
Movie · as Cal
Killer Story
Movie · as Monty
Zombiegeddon
Movie · as Lord Zombie
God Has a Rap Sheet
Movie · as Lucifer
The Rock 'n Roll Cops
Movie · as Rinaldi
A Mission to Kill
Movie
Deadly Memories
Movie · as Sheriff Taggart
The Vampire Hunters Club
Movie · as Johnny
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula
Movie · as Count Dracula
Justice League
TV · as Draaga (voice) · 2 eps
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Movie · as Conan's Father (archive footage)
Vice
Movie · as Spooky Harlow
Never Look Back
Movie · as Lee Clayton
Debbie Does Damnation
Movie
Wasteland Justice
Movie · as Moon
Broken Vessels
Movie · as Bo
Blood of His Own
Movie
Heat of Las Vegas
Movie · as Mario Verelli
Hollywood Cops
Movie · as Rinaldi
The Shooter
Movie · as Jerry Krants
Doublecross on Costa's Island
Movie · as L. E.
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV · as Wes Tronker (segment "Devil's Tattoo") · 1 ep
Neon Signs
Movie · as Clyde
Uncle Sam
Movie · as Major
The Colony
Movie · as Theo Maxwell
Raw Energy
Movie · as Sam Stompkins
Nash Bridges
TV · as Boris Zarkov · 1 ep
Big Sister 2000
Movie · as The Man
Maverick
Movie · as Riverboat Poker Player
Taken Alive
Movie · as L.E.
Manosaurus
Movie · as Sheriff Todd
Due South
TV · as Harold Geiger · 1 ep
GetEven
Movie · as Normad
Legend of The Roller Blade Seven
Movie · as Pharoah
Return of the Roller Blade Seven
Movie · as Pharoah
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Silas Quint · 1 ep
Feast
Movie · as Det. George Bordelli
American Me
Movie · as Deacon
The Last Riders
Movie · as Hammer
Shadow of the Dragon
Movie · as Eric Brunner
Dark Secrets
Movie · as Robert
Vinnie & Bobby
TV · as Warren Bean · 1 ep
The Roller Blade Seven
Movie · as Pharoah
Cybernator
Movie · as Colonel Peck
Spirit of the Eagle
Movie · as Hatchett
Kiss and Be Killed
Movie · as Det. Murdoch
Merchant of Evil
Movie · as Victor Fortunetti
Hard Time Romance
Movie
The Final Sanction
Movie · as Maj. Galashkin
Empire of Ash III
Movie · as Lucas
Instant Karma
Movie · as Pop
Forgotten Heroes
Movie · as General Gregori Zelenkov
Cartel
Movie · as Mason
Emperor of the Bronx
Movie · as Fitz
Shades of L.A.
TV · 1 ep
L.A. Vice
Movie · as Capt. Joe Wilkes
East L.A. Warriors
Movie · as Martelli
Action U.S.A.
Movie · as Conover
Terror in Beverly Hills
Movie · as President
Jungle Assault
Movie · as General Mitchell
Deadly Breed
Movie · as Captain
B.O.R.N.
Movie · as Dr. Farley
Slow Burn
Movie · as Antonio Scarpelli
Eagle's Law
Movie
Hell Comes to Frogtown
Movie · as Captain Devlin / Count Sodom
Memorial Valley Massacre
Movie · as Gen. Mintz
Evil Altar
Movie · as Reed Weller
Bulletproof
Movie · as Russian Major
Maniac Cop
Movie · as Captain Ripley
Platoon Leader
Movie · as Major Flynn
Red Nights
Movie · as Phillip
Supercarrier
TV · 1 ep
The Phantom Empire
Movie · as Dr. Chambers
Moon in Scorpio
Movie · as Burt
Commando Squad
Movie · as Morgan Denny
Hell on the Battleground
Movie · as Colonel Meredith
The Badd One
Movie · as Badd
Eye of the Tiger
Movie · as Blade
Fever Pitch
Movie · as Panama Hat
The Mean Season
Movie · as Albert O'Shaughnessy
The Twilight Zone
TV · as (segment "Shadow Play") · 1 ep
Wildside
TV · 6 eps
Red Dawn
Movie · as Strelnikov
The Jerk, Too
Movie · as Suicide
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Clyde Thorson · 1 ep
Airwolf
TV · as Steele, Patterson · 1 ep
Highway to Heaven
TV · 1 ep
Hunter
TV · as Neville Sigerson, Sgt. Sal Drasso · 1 ep
The Master
TV · as Alan Kane · 1 ep
The Outsiders
Movie · as Store Clerk
Rumble Fish
Movie · as Patterson the Cop
Hardcastle and McCormick
TV · 1 ep
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV · 1 ep
The Yellow Rose
TV · 1 ep
Masquerade
TV · 1 ep
The A-Team
TV · as Jase Tataro, Dimitri Shasta Kovich · 1 ep
Conan the Barbarian
Movie · as Conan's Father
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
Movie · as Monk Hardwick
T. J. Hooker
TV · as R.K. 'Blood' Henderson · 1 ep
Knight Rider
TV · as Harold T. Turner · 1 ep
Matt Houston
TV · as J.D. Harris · 1 ep
Simon & Simon
TV · as Cady · 1 ep
The Fall Guy
TV · 2 eps
Code Red
TV · 2 eps
Any Which Way You Can
Movie · as Jack Wilson
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
Movie · as Tolar
Fast Company
Movie · as Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson
The Frisco Kid
Movie · as Matt Diggs
Seven
Movie · as Drew
B. J. and the Bear
TV · 2 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
TV · as Tugwell · 1 ep
Benson
TV · 1 ep
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
TV · as The Trebor · 1 ep
The Rebels
TV · as John Waverly · 2 eps
Blackjack
Movie · as Andy Mayfield
Blood & Guts
Movie · as Dan O'Neil
Vega$
TV · 1 ep
Fantasy Island
TV · as Wyatt Earp · 1 ep
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Movie · as Hoxey
CHiPs
TV · as Stan · 3 eps
The Oregon Trail
TV · 1 ep
Logan's Run
TV · as Patron / Modok · 1 ep
Hollywood Man
Movie · as Rafe Stoker
Scorchy
Movie · as Carl Henrich
Crackle of Death
Movie · as Shaman Jim Elkhorn
City of Angels
TV · 1 ep
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
TV · as Falconetti · 22 eps
Rich Man, Poor Man
TV · as Falconetti · 12 eps
The Ultimate Warrior
Movie · as Carrot
Boss Nigger
Movie · as Jed Clayton
The Swinging Barmaids
Movie · as Harry
Dr. Minx
Movie · as Gus Dolan
Win, Place or Steal
Movie · as Tom
Death Among Friends
Movie · as Sheldon Casey
Bronk
TV · 1 ep
Black Samson
Movie · as Johnny Nappa
The Sex Symbol
Movie · as Butch Wischnewski
Policewomen
Movie · as Karate Instructor
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
Movie · as Jerry Grimes
Planet of the Apes
TV · as Tolar · 1 ep
Movin' On
TV · 1 ep
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV · as Jim Elkhorn · 1 ep
Police Woman
TV · 1 ep
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Cmdr. Maxwell · 1 ep
Invasion of the Bee Girls
Movie · as Neil Agar
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
Movie · as Martelli
The Deadly Trackers
Movie · as Schoolboy
The Last American Hero
Movie · as Kyle Kingman
Prologue to Wounded Knee
Movie · as Camper John Allen
A Taste of Hell
Movie · as Jack Lowell
Police Story
TV · as (uncredited) · 1 ep
Grave of the Vampire
Movie · as James Eastman
The Thing with Two Heads
Movie · as Hysterical Condemned Man (uncredited)
Hammer
Movie · as Brenner
Piranha
Movie · as Caribe
The Man Hunter
Movie · as Clel Bocock
Search
TV · 1 ep
Kung Fu
TV · as Capt. Luther Staggers · 1 ep
The Streets of San Francisco
TV · as Mickey Sims · 1 ep
Chrome and Hot Leather
Movie · as T.J.
Alias Smith and Jones
TV · 1 ep
Columbo
TV · as Nichols · 1 ep
Angels Die Hard
Movie · as Tim
Darker Than Amber
Movie · as Terry
C.C. and Company
Movie · as Moon
The Losers
Movie · as Link Thomas
Crowhaven Farm
Movie · as Patrolman Hayes
Run, Angel, Run!
Movie · as Angel
Backtrack!
Movie · as Texas Ranger Joe Riley (archive footage)
The Over the Hill Gang
Movie · as Amos (as Bill Smith)
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Det. James 'Kimo' Carew · 20 eps
Three Guns for Texas
Movie · as Texas Ranger Joe Riley
The Mod Squad
TV · as Jack Harper · 2 eps
Julia
TV · 1 ep
Here Come the Brides
TV · as Kitana · 1 ep
Ironside
TV · as Larry · 1 ep
Custer
TV · 1 ep
The Guns of Will Sonnett
TV · as Deputy Leroy, Luther, Spence · 1 ep
The Second Hundred Years
TV · as Joe · 1 ep
Batman
TV · as Adonis · 1 ep
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Vincent Sandler, John Brent, Dekker · 1 ep
Felony Squad
TV · 1 ep
Laredo
TV · as Joe Riley · 57 eps
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Turk · 1 ep
Mail Order Bride
Movie · as Lank
36 Hours
Movie · as Guy (uncredited)
Daniel Boone
TV · as Catoga, Campuits, Amos (uncredited), Amos Martin · 2 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV · as Deputy Raynor · 1 ep
Combat!
TV · as Richter, German Sergeant · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · as Andy Adams, Bill, Paul Rogers, Joe Riley, Spector · 1 ep
Zero One
TV · as Jimmy Delaney · 39 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Tommy Lad · 1 ep
Stoney Burke
TV · as Lieutenant Joe Cardiff · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Movie · as Captain of the Guard
The Asphalt Jungle
TV · as Sgt. Danny Keller · 14 eps
Girls Town
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Never So Few
Movie · as MP Officer #1
The Mating Game
Movie · as Barney
The Gazebo
Movie · as Actor Tripping Over Camera (uncredited)
Ask Any Girl
Movie · as Young Man (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
TV · 1 ep
The Ed Wynn Show
TV · as Dink · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as Andy Witcoe · 1 ep
Wagon Train
TV · as Thomas Lance · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as Jude Bonner, Latch · 1 ep
Lassie
TV · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Monk Hardwick · 1 ep
Death Valley Days
TV · as Marshall Hendry Brown, Dan Turner · 1 ep
The Boy with Green Hair
Movie · as Boy (uncredited)
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Movie · as Young Boy (uncredited)
Gilda
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Movie · as Boy (uncredited)
Meet Me in St. Louis
Movie · as Little Boy (uncredited)
Going My Way
Movie · as Choir Member (uncredited)
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Movie · as Boy (uncredited)