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William Smith
Highest Rated: 89% Fast Company (1979)
Lowest Rated: 20% Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Birthday: Mar 24, 1933
Birthplace: Columbia, Missouri, USA
Actor William Smith grew up in poverty during the Depression. As a kid, Smith found bit-part work in movies such as "Meet Me in St. Louis," "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," and the perverse "Gilda." He played with Dean Stockwell in 1948 in the loopy Joseph Losey film "The Boy with Green Hair" before taking a break and then returning in the early 1960s for some feature film work and more work on series television like "The Asphalt Jungle" in 1961. He played a character named Adonis on the campy superhero series "Batman" in 1968, and in 1972 appeared on the big screen in the cult classic "The Thing with Two Heads." There were more appearances on TV in the 1970s on shows such as "The Streets of San Francisco"; but Smith got his best part ever in the television mini-series "Rich Man, Poor Man" in 1976, playing the purely evil Falconetti. William Smith died on July 5, 2021 in Woodland Hills, CA at the age of 88.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 61% | Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer | Self | - | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Happy Holiday | Happy (Character) | - | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | Rapturious | Sheriff (Character) | - | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inner Rage | Sam (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 18% | Hell To Pay | Emil Brax (Character) | - | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Y.M.I. | Cal (Character) | - | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | God Has a Rap Sheet | Lucifer (Character) | - | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadly Memories | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vice | Spooky Harlow (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 69% | 68% | Broken Vessels | Bo (Character) | $13.5K | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Doublecross on Costa's Island | L. E. (Character) | - | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 53% | The Shooter | Jerry Krants (Character) | - | 1997 |
| 60% | 30% | Uncle Sam | Major (Character) | - | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadly Currency | Mario Verelli (Character) | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Neon Signs | Unknown (Character) | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Big Sister 2000 | The Man (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Taken Alive | L.E. (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Mission to Kill |
Boris Catuli (Character), Screenwriter |
- | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | Road to Revenge | Normad (Character) | - | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Merchant of Evil | Victor Fortunetti (Character) | - | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Return of the Rollerblade Seven | Pharoah (Character) | - | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | Spirit of the Eagle | Hatchett (Character) | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Roller Blade Seven | Pharoah (Character) | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kiss and Be Killed | Det. Murdoch (Character) | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | 29% | The Final Sanction | Maj. Galashkin (Character) | - | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | The Last Riders | Hammer (Character) | - | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Instant Karma | Pop (Character) | $12.0K | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cartel | Mason (Character) | - | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | 91% | Action U.S.A. | Conover (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jungle Assault | General Mitchell (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | 14% | L.A. Vice | Capt. Joe Wilkes (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | B.O.R.N. | Dr. Farley (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | East L.A. Warriors | Martelli (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | 20% | Deadly Breed | Captain (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Empire of Ash III | Lucas (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Evil Altar | Reed Weller (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Slow Burn | Antonio Scarpelli (Character) | - | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Red Nights | Phillip (Character) | - | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hell on the Battleground | Colonel Meredith (Character) | - | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | 14% | Memorial Valley Massacre | Gen. Mintz (Character) | - | 1988 |
| 56% | 41% | Maniac Cop | Captain Ripley (Character) | - | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Emperor of the Bronx | Fitz (Character) | - | 1988 |
| 56% | 46% | Hell Comes to Frogtown |
Captain Devlin / |
- | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | 17% | Moon in Scorpio | Burt (Character) | - | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Commando Squad | Morgan Denny (Character) | - | 1987 |
| 20% | 45% | Eye of the Tiger | Blade (Character) | - | 1986 |
| 76% | 80% | Rumble Fish | Patterson (Character) | - | 1983 |
| 70% | 82% | The Outsiders | Store Clerk (Character) | - | 1983 |
| 67% | 74% | Conan the Barbarian | Conan's Father (Character) | - | 1982 |
| 20% | 45% | Any Which Way You Can | Jack Wilson (Character) | - | 1980 |
| 54% | 67% | The Frisco Kid | Matt Diggs (Character) | - | 1979 |
| 89% | 30% | Fast Company | Lonnie "Lucky Man" Johnson (Character) | - | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hawaii Five-0: A Lion in the Streets | Det. James "Kimo" Carew (Character) | - | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Lion in the Streets | James "Kimo" Carew (Character) | - | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | 71% | Seven | Drew (Character) | - | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blackjack | Andy Mayfield (Character) | - | 1978 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | Blood & Guts | Dan O'Neil (Character) | - | 1978 |
| No Score Yet | 43% | Scorchy | Carl Henrich (Character) | - | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood Man | Rafe Stoker (Character) | - | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | 73% | Boss | Jed Clayton (Character) | - | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mrs. R | Sheldon Casey (Character) | - | 1975 |
| 33% | 34% | The Ultimate Warrior | Carrot (Character) | - | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Swinging Barmaids | Lt. Harry White (Character) | - | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | 54% | Black Samson | Johnny Nappa (Character) | - | 1974 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crackle of Death | Shaman Jim Elkhorn (Character) | - | 1974 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sex Symbol | Butch Wischnewski (Character) | - | 1974 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | The Deadly Trackers | Schoolboy (Character) | - | 1973 |
| 75% | 52% | The Last American Hero | Kyle Kingman (Character) | - | 1973 |
| 44% | 32% | Invasion of the Bee Girls | Neil Agar (Character) | - | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gentle Savage | Camper John Allen (Character) | - | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Taste of Hell | Jack Lowell (Character) | - | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | 21% | Sweet Jesus, Preacher Man | Martelli (Character) | - | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hard Driver | Kyle Kingman (Character) | - | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | 27% | Hammer | Brenner (Character) | - | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | 12% | Piranha | Caribe (Character) | - | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | 15% | Grave of the Vampire | James Eastman (Character) | - | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | 32% | Chrome and Hot Leather | T.J. (Character) | - | 1971 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Runaway | Frank (Character) | - | 1971 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Runaway, Runaway | Frank (Character) | - | 1971 |
| No Score Yet | 44% | The Losers | Link Thomas (Character) | - | 1970 |
| No Score Yet | 23% | C.C. and Company | Moon (Character) | - | 1970 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | Angels Die Hard | Tim (Character) | - | 1970 |
| No Score Yet | 36% | Run, Angel, Run | Angel (Character) | - | 1969 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Manhunter | Clel Bocock (Character) | - | 1969 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Backtrack | Texas Ranger Joe Riley (Character) | - | 1969 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Three Guns for Texas | Texas Ranger Joe Riley (Character) | - | 1968 |
| No Score Yet | 24% | Atlantis, the Lost Continent | Captain of the Guard (Character) | - | 1961 |
| No Score Yet | 54% | The Mating Game | Barney (Character) | - | 1959 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Amazing Race | Contestant | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nash Bridges | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Sgt. Sal Drasso (Guest Star) | 1985 1988-1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Danger Bay | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guns of Paradise | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | 39% | Airwolf | Patterson (Guest Star) | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Clyde Thorson (Guest Star) | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | The A-Team | Jase Tataro (Guest Star) | 1983 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Simon & Simon | Jeramiah Quint (Guest Star) | 1983 1985 |
| No Score Yet | 80% | Knight Rider | Harold T. Turner (Guest Star) | 1983 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CHiPs | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 1983 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fall Guy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1982 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dukes of Hazzard | Jason Steele (Guest Star) | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 1981 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | B.J. and the Bear | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rich Man, Poor Man: Book II | Falconetti (Character) | 1976-1977 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Woman | Cody (Guest Star) | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Blue Knight | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barnaby Jones | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bronk | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | Latch (Guest Star) | 1972 1975 |
| 100% | 85% | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |
| 55% | 83% | Planet of the Apes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Six Million Dollar Man | Cmdr. Maxwell (Guest Star) | 1974 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Mickey Sims (Guest Star) | 1974 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | Kung Fu | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alias Smith and Jones | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | 79% | Columbo | Ken Nichols (Guest Star) | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mod Squad | Jack Harper (Guest Star) | 1969 1971 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dan August | Harry Carney (Guest Star) | 1971 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Felony Squad | Marine Sgt. Tim Craig (Guest Star) | 1969 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Here Come the Brides | Kitana (Guest Star) | 1969 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lassie | Buck Smith (Guest Star) | 1969 |
| No Score Yet | 54% | I Dream of Jeannie | Turk Parker (Guest Star) | 1968 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laredo | Joe Riley (Character) | 1965-1967 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Virginian | Joe Riley (Guest Star) | 1965 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1964 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1964 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Andy Witcoe (Guest Star) | 1964 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Combat! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963-1964 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Farmer's Daughter | Clancy (Guest Star) | 1963 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Lucky | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |