William Smith
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".
Fotos
Películas (145)
Irresistible
2020 · Hofbrau Bar Fly
Doses of Horror
2018 · Neil Agar ("A Dose of Bee Stings" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rock n' Roll Cops Lite
2014 · Rinaldi (archive footage)
The Boneyard Collection
2008 · Bill, the First Director (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
Rapturious
2007 · Sheriff
Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story
2007 · Man with Machine Gun
Voices from the Graves
2006 · Lester Jiggs
Inner Rage
2006 · Sam
Hell to Pay
2005 · Emil Brax
Killer Story
2004 · Monty
Y.M.I.
2004 · Cal
The Rock 'n Roll Cops
2003 · Rinaldi
A Mission to Kill
2003
Zombiegeddon
2003 · Lord Zombie
God Has a Rap Sheet
2003 · Lucifer
Deadly Memories
2002 · Sheriff Taggart
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula
2001 · Count Dracula
The Vampire Hunters Club
2001 · Johnny
Vice
2000 · Spooky Harlow
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000 · Conan's Father (archive footage)
Never Look Back
2000 · Lee Clayton
Debbie Does Damnation
1999
Wasteland Justice
1999 · Moon
Blood of His Own
1998
Broken Vessels
1998 · Bo
Heat of Las Vegas
1998 · Mario Verelli
The Shooter
1997 · Jerry Krants
Hollywood Cops
1997 · Rinaldi
Doublecross on Costa's Island
1997 · L. E.
Uncle Sam
1996 · Major
The Colony
1996 · Theo Maxwell
Neon Signs
1996 · Clyde
Raw Energy
1996 · Sam Stompkins
Big Sister 2000
1995 · The Man
Manosaurus
1994 · Sheriff Todd
Maverick
1994 · Riverboat Poker Player
Taken Alive
1994 · L.E.
GetEven
1993 · Normad
Legend of The Roller Blade Seven
1993 · Pharoah
Return of the Roller Blade Seven
1993 · Pharoah
American Me
1992 · Deacon
The Last Riders
1992 · Hammer
Feast
1992 · Det. George Bordelli
Shadow of the Dragon
1992 · Eric Brunner
Dark Secrets
1992 · Robert
The Roller Blade Seven
1991 · Pharoah
Cybernator
1991 · Colonel Peck
Hard Time Romance
1991
Spirit of the Eagle
1991 · Hatchett
Kiss and Be Killed
1991 · Det. Murdoch
Merchant of Evil
1991 · Victor Fortunetti
The Final Sanction
1990 · Maj. Galashkin
Empire of Ash III
1990 · Lucas
Cartel
1990 · Mason
Emperor of the Bronx
1990 · Fitz
Instant Karma
1990 · Pop
Forgotten Heroes
1990 · General Gregori Zelenkov
Slow Burn
1989 · Antonio Scarpelli
B.O.R.N.
1989 · Dr. Farley
Jungle Assault
1989 · General Mitchell
East L.A. Warriors
1989 · Martelli
L.A. Vice
1989 · Capt. Joe Wilkes
Terror in Beverly Hills
1989 · President
Deadly Breed
1989 · Captain
Action U.S.A.
1989 · Conover
Memorial Valley Massacre
1988 · Gen. Mintz
Evil Altar
1988 · Reed Weller
Platoon Leader
1988 · Major Flynn
Maniac Cop
1988 · Captain Ripley
Red Nights
1988 · Phillip
Bulletproof
1988 · Russian Major
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988 · Captain Devlin / Count Sodom
Eagle's Law
1988
Moon in Scorpio
1987 · Burt
The Phantom Empire
1987 · Dr. Chambers
Commando Squad
1987 · Morgan Denny
Hell on the Battleground
1987 · Colonel Meredith
The Badd One
1987 · Badd
Eye of the Tiger
1986 · Blade
Fever Pitch
1985 · Panama Hat
The Mean Season
1985 · Albert O'Shaughnessy
Red Dawn
1984 · Strelnikov
The Jerk, Too
1984 · Suicide
Rumble Fish
1983 · Patterson the Cop
The Outsiders
1983 · Store Clerk
Conan the Barbarian
1982 · Conan's Father
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982 · Monk Hardwick
Any Which Way You Can
1980 · Jack Wilson
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980 · Tolar
Seven
1979 · Drew
The Frisco Kid
1979 · Matt Diggs
Fast Company
1979 · Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson
Blackjack
1978 · Andy Mayfield
Blood & Guts
1978 · Dan O'Neil
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977 · Hoxey
Scorchy
1976 · Carl Henrich
Hollywood Man
1976 · Rafe Stoker, Writer, Producer
Crackle of Death
1976 · Shaman Jim Elkhorn
Dr. Minx
1975 · Gus Dolan
The Ultimate Warrior
1975 · Carrot
Boss Nigger
1975 · Jed Clayton, Stunts
The Swinging Barmaids
1975 · Harry
Death Among Friends
1975 · Sheldon Casey
Win, Place or Steal
1975 · Tom
The Sex Symbol
1974 · Butch Wischnewski
Black Samson
1974 · Johnny Nappa
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974 · Jerry Grimes
Policewomen
1974 · Karate Instructor
The Deadly Trackers
1973 · Schoolboy
The Last American Hero
1973 · Kyle Kingman
Invasion of the Bee Girls
1973 · Neil Agar
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
1973 · Martelli
Prologue to Wounded Knee
1973 · Camper John Allen, Producer
A Taste of Hell
1973 · Jack Lowell
Piranha
1972 · Caribe
Grave of the Vampire
1972 · James Eastman
The Thing with Two Heads
1972 · Hysterical Condemned Man (uncredited)
Hammer
1972 · Brenner
The Man Hunter
1972 · Clel Bocock
Chrome and Hot Leather
1971 · T.J.
Crowhaven Farm
1970 · Patrolman Hayes
C.C. and Company
1970 · Moon
Darker Than Amber
1970 · Terry
Angels Die Hard
1970 · Tim
The Losers
1970 · Link Thomas
The Over the Hill Gang
1969 · Amos (as Bill Smith)
Backtrack!
1969 · Texas Ranger Joe Riley (archive footage)
Run, Angel, Run!
1969 · Angel
Three Guns for Texas
1968 · Texas Ranger Joe Riley
36 Hours
1964 · Guy (uncredited)
Mail Order Bride
1964 · Lank
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961 · Captain of the Guard
The Gazebo
1959 · Actor Tripping Over Camera (uncredited)
Never So Few
1959 · MP Officer #1
Girls Town
1959 · Man (uncredited)
Ask Any Girl
1959 · Young Man (uncredited)
The Mating Game
1959 · Barney
The Boy with Green Hair
1948 · Boy (uncredited)
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947 · Young Boy (uncredited)
Gilda
1946 · Man (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 · Boy (uncredited)
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 · Little Boy (uncredited)
Going My Way
1944 · Choir Member (uncredited)
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942 · Boy (uncredited)
The Kill Machine
· Director
Series (81)
Justice League
2001 · Draaga (voice)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · Wes Tronker (segment "Devil's Tattoo")
Nash Bridges
1996 · Boris Zarkov
Due South
1994 · Harold Geiger
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Silas Quint
Vinnie & Bobby
1992 · Warren Bean
Shades of L.A.
1990
Supercarrier
1988
The Twilight Zone
1985 · (segment "Shadow Play")
Wildside
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Clyde Thorson
Highway to Heaven
1984
Hunter
1984 · Neville Sigerson, Sgt. Sal Drasso
Lobo del aire
1984 · Steele, Patterson
The Master
1984 · Alan Kane
Masquerade
1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
The Yellow Rose
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
The A-Team
1983 · Jase Tataro, Dimitri Shasta Kovich
Knight Rider
1982 · Harold T. Turner
Matt Houston
1982 · J.D. Harris
T. J. Hooker
1982 · R.K. 'Blood' Henderson
Simon & Simon
1981 · Cady
The Fall Guy
1981
Code Red
1981
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · Tugwell
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · The Trebor
Benson
1979
The Rebels
1979 · John Waverly
B. J. and the Bear
1979
Vega$
1978
Fantasy Island
1978 · Wyatt Earp
The Oregon Trail
1977
Logan's Run
1977 · Patron / Modok
CHiPs
1977 · Stan
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976 · Falconetti
City of Angels
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976 · Falconetti
Bronk
1975
Planet of the Apes
1974 · Tolar
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · Jim Elkhorn
Police Woman
1974
Movin' On
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Cmdr. Maxwell
Police Story
1973 · (uncredited)
Kung Fu
1972 · Capt. Luther Staggers
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Mickey Sims
Search
1972
Colombo
1971 · Nichols
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Det. James 'Kimo' Carew
Here Come the Brides
1968 · Kitana
The Mod Squad
1968 · Jack Harper
Julia
1968
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967 · Deputy Leroy, Luther, Spence
Custer
1967
The Second Hundred Years
1967 · Joe
Ironside
1967 · Larry
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Vincent Sandler, John Brent, Dekker
Felony Squad
1966
Batman
1966 · Adonis
I Dream of Jeannie
1965 · Turk
Laredo
1965 · Joe Riley
Daniel Boone
1964 · Catoga, Campuits, Amos (uncredited), Amos Martin
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Deputy Raynor
Zero One
1962 · Jimmy Delaney
Combat!
1962 · Richter, German Sergeant
Stoney Burke
1962 · Lieutenant Joe Cardiff
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Tommy Lad
The Virginian
1962 · Andy Adams, Bill, Paul Rogers, Joe Riley, Spector
The Asphalt Jungle
1961 · Sgt. Danny Keller
Mr. Lucky
1959
The Ed Wynn Show
1958 · Dink
Perry Mason
1957 · Andy Witcoe
Wagon Train
1957 · Thomas Lance
Gunsmoke
1955 · Jude Bonner, Latch
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Monk Hardwick
Lassie
1954
Death Valley Days
1952 · Marshall Hendry Brown, Dan Turner