William Smith
American actor (1933-2021) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 88
William Emmett Smith Jr. was an American actor and stunt performer. His career spanned nearly 80 years across film and television, often in imposing or villainous character roles.
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IrresistibleFilm, Hofbrau Bar Fly1996
Nash BridgesSeries, Boris Zarkov1994
MaverickFilm, Riverboat Poker Player1989
Action U.S.A.Film, Conover1987
The Phantom EmpireFilm, Dr. Chambers1985
The Twilight ZoneSeries, (segment "Shadow Play")
The Mean SeasonFilm, 1985Albert O'Shaughnessy1983
The A-TeamSeries, Jase Tataro
Rumble FishFilm, 1983Patterson the Cop1982
Knight RiderSeries, Harold T. Turner1980
Any Which Way You CanFilm, Jack Wilson1977
Twilight's Last GleamingFilm, Hoxey1974
The Six Million Dollar ManSeries, Cmdr. Maxwell1973
Invasion of the Bee GirlsFilm, Neil Agar1970
C.C. and CompanyFilm, Moon1969
Hawaii Five-OSeries, Det. James 'Kimo' Carew1966
BatmanSeries, Adonis1965
I Dream of JeannieSeries, Turk1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries, Tommy Lad1961
Atlantis: The Lost ContinentFilm, Captain of the Guard1954
LassieSeries1948
The Boy with Green HairFilm, Boy (uncredited)1945
A Tree Grows in BrooklynFilm, Boy (uncredited)1942
The Ghost of FrankensteinFilm, Boy (uncredited)1933Born24 March 1933
IrresistibleFilm, Hofbrau Bar Fly1996Nash BridgesSeries, Boris Zarkov1994MaverickFilm, Riverboat Poker Player1989Action U.S.A.Film, Conover1987The Phantom EmpireFilm, Dr. Chambers1985The Twilight ZoneSeries, (segment "Shadow Play")The Mean SeasonFilm, 1985Albert O'Shaughnessy1983The A-TeamSeries, Jase TataroRumble FishFilm, 1983Patterson the Cop1982Knight RiderSeries, Harold T. Turner1980Any Which Way You CanFilm, Jack Wilson1977Twilight's Last GleamingFilm, Hoxey1974The Six Million Dollar ManSeries, Cmdr. Maxwell1973Invasion of the Bee GirlsFilm, Neil Agar1970C.C. and CompanyFilm, Moon1969Hawaii Five-OSeries, Det. James 'Kimo' Carew1966BatmanSeries, Adonis1965I Dream of JeannieSeries, Turk1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries, Tommy Lad1961Atlantis: The Lost ContinentFilm, Captain of the Guard1954LassieSeries1948The Boy with Green HairFilm, Boy (uncredited)1945A Tree Grows in BrooklynFilm, Boy (uncredited)1942The Ghost of FrankensteinFilm, Boy (uncredited)1933Born24 March 1933People around William
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Donald G. Jackson Directed Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
Scott Shaw Produced The Roller Blade Seven (1991)- Lee Frost Directed Chrome and Hot Leather and Policewomen
Francis Ford Coppola Directed The Outsiders and Rumble Fish
Robert Aldrich Directed The Frisco Kid (1980)
John Milius Directed Conan the Barbarian and Red Dawn
Jack Arnold Directed High School Confidential (1958)
Richard C. Sarafian Directed Eye of the Tiger and Well known secret- Jack Starrett Directed The Losers and Run, Angel
Robert Clouse Directed The Ultimate Warrior (1980)
William Lustig Directed Maniac Cop and Uncle Sam
Fred Roos Produced The Outsiders and Rumble Fish
David A. Prior Directed Hell on the Battleground (1989)
Gary Busey Also in Eye of the Tiger (1986)
Franco Columbu Directed Doublecross on Costa's Island (1997)
R. G. Armstrong Also in Boss Nigger and Bulletproof
George Pal Produced Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961)
Larry Cohen Produced Maniac Cop (1988)
Gene Nelson Directed Laredo
Rod Taylor Also in The Deadly Trackers (1974)
Russ Tamblyn Also in High School Confidential (1958)
William Perlberg Produced The Song of Bernadette (1943)- Albert Zugsmith Produced High School Confidential (1958)
- Buzz Feitshans Produced Red Dawn (1984)
Known for
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American Me 1992
Gilda 1946
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945
The Outsiders 1983
36 Hours 1964
Filmography 40
252 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2021 · aged 88
