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".
Filmography
all 220
Movies 143
TV Shows 77
Director 1
Voice 1
![Irresistible](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/354481-irresistible.jpg)
Irresistible (2020)
![Doses of Horror](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/214907-doses-of-horror.jpg)
Doses of Horror (2018)
![The Boneyard Collection](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/65577-the-boneyard-collection.jpg)
The Boneyard Collection (2008)
![Rapturious](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49283-rapturious.jpg)
Rapturious (2007)
![Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story (2007)
![Voices from the Graves](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Voices from the Graves (2006)
![Vice](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/177541-vice.jpg)
Vice (2005)
![Hell to Pay](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49307-hell-to-pay.jpg)
Hell to Pay (2005)
![Killer Story](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Killer Story (2004)
![A Mission to Kill](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/615961-a-mission-to-kill.jpg)
A Mission to Kill (2003)
![Zombiegeddon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100165-zombiegeddon.jpg)
Zombiegeddon (2003)
![Deadly Memories](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49280-deadly-memories.jpg)
Deadly Memories (2002)
![Justice League](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6604-justice-league.jpg)
Justice League (2001)
![The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49318-the-erotic-rites-of-countess-dracula.jpg)
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula (2001)
![Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/32286-conan-unchained-the-making-of-conan.jpg)
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000)
![Never Look Back](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/224370-never-look-back.jpg)
Never Look Back (2000)
![Heat of Las Vegas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/224371-heat-of-las-vegas.jpg)
Heat of Las Vegas (1998)
![No Rest for the Wicked](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/120388-no-rest-for-the-wicked.jpg)
No Rest for the Wicked (1998)
![The Shooter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18770-the-shooter.jpg)
The Shooter (1997)
![Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/46442-beyond-belief-fact-or-fiction.jpg)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
![Hollywood Cops](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/388759-hollywood-cops.jpg)
Hollywood Cops (1997)
![The Colony](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/796144-the-colony.jpg)
The Colony (1996)
![Raw Energy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/304710-raw-energy.jpg)
Raw Energy (1996)
![Big Sister 2000](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/44388-big-sister-2000.jpg)
Big Sister 2000 (1995)
![Manosaurus](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/388382-manosaurus.jpg)
Manosaurus (1994)
![Due South](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100492-due-south.jpg)
Due South (1994)
![Maverick](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11354-maverick.jpg)
Maverick (1994)
![GetEven](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49278-road-to-revenge.jpg)
GetEven (1993)
![Walker, Texas Ranger](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/31736-walker-texas-ranger.jpg)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
![Vinnie & Bobby](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/303312-vinnie-bobby.jpg)
Vinnie & Bobby (1992)
![Dark Secrets](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/402164-dark-secrets.jpg)
Dark Secrets (1992)
![Shadow of the Dragon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49321-shadow-of-the-dragon.jpg)
Shadow of the Dragon (1992)
![Feast](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/152088-feast.jpg)
Feast (1992)
![Cybernator](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49299-cybernator.jpg)
Cybernator (1991)
![Kiss and Be Killed](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Kiss and Be Killed (1991)
![Spirit of the Eagle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27377-spirit-of-the-eagle.jpg)
Spirit of the Eagle (1991)
![Merchant of Evil](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Merchant of Evil (1991)
![The Final Sanction](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49291-the-final-sanction.jpg)
The Final Sanction (1990)
![Cartel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49316-cartel.jpg)
Cartel (1990)
![Forgotten Heroes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1050299-forgotten-heroes.jpg)
Forgotten Heroes (1990)
![Slow Burn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/500950-slow-burn.jpg)
Slow Burn (1989)
![B.O.R.N.](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/66530-b-o-r-n.jpg)
B.O.R.N. (1989)
![Jungle Assault](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49279-jungle-assault.jpg)
Jungle Assault (1989)
![East L.A. Warriors](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27475-east-l-a-warriors.jpg)
East L.A. Warriors (1989)
![L.A. Vice](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49276-l-a-vice.jpg)
L.A. Vice (1989)
![Memorial Valley Massacre](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49292-memorial-valley-massacre.jpg)
Memorial Valley Massacre (1989)
![Terror In Beverly Hills](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/35272-terror-in-beverly-hills.jpg)
Terror In Beverly Hills (1989)
![Deadly Breed](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49312-deadly-breed.jpg)
Deadly Breed (1989)
![Action U.S.A.](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49295-action-u-s-a.jpg)
Action U.S.A. (1989)
![Evil Altar](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49314-evil-altar.jpg)
Evil Altar (1988)
![Platoon Leader](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18757-platoon-leader.jpg)
Platoon Leader (1988)
![Maniac Cop](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1829-maniac-cop.jpg)
Maniac Cop (1988)
![Red Nights](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49319-red-nights.jpg)
Red Nights (1988)
![Bulletproof](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49260-bulletproof.jpg)
Bulletproof (1988)
![Hell Comes to Frogtown](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49269-hell-comes-to-frogtown.jpg)
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
![The Phantom Empire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/66539-the-phantom-empire.jpg)
The Phantom Empire (1987)
![Commando Squad](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49303-commando-squad.jpg)
Commando Squad (1987)
![Hell on the Battleground](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49308-hell-on-the-battleground.jpg)
Hell on the Battleground (1987)
![Downtown](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/593933-downtown.jpg)
Downtown (1986)
![Fever Pitch](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/61804-fever-pitch.jpg)
Fever Pitch (1985)
![Wildside](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/192297-wildside.jpg)
Wildside (1985)
![The Mean Season](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/34907-the-mean-season.jpg)
The Mean Season (1985)
![Murder, She Wrote](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/70228-murder-she-wrote.jpg)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
![Hunter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/92771-hunter.jpg)
Hunter (1984)
![Red Dawn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15556-red-dawn.jpg)
Red Dawn (1984)
![Airwolf](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/79971-airwolf.jpg)
Airwolf (1984)
![The Jerk, Too](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/47320-the-jerk-too.jpg)
The Jerk, Too (1984)
![Rumble Fish](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13046-rumble-fish.jpg)
Rumble Fish (1983)
![The Outsiders](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10577-the-outsiders.jpg)
The Outsiders (1983)
![The A-Team](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25889-the-a-team.jpg)
The A-Team (1983)
![Knight Rider](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/22385-knight-rider.jpg)
Knight Rider (1982)
![Conan the Barbarian](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1173-conan-the-barbarian.jpg)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
![Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/322162-tales-of-the-apple-dumpling-gang.jpg)
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang (1982)
![Any Which Way You Can](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8816-any-which-way-you-can.jpg)
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
![Hagen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Hagen (1980)
![Trapper John, M.D.](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/23822-trapper-john-m-d.jpg)
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
![The Frisco Kid](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/19840-the-frisco-kid.jpg)
The Frisco Kid (1979)
![The Rebels](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/66956-the-rebels.jpg)
The Rebels (1979)
![Fast Company](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/17329-fast-company.jpg)
Fast Company (1979)
![Blackjack](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49289-blackjack.jpg)
Blackjack (1978)
![Blood & Guts](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49304-blood-guts.jpg)
Blood & Guts (1978)
![CHiPs](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27465-chips.jpg)
CHiPs (1977)
![Scorchy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49296-scorchy.jpg)
Scorchy (1976)
![Hollywood Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49285-hollywood-man.jpg)
Hollywood Man (1976)
![Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49326-rich-man-poor-man-book-ii.jpg)
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)
![Crackle of Death](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/408776-crackle-of-death.jpg)
Crackle of Death (1976)
![Dr. Minx](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49301-dr-minx.jpg)
Dr. Minx (1975)
![Boss Nigger](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9760-boss-nigger.jpg)
Boss Nigger (1975)
![The Swinging Barmaids](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49277-the-swinging-barmaids.jpg)
The Swinging Barmaids (1975)
![Death Among Friends](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Death Among Friends (1975)
![The Sex Symbol](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50609-the-sex-symbol.jpg)
The Sex Symbol (1974)
![Kolchak: The Night Stalker](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9069-kolchak-the-night-stalker.jpg)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
![Black Samson](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49290-black-samson.jpg)
Black Samson (1974)
![Policewomen](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27015-policewomen.jpg)
Policewomen (1974)
![The Six Million Dollar Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/71520-the-six-million-dollar-man.jpg)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
![The Deadly Trackers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49261-the-deadly-trackers.jpg)
The Deadly Trackers (1973)
![The Last American Hero](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/16071-the-last-american-hero.jpg)
The Last American Hero (1973)
![Sweet Jesus, Preacherman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49294-sweet-jesus-preacherman.jpg)
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman (1973)
![Prologue to Wounded Knee](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/484445-prologue-to-wounded-knee.jpg)
Prologue to Wounded Knee (1973)
![A Taste of Hell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
A Taste of Hell (1973)
![Piranha](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49270-piranha-piranha.jpg)
Piranha (1972)
![Kung Fu](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/79455-kung-fu.jpg)
Kung Fu (1972)
![Grave of the Vampire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49274-grave-of-the-vampire.jpg)
Grave of the Vampire (1972)
![The Thing with Two Heads](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5721-the-thing-with-two-heads.jpg)
The Thing with Two Heads (1972)
![Hammer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/34538-hammer.jpg)
Hammer (1972)
![The Man Hunter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49313-the-manhunter.jpg)
The Man Hunter (1972)
![Columbo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11509-columbo.jpg)
Columbo (1971)
![Summertree](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/33588-summertree.jpg)
Summertree (1971)
![The Losers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13274-the-losers.jpg)
The Losers (1970)
![The Over the Hill Gang](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59144-the-over-the-hill-gang.jpg)
The Over the Hill Gang (1969)
![Backtrack!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49298-backtrack.jpg)
Backtrack! (1969)
![Three Guns for Texas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49272-three-guns-for-texas.jpg)
Three Guns for Texas (1968)
![The Mod Squad](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77130-the-mod-squad.jpg)
The Mod Squad (1968)
![Hawaii Five-O](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27460-hawaii-five-o.jpg)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
![Ironside](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25235-ironside.jpg)
Ironside (1967)
![Mission: Impossible](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/21712-mission-impossible.jpg)
Mission: Impossible (1966)
![Batman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8032-batman.jpg)
Batman (1966)
![Laredo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49324-laredo.jpg)
Laredo (1965)
![36 Hours](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/55579-36-hours.jpg)
36 Hours (1964)
![Tom, Dick and Mary](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Tom, Dick and Mary (1964)
![Daniel Boone](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/87898-daniel-boone.jpg)
Daniel Boone (1964)
![Kraft Suspense Theatre](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/291036-kraft-suspense-theatre.jpg)
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
![Zero One](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49325-zero-one.jpg)
Zero One (1962)
![Combat!](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/21718-combat.jpg)
Combat! (1962)
![The Alfred Hitchcock Hour](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13042-the-alfred-hitchcock-hour.jpg)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
![The Virginian](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/71511-the-virginian.jpg)
The Virginian (1962)
![Atlantis: The Lost Continent](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49268-atlantis-the-lost-continent.jpg)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961)
![The Asphalt Jungle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/421668-the-asphalt-jungle.jpg)
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
![Never So Few](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/45645-never-so-few.jpg)
Never So Few (1959)
![Girls Town](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/139565-girls-town.jpg)
Girls Town (1959)
![Perry Mason](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11530-perry-mason.jpg)
Perry Mason (1957)
![Wagon Train](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/138965-wagon-train.jpg)
Wagon Train (1957)
![Gunsmoke](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/25893-gunsmoke.jpg)
Gunsmoke (1955)
![Death Valley Days](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137901-death-valley-days.jpg)
Death Valley Days (1952)
![The Boy with Green Hair](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49750-the-boy-with-green-hair.jpg)
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
![Gilda](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8907-gilda.jpg)
Gilda (1946)
![A Tree Grows in Brooklyn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12819-a-tree-grows-in-brooklyn.jpg)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
![Meet Me in St. Louis](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11297-meet-me-in-st-louis.jpg)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
![Going My Way](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13044-going-my-way.jpg)
Going My Way (1944)
![The Ghost of Frankenstein](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/268-the-ghost-of-frankenstein.jpg)
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
![Nam a la caza del tigre](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1026698-nam-a-la-caza-del-tigre.jpg)
Nam a la caza del tigre
![The Master Juggernaut](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
The Master Juggernaut
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1933-03-24
Deathday2021-07-05 (88 years old)
Birth PlaceColumbia, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWilliam E. Smith, Bill Smith, Big Bill Smith, William Smith II
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