William Smith
Acting

William Smith

Born 24 March 1933 · Columbia, Missouri, USA · Died 5 July 2021

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.

Known for

Conan the Barbarian
Maverick
The Outsiders
Knight Rider
The A-Team
Red Dawn
Columbo
I Dream of Jeannie
Rumble Fish
Justice League
Batman
Walker, Texas Ranger
Irresistible
The Boneyard Collection
Rapturious
Hell to Pay
Y.M.I.
Zombiegeddon
God Has a Rap Sheet
The Rock 'n Roll Cops
A Mission to Kill
Deadly Memories
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula
Vice
Never Look Back
Debbie Does Damnation
Wasteland Justice
Broken Vessels
Blood of His Own
Heat of Las Vegas
Hollywood Cops
The Shooter
Doublecross on Costa's Island
Neon Signs
Uncle Sam
The Colony
Raw Energy
Big Sister 2000
Maverick
Taken Alive
Manosaurus
GetEven
Legend of The Roller Blade Seven
Return of the Roller Blade Seven
Feast
American Me
The Last Riders
Shadow of the Dragon
Dark Secrets
The Roller Blade Seven
Cybernator
Spirit of the Eagle
Kiss and Be Killed
The Final Sanction
Empire of Ash III
Instant Karma
Forgotten Heroes
Cartel
Emperor of the Bronx
L.A. Vice
East L.A. Warriors
Action U.S.A.
Terror in Beverly Hills
Jungle Assault
Deadly Breed
B.O.R.N.
Slow Burn
Eagle's Law
Hell Comes to Frogtown
Memorial Valley Massacre
Evil Altar
Bulletproof
Maniac Cop
Platoon Leader
Red Nights
The Phantom Empire
Moon in Scorpio
Commando Squad
Hell on the Battleground
The Badd One
Eye of the Tiger
Fever Pitch
The Mean Season
Red Dawn
The Jerk, Too
The Outsiders
Rumble Fish
Conan the Barbarian
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
Any Which Way You Can
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
Fast Company
The Frisco Kid
Seven
Blackjack
Blood & Guts
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Hollywood Man
Scorchy
Crackle of Death
The Ultimate Warrior
Boss Nigger
The Swinging Barmaids
Dr. Minx
Win, Place or Steal
Death Among Friends
Black Samson
The Sex Symbol
Policewomen
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
Invasion of the Bee Girls
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
The Deadly Trackers
The Last American Hero
Prologue to Wounded Knee
A Taste of Hell
Grave of the Vampire
Hammer
Piranha
The Man Hunter
Chrome and Hot Leather
Angels Die Hard
Darker Than Amber
C.C. and Company
The Losers
Crowhaven Farm
Run, Angel, Run!
The Over the Hill Gang
Three Guns for Texas
Mail Order Bride
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Never So Few
The Mating Game
The Boy with Green Hair
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