Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1933-03-24
- Day of Death2021-07-05 (88 years)
- Place of BirthColumbia, Missouri, USA
- Also Known AsWilliam E. SmithBill SmithBig Bill SmithWilliam Smith II
William Smith
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2020
Irresistible
As: Hofbrau Bar Fly
- 2008
The Boneyard Collection
As: Bill, the First Director (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
- 2007
Rapturious
As: Sheriff
- 2005
Vice
As: Spooky Harlow
- 2005
Hell to Pay
As: Emil Brax
- 2004
Y.M.I.
As: Cal
- 2003
The Rock 'n Roll Cops
As: Rinaldi
- 2003
Zombiegeddon
As: Lord Zombie
2003God Has a Rap Sheet
As: Lucifer
2002Deadly Memories
As: Sheriff Taggart
2001Justice League
As: Draaga (voice)
2001The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula
As: Count Dracula
2000Never Look Back
As: Lee Clayton
1998Broken Vessels
As: Bo
1998Heat of Las Vegas
As: Mario Verelli
1997The Shooter
As: Jerry Krants
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
As: Wes Tronker (segment "Devil's Tattoo")
1997Hollywood Cops
As: Rinaldi
1997Doublecross on Costa's Island
As: L. E.
1996Uncle Sam
As: Major
1996The Colony
As: Theo Maxwell
1996Neon Signs
As: Clyde
1996Raw Energy
As: Sam Stompkins
1995Big Sister 2000
As: The Man
1994Manosaurus
As: Sheriff Todd
1994Due South
As: Harold Geiger
- 1994
Maverick
As: Riverboat Poker Player
1994Taken Alive
As: L.E.
1993GetEven
As: Normad
1993Legend of The Roller Blade Seven
As: Pharoah
1993Walker, Texas Ranger
As: Silas Quint
1993Return of the Roller Blade Seven
As: Pharoah
1992Vinnie & Bobby
As: Warren Bean
1992American Me
As: Deacon
1992The Last Riders
As: Hammer
1992Feast
As: Det. George Bordelli
1992Shadow of the Dragon
As: Eric Brunner
1992Dark Secrets
As: Robert
1991The Roller Blade Seven
As: Pharoah
1991Cybernator
As: Colonel Peck
1991Spirit of the Eagle
As: Hatchett
1991Kiss and Be Killed
As: Det. Murdoch
1990The Final Sanction
As: Maj. Galashkin
1990Empire of Ash III
As: Lucas
1990Cartel
As: Mason
1990Emperor of the Bronx
As: Fitz
1990Instant Karma
As: Pop
1990Forgotten Heroes
As: General Gregori Zelenkov
1989Slow Burn
As: Antonio Scarpelli
1989B.O.R.N.
As: Dr. Farley
1989Jungle Assault
As: General Mitchell
1989East L.A. Warriors
As: Martelli
1989L.A. Vice
As: Capt. Joe Wilkes
1989Terror In Beverly Hills
As: President
1989Deadly Breed
As: Captain
1989Action U.S.A.
As: Conover
1988Memorial Valley Massacre
As: Gen. Mintz
1988Evil Altar
As: Reed Weller
1988Platoon Leader
As: Major Flynn
1988Maniac Cop
As: Captain Ripley
1988Red Nights
As: Phillip
1988Bulletproof
As: Russian Major
1988Hell Comes to Frogtown
As: Captain Devlin / Count Sodom
1987Moon in Scorpio
As: Burt
1987The Phantom Empire
As: Dr. Chambers
1987Commando Squad
As: Morgan Denny
1987Hell on the Battleground
As: Colonel Meredith
1987The Badd One
As: Badd
1986Eye of the Tiger
As: Blade
1985Fever Pitch
As: Panama Hat
1985The Twilight Zone
As: (segment "Shadow Play")
1985The Mean Season
As: Albert O'Shaughnessy
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Clyde Thorson
1984Hunter
As: Sgt. Neville Sigerson
- 1984
Hunter
As: Sgt. Sal Drasso
- 1984
Red Dawn
As: Strelnikov
1984Airwolf
As: Steele
- 1984
Airwolf
As: Patterson
1984The Jerk, Too
As: Suicide
- 1983
Rumble Fish
As: Patterson the Cop
- 1983
The Outsiders
As: Store Clerk
1983The A-Team
As: Jase Tataro
- 1983
The A-Team
As: Dimitri Shasta Kovich
1982Knight Rider
As: Harold T. Turner
- 1982
Conan the Barbarian
As: Conan's Father
1982T. J. Hooker
As: R.K. 'Blood' Henderson
1982Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
As: Monk Hardwick
1981Simon & Simon
As: Cady
1980Any Which Way You Can
As: Jack Wilson
1980The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
As: Tolar
1979Trapper John, M.D.
As: Tugwell
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
As: The Trebor
1979Seven
As: Drew
1979The Frisco Kid
As: Matt Diggs
1979The Rebels
As: John Waverly
1979Fast Company
As: Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson
1978Blackjack
As: Andy Mayfield (as Bill Smith)
1978Blood & Guts
As: Dan O'Neil
1978Fantasy Island
As: Wyatt Earp
1977CHiPs
As: Stan
1977Twilight's Last Gleaming
As: Hoxey
1976Scorchy
As: Carl Henrich
1976Hollywood Man
As: Rafe Stoker
1976Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
As: Falconetti
1976Crackle of Death
As: Shaman Jim Elkhorn
1976Rich Man, Poor Man
As: Falconetti
1975Dr. Minx
As: Gus Dolan
1975The Ultimate Warrior
As: Carrot
1975Boss Nigger
As: Jed Clayton
1975The Swinging Barmaids
As: Harry
1975Win, Place or Steal
As: Tom
1974The Sex Symbol
As: Butch Wischnewski
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalker
As: Jim Elkhorn
1974The Rockford Files
As: Jerry Grimes
1974Black Samson
As: Johnny Nappa
1974The Rockford Files
As: Jerry Grimes
1974Policewomen
As: Karate Instructor
1974The Six Million Dollar Man
As: Cmdr. Maxwell
1973The Deadly Trackers
As: Schoolboy
1973The Last American Hero
As: Kyle Kingman
1973Invasion of the Bee Girls
As: Neil Agar
1973Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
As: Martelli
1973Prologue to Wounded Knee
As: Camper John Allen
1972Piranha
As: Caribe
1972Kung Fu
As: Capt. Luther Staggers
1972The Streets of San Francisco
As: Mickey Sims
1972Grave of the Vampire
As: James Eastman
1972The Thing with Two Heads
As: Hysterical Condemned Man
1972Hammer
As: Brenner
1972The Man Hunter
As: Clel Bocock
1971Chrome and Hot Leather
As: T.J.
1971Columbo
As: Nichols
1971Runaway, Runaway
As: Frank
1970Crowhaven Farm
As: Patrolman Hayes
1970C.C. and Company
As: Moon
1970Darker Than Amber
As: Terry
1970Angels Die Hard
As: Tim
1970The Losers
As: Link Thomas
1969The Over the Hill Gang
As: Amos (as Bill Smith)
1969Run, Angel, Run!
As: Angel
1968Three Guns for Texas
As: Texas Ranger Joe Riley
1968Here Come the Brides
As: Kitana
1968The Mod Squad
As: Jack Harper
1968Hawaii Five-O
As: Det. James 'Kimo' Carew
1967The Guns of Will Sonnett
As: Deputy Leroy
1967Ironside
As: Larry
1966Mission: Impossible
As: Vincent Sandler
- 1966
Mission: Impossible
As: John Brent
- 1966
Mission: Impossible
As: Dekker
1966Batman
As: Adonis
1965I Dream of Jeannie
As: Turk
1965Laredo
As: Joe Riley
196436 Hours
As: Guy (uncredited)
1964Daniel Boone
As: Catoga
- 1964
Daniel Boone
As: Campuits
- 1964
Daniel Boone
As: Amos (uncredited)
- 1964
Daniel Boone
As: Amos Martin
1964Mail Order Bride
As: Lank
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre
As: Deputy Raynor
1962Zero One
As: Jimmy Delaney
1962Combat!
As: Richter
- 1962
Combat!
As: German Sergeant
1962Stoney Burke
As: Lieutenant Joe Cardiff
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Tommy Lad
1962The Virginian
As: Andy Adams
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Bill
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Paul Rogers
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Joe Riley
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Spector
1961Atlantis: The Lost Continent
As: Captain of the Guard
1961The Asphalt Jungle
As: Sgt. Danny Keller
1959Never So Few
As: MP Officer #1
1959Girls Town
As: Man (uncredited)
1959The Mating Game
As: Barney
1958The Ed Wynn Show
As: Dink
1957Perry Mason
As: Andy Witcoe
1957Wagon Train
As: Thomas Lance
1955Gunsmoke
As: Jude Bonner
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Latch
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
As: Monk Hardwick
1952Death Valley Days
As: Marshall Hendry Brown
- 1952
Death Valley Days
As: Dan Turner
1948The Boy with Green Hair
As: Boy (uncredited)
1947I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
As: Young Boy (uncredited)
1946Gilda
As: Man (uncredited)
1945A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
As: Boy (uncredited)
1944Meet Me in St. Louis
As: Little Boy (uncredited)
1944Going My Way
As: Choir Member (uncredited)
1942The Ghost of Frankenstein
As: Boy (uncredited)