William Smith
Acting
🎂 1933-03-24
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".
Cast credits(237)
Self
1962
1954
Harold T. Turner
1982
1974
Jase Tataro
1983
Dimitri Shasta Kovich
1983
Tommy Lad
1962
Tugwell
1979
Nichols
1971
Cmdr. Maxwell
1974
Det. James 'Kimo' Carew
1968
Turk
1965
1983
R.K. 'Blood' Henderson
1982
Andy Witcoe
1957
Thomas Lance
1957
Falconetti
1976
Clyde Thorson
1984
1981
Cady
1981
1981
Catoga
1964
Campuits
1964
Amos (uncredited)
1964
Amos Martin
1964
Wes Tronker (segment "Devil's Tattoo")
1997
1967
Deputy Leroy
1967
Steele
1984
Patterson
1984
(segment "Shadow Play")
1985
Richter
1962
German Sergeant
1962
1968
Jack Harper
1968
Silas Quint
1993
Sgt. Neville Sigerson
1984
Sgt. Sal Drasso
1984
Wyatt Earp
1978
1978
Adonis
1966
1982
1979
Lieutenant Joe Cardiff
1962
1973
Stan
1977
Harold Geiger
1994
1977
1967
Larry
1967
1979
1966
1959
Mickey Sims
1972
1984
1974
Andy Adams
1962
Bill
1962
Paul Rogers
1962
Joe Riley
1962
Spector
1962
Vincent Sandler
1966
John Brent
1966
Dekker
1966
The Trebor
1979
Deputy Raynor
1963
Sgt. Danny Keller
1961
1975
1967
Kitana
1968
1990
Jim Elkhorn
1974
Marshall Hendry Brown
1952
Dan Turner
1952
1983
1983
1974
Draaga (voice)
2001
1968
Jimmy Delaney
1962
Jude Bonner
1955
Latch
1955
Falconetti
1976
Monk Hardwick
1954
1981
1977
1985
1988
1971
1972
Joe Riley
1965
1983
Store Clerk
1983
Conan's Father
1982
1976
Strelnikov
1984
Boy (uncredited)
1948
Neil Agar
1973
Riverboat Poker Player
1994
Dink
1958
Blade
1986
Warren Bean
1992
Jed Clayton
1975
Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson
1979
Little Boy (uncredited)
1944
Patterson the Cop
1983
Deacon
1992
Capt. Luther Staggers
1972
Hofbrau Bar Fly
2020
Man (uncredited)
1946
Jack Wilson
1980
MP Officer #1
1959
Captain Devlin / Count Sodom
1988
Captain of the Guard
1961
Captain Ripley
1988
Choir Member (uncredited)
1944
Tim
1970
Texas Ranger Joe Riley (archive footage)
1969
Matt Diggs
1979
Moon
1970
Boy (uncredited)
1942
Major
1996
Hoxey
1977
Major Flynn
1988
Guy (uncredited)
1964
Lord Zombie
2003
Jerry Krants
1997
Hammer
1992
Boy (uncredited)
1945
Schoolboy
1973
Albert O'Shaughnessy
1985
Angel
1969
Kyle Kingman
1973
Terry
1970
Brenner
1972
Count Dracula
2001
Amos (as Bill Smith)
1969
Carrot
1975
James Eastman
1972
Hysterical Condemned Man
1972
John Waverly
1979
Mason
1990
Barney
1959
Panama Hat
1985
Colonel Peck
1991
Normad
1993
Link Thomas
1970
Martelli
1989
Bill, the First Director (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
2008
Caribe
1972
Andy Mayfield (as Bill Smith)
1978
Tolar
1980
Dr. Chambers
1987
Pharoah
1993
Conover
1989
Shaman Jim Elkhorn
1976
Rafe Stoker
1976
Colonel Meredith
1987
Neil Agar ("A Dose of Bee Stings" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Suicide
1984
Patrolman Hayes
1970
Butch Wischnewski
1974
Drew
1979
Emil Brax
2005
Camper John Allen
1973
Det. George Bordelli
1992
Pharoah
1991
Tom
1975
General Mitchell
1989
Capt. Joe Wilkes
1989
Harry
1975
Lank
1964
Man (uncredited)
1959
Russian Major
1988
Martelli
1973
Johnny Nappa
1974
Clel Bocock
1972
Lee Clayton
2000
Det. Murdoch
1991
Bo
1998
Morgan Denny
1987
T.J.
1971
The Man
1995
L.E.
1994
Young Boy (uncredited)
1947
Karate Instructor
1974
Theo Maxwell
1996
Pop
1990
Sheriff Taggart
2002
Gen. Mintz
1988
Mario Verelli
1998
Moon
1999
Pharoah
1993
General Gregori Zelenkov
1990
Conan's Father (archive footage)
2000
Sheriff
2007
Lucifer
2003
Dan O'Neil
1978
Victor Fortunetti
1991
Jerry Grimes
1974
Gus Dolan
1975
Dr. Farley
1989
Hatchett
1991
Maj. Galashkin
1990
President
1989
Frank
1971
Captain
1989
Man with Machine Gun
2007
Antonio Scarpelli
1989
1999
Rinaldi
1997
Burt
1987
Rinaldi (archive footage)
2014
Phillip
1988
L. E.
1997
Lucas
1990
Monk Hardwick
1982
Carl Henrich
1976
Rinaldi
2003
Fitz
1990
2003
Clyde
1996
Johnny
2001
Badd
1987
Spooky Harlow
2005
Sam
2006
Sam Stompkins
1996
Cal
2004
Texas Ranger Joe Riley
1968
Eric Brunner
1992
Monty
2004
1998
Robert
1992
Reed Weller
1988
Sheriff Todd
1994
Lester Jiggs
2006
1988
