Howard K. Smith

Personal Info

Birthday

May 12, 1914

Day of Death

2002-02-15

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Ferriday, Louisiana, USA

Howard K. Smith

Biography

Howard Kingsbury Smith was an American journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman, political commentator, and film actor. He was one of the original members of the team of war correspondents known as the Murrow Boys.

Known For

The Odd Couple

The Bionic Woman

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Escape from Sobibor

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Nashville

The Best Man

Filmography

2014
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Gloria: In Her Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
2007
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
as Self
1987
Escape from Sobibor
as Narrator (voice)
1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
as Howard K. Smith
1981
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
as Howard K. Smith
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
Nasty Habits
as Self
1975
Nashville
as Howard K. Smith
1974
Trapped Beneath the Sea
as Narrator (voice)
1972
The Man
as Howard K. Smith
1968
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1967
Africa
as Self - Commentary
1964
The Best Man
as Howard K. Smith
1958
The Year Gone By
as Self – Host