William Smith

Personal Info

Birthday

March 24, 1933

Day of Death

2021-07-05

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

Columbia, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

William E. Smith

Bill Smith

Big Bill Smith

William Smith II

William Emmett Smith Jr.

William Emmett Smith

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 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.

Known For

Columbo

Perry Mason

Murder, She Wrote

Batman

Knight Rider

The A-Team

The Six Million Dollar Man

Combat!

Filmography

2020
Irresistible
as Hofbrau Bar Fly
2018
Doses of Horror
as Neil Agar ("A Dose of Bee Stings" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
Rock n' Roll Cops Lite
as Rinaldi (archive footage)
2008
The Boneyard Collection
as Bill, the First Director (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
2007
Rapturious
as Sheriff
Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story
as Man with Machine Gun
2006
Voices from the Graves
as Lester Jiggs
Inner Rage
as Sam
2005
Vice
as Spooky Harlow
Hell to Pay
as Emil Brax
2004
Killer Story
as Monty
Y.M.I.
as Cal
2003
The Rock 'n Roll Cops
as Rinaldi
Zombiegeddon
as Lord Zombie
God Has a Rap Sheet
as Lucifer
2002
Deadly Memories
as Sheriff Taggart
2001
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula
as Count Dracula
The Vampire Hunters Club
as Johnny
2000
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
as Conan's Father (archive footage)
Never Look Back
as Lee Clayton
1999
Wasteland Justice
as Moon
1998
Broken Vessels
as Bo
Heat of Las Vegas
as Mario Verelli
1997
The Shooter
as Jerry Krants
Doublecross on Costa's Island
as L. E.
Hollywood Cops
as Rinaldi
1996
Uncle Sam
as Major
The Colony
as Theo Maxwell
Neon Signs
as Clyde
Raw Energy
as Sam Stompkins
1995
Big Sister 2000
as The Man
1994
Manosaurus
as Sheriff Todd
Maverick
as Riverboat Poker Player
Taken Alive
as L.E.
1993
GetEven
as Normad
Legend of The Roller Blade Seven
as Pharoah
Return of the Roller Blade Seven
as Pharoah
1992
American Me
as Deacon
The Last Riders
as Hammer
Dark Secrets
as Robert
Feast
as Det. George Bordelli
Shadow of the Dragon
as Eric Brunner
1991
The Roller Blade Seven
as Pharoah
Cybernator
as Colonel Peck
Spirit of the Eagle
as Hatchett
Kiss and Be Killed
as Det. Murdoch
Merchant of Evil
as Victor Fortunetti
1990
The Final Sanction
as Maj. Galashkin
Empire of Ash III
as Lucas
Cartel
as Mason
Emperor of the Bronx
as Fitz
Instant Karma
as Pop
Forgotten Heroes
as General Gregori Zelenkov
1989
Slow Burn
as Antonio Scarpelli
B.O.R.N.
as Dr. Farley
Jungle Assault
as General Mitchell
East L.A. Warriors
as Martelli
L.A. Vice
as Capt. Joe Wilkes
Terror In Beverly Hills
as President
Deadly Breed
as Captain
Action U.S.A.
as Conover
1988
Memorial Valley Massacre
as Gen. Mintz
Evil Altar
as Reed Weller
Platoon Leader
as Major Flynn
Maniac Cop
as Captain Ripley
Red Nights
as Phillip
Bulletproof
as Russian Major
Hell Comes to Frogtown
as Captain Devlin / Count Sodom
1987
Moon in Scorpio
as Burt
The Phantom Empire
as Dr. Chambers
Commando Squad
as Morgan Denny
Hell on the Battleground
as Colonel Meredith
The Badd One
as Badd
1986
Eye of the Tiger
as Blade
1985
Fever Pitch
as Panama Hat
The Mean Season
as Albert O'Shaughnessy
1984
Red Dawn
as Strelnikov
The Jerk, Too
as Suicide
1983
Rumble Fish
as Patterson the Cop
The Outsiders
as Store Clerk
1982
Conan the Barbarian
as Conan's Father
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
as Monk Hardwick
1980
Any Which Way You Can
as Jack Wilson
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
as Tolar
1979
Seven
as Drew
The Frisco Kid
as Matt Diggs
The Rebels
as John Waverly
Fast Company
as Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson
1978
Blackjack
as Andy Mayfield (as Bill Smith)
Blood & Guts
as Dan O'Neil
1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Hoxey
1976
Scorchy
as Carl Henrich
Hollywood Man
as Rafe Stoker
Crackle of Death
as Shaman Jim Elkhorn
1975
Dr. Minx
as Gus Dolan
The Ultimate Warrior
as Carrot
Boss Nigger
as Jed Clayton
The Swinging Barmaids
as Harry
Win, Place or Steal
as Tom
1974
The Sex Symbol
as Butch Wischnewski
Black Samson
as Johnny Nappa
The Rockford Files
as Jerry Grimes
Policewomen
as Karate Instructor
1973
The Deadly Trackers
as Schoolboy
The Last American Hero
as Kyle Kingman
Invasion of the Bee Girls
as Neil Agar
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
as Martelli
Prologue to Wounded Knee
as Camper John Allen
1972
Piranha
as Caribe
Grave of the Vampire
as James Eastman
The Thing with Two Heads
as Hysterical Condemned Man
Hammer
as Brenner
The Man Hunter
as Clel Bocock
1971
Chrome and Hot Leather
as T.J.
Runaway, Runaway
as Frank
1970
Crowhaven Farm
as Patrolman Hayes
C.C. and Company
as Moon
Darker Than Amber
as Terry
Angels Die Hard
as Tim
The Losers
as Link Thomas
1969
The Over the Hill Gang
as Amos (as Bill Smith)
Backtrack!
as Texas Ranger Joe Riley (archive footage)
Run, Angel, Run!
as Angel
1968
Three Guns for Texas
as Texas Ranger Joe Riley
1964
36 Hours
as Guy (uncredited)
Mail Order Bride
as Lank
1961
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
as Captain of the Guard
1959
Never So Few
as MP Officer #1
Girls Town
as Man (uncredited)
The Mating Game
as Barney
1948
The Boy with Green Hair
as Boy (uncredited)
1947
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
as Young Boy (uncredited)
1946
Gilda
as Man (uncredited)
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Boy (uncredited)
1944
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Going My Way
as Choir Member (uncredited)
1942
The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Boy (uncredited)