William Smith
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".
Acted in
Irresistible
2020
as Hofbrau Bar Fly
Doses of Horror
2018
as Neil Agar ("A Dose of Bee Stings" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rock n' Roll Cops Lite
2014
as Rinaldi (archive footage)
The Boneyard Collection
2008
as Bill, the First Director (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
Rapturious
2007
as Sheriff
Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story
2007
as Man with Machine Gun
Voices from the Graves
2006
as Lester Jiggs
Inner Rage
2006
as Sam
Vice
2005
as Spooky Harlow
Hell to Pay
2005
as Emil Brax
Killer Story
2004
as Monty
Y.M.I.
2004
as Cal
The Rock 'n Roll Cops
2003
as Rinaldi
A Mission to Kill
2003
Zombiegeddon
2003
as Lord Zombie
God Has a Rap Sheet
2003
as Lucifer
Deadly Memories
2002
as Sheriff Taggart
Justice League
2001
as Draaga (voice)
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula
2001
as Count Dracula
The Vampire Hunters Club
2001
as Johnny
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
as Conan's Father (archive footage)
Never Look Back
2000
as Lee Clayton
Debbie Does Damnation
1999
Wasteland Justice
1999
as Moon
Blood of His Own
1998
Broken Vessels
1998
as Bo
Heat of Las Vegas
1998
as Mario Verelli
The Shooter
1997
as Jerry Krants
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Wes Tronker (segment "Devil's Tattoo")
Hollywood Cops
1997
as Rinaldi
Doublecross on Costa's Island
1997
as L. E.
Uncle Sam
1996
as Major
The Colony
1996
as Theo Maxwell
Neon Signs
1996
as Clyde
Raw Energy
1996
as Sam Stompkins
Big Sister 2000
1995
as The Man
Manosaurus
1994
as Sheriff Todd
Due South
1994
as Harold Geiger
Maverick
1994
as Riverboat Poker Player
Taken Alive
1994
as L.E.
GetEven
1993
as Normad
Legend of The Roller Blade Seven
1993
as Pharoah
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Silas Quint
Return of the Roller Blade Seven
1993
as Pharoah
Vinnie & Bobby
1992
as Warren Bean
American Me
1992
as Deacon
The Last Riders
1992
as Hammer
Feast
1992
as Det. George Bordelli
Shadow of the Dragon
1992
as Eric Brunner
Dark Secrets
1992
as Robert
The Roller Blade Seven
1991
as Pharoah
Cybernator
1991
as Colonel Peck
Spirit of the Eagle
1991
as Hatchett
Kiss and Be Killed
1991
as Det. Murdoch
Merchant of Evil
1991
as Victor Fortunetti
The Final Sanction
1990
as Maj. Galashkin
Shades of L.A.
1990
Empire of Ash III
1990
as Lucas
Cartel
1990
as Mason
Emperor of the Bronx
1990
as Fitz
Instant Karma
1990
as Pop
Forgotten Heroes
1990
as General Gregori Zelenkov
Slow Burn
1989
as Antonio Scarpelli
B.O.R.N.
1989
as Dr. Farley
Jungle Assault
1989
as General Mitchell
East L.A. Warriors
1989
as Martelli
L.A. Vice
1989
as Capt. Joe Wilkes
Memorial Valley Massacre
1989
as Gen. Mintz
Terror In Beverly Hills
1989
as President
Deadly Breed
1989
as Captain
Action U.S.A.
1989
as Conover
Evil Altar
1988
as Reed Weller
Platoon Leader
1988
as Major Flynn
Maniac Cop
1988
as Captain Ripley
Red Nights
1988
as Phillip
Bulletproof
1988
as Russian Major
Supercarrier
1988
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988
as Captain Devlin / Count Sodom
Eagle's Law
1988
Moon in Scorpio
1987
as Burt
The Phantom Empire
1987
as Dr. Chambers
Commando Squad
1987
as Morgan Denny
Hell on the Battleground
1987
as Colonel Meredith
The Badd One
1987
as Badd
Eye of the Tiger
1986
as Blade
Fever Pitch
1985
as Panama Hat
The Twilight Zone
1985
Wildside
1985
The Mean Season
1985
as Albert O'Shaughnessy
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Clyde Thorson
Highway to Heaven
1984
Hunter
1984
as Sgt. Neville Sigerson
Hunter
1984
as Sgt. Sal Drasso
Red Dawn
1984
as Strelnikov
Airwolf
1984
as Steele
Airwolf
1984
as Patterson
The Jerk, Too
1984
as Suicide
Masquerade
1983
Rumble Fish
1983
as Patterson the Cop
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
The Yellow Rose
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
The Outsiders
1983
as Store Clerk
The A-Team
1983
as Jase Tataro
The A-Team
1983
as Dimitri Shasta Kovich
Knight Rider
1982
as Harold T. Turner
Matt Houston
1982
Conan the Barbarian
1982
as Conan's Father
T. J. Hooker
1982
as R.K. 'Blood' Henderson
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982
as Monk Hardwick
Simon & Simon
1981
Simon & Simon
1981
as Cady
The Fall Guy
1981
Code Red
1981
Any Which Way You Can
1980
as Jack Wilson
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Tolar
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
as Tugwell
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as The Trebor
Benson
1979
Seven
1979
as Drew
The Frisco Kid
1979
as Matt Diggs
The Rebels
1979
as John Waverly
Fast Company
1979
as Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson
B. J. and the Bear
1979
Blackjack
1978
as Andy Mayfield (as Bill Smith)
Vega$
1978
Blood & Guts
1978
as Dan O'Neil
The Oregon Trail
1977
Logan's Run
1977
CHiPs
1977
as Stan
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Hoxey
Scorchy
1976
as Carl Henrich
Hollywood Man
1976
as Rafe Stoker
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
as Falconetti
Crackle of Death
1976
as Shaman Jim Elkhorn
City of Angels
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976
as Falconetti
Dr. Minx
1975
as Gus Dolan
The Ultimate Warrior
1975
as Carrot
Boss Nigger
1975
as Jed Clayton
The Swinging Barmaids
1975
as Harry
Bronk
1975
Win, Place or Steal
1975
as Tom
The Sex Symbol
1974
as Butch Wischnewski
Planet of the Apes
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Jim Elkhorn
Police Woman
1974
The Rockford Files
1974
as Jerry Grimes
Black Samson
1974
as Johnny Nappa
Movin' On
1974
The Rockford Files
1974
as Jerry Grimes
Policewomen
1974
as Karate Instructor
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Cmdr. Maxwell
The Deadly Trackers
1973
as Schoolboy
The Last American Hero
1973
as Kyle Kingman
Invasion of the Bee Girls
1973
as Neil Agar
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
1973
as Martelli
Prologue to Wounded Knee
1973
as Camper John Allen
Police Story
1973
Piranha
1972
as Caribe
Kung Fu
1972
as Capt. Luther Staggers
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Search
1972
Grave of the Vampire
1972
as James Eastman
The Thing with Two Heads
1972
as Hysterical Condemned Man
Hammer
1972
as Brenner
The Man Hunter
1972
as Clel Bocock
Chrome and Hot Leather
1971
as T.J.
Columbo
1971
as Nichols
Runaway, Runaway
1971
as Frank
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Crowhaven Farm
1970
as Patrolman Hayes
C.C. and Company
1970
as Moon
Darker Than Amber
1970
as Terry
Angels Die Hard
1970
as Tim
The Losers
1970
as Link Thomas
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Amos (as Bill Smith)
Backtrack!
1969
as Texas Ranger Joe Riley (archive footage)
Run, Angel, Run!
1969
as Angel
Three Guns for Texas
1968
as Texas Ranger Joe Riley
Here Come the Brides
1968
as Kitana
The Mod Squad
1968
The Mod Squad
1968
as Jack Harper
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Det. James 'Kimo' Carew
Julia
1968
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Custer
1967
Ironside
1967
Ironside
1967
as Larry
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Vincent Sandler
Mission: Impossible
1966
as John Brent
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dekker
Felony Squad
1966
Batman
1966
as Adonis
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Turk
Laredo
1965
as Joe Riley
36 Hours
1964
as Guy (uncredited)
Daniel Boone
1964
as Catoga
Daniel Boone
1964
as Campuits
Daniel Boone
1964
as Amos (uncredited)
Daniel Boone
1964
as Amos Martin
Mail Order Bride
1964
as Lank
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Deputy Raynor
Zero One
1962
as Jimmy Delaney
Combat!
1962
as Richter
Combat!
1962
as German Sergeant
Stoney Burke
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Tommy Lad
The Virginian
1962
as Andy Adams
The Virginian
1962
as Bill
The Virginian
1962
as Paul Rogers
The Virginian
1962
as Joe Riley
The Virginian
1962
as Spector
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
as Captain of the Guard
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
as Sgt. Danny Keller
Never So Few
1959
as MP Officer #1
Mr. Lucky
1959
Girls Town
1959
as Man (uncredited)
The Mating Game
1959
as Barney
The Ed Wynn Show
1958
as Dink
Perry Mason
1957
as Andy Witcoe
Wagon Train
1957
as Thomas Lance
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jude Bonner
Gunsmoke
1955
as Latch
Lassie
1954
Death Valley Days
1952
as Marshall Hendry Brown
Death Valley Days
1952
as Dan Turner
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Boy (uncredited)
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947
as Young Boy (uncredited)
Gilda
1946
as Man (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Boy (uncredited)
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Going My Way
1944
as Choir Member (uncredited)
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942
as Boy (uncredited)