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