William Smith

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

3/24/1933

Place of Birth

Columbia, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

William E. SmithBill SmithBig Bill 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...

Career Timeline

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

Hell to Pay

as Emil Brax

2004

Killer Story

as Monty

Y.M.I.

as Cal

2003

The Rock 'n Roll Cops

as Rinaldi

A Mission to Kill

Role unknown

Zombiegeddon

as Lord Zombie

God Has a Rap Sheet

as Lucifer

2002

Deadly Memories

as Sheriff Taggart

2001

Justice League

as Draaga (voice)

The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula

as Count Dracula

The Vampire Hunters Club

as Johnny

2000

Vice

as Spooky Harlow

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

as Conan's Father (archive footage)

Never Look Back

as Lee Clayton

1999

Debbie Does Damnation

Role unknown

Wasteland Justice

as Moon

1998

Blood of His Own

Role unknown

Broken Vessels

as Bo

Heat of Las Vegas

as Mario Verelli

1997

The Shooter

as Jerry Krants

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Wes Tronker (segment "Devil's Tattoo")

Hollywood Cops

as Rinaldi

Doublecross on Costa's Island

as L. E.

1996

Uncle Sam

as Major

The Colony

as Theo Maxwell

Nash Bridges

as Boris Zarkov

Neon Signs

as Clyde

Raw Energy

as Sam Stompkins

1995

Big Sister 2000

as The Man

1994

Manosaurus

as Sheriff Todd

Due South

as Harold Geiger

Maverick

as Riverboat Poker Player

Taken Alive

as L.E.

1993

GetEven

as Normad

Legend of The Roller Blade Seven

as Pharoah

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Silas Quint

Return of the Roller Blade Seven

as Pharoah

1992

Vinnie & Bobby

as Warren Bean

American Me

as Deacon

The Last Riders

as Hammer

Feast

as Det. George Bordelli

Shadow of the Dragon

as Eric Brunner

Dark Secrets

as Robert

1991

The Roller Blade Seven

as Pharoah

Cybernator

as Colonel Peck

Hard Time Romance

Role unknown

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

Shades of L.A.

Role unknown

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

Supercarrier

Role unknown

Hell Comes to Frogtown

as Captain Devlin / Count Sodom

Eagle's Law

Role unknown

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 Twilight Zone

as (segment "Shadow Play")

Wildside

Role unknown

The Mean Season

as Albert O'Shaughnessy

1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Clyde Thorson

Highway to Heaven

Role unknown

Hunter

as Sgt. Neville Sigerson

Hunter

as Sgt. Sal Drasso

Red Dawn

as Strelnikov

Airwolf

as Steele

Airwolf

as Patterson

The Master

as Alan Kane

The Jerk, Too

as Suicide

1983

Masquerade

Role unknown

Rumble Fish

as Patterson the Cop

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Role unknown

The Yellow Rose

Role unknown

Hardcastle and McCormick

Role unknown

The Outsiders

as Store Clerk

The A-Team

as Jase Tataro

The A-Team

as Dimitri Shasta Kovich

1982

Knight Rider

as Harold T. Turner

Matt Houston

as J.D. Harris

Conan the Barbarian

as Conan's Father

T. J. Hooker

as R.K. 'Blood' Henderson

Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

as Monk Hardwick

1981

Simon & Simon

Role unknown

Simon & Simon

as Cady

The Fall Guy

Role unknown

Code Red

Role unknown

1980

Any Which Way You Can

as Jack Wilson

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

as Tolar

1979

Trapper John, M.D.

as Tugwell

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as The Trebor

Benson

Role unknown

Seven

as Drew

The Frisco Kid

as Matt Diggs

The Rebels

as John Waverly

Fast Company

as Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson

B. J. and the Bear

Role unknown

1978

Blackjack

as Andy Mayfield (as Bill Smith)

Vega$

Role unknown

Blood & Guts

as Dan O'Neil

Fantasy Island

as Wyatt Earp

1977

The Oregon Trail

Role unknown

Logan's Run

as Patron / Modok

CHiPs

as Stan

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Hoxey

1976

Scorchy

as Carl Henrich

Hollywood Man

as Rafe Stoker

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

as Falconetti

Crackle of Death

as Shaman Jim Elkhorn

City of Angels

Role unknown

Rich Man, Poor Man

as Falconetti

1975

Dr. Minx

as Gus Dolan

The Ultimate Warrior

as Carrot

Boss Nigger

as Jed Clayton

The Swinging Barmaids

as Harry

Death Among Friends

as Sheldon Casey

Bronk

Role unknown

Win, Place or Steal

as Tom

1974

The Sex Symbol

as Butch Wischnewski

Planet of the Apes

as Tolar

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as Jim Elkhorn

Police Woman

Role unknown

Movin' On

Role unknown

Black Samson

as Johnny Nappa

The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter

as Jerry Grimes

Policewomen

as Karate Instructor

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Cmdr. Maxwell

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

Police Story

Role unknown

A Taste of Hell

as Jack Lowell

1972

Piranha

as Caribe

Kung Fu

as Capt. Luther Staggers

The Streets of San Francisco

as Mickey Sims

Search

Role unknown

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.

Columbo

as Nichols

Runaway, Runaway

as Frank

Alias Smith and Jones

Role unknown

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

Here Come the Brides

as Kitana

The Mod Squad

Role unknown

The Mod Squad

as Jack Harper

Hawaii Five-O

as Det. James 'Kimo' Carew

Julia

Role unknown

1967

The Guns of Will Sonnett

Role unknown

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Deputy Leroy

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Luther

Custer

Role unknown

The Second Hundred Years

as Joe

Ironside

Role unknown

Ironside

as Larry

1966

Mission: Impossible

as Vincent Sandler

Mission: Impossible

as John Brent

Mission: Impossible

as Dekker

Felony Squad

Role unknown

Batman

as Adonis

1965

I Dream of Jeannie

as Turk

Laredo

as Joe Riley

1964

36 Hours

as Guy (uncredited)

Daniel Boone

as Catoga

Daniel Boone

as Campuits

Daniel Boone

as Amos (uncredited)

Daniel Boone

as Amos Martin

Mail Order Bride

as Lank

1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Deputy Raynor

1962

Zero One

as Jimmy Delaney

Combat!

as Richter

Combat!

as German Sergeant

Stoney Burke

as Lieutenant Joe Cardiff

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Tommy Lad

The Virginian

as Andy Adams

The Virginian

as Bill

The Virginian

as Paul Rogers

The Virginian

as Joe Riley

The Virginian

as Spector

1961

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

as Captain of the Guard

The Asphalt Jungle

as Sgt. Danny Keller

1960

The Gazebo

as Actor Who Trips Over Camera (uncredited)

1959

Never So Few

as MP Officer #1

Mr. Lucky

Role unknown

Girls Town

as Man (uncredited)

The Mating Game

as Barney

1958

The Ed Wynn Show

as Dink

1957

Perry Mason

as Andy Witcoe

Wagon Train

as Thomas Lance

1955

Gunsmoke

as Jude Bonner

Gunsmoke

as Latch

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Monk Hardwick

Lassie

Role unknown

1952

Death Valley Days

as Marshall Hendry Brown

Death Valley Days

as Dan Turner

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)