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