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".

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	23.765
Birthday	1933-03-24
Place of Birth	Columbia, Missouri, USA
Also Known As	William E. Smith, Bill Smith, Big Bill Smith, William Smith II,

Jungle Assault

Uncle Sam

Invasion of the Bee Girls

Grave of the Vampire

Hollywood Man

Fast Company

Chrome and Hot Leather

Blackjack

Run, Angel, Run!

Piranha, Piranha

Seven

The Losers

Empire of Ash III

Blood & Guts

Hell on the Battleground

Deadly Breed

Evil Altar

Merchant of Evil

Killer Story

Shadow of the Dragon

Emperor of the Bronx

The Badd One

Doses of Horror

Dark Secrets

Prologue to Wounded Knee

Slow Burn

Neon Signs

Eagle's Law

L.A. Vice

Spirit of the Eagle

The Vampire Hunters Club

Angels Die Hard

Black Samson

Sweet Jesus, Preacherman

GetEven

Runaway, Runaway

The Last Riders

Three Guns for Texas

The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula

Heat of Las Vegas

Manosaurus

Moon in Scorpio

C.C. and Company

Hammer

Scorchy

Commando Squad

Hell to Pay

Red Nights

Debbie Does Damnation

Wasteland Justice

Raw Energy

Hell Comes to Frogtown

The Ultimate Warrior

Rapturious

The Swinging Barmaids

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

Voices from the Graves

Any Which Way You Can

Inner Rage

The Final Sanction

Terror In Beverly Hills

Legend of The Roller Blade Seven

Dr. Minx

Taken Alive

The Man Hunter

Crackle of Death

Doublecross on Costa's Island

A Mission to Kill

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

Rock n' Roll Cops Lite

Boss Nigger

Hollywood Cops

Darker Than Amber

The Roller Blade Seven

Backtrack!

The Deadly Trackers

Cybernator

The Shooter

Maniac Cop

Deadly Memories