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William Smith

William Smith was probably best known for his portrayal as 'Falconetti' in Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) and as Joe Riley in Loredo. He had a whopping 289 credits on IMDb, seemingly in everything from the ’60s onward. William Smith was the last 'Marlboro Man' in commercials before cigarette advertising was discontinued.

Aliases
  • William E. Smith
  • Bill Smith
  • William Smith II
  • Big Bill Smith
  • William Emmett Smith
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Filmography

The Outsiders

1983
as Store Clerk

Conan the Barbarian

1982
as Conan's Father

Memorial Valley Massacre

1988
as Gen. Mintz

Boss Nigger

1975
as Jed Clayton

Empire of Ash III

1989
as Lucas

The Shooter

1997
as Jerry Krants

Hell Comes to Frogtown

1988
as Captain Devlin / Count Sodom

Y.M.I.

2004
as Cal

Zombiegeddon

2003
as Lord Zombie

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942
as Vasarian Boy

Grave of the Vampire

1972
as James Eastman

Chrome and Hot Leather

1971
as T.J.

The Badd One

1987
as Badd

Rock n' Roll Cops 2: The Adventure Begins

2003
as Rinaldi

Uncle Sam

1997
as Major

Piranha, Piranha

1972
as Caribe

Cartel

1990
as Mason

Heat of Las Vegas

1998
as Mario Verelli

Return of the Roller Blade Seven

1993
as Pharoah

Moon in Scorpio

1987
as Burt

Hawaii Five-O

1968
as James Carew

Red Dawn

1984
as Strelnikov

Seven

1979
as Drew

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

2000
as Conan's Father (archive footage)

Taken Alive

1995
as L.E.

Instant Karma

1990
as Pop

Hell on the Battleground

1987
as Colonel Meredith

Maverick

1994
as Riverboat Poker Player

Maniac Cop

1988
as Captain Ripley

Neon Signs

1996
as Clyde

Hammer

1972
as Brenner

The Last Riders

1992
as Hammer

Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story

2007
as Man with Machine Gun

The Last American Hero

1973
as Kyle Kingman

Run, Angel, Run!

1969
as Angel

C.C. and Company

1970
as Moon

The Losers

1970
as Link Thomas

Cybernator

1991
as Colonel Peck

The Ultimate Warrior

1975
as Carrot

Dr. Minx

1975
as Gus Dolan

Spirit of the Eagle

1991
as Hatchett

The Manhunter

1976
as Clel Bocock

Shoot the Girls

2001
as C.D.

Rich Man, Poor Man

1976
as Anthony Falconetti

Her Morbid Desires

2008
as Bill, the Director

The Phantom Empire

1988
as Dr. Chambers

Sweet Jesus, Preacherman

1973
as Martelli

The Thing with Two Heads

1972
as Hysterical Condemned Man

Legend of The Roller Blade Seven

1993
as Pharoah

Rapturious

2007
as Sheriff

Backtrack!

1969
as Texas Ranger Joe Riley (archive footage)

Commando Squad

1987
as Morgan Denny

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977
as Hoxey

The Mean Season

1985
as Albert O'Shaughnessy

Evil Altar

1988
as Reed Weller

SUS

2010
as Background Artist

Hollywood Man

1976
as Rafe Stoker

Killer Story

2004
as Monty - 'The Wrap'

God Has a Rap Sheet

2003
as Lucifer

Deadly Breed

1989
as Captain

Darker than Amber

1970
as Terry

Voices from the Graves

2006
as Lester Jiggs

Wildside

1985

A Mission to Kill

2003
as Boris Catuli

The Asphalt Jungle

1961

The Jerk, Too

1984
as Suicide

Runaway, Runaway

1971
as Frank

Emperor of the Bronx

1990
as Fitz

Blackjack

1978
as Andy Mayfield (as Bill Smith)

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

1980
as Tolar

The Swinging Barmaids

1975
as Lt. Harry White

Deadly Memories

2002
as Sheriff Taggart

Scorchy

1976
as Carl Henrich

Doublecross on Costa's Island

1997
as L. E.

Bulletproof

1988
as Russian Major

Invasion of the Bee Girls

1973
as Neil Agar

The Vampire Hunters Club

2001
as Johnny

The Roller Blade Seven

1991
as Pharoah

Broken Vessels

1998
as Bo

Fast Company

1979
as Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson

Merchant of Evil

1991
as Victor Fortunetti

B.O.R.N.

1988
as Dr. Farley

Inner Rage

2006
as Sam

Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang

1982
as Monk Hardwick

Raw Energy

1996
as Sam Stompkins

Atlantis: the Lost Continent

1961
as Captain of the Guard

The Mating Game

1959
as Barney

Laredo

1965

Kiss and Be Killed

1991
as Det. Murdoch

Zero One (1962)

1962
as Jimmy Delaney

Angels Die Hard

1970
as Tim

L.A. Vice

1989
as Capt. Joe Wilkes

The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula

2001
as Count Dracula

Three Guns for Texas

1968
as Texas Ranger Joe Riley

Wasteland Justice

1999
as Moon

Any Which Way You Can

1980
as Jack Wilson

Camper John

1973
as Camper John Allen

Terror In Beverly Hills

1989
as President

The Frisco Kid

1979
as Matt Diggs

American Me

1992
as Deacon

Rumble Fish

1983
as Patterson the Cop

Eye of the Tiger

1986
as Blade

Road to Revenge

1993
as Normad

Debbie Does Damnation

1999

Platoon Leader

1988
as Major Flynn

Action U.S.A.

1989
as Conover

Blood & Guts

1978
as Dan O'Neil

The Deadly Trackers

1973
as Schoolboy

Never Look Back

2000

Black Samson

1974
as Johnny Nappa

Big Sister 2000

1995
as The Man

Writer

Movie Hollywood Man 1976
Movie A Mission to Kill 2003

Producer

Movie Hollywood Man 1976
Movie Camper John 1973

Guest Star

Episode The Guns of Will Sonnett
End of the Rope 		1968
Episode The Fall Guy
License to Kill (2) 		1982
Episode Deadline
State Scandal 		1959
Episode The Dukes of Hazzard
10 Million Dollar Sheriff (1) 		1981
Episode Barnaby Jones
Hostage 		1976
Episode Hunter
Honorable Profession 		1988
Episode Due South
Manhunt 		1994
Episode Hunter
Think Blue 		1985
Episode Murder, She Wrote
Deadline for Murder 		1986
Episode Vega$
Demand and Supply 		1979
Episode Ironside
Downhill All the Way (2) 		1973
Episode Mannix
Eight to Five, It's a Miracle 		1968
Episode Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck's Duel to the Death 		1980
Episode Combat!
Anatomy of a Patrol 		1963
Episode Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Fearless Dotty 		1984
Episode Downtown (1986)
Outlaws 		1986
Episode The A-Team
The A-Team Is Coming, the A-Team Is Coming 		1986
Episode The Dukes of Hazzard
10 Million Dollar Sheriff (2) 		1981
Episode Stoney Burke
Point of Entry 		1963
Episode Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The Killer 		1983
Episode Trapper John, M.D.
Short Odds 		1980
Episode B.J. and the Bear
The Fast and the Furious (1) 		1981
Episode Wagon Train
The Richard Bloodgood Story 		1964
Episode Search
The Twenty-Four Carat Hit 		1973
Episode Mission: Impossible
A Ghost Story 		1971
Episode Columbo
The Greenhouse Jungle 		1972
Episode Justice League
War World (1) 		2002
Episode Mission: Impossible
Encounter 		1971
Episode The Rockford Files
Backlash of the Hunter (1) 		1974
Episode Dan August
The Meal Ticket 		1971
Episode The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Fearless Man 		1968
Episode Danger Bay
Skywatch 		1988
Episode Wagon Train
The Bob Stuart Story 		1964
Episode Kung Fu
The Chalice 		1973
Episode B.J. and the Bear
The Fast and the Furious (2) 		1981
Episode Supercarrier
Common Ground 		1988
Episode Planet of the Apes
The Gladiators 		1974
Episode Justice League
War World (2) 		2002
Episode Ironside
Poole's Paradise 		1969
Episode Fantasy Island
The Funny Girl / Butch and Sundance 		1978
Episode Mission: Impossible
Movie 		1972
Episode T.J. Hooker
Outcall 		1985
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Frightened Fisherman 		1964
Episode Matt Houston
Who Would Kill Ramona? 		1982
Episode The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The McGregor Affair 		1964
Episode Custer
Death Hunt 		1967
Episode Knight Rider
Short Notice 		1983
Episode Batman
Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires 		1968
Episode The Twilight Zone (1985)
Shadow Play 		1986
Episode The Streets of San Francisco
Commitment 		1974
Episode Vinnie & Bobby
Vinnie Gets Sued 		1992
Episode Benson
Katie's Cookies 		1983
Episode The Felony Squad
Blind Terror 		1969
Episode The A-Team
Pros and Cons 		1983
Episode Hardcastle and McCormick
There Goes the Neighborhood 		1985
Episode S.W.A.T.
Time Bomb 		1975
Episode Ironside
Downhill All the Way (1) 		1973
Episode Gunsmoke
Hostage! 		1972
Episode Shades of L.A.
Cross the Center Line 		1991
Episode The Fall Guy
License to Kill (1) 		1982
Episode Longstreet
The Shape of Nightmares 		1971
Episode Gunsmoke
Hard Labor 		1975
Episode The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Favor 		1967
Episode Hunter
The Fifth Victim 		1989
Episode Riptide (1984)
The Hardcase 		1984
Episode Combat!
The Eyes of the Hunter 		1964
Episode Emerald Point N.A.S.
Episode 6 		1983
Episode Alias Smith and Jones
What Happened at the XST? 		1972