![]() Smith served in the United States Air Force. His family later moved to Southern California, where he began his acting career at the age of eight in 1942 entering films as a child actor in such films as The Ghost of Frankenstein, The Song of Bernadette and Meet Me in St. Smith was born on March 24, 1933, in Columbia, Missouri, to William Emmett Smith and Emily Richards Smith, and grew up on the cattle ranch owned by his parents. JSTOR ( April 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "William Smith" actor – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. William has found that he is able to reach other types of audiences and also new fans.This section needs additional citations for verification. ![]() To realize it’s okay to play against type. It is most refreshing to know a person of his stature has that much self-confidence and esteem in himself. Smith just pulls it off masterfully.īill is that good an actor as mentioned above. Well with a bit of blood trickling down his chin and Bill saying “Well she didn’t have to break my tooth!!! To see this over 6 ft 200 lb well built athlete go running off the mat complaining about his tooth and asking what they are going to do about it … typical cry baby is not expected. You then see William’s character start whimpering and he even changed the pitch of his voice to make it sound whiny. Well one of the officers says I have good news and some bad news… I don’t think it will leave much of scar but she did break your tooth. A little blood at first Bill is concerned about a scar. Well she makes her move and kicks Bill in the mouth. He keeps throwing her around and giving her the :business” -making her look bad. The star of the film, Sondra Currie is practicing her martial arts with the karate instructor, who thinks that this small women can’t really do any “damage” to a guy. William was hysterical in Policewomen(actually there was really only one main woman) as a karate instructor/trainer for the police, a small but role but scene stealing performance. Guests included world renown actress Margret Rutherford and David Hedison (Irwin Allen’s Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea TV & The Fly) … The series was broadcast in many European countries and beyond.īut William has been known to play against type as a “good” guy. ![]() Credit to the script writers and the actors. Great writing allowed for full story lines with excellent character development. William(credited as Bill Smith)starred with British actor-Nigel Patrick for 3 seasons-62–65. A code name for a special branch of International Air Security. The next 7 years brought William not only national recognition but international fame as he starred in not one but 2 very popular, hit series…the first was a unique 30 minute series called Zero One.It was one of first 60 minute “cop” shows. William was brought on to play Sergeant Danny Keller opposite Jack Warden as Captain Gus Hornochek. Before a run of roles where Smith played the antagonist or bad guy he was gracing the small screen in the still burgeoning land of Television…what we may call the silver age-late ’50s and ’60s.
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