William Smith

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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...

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ColumboSeries • 1971Perry MasonSeries • 1957Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984LassieSeries • 1954IronsideSeries • 1967AirwolfSeries • 1984Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966Wagon TrainSeries • 1957The A-TeamSeries • 1983Knight RiderSeries • 1982The VirginianSeries • 1962BatmanSeries • 1966Combat!Series • 1962Nash BridgesSeries • 1996T. J. HookerSeries • 1982Simon & SimonSeries • 1981The Six Million Dollar ManSeries • 1974I Dream of JeannieSeries • 1965Highway to HeavenSeries • 1984Fantasy IslandSeries • 1978Walker, Texas RangerSeries • 1993Police WomanSeries • 1974