William Emmett Smith was an American actor. In a Hollywood career spanning more than 79 years, he appeared in almost three hundred feature films and television productions in a wide variety of character roles, often villainous or brutal, accumulating over 980 total credits, with his best known role being the menacing Anthony Falconetti in the 1970s television mini-series Rich Man, Poor Man. Smith is also known for films like Any Which Way You Can (1980), Conan the Barbarian (1982), Rumble Fish (1983), and Red Dawn (1984), as well as lead roles in several exploitation films during the 1970s and 1990s.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Guest starring as Silas Quint
- Episode 4x07: Final Justice (Nov 11, 1995)
Wildside (1985)
Starring as Brodie Hollister
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Until the Fat Lady Sings (Apr 25, 1985)
- Episode 1x05: Buffalo Who? (Apr 18, 1985)
- Episode 1x04: Don't Keep the Home Fires Burning (Apr 11, 1985)
- Episode 1x03: The Crimea of the Century (Apr 4, 1985)
- Episode 1x02: Delinquency of a Miner (Mar 28, 1985)
- Episode 1x01: Well Known Secret (Mar 21, 1985)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Clyde Thorson
- Episode 3x07: Deadline For Murder (Nov 16, 1986)
Riptide (1984)
Guest starring as Carter Chapman
- Episode 1x07: The Hardcase (Feb 28, 1984) [Special Guest Star]
The Yellow Rose (1983)
Guest starring as Jed Fargo
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x22: The Far Side of Fear (May 12, 1984)
- Episode 1x21: Villa's Gold (May 5, 1984)
The A-Team (1983)
Guest starring as Jase Tataro
- Episode 1x04: Pros and Cons (Feb 8, 1983)
Guest starring as Dimitri Shasta Kovich
- Episode 4x14: The A-Team is Coming, The A-Team is Coming (Jan 21, 1986)
Matt Houston (1982)
Guest starring as J.D. Harris
- Episode 1x06: Who Would Kill Ramona? (Oct 31, 1982)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982)
Guest starring as John Claxton
- Episode 1x16: The Killer (Jan 12, 1983)
The Fall Guy (1981)
Guest starring as Salem
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: License to Kill Part 2 (Jan 20, 1982)
- Episode 1x09: License to Kill Part 1 (Jan 13, 1982)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
Guest starring as The Trebor
- Episode 1x22: Buck's Duel to the Death (Mar 20, 1980)
CHiPs (1977)
Guest starring as Michael Adams
- Episode 3x17: E.M.T. (Jan 19, 1980)
Guest starring as Stan
- Episode 4x07: Satan's Angels (Dec 14, 1980)
Guest starring as Sheriff R.J. Bolt
- Episode 6x20: Fast Company (Mar 20, 1983)
Fantasy Island (1977)
Guest starring as Wyatt Earp
- Episode 1x09: The Funny Girl / Butch and Sundance (Mar 18, 1978)
Guest starring as Frankenstein
- Episode 5x04: The Last Cowboy / The Lady and the Monster (Oct 31, 1981)
Bert D'Angelo Superstar (1976)
Guest starring as Maxwell Shanks
- Episode 1x07: A Concerned Citizen (Apr 3, 1976)
The Blue Knight (1975)
Guest starring as Lyman
- Episode 1x08: Mariachi (Feb 11, 1976) [Special Guest Star]
The Rockford Files (1974)
Starring as Jerry Grimes
- Episode S01 Special: The Rockford Files (Mar 27, 1974)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
Guest starring as Ted Maxwell
- Episode 1x02: Survival of the Fittest (Jan 25, 1974)
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
Guest starring as Mickey Sims
- Episode 2x15: Commitment (Jan 3, 1974)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1972)
Guest starring as Jim Elkhorn
- Episode 1x10: The Energy Eater (Dec 13, 1974)
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
Guest starring as Deputy Orville Larkin
- Episode 3x06: What Happened at the XST? (Oct 28, 1972)
The Mod Squad (1968)
Guest starring as Thug
- Episode 2x13: Never Give the Fuzz an Even Break (Dec 23, 1969)
Guest starring as Hal Smith
- Episode 3x23: We Spy (Mar 16, 1971)
Guest starring as Jack Harper
- Episode 4x12: The Loser (Nov 30, 1971)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Starring as Detective James 'Kimo' Carew
(18 episodes)
- Episode 12x19: The Moroville Covenant (Mar 29, 1980)
- Episode 12x18: A Bird in Hand... (Mar 22, 1980)
- Episode 12x17: Clash of Shadows (Mar 8, 1980)
- Episode 12x16: The Flight of the Jewels (Mar 1, 1980)
- Episode 12x15: The Golden Noose (Jan 15, 1980)
- Episode 12x14: For Old Times Sake (Jan 8, 1980)
- Episode 12x13: School for Assassins (Jan 1, 1980)
- Episode 12x12: Labyrinth (Dec 25, 1979)
- Episode 12x11: The Kahuna (Dec 18, 1979)
- Episode 12x10: A Shallow Grave (Dec 11, 1979)
- Episode 12x08: Use a Gun, Go to Hell (Nov 29, 1979)
- Episode 12x07: Image of Fear (Nov 8, 1979)
- Episode 12x06: Good Help is Hard to Find (Nov 1, 1979)
- Episode 12x05: Sign of the Ram (Oct 25, 1979)
- Episode 12x04: Though the Heavens Fall (Oct 18, 1979)
- Episode 12x03: Who Says Cops Don't Cry? (Oct 11, 1979)
- Episode 12x02: A Lion in the Streets (2) (Oct 4, 1979)
- Episode 12x01: A Lion in the Streets (1) (Oct 4, 1979)
Columbo (1968)
Guest starring as Nichols
- Episode 1972-10-15: The Greenhouse Jungle (Oct 15, 1972) [Co-Star]
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Guest starring as Panelist
(4 episodes)
- Episode 11x68: May 2-6, 1977 (DT) (May 2, 1977)
- Episode 11x64: April 18-22, 1977 (DT) (Apr 18, 1977)
- Episode 11x58: March 28-April 1, 1977 (DT) (Mar 28, 1977)
- Episode 11x38: January 17-21, 1977 (DT) (Jan 17, 1977)
Mission: Impossible (1966)
Guest starring as Dekker
- Episode 6x07: Encounter (Oct 30, 1971) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as John Brent
- Episode 7x08: Movie (Nov 4, 1972) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Vincent Sandler
- Episode 5x21: A Ghost Story (Feb 27, 1971) [Co-Star]
Batman (1966)
Guest starring as Adonis
- Episode 3x26: Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires (Mar 14, 1968)
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
Guest starring as Turk
- Episode 3x25: Operation: First Couple on the Moon (Mar 19, 1968)
Laredo (1965)
Starring as Joe Riley
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x22: The Small Chance Ghost (Mar 3, 1967)
- Episode 1x26: Quarter Past Eleven (Mar 24, 1966)
Daniel Boone (1964)
Guest starring as Amos Martin
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x20: The Landlords (Mar 5, 1970)
- Episode 6x12: Hannah Comes Home (Dec 25, 1969) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Catoga
- Episode 4x14: A Matter of Blood (Dec 28, 1967)
Guest starring as Campuits
- Episode 5x08: Flag of Truce (Nov 21, 1968)
Broadside (1964)
Guest starring as Brett Hadley
- Episode 1x04: Annie Shoots Down The Cupd (Oct 11, 1964)
Combat! (1962)
Guest starring as German Sergeant
- Episode 2x19: The Eyes of the Hunter (Jan 21, 1964)
Guest starring as Richter
- Episode 2x11: Anatomy of a Patrol (Nov 26, 1963) [Co-Star]
Stoney Burke (1962)
Guest starring as Lieutenant Joe Cardiff
- Episode 1x21: Point of Entry (Mar 4, 1963)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as William Smith
- Episode 1965-09-10: Sep 10, 1965 (Sep 10, 1965)
The Virginian (1962)
Guest starring as Spector
- Episode 7x02: Silver Image (Sep 25, 1968) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Joe Riley
- Episode 3x30: We've Lost a Train (Apr 21, 1965)
Guest starring as Bill
- Episode 2x25: Rope of Lies (Mar 25, 1964) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Andy Adams
- Episode 2x04: A Killer in Town (Oct 9, 1963) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Paul Rogers
- Episode 3x25: Timberland (Mar 10, 1965)
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Starring as Danny Keller
(12 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: The Scott Machine (Jun 25, 1961)
- Episode 1x12: The Dark Night (Jun 18, 1961)
- Episode 1x11: The Kidnapping (Jun 11, 1961)
- Episode 1x10: The Fighter (Jun 4, 1961)
- Episode 1x09: The Professor (May 28, 1961)
- Episode 1x08: The Nine-Twenty Hero (May 21, 1961)
- Episode 1x07: The McMasters Story (May 14, 1961)
- Episode 1x06: The Last Way Out (May 7, 1961)
- Episode 1x05: The Sniper (Apr 30, 1961)
- Episode 1x04: The Gomez Affair (Apr 23, 1961)
- Episode 1x03: The Friendly Gesture (Apr 16, 1961)
- Episode 1x01: The Burglary Ring (Apr 2, 1961)
Perry Mason (1957)
Guest starring as Andy Witcoe
- Episode 7x20: The Case of the Frightened Fisherman (Feb 27, 1964)
Wagon Train (1957)
Guest starring as Thomas Lance
- Episode 8x01: The Bob Stuart Story (Sep 20, 1964)
Guest starring as Espada
- Episode 8x10: The Richard Bloodgood Story (Nov 29, 1964)