Auteur

William Smith

1933–2021 · American actor

William Emmett Smith Jr. was an American actor and stunt performer. His career spanned nearly 80 years across film and television, often in imposing or villainous character roles.

William Smith, in order

  1. 1942 The Ghost of Frankenstein: acted · directed by Erle C. Kenton
  2. 1943 The Song of Bernadette: acted · directed by Henry King · critics 93%, audiences 81% · streaming on fuboTV
  3. 1944 Going My Way: acted · directed by Leo McCarey
  4. 1944 Meet Me in St. Louis: acted · directed by Vincente Minnelli
  5. 1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: acted · directed by Elia Kazan · critics 94%, audiences 91%
  6. 1946 Gilda: acted · directed by Charles Vidor
  7. 1947 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now: acted · directed by George Jessel and June Haver
  8. 1958 High School Confidential: acted · directed by Jack Arnold
  9. 1959 The Mating Game: acted · directed by George Marshall
  10. 1961 Atlantis, the Lost Continent: acted · directed by George Pal
  11. 1965 Laredo (TV series): acted · directed by Earl Bellamy and Gene Nelson
  12. 1969 Run, Angel: acted · directed by Jack Starrett
  13. 1970 Angels Die Hard: acted · directed by Richard Compton
  14. 1970 Darker than Amber: acted · directed by Robert Clouse
  15. 1970 The Losers: acted · directed by Jack Starrett
  16. 1971 Chrome and Hot Leather: acted · directed by Lee Frost
  17. 1972 Columbo (TV series): acted · audiences 83% · streaming on Tubi, Fandango at Home (free), Prime Video
  18. 1972 Grave of the Vampire: acted · directed by John Hayes
  19. 1972 Piranha: acted · directed by William Gibson
  20. 1973 Invasion of the Bee Girls: acted · directed by Denis Sanders
  21. 1973 Sweet Jesus, Preacherman: acted · directed by Henning Schellerup
  22. 1973 The Deadly Trackers: acted · directed by Barry Shear
  23. 1973 The Last American Hero: acted · directed by Lamont Johnson
  24. 1974 Black Samson: acted · directed by Charles Bail
  25. 1974 Policewomen: acted · directed by Lee Frost
  26. 1975 Boss Nigger: acted · directed by Jack Arnold
  27. 1975 The Ultimate Warrior: acted · directed by Robert Clouse
  28. 1976 Hollywood Man: produced · directed by Jack Starrett
  29. 1976 Rich Man, Poor Man (TV series): acted · directed by Bill Bixby
  30. 1976 Scorchy: acted · directed by Howard Avedis
  31. 1977 Twilight's Last Gleaming: acted · directed by Robert Aldrich
  32. 1979 Fast Company: acted · directed by David Cronenberg · critics 89%, audiences 28% · streaming on fuboTV, Roku Channel, Kanopy
  33. 1979 Seven: acted · directed by Andy Sidaris
  34. 1979 The Frisco Kid: acted · directed by Robert Aldrich · critics 54%, audiences 67%
  35. 1979 The Rebels (TV movie): acted · directed by Russ Mayberry
  36. 1980 Any Which Way You Can: acted · directed by Buddy Van Horn · critics 20%, audiences 45%
  37. 1980 Wild Times (TV series): acted · directed by Richard Compton
  38. 1982 Conan the Barbarian: acted · directed by John Milius · critics 68%, audiences 74% · streaming on Netflix, Philo, AMC+
  39. 1983 Rumble Fish: acted · directed by Francis Ford Coppola · critics 78%, audiences 80%
  40. 1983 The Outsiders: acted · directed by Francis Ford Coppola · critics 69%, audiences 82% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo
  41. 1984 Red Dawn: acted · directed by John Milius
  42. 1985 Fever Pitch: acted · directed by Richard Brooks
  43. 1985 The Mean Season: acted · directed by Phillip Borsos
  44. 1985 Wildside (TV series): acted
  45. 1986 Eye of the Tiger: acted · directed by Richard C. Sarafian
  46. 1988 Bulletproof: acted · directed by Steve Carver
  47. 1988 Hell Comes to Frogtown: acted · directed by Donald G. Jackson
  48. 1988 Hell on the Battleground: acted · directed by David A. Prior
  49. 1988 Maniac Cop: acted · directed by William Lustig
  50. 1988 Platoon Leader: acted · directed by Aaron Norris
  51. 1988 Supercarrier (TV series): acted
  52. 1989 Empire of Ash III: acted · directed by Michael Mazo
  53. 1989 Slow Burn: acted
  54. 1990 Instant Karma: acted · directed by Roderick Taylor
  55. 1990 The Final Sanction: acted · directed by David A. Prior
  56. 1991 Cybernator: acted · directed by Robert Rundle
  57. 1991 The Roller Blade Seven: acted · directed by Donald G. Jackson
  58. 1992 The Legend of the Roller Blade Seven: acted · directed by Donald G. Jackson
  59. 1993 Return of the Roller Blade Seven: acted · directed by Donald G. Jackson
  60. 1994 Maverick: acted · directed by Richard Donner · critics 67%, audiences 71%
  61. 1996 Uncle Sam: acted · directed by William Lustig
  62. 1997 Doublecross on Costa's Island: acted · directed by Franco Columbu
  63. 2002 Jumper: acted
  64. 2003 The Rock n' Roll Cops: acted · directed by Scott Shaw
  65. 2003 Zombiegeddon: acted · directed by Chris Watson · audiences 25% · streaming on Plex, Fawesome, Tubi
  66. 2008 Her Morbid Desires: acted · directed by Edward L. Plumb
  67. 2020 Irresistible: acted · directed by Jon Stewart