Date of Birth : Apr 29th 1936
American actor some of his well known roles include portraying Perry White in the American television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Richard Nixon in The Final Days, for which he received a Golden Globe award nomination.
After his graduation, he found steady work in New York theater before making his film debut in Maidstone in 1970. During the 1970s, he regularly made appearances in small film roles including Rooster Cogburn in 1975 and Network in 1976. He also acted on television, notably playing a U.S. Marine in Vietnam in the made for television miniseries A Rumor of War.
He made a major breakthrough in 1984 with significant roles in Red Dawn, Places in the Heart and the television series V. In 1989, Smith gained great recognition for his portrayal of former President Richard Nixon in the docudrama The Final Days. Newsweek praised Smith’s role by stating, “is such a good Nixon that his despair and sorrow at his predicament become simply overwhelming.” Smith later earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance. He also appeared in the original Broadway stage production of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross as James Lingk. For his role, he received a Drama Desk Award.
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