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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsBummer! William Smith, action star who fought Clint Eastwood and other icons onscreen, dead at 88
William Smith, an action star from classic films like "Any Which Way You Can" and "Red Dawn," died on Monday. He was 88.
Joanne Cervelli Smith, his wife of 31 years, confirmed the actor's death to USA TODAY on Friday. She did not disclose his cause of death.
According to IMDb, Smith starred in several films and television series from 1942 to 2020, including 1942's The Ghost of Frankenstein," 1943's The Song of Bernadette" and 1982's "Conan the Barbarian." In the 1970s, his fame grew playing the villainous Falconetti in "Rich Man, Poor Man," an early and extremely popular TV miniseries.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/07/09/william-smith-any-which-way-you-can-and-red-dawn-dead-88/7922711002/
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)ItsjustMe
(11,230 posts)But i do know he was In a lot of bad movies, and a few good ones.
One of my favorites of his movies was the "The Ultimate Warrior" with Yul Brynner.
William Smith movies on TubiTV
https://tubitv.com/search/person-william-smith
underpants
(182,729 posts)He followed his dream and good for him.