If you’ve ever watched any tv show or movie from the 60s to 80s, you remember this guy. He was nearly always cast as some sort of baddie. But he was good at it.
William Smith, Action Actor and Star of ‘Laredo’ and ‘Rich Man, Poor Man,’ Dies at 88 https://t.co/v2yLqSHCUK
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
RIP William Smith.
If you’ve ever watched any tv show or movie from the 60s to 80s, you remember this guy. He was nearly always cast as some sort of baddie. But he was good at it.
William Smith, Action Actor and Star of ‘Laredo’ and ‘Rich Man, Poor Man,’ Dies at 88 https://t.co/v2yLqSHCUK
Originally Posted by cosmo20002:
Just saw most of Any Which Way You Can on cable the other day.
Wow, that was a shit movie. Gotta be Clint Eastwood's all-time worst.
I wish Clyde the Orangutan would do a Right Turn and punch you in the face. You remind me of the motorcycle gang leader.
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
RIP William Smith.
If you’ve ever watched any tv show or movie from the 60s to 80s, you remember this guy. He was nearly always cast as some sort of baddie. But he was good at it.
William Smith, Action Actor and Star of ‘Laredo’ and ‘Rich Man, Poor Man,’ Dies at 88 https://t.co/v2yLqSHCUK
Smith also had memorable (to me anyway) roles in Gunsmoke and in the very first episode of The Rockford Files. He was also in a lot of trashy B movies that I have a soft spot for.
IMDb says his first role was in The Ghost of Frankenstein back in 1942. I had no idea he started acting as a kid.
Originally Posted by scho63:
One of the most underrated mini-series in TV history.
I remember watching it as a teenager and it was incredible!
I was 20 at the time....trying to impress the girl I was dating. I wanted nothing to do with watching a mini-series, but she wanted to watch it, so I did. (that paid off for me in so many ways)
I ended up loving it....I actually related to the Nick Nolte character so much because I had an older brother whose life, to some extent, mirrored the Peter Strauss character.
The essence of the story being....who really was the Rich Man and who was the Poor Man.
I actually read the follow up Beggarman, Thief but wasn't as enamored as I was of Rich Man, Poor Man. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mosbonian:
I wanted nothing to do with watching a mini-series
A lot of those made for tv movie and mini series from the 70s and 80s really kicked ass. Lonesome Dove, Shogun, Dark Night of the Scarecrow, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Murder By Natural Causes and so many more. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
Yea. The story said he wrote his dialogue in that scene. Wow. That’s an all timer scene too.
He was also memorable as the Russian colonel in the original Red Dawn. Spoke fluent Russian (six languages total). Also, he was born in Columbia. [Reply]
