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Charles Martin Smith

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Charles Martin Smith (born October 30, 1953) is an American actor, director and writer based in British Columbia, Canada. His breakout role was as Terry "The Toad" Fields in George Lucas' film American Graffiti (1973), which he reprised for its sequel More American Graffiti (1979). He subsequently had notable roles in The Spikes Gang (1974), The Buddy Holly Story (1978), Starman (1984), The Untouchables (1987), Deep Cover (1992), And the Band Played On (1993), Speechless (1994) and Deep Impact (1998). After starring in the 1983 film Never Cry Wolf, a biopic of Canadian environmentalist Farley Mowat, Smith moved to British Columbia, where he has since resided. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Charles Martin Smith is the 3,548th most popular actor (up from 3,723rd in 2024), the 5,844th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,576th in 2019) and the 1,672nd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Charles Martin Smith ranks 3,548 out of 13,578. Before him are Charlene Tilton, Jason Flemyng, Harold Sakata, Ian Ziering, Gary Cole, and Alan Tudyk. After him are Daniel Duval, Thomas Jane, Dorothea Jordan, Tony Amendola, Billy Crudup, and Norio Wakamoto.

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Among people born in 1953, Charles Martin Smith ranks 252. Before him are Boris Grebenshchikov, Aleksandr Abdulov, Dževad Karahasan, Władysław Kozakiewicz, Scott Hicks, and Grete Waitz. After him are Hiroyuki Usui, Kim Gordon, Ken Davitian, Andrey Makarevich, Gernot Rohr, and Zoran Lilić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Martin Smith ranks 5,844 out of 20,380. Before him are Harold Sakata (1920), Cyrus McCormick (1809), Ian Ziering (1964), Taj Mahal (1942), Gary Cole (1956), and Alan Tudyk (1971). After him are Andrea True (1943), Thomas Jane (1969), Mark Rober (1980), Charles W. Gilmore (1874), Alice Brown (1960), and Tony Amendola (1951).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Charles Martin Smith ranks 1,672. Before him are Doug McClure (1935), Charlene Tilton (1958), Harold Sakata (1920), Ian Ziering (1964), Gary Cole (1956), and Alan Tudyk (1971). After him are Thomas Jane (1969), Tony Amendola (1951), Billy Crudup (1968), John Garfield (1913), Matt Schulze (1972), and Titus Welliver (1962).

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