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William Smith

1933 - 2021

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William Emmett Smith Jr. (March 24, 1933 – July 5, 2021) was an American actor and stunt performer. His career spanned nearly 80 years across film and television, often in imposing or villainous character roles. Smith starred as Texas Ranger Joe Riley on the Western television series Laredo (1965-67), and played the menacing Anthony Falconetti in the acclaimed television mini-series Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) and Rich Man, Poor Man Book II (1976-77). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Smith is the 3,730th most popular actor (down from 3,339th in 2019), the 6,075th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,012th in 2019) and the 1,749th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, William Smith ranks 3,730 out of 13,578. Before him are Monica Bleibtreu, Jonelle Allen, Paula Wessely, Michael J. Pollard, Taraji P. Henson, and Bengt Ekerot. After him are Sandra Hüller, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Murray Hamilton, Victor Lanoux, Olive Thomas, and Gabriela Spanic.

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Among people born in 1933, William Smith ranks 293. Before him are Yang Chuan-kwang, José Faria, Helmuth Rilling, Mark Damon, Helmut Senekowitsch, and Sergio Pitol. After him are Rachid Sfar, John Taylor, Arnold Koller, Renée Colliard, Meena Kumari, and Sergio Gonella. Among people deceased in 2021, William Smith ranks 314. Before him are Agustín Balbuena, Pat Martino, Andrej Hoteev, Martí Vergés, Chuck Close, and Dragan Pantelić. After him are Mari Törőcsik, Charlie Robinson, Frederic Rzewski, Mustafa Ben Halim, Charles Geschke, and Lothar Metz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Smith ranks 6,075 out of 20,380. Before him are Olene Walker (1930), Jonelle Allen (1944), Isiah Thomas (1961), Ted Schroeder (1921), Michael J. Pollard (1939), and Taraji P. Henson (1970). After him are Eddie Hart (1949), Murray Hamilton (1923), Olive Thomas (1894), Josh Lucas (1971), Frank J. Tipler (1947), and Robert Crumb (1943).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Smith ranks 1,749. Before him are Wil Wheaton (1972), Michael Dorn (1952), Anthony Zerbe (1936), Jonelle Allen (1944), Michael J. Pollard (1939), and Taraji P. Henson (1970). After him are Murray Hamilton (1923), Olive Thomas (1894), Josh Lucas (1971), Luke Wilson (1971), John Spencer (1946), and Shemar Moore (1970).

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