Kurtwood Smith
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Kurtwood Larson Smith (born July 3, 1943) is an American television and film actor. He was born in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, but was raised in California.
Smith studied theater at the College of San Mateo and San Jose State University and earned a drama fellowship from Stanford University's Master of Fine arts program. In the 1970s he began working regularly with the California Actors Theater in Los Gatos, California. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue a television and film career. In 1964 he married Cecilia Souza, from whom he had two children. He divorced in 1974. Since 1988, he has been married to actress Joan Pirkle.
He is probably best known as the character of Red Forman on That '70s Show, which he has played since 1998.
Filmography
- Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002) ... Secretary of Transportation, William Easter
- Girl, Interrupted (1999) ... Dr. Crumble
- Deep Impact (1998) ... Otis Hefter
- A Bright Shining Lie (1998) ... General Westmoreland
- Prefontaine (1997) ... Curtis Cunningham
- Shelter (1997) ... Tom Cantrell
- Citizen Ruth (1996) ... Norm Stoney
- Broken Arrow (1996) ... Secretary of Defense, Baird
- A Time to Kill (1996) ... Stump Sisson
- Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) ... General Stanley Cooper
- Last of the Dogmen (1995) ... Sheriff Deegan
- To Die For (1995) ... Earl Stone
- Dead on Sight (1994) ... Julian Thompson
- Boxing Helena(1993) ... Doctor Alan Palmer
- The Crush (1993) ... Cliff Forrester
- Fortress (1993) ... Prison Director, Poe
- Shadows And Fog (1992) ... Vogel's Follower
- Company Business (1991) ... Elliot Jaffe, CIA
- Oscar (1991) ... Lt. Toomey, Chicago PD
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) ... Federation President
- Quick Change (1990) ... Russ Crane/Lombino
- Dead Poets Society (1989) ... Mr. Perry
- Heart of Dixie (1989) ...
- The Nightmare Years (1989) ... Dr. Josef Goebbels
- True Believer (1989) ... Robert Reynard
- Rambo III (1988) ... Robert Griggs (embassy field officer)
- Robocop (1987) ... Clarence Boddicker
- The Delos Adventure (1986) ... Arthur McNeil
- Flashpoint (1984) ... Carson
- Staying Alive (1983) ... Choreographer
- Going Berserk (1983) ... Clarence
- Zoot Suit (1981) ... Sergeant Smith
External links
- Kurtwood Smith (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001748/) at the Internet Movie Database