| Jméno: | Kurtwood Smith |
| Datum narození: | 1943-07-03 |
| Místo narození: | New Lisbon, Wisconsin, USA |
| Výška: | 1.85 m |
| IMDb ID: | nm0001748 |
Kurtwood Larson Smith (born July 3, 1943) is an American television and film actor. He is best known for playing Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop and stern parental characters (That '70s Show, Dead Poets Society, Worst Week), and for his appearances in the genre of science fiction (Star Trek, The X-Files). He also starred in the seventh season of 24. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Won the role of Red Forman on Zlatá sedmdesátá (1998) when the original choice, Chuck Norris, was unavailable because of his commitment to filming Walker, Texas Ranger (1993). The show is set near Milwaukee, WI, and he was the only cast member who actually was from Wisconsin (which is a Native American term for "land of red stone").
- Originally auditioned for the role of Dick Jones in RoboCop (1987), and when he found out he had been cast, he thought that was the role he had gotten. He later found out that he would be playing Clarence Boddicker.
- "Kurtwood" is his real first name. According to an interview with him on Caroline Rhea's syndicated television show (April 8, 2003), his mother was a huge fan of a country singer named Kurt (or Curt) in the early 1940s. However, she thought "Kurt Smith" was too short a name, so she added "wood"--"she just tacked it on to the end", said Smith. His mother because she felt there already too many people named Kurt.
- Has played four different characters in the Star Trek universe: the Federation President in Star Trek VI: Neobjevená země (1991), Thrax on Star Trek: Hluboký vesmír devět (1993), Annorax on Star Trek: Voyager (1995), and Clar on Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020).
- Received his Master's degree in Fine Arts from Stanford University in Stanford, California (1969).
- Received his Bachelor's degree in Theatre from San Jose State College in San Jose, California (1965).
- In the 20th-anniversary DVD release of RoboCop (1987), he claimed that the scene where he was taken into the precinct was the first scene he had done, and proposed the spitting of blood and swearing to give the scene more punch.
- Has played the father of Eric Forman on Zlatá sedmdesátá (1998) and played the father of a patient treated by Dr. Eric Foreman on Dr. House (2004).
- Tends to play well-meaning but stubbornly misguided characters, like Mr. Perry in Společnost mrtvých básníků (1989) and the Captain-Nemo-like alien Annorax on Star Trek: Voyager (1995).
- His second wife, Joan Pirkle, appeared opposite him in RoboCop (1987) as the secretary he flirts with at the precinct before his meeting with Ronny Cox's character, Dick Jones. He is the father of Laurel Garner and Shannon Smith. The latter goes by the stage name Dr. Sauce, hosted a radio show at Stanford University in the mid-to-late 1990s and played guitar in a band called The Vulcaneers.
- The son of George and Mabel Annette (nee Lund) Smith, the actor grew up in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles and graduated from Canoga Park High School in Canoga Park, California (1961).
- Currently doing voice-over work for the Chicago White Sox in a series of radio commercials.
- For a long time, Kurtwood Smith was mistakenly thought to have been in "The Deer Hunter" (1978). In the bamboo cage/river scene, there is one man in the cage, who has no lines but has a similar look. In a January 17, 2012 interview with the website WeAreMovieGeeks, Kurtwood Smith was asked if he was in the film: W.A.M.G.: Were you in "The Deer Hunter"? Smith: "No, I was not in 'The Deer Hunter'... but I keep hearing that I was. I really need to go back and watch that film again and see why everyone thinks I'm in there." At the time, IMDb listed him as "P.O.W. in Cage " (Uncredited - Unconfirmed). This has since been deleted. Kurtwood's actual first acting job was in a January 10th, 1980 episode of the series, "Soap" as "Guy In Laundromat".
- Along with Peter Weller, Ronny Cox and Miguel Ferrer, he is one of only four actors from RoboCop (1987) to appear in the "Star Trek" universe. He appeared in Star Trek VI: Neobjevená země (1991), Star Trek: Hluboký vesmír devět (1993), Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020).
- Presented Barbara Bain with the California Lottery's "Hero in Education" Award on "The Big Spin" show on December 18, 2004.
- His breakout role was as crime boss Clarence Boddicker in the 1987 feature "RoboCop." He has since often portrayed villains.
- He was an instructor of theater arts at Cañada College from 1969 to 1975.
