0. April | 92 views, 4 likes, 1 loves, 6 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from St. Thomas Episcopal Church: 10:30AM Worship in the Nave at St.. He did many of his own stunts. William Smith's Net Worth At The Time Of His Death May Surprise You. As a child, William became interested in the local fossils . So toast those that live and those that die Smith was infamously known for fighting with Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can, a 1980 movie. LOS ANGELES (AP) Actor William Smith, who played bikers, brawlers, cowboys and no-nonsense tough guys in films and television shows including "Laredo," "Rich Man, Poor Man" and "Any Which Way You Can," has died at 88. . Who do you cast to play Conan The Barbarians daddy? In 1983, Smith appeared in two films from Francis Ford Coppola, in The Outsiders as a store clerk and in Rumble Fish as a police officer. Smith was a fascinating person with a diverse background. and Sock! Inquest into death of former Cotswolds school headmaster The Heartbreaking Death Of Action Star William Smith. 'I didn't want to be the cause of my own death. He was a spiteful sergeant inTwilights Last Gleaming(1977), a con man in Robert AldrichsThe Frisco Kid(1979) and a cop in Francis Ford CoppolasRumble Fish(1983). pg.acq.push(function() { ", A third fan added: "Godspeed, William Smith. She also penned onFacebook, "My heart hurts so badly.". Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS. So insanely violent for its time. In the 1976 television miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man, he portrayed Anthony Falconetti, nemesis of the Jordache family, and reprised the role in the sequel, Rich Man, Poor Man Book II. Fluent in Russian, German, French and Serbo-Croatian, he caught the eye of the CIA and NSA, which gave him a teaching position within the agencies. hitType: 'event', William Smith, the action star who tussled with Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can, made a lasting impression as the evil Falconetti on TV miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man and was a regular on . William Smith, an actor known for his portrayals of villains and his onscreen movie brawls, died on July 5 in Woodland Hills, Calif. Smiths wife, Joanne Cervelli Smith, said he died at the Motion Picture and Television Funds Country House and Hospital. Details of death: Died at . ", Greatest TV villain ever, as a kid in the 70's everyone and their aunt hated the character of Falconetti that he brought to life in 'Rich Man, Poor Man'. William Smith Dies: 'Rich Man, Poor Man', 'Any Which Way - Yahoo hitType: 'event', As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. William Smith - IMDb Robin Williams died on August 11, 2014, at age 63 by suicide, according to a coroner's report released after his death. An experience, though, that would forever shape Smith's legacy would be when he stepped into the role of a merciless bodybuilder in 1970's "Darker Than Amber," where he went head to head in the ring with Rod Taylor.
