![]() In the early 1970s, Bill got into horror films-playing a vampire slayer in Grave of the Vampire (1974)-and science fiction, in the camp classic Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973), where he fought killer insect-women wearing sunglasses. These early, ground-breaking features defined the genre, and would be imitated endlessly (but never duplicated). His first biker flick, Run, Angel, Run! (1969), was shot in 13 days for under $100,000-and made $13 million! This was followed by Angels Die Hard (1970). On the big screen, Bill is legendary for biker flicks (he does his own motorcycle riding). James "Kimo" Carew (the episode with Cathy Lee Crosby, "The Kahuna," drew particularly high ratings). He was a series regular in "Hawaii Five-O" (1968), where he played Det. He's best remembered for appearing in "Batman" (1966) as, appropriately, Adonis in the last episode. On TV he played in many westerns (did his own horseback riding), cop and sci-fi shows. Bill would go on to become one of Hollywood's best-known character actors, with over 300 TV and movie credits. He studied at the University of Munich, and Syracuse University. After high school, he joined the Air Force and served during the Korean War and flew secret ferret missions over Russia while in the NSA. From 1942, when he was eight, through young adulthood, Bill appeared in many movies as an extra (uncredited). After losing everything to the dust bowl, the family moved to California. He was born on March 24, 1934, in Columbia, Missouri, on Rolling Acres, a Hereford cattle ranch. ![]() I've highlighted entries that I found interesting and/or impressive.īiker, bare-knuckle brawler, cowboy, Bee-Girl fighter, vampire hunter. To expedite things, I'll just copy the page below. ![]() ![]() I've been meaning to start a thread about him for a while, but time hasn't been on my side lately. Idly pulling up names online, I came across his bio all I could say when I finished reading it was whoaa!. William Smith has been one of my favorite character actors for a long time, but I had no idea of his myriad accomplishments. ![]()
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