Dick Smothers
Biography
Dick Smothers is an American performer who works as a comedian, musician, actor and composer, best known for the folk comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, which he formed with Tom Smothers in the late 1950s. Born in New York City, he moved to Southern California and attended San Jose State College before the duo became television regulars. They starred in their own sitcom, The Smothers Brothers Show, from 1965 to 1966, and the variety series The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, which began in 1967 and was canceled by CBS in 1969. Smothers also appeared as a panelist on Match Game in 1977, played a character in the cartoon film Precious Moments: Timmy's Special Delivery in 1993, and took a serious turn as a dishonest Nevada state senator in Martin Scorsese's Casino (1995). Away from acting, he raced cars as an amateur and started the Smothers Brothers racing team.
86years old
Turns 87 on November 20in 50 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Richard Remick Smothers
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 21 years1989 to 2010
Every film, newest first
- 2010Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)IMDb rating 7.6
- 1995CasinoIMDb rating 8.2
- 1989Cannonball FeverIMDb rating 4.5
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Own stunts
Smothers took part in amateur auto racing, both on roads and drag strips. He founded the Smothers Brothers racing team, which ran three championship seasons from 1968 to 1971, and he drove at Sebring and Le Mans in endurance races.
Getting ready for a role
Smothers took an unusually serious part in the 1995 Martin Scorsese film Casino, playing a corrupt Nevada State Senator. That character and one scene's dialogue drew in part on Harry Reid, a former United States Senator who had chaired the Nevada Gaming Commission.
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Worked with
Dick Smothers shares two films with Tom Smothers, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Tom Smothers's page
Robert De Niro's page
Robin Williams's page
Kevin Pollak's page
James Woods's page
Sharon Stone's page
All films by Martin Scorsese
Jim DrakeDirector, 1 film, 1989
All films by Jim Drake
John ScheinfeldDirector, 1 film, 2010
All films by John Scheinfeld
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