Kurtwood Smith

Biography

Kurtwood Smith is an American actor whose career spans film, television, stage, and voice work. Born in New Lisbon and raised in the San Fernando Valley, he studied at San Jose State College and Stanford University, then taught theater arts at Cañada College between 1969 and 1975. On stage he earned three Drama-Logue Awards for Billy Budd, Idiot's Delight, and Green Grow the Lilacs. His screen roles include Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop (1987), Robert Griggs in Rambo III (1988), Dead Poets Society (1989), Stump Sisson in A Time to Kill (1996), and the Federation President in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He is known for playing Red Forman on That '70s Show from 1998 to 2006 and again on That '90s Show, and he appeared in 24, Medium, Resurrection, Patriot, and The Ranch. He also voiced characters in Regular Show and Green Lantern: First Flight, among other animated and video game projects.

83years old

Turns 84 on July 3in 262 days

Born July 3, 1943New Lisbon
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Also credited as Kurtwood Larson Smith

Movie Career

Films: 29
Career span: 39 years1983 to 2022

Genres

Comedy38%, 11 films
Drama38%, 11 films
Action31%, 9 films
Thriller31%, 9 films
Crime28%, 8 films

First and latest

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Kurtwood Smith movies on Netflix

Firestarter2022IMDb rating 4.6as Dr. Joseph Wanless
In Search of Tomorrow2022IMDb rating 7.7as Self - Interviewee
Amityville: The Awakening2017IMDb rating 4.9as Dr. Milton
El Camino Christmas2017IMDb rating 5.7as Sheriff Bob Fuller
Regular Show: The Movie2015IMDb rating 7.5as Gene (voice)
Hitchcock2012IMDb rating 6.8as Geoffrey Shurlock
Cedar Rapids2011IMDb rating 6.3as Orin Helgesson
Green Lantern: First Flight2009IMDb rating 7.0as Kanjar Ro (voice)
Prefontaine1997IMDb rating 6.8as Curtis Cunningham
A Time to Kill1996IMDb rating 7.5as Stump Sisson
Broken Arrow1996IMDb rating 6.1as Secretary of Defense Baird
Citizen Ruth1996IMDb rating 7.0as Norm Stoney
Last of the Dogmen1995IMDb rating 7.0as Sheriff Deegan
To Die For1995IMDb rating 6.8as Earl Stone
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory1995IMDb rating 5.6as General Stanley Cooper
Boxing Helena1993IMDb rating 4.8as Dr. Alan Harrison
The Crush1993IMDb rating 5.9as Cliff Forrester
Fortress1992IMDb rating 5.9as Prison Director Poe
Company Business1991IMDb rating 5.7as Elliot Jaffe
Oscar1991IMDb rating 6.6as Lieutenant Toomey
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country1991IMDb rating 7.3as Federation President
Dead Poets Society1989IMDb rating 8.1as Mr. Perry
True Believer1989IMDb rating 6.7as Robert Reynard
Rambo III1988IMDb rating 5.8as Griggs
RoboCop1987IMDb rating 7.6as Clarence
The Midnight Hour1985IMDb rating 6.4as Captain Warren Jensen
Flashpoint1984IMDb rating 6.4as Carson
Going Berserk1983IMDb rating 5.2as Clarence
Staying Alive1983IMDb rating 4.8as Choreographer

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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RoboCop1987 Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Clarence
IMDb rating 7.6312K votes
Rambo III1988 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Griggs
IMDb rating 5.8151K votes
Dead Poets Society1989as Mr. Perry
IMDb rating 8.1669K votes
Fortress1992as Prison Director Poe
IMDb rating 5.932K votes
Broken Arrow1996as Secretary of Defense Baird
IMDb rating 6.1111K votes
Firestarter2022as Dr. Joseph Wanless
IMDb rating 4.626K votes
The Crush1993as Cliff Forrester
IMDb rating 5.924K votes
Cedar Rapids2011as Orin Helgesson
IMDb rating 6.341K votes

Most often with

Nicholas Meyer directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Sylvester Stallone

John Travolta

Ernie Hudson

Miguel Ferrer

Daniel von Bargen

Nancy Allen

Nicholas MeyerDirector, 2 films

Films together

Sylvester Stallone2 films together, 1988 to 1991
Sylvester Stallone's page
- Oscar1991IMDb rating 6.6Smith as Lieutenant ToomeyStallone as Angelo 'Snaps' Provolone
- Rambo III1988IMDb rating 5.8Smith as GriggsStallone as Rambo
John Travolta2 films together, 1983 to 1996
John Travolta's page
- Broken Arrow1996IMDb rating 6.1Smith as Secretary of Defense BairdTravolta as Maj. Vic 'Deak' Deakins
- Staying Alive1983IMDb rating 4.8Smith as ChoreographerTravolta as Tony Manero
Ernie Hudson2 films together, 1983 to 2022
Ernie Hudson's page
- In Search of Tomorrow2022IMDb rating 7.7Smith as Self - IntervieweeHudson as Self - Interviewee
- Going Berserk1983IMDb rating 5.2Smith as ClarenceHudson as Muhammed Jerome Willy
Miguel Ferrer2 films together, 1984 to 1987
Miguel Ferrer's page
- RoboCop1987IMDb rating 7.6Smith as ClarenceFerrer as Morton
- Flashpoint1984IMDb rating 6.4Smith as CarsonFerrer as Roget
Daniel von Bargen2 films together, 1991 to 1996
Daniel von Bargen's page
- Broken Arrow1996IMDb rating 6.1Smith as Secretary of Defense BairdBargen as Air Force General Creely
- Company Business1991IMDb rating 5.7Smith as Elliot JaffeBargen as Mike Flinn
Nancy Allen2 films together, 1987 to 2022
Nancy Allen's page
- In Search of Tomorrow2022IMDb rating 7.7Smith as Self - IntervieweeAllen as Self - Interviewee
- RoboCop1987IMDb rating 7.6Smith as ClarenceAllen as Lewis
Nicholas MeyerDirector, 2 films, 1991
All films by Nicholas Meyer
- Company Business1991IMDb rating 5.7Smith as Elliot Jaffe
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country1991IMDb rating 7.3Smith as Federation President
Also two films together1 more actor
- Tony MunafoOscar (1991) and Staying Alive (1983)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Kurtwood Smith's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.2 billion

20 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.

20Worldwide figure
4US gross only
4Never in cinemas
1Figure not found

Top grosser

Dead Poets Society1989Mr. Perry$236 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 90% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Dead Poets Society1989as Mr. Perry
$236M19.1% of the total
2
Rambo III1988as Griggs
$189M15.3% of the total
3
A Time to Kill1996as Stump Sisson
$152M12.3% of the total
4
Broken Arrow1996as Secretary of Defense Baird
$150M12.2% of the total
5
Staying Alive1983as Choreographer
$126M10.2% of the total
6
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory1995as General Stanley Cooper
$104M8.4% of the total
7
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country1991as Federation President
$97M7.8% of the total
8
RoboCop1987as Clarence
$53M4.3% of the total