Michael Bailey Smith

Biography

Michael Bailey Smith is an American actor who came to acting almost by accident, landing the role of Super Freddy after going along to an audition for A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989). Born in Alpena, Michigan, he served as a paratrooper in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division before turning to film and television. He played Ben Grimm in the unreleased 1994 Marvel adaptation The Fantastic Four and appeared in Cyborg 3: The Recycler (1995) alongside Malcolm McDowell. Television work includes Diagnosis: Murder, Star Trek: Voyager, Wings and Conan the Adventurer, and he is best known for 18 appearances on Charmed as Belthazor, The Source, Grimlock and Shax. His film roles include Creepy in Men in Black II (2002), the brother of Bob in Monster Man (2003), villain Pluto in The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Papa Hades in The Hills Have Eyes 2, and Chain Letter (2010).

68years old

Turns 69 on November 2in 15 days

Born November 2, 1957Alpena
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 33 years1992 to 2025

Genres

Action60%, 9 films
Adventure33%, 5 films
Comedy27%, 4 films
Horror27%, 4 films
Sci-Fi27%, 4 films

First and latest

Did you know?!

A change of course
Smith worked for Westinghouse before he enlisted in the United States Army, serving as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division.

Michael Bailey Smith movies on Netflix

The Fantastic 4: First Steps2025IMDb rating 6.8as Power Plant Worker #2
Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four2015IMDb rating 6.8as Himself
Blood Shot2013IMDb rating 3.8as Vampire
Chain Letter2010IMDb rating 4.1as Chain Man
Spymate2006IMDb rating 4.0as Hugo
The Hills Have Eyes2006IMDb rating 6.4as Pluto
In Hell2003IMDb rating 6.1as Valya
Monster Man2003IMDb rating 5.6as Monster Man
Black Mask 2: City of Masks2002IMDb rating 3.7as Ross
Men in Black II2002IMDb rating 6.2as Creepy
The Master of Disguise2002IMDb rating 3.4as Henchman
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back1995IMDb rating 4.9as Tiny
Cyborg 3: The Recycler1995IMDb rating 3.6as Donovan
The Fantastic Four1994IMDb rating 3.8as Ben Grimm
C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa1992IMDb rating 4.4as Vlad

Best known for

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

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Men in Black II2002 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Creepy
IMDb rating 6.2436K votes
The Fantastic 4: First Steps2025 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Power Plant Worker #2
IMDb rating 6.8291K votes
The Hills Have Eyes2006as Pluto
IMDb rating 6.4198K votes
The Fantastic Four1994as Ben Grimm
IMDb rating 3.88.9K votes
Chain Letter2010as Chain Man
IMDb rating 4.16.0K votes
Monster Man2003as Monster Man
IMDb rating 5.65.6K votes
The Master of Disguise2002as Henchman
IMDb rating 3.428K votes
Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four2015as Himself
IMDb rating 6.82.0K votes

Most often with

Three actors appear in three 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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Rebecca Staab

Alex Hyde-White

Jay Underwood

Brad Dourif

Andrew Bryniarski

Carl Ciarfalio

Films together

Rebecca Staab3 films together, 1994 to 2025
Rebecca Staab's page
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps2025IMDb rating 6.8Smith as Power Plant Worker #2Staab as Channel 9 Newscaster Carolyn Haynes
- Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four2015IMDb rating 6.8Smith as HimselfStaab as Herself
- The Fantastic Four1994IMDb rating 3.8Smith as Ben GrimmStaab as Susan Storm
Alex Hyde-White3 films together, 1994 to 2025
Alex Hyde-White's page
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps2025IMDb rating 6.8Smith as Power Plant Worker #2Hyde-White as ABC Newscaster William Russell
- Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four2015IMDb rating 6.8Smith as HimselfHyde-White as Himself
- The Fantastic Four1994IMDb rating 3.8Smith as Ben GrimmHyde-White as Dr. Reed Richards
Jay Underwood3 films together, 1994 to 2025
Jay Underwood's page
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps2025IMDb rating 6.8Smith as Power Plant Worker #2Underwood as Power Plant Worker #1
- Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four2015IMDb rating 6.8Smith as HimselfUnderwood as Himself
- The Fantastic Four1994IMDb rating 3.8Smith as Ben GrimmUnderwood as Johnny Storm
Brad Dourif2 films together, 2010 to 2013
Brad Dourif's page
- Blood Shot2013IMDb rating 3.8Smith as VampireDourif as Bob
- Chain Letter2010IMDb rating 4.1Smith as Chain ManDourif as Mr. Smirker
Andrew Bryniarski2 films together, 1995 to 2002
Andrew Bryniarski's page
- Black Mask 2: City of Masks2002IMDb rating 3.7Smith as RossBryniarski as Iguana
- Cyborg 3: The Recycler1995IMDb rating 3.6Smith as DonovanBryniarski as Jocko
Carl Ciarfalio2 films together, 1994 to 2015
Carl Ciarfalio's page
- Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four2015IMDb rating 6.8Smith as HimselfCiarfalio as Himself
- The Fantastic Four1994IMDb rating 3.8Smith as Ben GrimmCiarfalio as Thing
Also two films together3 more actors
- Jay JohnstonMen in Black II (2002) and The Master of Disguise (2002)
- Joseph CulpDoomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four (2015) and The Fantastic Four (1994)
- Kat GreenDoomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four (2015) and The Fantastic Four (1994)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Michael Bailey Smith's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.1 billion

7 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.

7Worldwide figure
2Never in cinemas
6Figure not found

Top grosser

The Fantastic 4: First Steps2025Power Plant Worker #2$522 million

Highest grossing

The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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The Fantastic 4: First Steps2025as Power Plant Worker #2
$522M48.3% of the total
2
Men in Black II2002as Creepy
$445M41.2% of the total
3
The Hills Have Eyes2006as Pluto
$70M6.4% of the total
4
The Master of Disguise2002as Henchman
$43M4.0% of the total
5
Black Mask 2: City of Masks2002as Ross
$529K0.0% of the total
6
In Hell2003as Valya
$294K0.0% of the total
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Chain Letter2010as Chain Man
$143K0.0% of the total