![]() ![]() The Big Night-7 Interesting Buck Party Ideas Tel Aviv Museum of Art announces the winners of the 2021-2022 Haim Shiff Prize for Figurative-Realist Art 'Now You See Me Moria' on show in the entrance hall of FOMU Roger A Deakins: BYWAYS to be released in the U.S. Wes Anderson: The man who made his own film industryīarred Iran director's son follows his footsteps to Cannes Olympic memorabilia featuring nearly 200 lots up for auction Tang Teaching Museum reopens to the public with exhibition of works by Sarah Cain SFA Advisory opens its inaugural summer exhibition, Ridiculous Sublimeīrussels Gallery Weekend returns from 9 -12 September William Smith, action star known for his onscreen brawls, dies at 88 Salon Art + Design returns to the Park Avenue Armory this November with more than 50 exhibitors Eastwood Collection: Important Sporting and Irish Pictures totals £14,187,750 ![]() Kreshaun McKinney named Director of Learning and Engagement at Kemper Museum of Contemporary ArtĪrtist Knox Martin pays homage to Goya, a career-long inspiration Max goelitz opens an exhibition of works by Neïl Beloufa, Natacha Donzé, Haroon Mirza, and Keith Sonnierįrançois Ghebaly now representing Em Rooney, Ivy Haldeman, & Ludovic Nkoth ![]() Glenstone Museum announces new building conceived for a large-scale work by Richard Serra, opening in 2022ĪRCOmadrid 2021 reactivates the Spanish art market Rare George Washington Indian peace medal acquired by the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg 'We don't need another Michelangelo': In Italy, it's robots' turn to sculpt New faces at the Mauritshuis: Fashionable Zeeland Burgher and a rediscovered woman artistĪsia Week New York presents their summer 2021 exhibition: Shades of BlueĬharlottesville removes statue at center of 2017 white nationalist rally Marvel masterpieces set to make Hollywood debut This article originally appeared in The New York Times. Smith III, and his daughter, Sherri Anne Cervelli. In addition to his wife, Smith is survived by his son, William E. Young actors often would talk to him between workout sets, and he would share advice, sometimes inviting them to his home to discuss upcoming auditions. The place to find Smith, even as an older man, was the gym, Cervelli Smith said. In 2009, Smith published a book of poetry, The Poetic Works of William Smith. Hes definitely tough as nails but he had the heart of a poet, she said. His family later moved to Southern California, and Smith immediately began to seek work in films, finding jobs as a child performer and later as a studio extra.Ĭervelli Smith said in a phone interview Sunday that besides the tough guy roles that made her husband a star on screen, he had a compassionate side as well. At the ranch, he would develop a love and admiration for horses and the classic Western lifestyle, according to his website. Smith, who was born March 24, 1933, grew up on a cattle ranch in Missouri owned by his parents, William Emmett Smith and Emily Richards Smith. In Rich Man, Poor Man, he played the dangerous and eccentric character Anthony Falconetti, which he would later reprise in a follow-up to the series, Rich Man, Poor Man Book II. His last role was in Irresistible, a 2020 film directed by Jon Stewart. In the 1980s, the 6-foot-2 actor earned roles in Francis Ford Coppolas The Outsiders, (1983) and in ∼onan the Barbarian (1982), for which he was cast as the father of Conan, who was played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Columbia, Missouri, native solidified his Hollywood status after tussling onscreen with actors like Clint Eastwood, Nick Nolte and Yul Brynner. Now that was a good fight, Smith recalled in a 2010 interview with BZ Film. He was throwing punches with Rod Taylor for the 1970 film ∽arker Than Amber when the two began fighting each other for real. He did many of his own stunts, and sometimes those scenes got heated. ![]() Smith had more than 300 acting credits listed on IMDb from 1954 to 2020. He was a polyglot, a bodybuilder, a champion discus thrower and an Air Force pilot during the Korean War, according to his website. While Smith was best known for his roles in action movies like ∺ny Which Way You Can (1980), and television shows including Laredo, Rich Man, Poor Man and Hawaii Five-O, the real action came from his off-screen life. Smiths wife, Joanne Cervelli Smith, said he died at the Motion Picture and Television Funds Country House and Hospital. William Smith, an actor known for his portrayals of villains and his onscreen movie brawls, died Monday in Woodland Hills, California. ![]()
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