Remarkable biographies: William Smith (1933--)
Apr 13, 2018 17:33:49 GMT
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Post by wmcclain on Apr 13, 2018 17:33:49 GMT
I remember William Smith as Joe Riley in the Laredo TV series of the 1960s:
Very studly, handsome verging on pretty, often shirtless, I always presumed he was there as eye candy for the ladies (or anyone).
He has a long filmography and I remember him as Conan's dad:
...and the Russian commando leader in the original Red Dawn:
Often a villain, for example in blaxploitation pictures:
Stealing from the wikipedia...
He had a lot of athletic accomplishments:
Very studly, handsome verging on pretty, often shirtless, I always presumed he was there as eye candy for the ladies (or anyone).
He has a long filmography and I remember him as Conan's dad:
...and the Russian commando leader in the original Red Dawn:
Often a villain, for example in blaxploitation pictures:
Stealing from the wikipedia...
He had a lot of athletic accomplishments:
* won the 200 pound (91 kg) arm-wrestling championship of the world multiple times
* won the United States Air Force weightlifting championship
* record holder for reverse-curling his own bodyweight
* held a 31-1 record as an amateur boxer
He started acting at age 8, appears in classic films as a child, and:
* During the Korean War he was a Russian Intercept Interrogator
* flew secret ferret missions over Russia
* had both CIA and NSA clearance
* spoke Russian, German, French and Serbo-Croatian
* studied at Syracuse University, the University of Munich, the Sorbonne in Paris, and finally at UCLA where he graduated Cum Laude with a Master’s degree and worked toward a Doctorate
* taught Russian at UCLA
I had no idea. Brain and brawn.
* won the United States Air Force weightlifting championship
* record holder for reverse-curling his own bodyweight
* held a 31-1 record as an amateur boxer
He started acting at age 8, appears in classic films as a child, and:
* During the Korean War he was a Russian Intercept Interrogator
* flew secret ferret missions over Russia
* had both CIA and NSA clearance
* spoke Russian, German, French and Serbo-Croatian
* studied at Syracuse University, the University of Munich, the Sorbonne in Paris, and finally at UCLA where he graduated Cum Laude with a Master’s degree and worked toward a Doctorate
* taught Russian at UCLA
I had no idea. Brain and brawn.
