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Arthur Smith

Arthur Smith

Producer, also actor · Born November 25, 1960 (65) · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Arthur Smith is a Canadian-born American television producer who is the CEO of A. Smith & Co. Prior to launching A. Smith & Co. in November 2000, Smith held the role of Executive Vice President of Programming, Production and News for FOX SPORTS where he launched the network into the cable sports business as well as overseeing what would become the fastest growing television sports network. Smith's responsibilities included supervising production, development, scheduling, and acquisition of all programming, nationally and regionally. While at FOX, Smith launched 22 sports networks and acted as Executive Producer on over 4,500 events and thousands of original hours of programming each year.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 25, 1960 (65)
From
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 7% in 30 days

What are Arthur Smith's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Society
19%
Bonds
17%
Morality
9%
Survival
8%
Ideas
6%
Power
3%
Ambition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
11
Tense
7
Thrilling
8
Hopeful
4
Warm
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Arthur Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Arthur Smith's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Human vs Hamster(2024)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Canine Intervention(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Floor Is Lava(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Above the Best(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Mental Samurai(2019)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to Plathville(2019)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Death by Magic(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • SciJinks(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Danger Close(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Container Homes(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • That Awkward Game Show(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Dunk King(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wizard Wars(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The World According to Paris(2011)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Tammi Terrell Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • The Minnie Riperton Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • I Survived a Japanese Game Show(2008)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA(2007)

    Show 70 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Pros vs. Joes(2006)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Paradise Hotel(2003)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 4 titles from 2007 to 2020.

Highest rated

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (2007)

Midcredits 73rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing4 of 4: 4 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

6 major nominations and no wins, 2016–2019.

  1. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
  2. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
  3. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Competition Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Competition Television
  4. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Competition Program

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Who does Arthur Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Arthur Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Sinton shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers