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William Smithers

William Smithers

Actor · Died May 26, 2026, aged 98 · Richmond, Virginia, USA

William Smithers was an American film and television actor. He was best known for his recurring role as Jeremy Wendell in the television series Dallas.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 10, 1927
Died
May 26, 2026 (aged 98)
From
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 35% in 30 days

What are William Smithers' films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
37%
Morality
20%
Survival
20%
Bonds
12%
Ideas
12%
Corruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
1
Melancholic
1
Contemplative
1

How their films linger

Wistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 William Smithers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for William Smithers' 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

54 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Milo Crane

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Sledge Hammer!(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Poltz

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Major Cody

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Return of Frank Cannon(1980)

    as William Barrett

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Where the Ladies Go(1980)

    as Mullen

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Amazing Spider-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 28 episodes · as Jeremy Wendell

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Deathsport(1978)

    as Doctor Karl

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Lucan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Manhunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as General Koslenko

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Papillon(1973)

    as Warden Barrot

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Scorpio(1973)

    as Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Hawkins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Drummond

  • Call to Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as (uncredited)

  • Trouble Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Captain Joe Marx

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Norman Jessup

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Wade

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Neon Ceiling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Doctor Miller

  • The Brotherhood of the Bell(1970)

    as Dr. Jerry Fielder

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Monk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Leo Barnes

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as George Howe

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Warren Parker

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Lew Dickens

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dave Martin

  • It Takes a Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Aiken

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Salvatore Pucci

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Rich

  • The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam Lane · as Nat Greely

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Egan · as Victor Tomar

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Jericho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Felony Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Shane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Del Packard

  • Star Trek(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain R.M. Merik

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Eagle in a Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Gourgaud

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Clay Keller · as Frank William Stocker · as John Debecker · as Joseph Kearney

  • The Parisienne and the Prudes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Henry

  • Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Crawford Layton

  • Combat!(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Markes

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as District Attorney Koch

  • Attack(1956)

    as Harry Woodruff

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Alex Bromm

  • Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Laertes

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Gourgaud

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bernie Linton · as Lieutenant Bill Meade · as Linus Hobbs

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 54 titles from 1948 to 1993; peak year 1972.

Highest rated

The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)

Midcredits 76th

Film career

19481993

Peak 1972 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting54 of 54: 54 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1940s2 · acting1950s6 · acting1960s22 · acting1970s18 · acting1980s5 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do William Smithers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Where the Ladies Go (1980)

85th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Papillon (1973)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does William Smithers work with?

People who share at least 2 of William Smithers' MovieCove titles; William Conrad shares the most, 2.