![]() ![]() In the fist fight scene that ends the film, Rod Taylor hit Smith (who was playing the villain) who retaliated in kind, 6 and a staged-fight scene became a real fight as the cameras continued to roll. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, as well as two children William E. He appeared as heavy Terry Bartell in Darker than Amber in 1970. ![]() Smith, who was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Bodybuilding and Fitness and inducted into the Muscle Beach Venice Bodybuilding Hall of Fame in 2010, had his last acting credit as 'Hofbrau Bar Fly' in Irresistable (2020), alongside Steve Carrell and Rose Byrne. RELATED: What happened to the marriage of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver and are they still friends? Two years earlier, he made film history with his fight scene with Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can, saying at the time: "It has to be one of the longest two-man fights ever done on film without doubles." Smith also starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1982's Conan the Barbarian. LOS ANGELES (AP) Actor William Smith, who played bikers, brawlers, cowboys and no-nonsense tough guys in films and television shows including Laredo, Rich Man, Poor Man and Any Which Way You Can, has. Originally published by The Associated Press on July 09, 2021. William Smith, pictured here with Eve Arden's Emma Bristow, played Texas Ranger Joe Riley in Laredo for two years. Laredo' actor William Smith dies played cowboys, brawlers. Smith was fluent in six languages, Russian being one of them, which he spoke in his role as a general in 1984's Red Dawn. RELATED: Madonna says Britney Spears' conservatorship is 'a violation to human rights' Īfter playing Texas Ranger Joe Riley in Laredo from 1965 to 1967, Smith joined the original cast of Hawaii Five-O in 1980 for its last season. William Smith, the action star known for his appearance in ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN (1980), and RICH MAN, POOR MAN (1976), died July 5, 2021, in Los Angles. & Company, Chrome and Hot Leather, Gentle Savage, Eye of the Tiger. (Warner Bros)Īlthough Smith had 289 acting credits on Internet Movie Database to his name, he did leave Hollywood - a career which he first started as a child actor in the 1940s - when he enlisted in the Army to fight in the Korean War, before returning to star in cult biker films Run, Angel, Run!, The Losers, Angels Die Hard, C.C. William Smith's fight scene with Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can was iconic. 188 centimetres) action star was known for being able to do 5100 sit-ups - continuously - and 74-kilogram reverse-curls with his 46-centimetre biceps. RELATED: Sex and the City's HBO Max revival 'And Just Like That' releases first-look image ![]()
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