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William Smith

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William Smith (1933-2021) was an American actor who made a career of playing tough guys. He gained early fame playing cowboys and later bikers or thugs. He did a stint as a regular in Season 12 of the television showHawaii Five-Oas Detective James "Kimo" Carew, and is most remembered to movie fans as Conan's Swordmaker Father inConan The Barbarianand as the complex Colonel Strelnikov inRed Dawn. His career spanned approximately 75 years, he appeared in almost three hundred feature films and television productions. He passed away on July 5, 2021 at the age of 88. William Smith can be seen using the following weapons in the following films and television series:

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Appearances (25)

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The Losers (2010) 1 Bulletproof (1996) 2 Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988) 3 Hunter - Season 2 (1985) 2 Red Dawn (1984) (1984) 1 The Outsiders (1983) 1 Any Which Way You Can (1980) 1 The Frisco Kid (1979) 1 Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) 1 The Deadly Trackers (1973) 1 Alias Smith and Jones - Season 3 (1972) 2 Hawaii Five-O (1971) 2 Mission: Impossible - Season 5 (1971) 2 Mission: Impossible - Season 6 (1971) 1 Combat! (1963) 2 Laredo 2

The Losers (2010)

Character Firearm Notes
"Link" Thomas Madsen M50 -

Bulletproof (1996)

Character Firearm Notes
Russian Major Luger P08 -
Russian Major Hawk MM1 grenade launcher -

Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)

Character Firearm Notes
Captain Devlin Desert Eagle Mark I -
Captain Devlin Mossberg 500 With pistol grip
Captain Devlin RPG-7 A mockup

Hunter - Season 2 (1985)

Character Firearm Notes
Sgt. Neville Sigerson Smith & Wesson Model 10 "Think Blue" (S2E11)
Sgt. Neville Sigerson Smith & Wesson Model 19 "Think Blue" (S2E11)

Red Dawn (1984) (1984)

Character Firearm Notes
Col. Strelnikov Jatimatic SMG substitute for thePM-63

The Outsiders (1983)

Character Firearm Notes
Store Clerk Iver Johnson Revolver -

Any Which Way You Can (1980)

Character Firearm Notes
Jack Wilson Colt 1903 Hammerless -

The Frisco Kid (1979)

Character Firearm Notes
Matt Diggs Colt 1851 Navy -

Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)

Character Firearm Notes
Hoxey Madsen M50 mocked up asSmith & Wesson M76

The Deadly Trackers (1973)

Character Firearm Notes
Schoolboy Single Action Army "Quick-Draw" model with wooden grips

Alias Smith and Jones - Season 3 (1972)

Character Firearm Notes
Deputy Orville Larkin Single Action Army "What Happened at the XST?" (S3E06); "Artillery" model with wooden grips
Deputy Orville Larkin Winchester Model 1894 "What Happened at the XST?" (S3E06); Saddle Ring Carbine with target front sight

Hawaii Five-O (1971)

Character Firearm Notes
Det. James "Kimo" Carew Smith & Wesson Model 36 -
Det. James "Kimo" Carew Colt Python snubnose

Mission: Impossible - Season 5 (1971)

Character Firearm Notes
Vincent Sandler Walther P38 "A Ghost Story" (S5E21)
Vincent Sandler Luger P08 continuity error, "A Ghost Story" (S5E21)

Mission: Impossible - Season 6 (1971)

Character Firearm Notes
Dekker Smith & Wesson Model 10 "Encounter" (S6E07), snub

Combat! (1963)

Character Firearm Notes
Pvt. Richter Karabiner 98k "Anatomy of a Patrol" (S2E11)
Sgt. Schmidt MP40 "The Eyes of the Hunter" (S2E20)

Laredo

Character Firearm Notes
Joe Riley Single Action Army -
Joe Riley Winchester Model 1873 -