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Charles Martin Smith

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Charles Martin Smith is an American film actor, writer, and director. Born in Van Nuys, California, Smith was discovered by a talent agent while acting in a school play, usually a rare occurrence. After a few years of working in film, he landed the role of Terry "The Toad" Fields in George Lucas' 1973 film... See full bio »

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2010 Psych (TV series)
Roy Kessler
– Not Even Close... Encounters (2010) … Roy Kessler
 
2009 Fringe (TV series)
Sheriff Golightly
– Night of Desirable Objects (2009) … Sheriff Golightly
 
2009 Leverage (TV series)
Glenn Leary
– The Beantown Bailout Job (2009) … Glenn Leary
 
2008 Jack and Jill vs. the World
Carlin
 
2007 Lucky You
Roy Durucher
 
2007 Drive (TV mini-series)
Mr. Bright
– No Turning Back (2007) … Mr. Bright
– Let the Games Begin (2007) … Mr. Bright (voice)
– Partners (2007) … Mr. Bright
– The Starting Line (2007) … Mr. Bright
 
2007 Still Small Voices
Burton Hayes (as Charles Martin-Smith)
 
2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Sheriff Bartley
– Infiltrated (2006) … Sheriff Bartley
 
2005-2006 Da Vinci's City Hall (TV series)
Joe Friedland / Mike Franklin
– The Dogs in Sympathy with the Cats (2006) … Joe Friedland / Mike Franklin
– Bumped from the Ball (2006) … Joe Friedland / Mike Franklin
– A Few Good Bites Before They Slap Me Down (2006) … Joe Friedland / Mike Franklin
– When the Horsemen Come Looking (2006) … Joe Friedland
– Gotta Press the Flesh (2006) … Joe Friedland
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2005 The Triangle (TV mini-series)
Captain Jay
– Episode #1.3 (2005) … Captain Jay
– Episode #1.2 (2005) … Captain Jay
– Episode #1.1 (2005) … Captain Jay
 
2005 Left Behind: World at War
Vice President John Mallory
 
2005 Icon (TV movie)
Doctor
 
2004 The Last Casino (TV movie)
Barnes
 
2004 Kingdom Hospital (TV series)
Earl Swinton
– Thy Kingdom Come (2004) … Earl Swinton
 
2002 Touching Wild Horses
Charles Thurston
 
2002 Dead Heat
Morty
 
2002 Roughing It (TV movie)
Platt
 
2001 Ally McBeal (TV series)
Mayor Horn
– Nine One One (2001) … Mayor Horn
 
2000-2001 Family Law (TV series)
Mr. Chilton
– The Gay Divorcee (2001) … Mr. Chilton
– Going Home (2000) … Mr. Chilton
 
2000 Here's to Life!
Ned
 
1999 The Apartment Complex (TV movie)
Gary Glumley
 
1999 P.T. Barnum (TV movie)
Beach
 
1999 The New Woody Woodpecker Show (TV series)
Marty
– Pinheads/The Chilly Show/Silent Treatment (1999) … Marty (voice)
 
1998 Hoods
Gun Dealer (uncredited)
 
1998 Deep Impact
Dr. Marcus Wolf (uncredited)
 
1998 Blackout Effect (TV movie)
Henry Drake
 
1997 Dead Silence (TV movie)
Roland W. Marks
 
1996 Wedding Bell Blues
Oliver Napier
 
1996 The Beast (TV movie)
Schuyler Graves
 
1996 The Final Cut
Capt. Weldon Mamet
 
1996 Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland (Video Game)
Renfield
 
1995 Streets of Laredo (TV mini-series)
Ned Brookshire (railroad accountant)
 
1995 Perfect Alibi
Franklin Dupard
 
1995 The X-Files (TV series)
Dr. Osbourne
– F. Emasculata (1995) … Dr. Osbourne
 
1995 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Spencer Deighton
– Blood Brothers (1995) … Spencer Deighton
 
1995 Take Out the Beast (TV short)
The biorobot
 
1995 Brothers' Destiny (TV movie)
Merriman
 
1994 Speechless
Kratz
 
1994 Northern Exposure (TV series)
Roger Brewster (Satan)
– The Robe (1994) … Roger Brewster (Satan)
 
1994 Roswell (TV movie)
Sheriff Wilcox
 
1994 I Love Trouble
Rick Medwick
 
1994 L.A. Law (TV series)
Dale Hardy
– Dead Issue (1994) … Dale Hardy
 
1993 Picket Fences (TV series)
Lyman Pike
– Blue Christmas (1993) … Lyman Pike
 
1993 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Colin
– Half-Way Horrible (1993) … Colin
 
1993 The Untouchables (TV series)
Special Prosecutor Thomas Dewey
– Attack on New York (1993) … Special Prosecutor Thomas Dewey
 
1993 And the Band Played On (TV movie)
Dr. Harold Jaffe
 
1993 Partners (TV short)
'Grave Squad' Lawyer
 
1992 Fifty/Fifty
Martin Sprue
 
1992 Boris and Natasha
Hotel Clerk
 
1992 Deep Cover
Carver
 
1990 The Hot Spot
Lon Gulick
 
1986-1989 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)
Douglas Rogers / Hugh Fortnum
– Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar! (1989) … Hugh Fortnum
– Banshee (1986) … Douglas Rogers
 
1989 The Experts
Mr. Smith
 
1987 The Untouchables
Agent Oscar Wallace
 
1986 Trick or Treat
Mr. Wimbley
 
1985 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Dr. Dennis Barrows (segment "The Beacon")
– The Beacon/One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty (1985) … Dr. Dennis Barrows (segment "The Beacon")
 
1984 Starman
Mark Shermin
 
1983 Never Cry Wolf
Farley Mowat / Tyler
 
1980 Herbie Goes Bananas
D.J.
 
1980 When the Whistle Blows (TV series)
Jimmy
– Love Is a Four-Letter Word (1980) … Jimmy
 
1979 More American Graffiti
Terry the Toad
 
1979 A Dog's Life (TV movie)
Tucker
 
1978 Cotton Candy (TV movie)
George Smalley
 
1978 The Buddy Holly Story
Ray Bob
 
1977 The Hazing
Barney (as Charlie Martin Smith)
 
1977 The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (TV series)
Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt
– The Tenderfoot (1977) … Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt
 
1976 Baretta (TV series)
Harold
– Shoes (1976) … Harold (as Charlie Martin Smith)
 
1976 Law of the Land (TV movie)
Dudley (as Charlie Martin Smith)
 
1976 No Deposit, No Return
Longnecker (as Charlie Martin Smith)
 
1975 Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
Alan Boone (as Charlie Martin Smith)
 
1975 Lucas Tanner (TV series)
Rod Jernigan
– Those Who Cannot, Teach (1975) … Rod Jernigan
 
1974 Petrocelli (TV series)
Frankie
– A Covenant with Evil (1974) … Frankie
 
1974 The Rookies (TV series)
Bobby Lewis
– Death at 6 A.M. (1974) … Bobby Lewis
 
1974 The Spikes Gang
Tod (as Charlie Martin Smith)
 
1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Russell Jamison
– Blockade (1974) … Russell Jamison (as Charlie Martin Smith)
 
1973 Chase (TV series)
Little Bits
– Sizzling Stones (1973) … Little Bits
 
1973 Love, American Style (TV series)
Julius (segment "Love and the Time Machine")
– Love and the Blue Plate Special/Love and the Man of the Year/Love and the Time Machine (1973) … Julius (segment "Love and the Time Machine")
 
1973 American Graffiti
Terry (as Charlie Martin Smith)
 
1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Bowdre (as Charlie Martin Smith)
 
1973 Go Ask Alice (TV movie)
Jim (as Charlie Martin Smith)
 
1972 Room 222 (TV series)
– You Don't Know Me, He Said (1972)
 
1972 Fuzz
Baby (as Charlie Martin Smith)
 
1972 The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Tim Slater (as Charlie Martin Smith)
 
1971 The Brady Bunch (TV series)
Ronnie
– The Wheeler-Dealer (1971) … Ronnie (as Charlie Martin Smith)
 
Show ShowDirector (15 titles)
2013 Motive (TV series)
– Brute Force (2013)
– Pushover (2013)
 
2011 Dolphin Tale
 
2008 Stone of Destiny
 
2006 Intelligence (TV series)
– Where There's One There's Another (2006)
 
2005-2006 Da Vinci's City Hall (TV series)
– Gotta Press the Flesh (2006)
– One Man, Two Jobs (2005)
– Cat in a Tree, Lunatic in the Street (2005)
 
2005 Icon (TV movie)
 
2004 Da Vinci's Inquest (TV series)
– Jungle's Dark But Full of Diamonds (2004)
 
2003 The Snow Walker
 
2002 Roughing It (TV movie)
 
1997 Air Bud
 
1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)
– Welcome to the Hellmouth (1997)
 
1995-1996 Space: Above and Beyond (TV series)
– Pearly (1996)
– Ray Butts (1995)
– The Dark Side of the Sun (1995)
 
1992 Fifty/Fifty
 
1992 Boris and Natasha
 
1986 Trick or Treat
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
2008 Stone of Destiny (written by)
 
2004 The Clinic (TV movie) (written by)
 
2003 The Snow Walker (written by)
 
1983 Never Cry Wolf (narration written by / as C.M. Smith)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2008 Stone of Destiny (executive producer)
 
2004 The Clinic (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2002 Dead Heat (executive producer)
 
2000 Here's to Life! (executive producer)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1978 Cotton Candy (TV movie) (composer: songs)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2004 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1998 Hoods (thanks)
 
1989 Mergers & Acquisitions (short) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2011 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.1 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 1st Look (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Dolphin Tale (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2009 The 11th Annual Leo Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Feature length Drama, Nominee: Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama, Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length Drama
 
2008 The Immortal Beaver (TV documentary)
Tyler
 
2005 Movies That Shook the World (TV series documentary)
Himself
– American Graffiti (2005) … Himself (also archive footage)
 
2004 The Untouchables: The Classic (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Untouchables: Production Stories (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Make the Movie Live the Movie (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Making of 'American Graffiti' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Guns of the Civil War (TV documentary)
Hosted
 
1983 The Making of 'Never Cry Wolf' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 August 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2004 The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1982 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Alternate Names:

Charles Martin-Smith | C.M. Smith | Charlie Martin Smith

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on 'Dolphin Tale'] A lot of this is far-fetched kid fantasy. But I wanted to bring an element of magic to it, and let us enter this kids' world where things were a little scary and magical at the same time. I think people talk down to kids too much. I think kids' movies can be great and carry the (weight) and (pathos) of an adult drama... See more »

Trivia:

Attended Grover Cleveland High School with fellow classmate Morgan Brittany (Suzanne Cupito at the time), They performed in school musicals and dramas such as "The Crucible", "The Pajama Game", "Look Homeward, Angel" and others. They were both strong performers for the school and went on to achieve fame. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio