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Dean Smith(I)

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Dean Smith in Rio Lobo (1970)
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Seven Alone (1974)
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Dean Smith was raised in Eliasville, Texas, and currently lives between Graham and Breckenridge, Texas, where he raises horses and longhorn cattle. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he competed in track and football. He won an Olympic gold medal for the 400-meter relay in the 1952 Helsinki games and finished fourth in the 100-dash in the closest race in Olympic history. He was the lead-off man on the University of Texas world record relay team, 1954-55, and AAU national champion in the 100-meter dash. He played with the Los Angeles Rams during exhibition season and was traded to the Pittsburg Steelers at which time he decided to enter the movie business. He has also won amateur rodeo championships for bareback bronco riding and calf roping. He is an honorary member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, has been inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame (2006), the Texas Sports Hall of Fame (1985), Stuntman's Hall of Fame (1980), and the University of Texas Hall of Fame (1980). He has been awarded the American Culture Award for Western Movies and Television (2000), the Golden Boot Award in 1998, the Ben Johnson Award in 1993, the All American Cowboy Award in 1997 and the Head of the Class Alvin Davis Award in 2002. In 2002, he put together the Dean Smith Celebrity Rodeo benefiting the Cowboy Cancer Crusade tribute to Ben Johnson, the Dean Smith Celebrity Rodeo benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Institute honoring John Wayne and in 2006, Dean Smith Celebrity Rodeo benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Institute honoring The Singing Cowboys in Abilene, Texas, the third weekend in October. On April 8, 2006, the John Wayne Cancer Institute honored him with the "Duke" award for his contributions to cancer research.
BornJanuary 15, 1932
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James Caan, Robert Donner, Christopher George, and Dean Smith in El Dorado (1966)
Christopher George and Dean Smith in El Dorado (1966)
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Everett Creach and Dean Smith
Dean Smith in The Alamo (1960)
Jim Burk, Chuck Hayward, Boyd 'Red' Morgan, Hal Needham, Dean Smith, and Jerry Van Dyke in McLintock! (1963)
Jim Burk, Joe Canutt, Tap Canutt, Chuck Hayward, Leroy Johnson, Bob Morgan, Dean Smith, Bill Williams, and Jack Williams in The Alamo (1960)
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Known for

Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman in The Quick and the Dead (1995)
The Quick and the Dead
6.5
  • Stunts
  • 1995
Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man (1970)
Little Big Man
7.6
  • Stunts
  • 1970
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Raw Deal (1986)
Raw Deal
5.5
  • Stunts(Sam Wanamaker)
  • 1986
Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
Maverick
7.0
  • Stunts(James Garner, uncredited)
  • 1994

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Stunts

  • Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, and Gary Busey in Rough Riders (1997)
    Rough Riders
  • Keys to Tulsa (1997)
    Keys to Tulsa
  • John Travolta in Michael (1996)
    Michael
  • Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman in The Quick and the Dead (1995)
    The Quick and the Dead
  • Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
    Maverick
    • (uncredited)
  • Hot to Trot (1988)
    Hot to Trot
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Raw Deal (1986)
    Raw Deal
  • Cloak & Dagger (1984)
    Cloak & Dagger
  • Steve Martin in The Lonely Guy (1984)
    The Lonely Guy
  • Christine (1983)
    Christine
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
  • The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)
    The Concorde... Airport '79
  • The Legend of the Golden Gun (1979)
    The Legend of the Golden Gun
    • (uncredited)
  • George C. Scott in Hardcore (1979)
    Hardcore
    • (uncredited)
  • Bruce Boxleitner and James Arness in How the West Was Won (1976)
    How the West Was Won

Actor

  • Tanner Beard as Lennon Prince in "4th and Goal".
    4th and Goal
  • Bail Out (2010)
    Bail Out
  • Mitzi Kapture and Rob Estes in Silk Stalkings (1991)
    Silk Stalkings
  • Paradise (1988)
    Paradise
  • Three Fugitives (1989)
    Three Fugitives
  • Creepshow 2 (1987)
    Creepshow 2
    • (as Deane Smith)
  • Timestalkers (1987)
    Timestalkers
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Raw Deal (1986)
    Raw Deal
  • Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton in Rhinestone (1984)
    Rhinestone
  • The Fall Guy (1981)
    The Fall Guy
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
  • Bret Maverick (1981)
    Bret Maverick
  • The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979)
    The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
  • The Astral Factor (1978)
    The Astral Factor
    • (uncredited)
  • Fraternity Row (1977)
    Fraternity Row

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Seven Alone
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Seven Alone

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    • January 15, 1932
    • Breckenridge, Texas, USA
    • October 26, 1996 - ? (1 child)
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    Inducted into the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame in 1980.

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