Charles Martin Smith

Charles Martin Smith (2008)

Charles Martin Smith (born October 30, 1953 in Van Nuys , California ) is an American actor and director .

Life and accomplishments

Smith graduated from Grover Cleveland High School in Reseda, California in 1970 . There he was discovered by a talent scout during an amateur performance when he played Sancho Panza in "Man of La Mancha".

He starred in the films American Graffiti (as Terry "Frog Eye" Fields), Starman , The Untouchables , The Hot Spot - Playing with Fire and I Love Trouble - Nothing but Trouble .

He made his debut as a director in 1986 with the horror film Ragman . Smith directed some episodes of the television series Space 2063 and directed an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer . He directed and wrote the screenplay for the adventure film The Snow Walker (2003), for which he was nominated for a Genie Award in 2004 as both screenwriter and director . He was also nominated in 2004 for the Canadian Leo Award in two categories and won the California Method Fest Award . For his leading role in the television movie The Last Casino (2004) he was nominated for the Gemini Award in 2005.

Filmography (selection)

As an actor

• 1973: American Graffiti
• 1973: Pat Garrett chases Billy the Kid (Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid)
• 1974: Four birds on the gallows (The Spikes Gang)
• 1974: Petrocelli ( A covenant with evil , TV series, episode 1.13)
• 1974: The Streets of San Francisco ( The Streets of San Francisco , television series, episode 2.17)
• 1977: The Hazing
• 1977: The Man in the Mountains ( The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams , TV series, ep.1.08)
• 1978: The Buddy Holly Story (The Buddy Holly Story)
• 1979: The Party is over… The sequel to American Graffiti (More American Graffiti)
• 1980: Herbie rotates through (Herbie Goes Bananas)
• 1983: When the Wolves Howl (Never Cry Wolf)
• 1984: Starman (John Carpenter's Starman)
• 1987: The Untouchables (The Untouchables)
• 1989: The Experts
• 1990: The Hot Spot - Playing with Fire (The Hot Spot)
• 1992: Beyond the White Line (Deep Cover)
• 1994: Visitors from Another World ( Roswell , TV movie)
• 1994: I Love Trouble - Nothing but trouble (I Love Trouble)
• 1994: Speechless (Speechless)
• 1995: The Perfect Alibi (Perfect Alibi)
• 1995: The Final Cut (The Final Cut)
• 1997: The Beast
• 1998: Deep Impact
• 1998: Collision in the sky (Blackout Effect)
• 2002: Dead Heat - Deadly race (dead heat)
• 2004: The Last Casino
• 2005: Bermuda Triangle - Gate to Another Time (The Triangle)
• 2007: Glück im Spiel (Lucky You)
• 2008: Jack & Jill vs. the rest of the world (Jack and Jill vs. the World)
• 2014: My Friend, the Dolphin 2 (Dolphin Tale 2)

As a director

• 1986: Ragman (Trick or Treat)
• 1990: Double Force
• 1997: Air Bud - Champion on four paws (Air Bud)
• 2003: The Snow Walker ( The Snow Walker , Director, Screenplay)
• 2008: Stone of Destiny
• 2011: My Friend the Dolphin (Dolphin Tale)
• 2014: My Friend, the Dolphin 2 (Dolphin Tale 2)
• 2019: The Incredible Adventures of Bella (A Dog's Way Home)

Web links

• Charles Martin Smith in the Internet Movie Database (English)