Personal Info
Birth date
1914-05-12 (111 Years)
Day of death
2002-02-15
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Ferriday, Louisiana, USA
Also known as
-Howard K. Smith
Biography
Howard Kingsbury Smith was an American journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman, political commentator, and film actor. He was one of the original members of the team of war correspondents known as the Murrow Boys.
Filmography
The Dick Cavett Show
6.7
Overview:
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.The Odd Couple
7.8
Overview:
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.The Bionic Woman
6.972
Overview:
After fully recovering from her near fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy missions of her own.World News Tonight with David Muir
6
Overview:
ABC World News is the flagship daily evening television news program of ABC News, the news division of the American Broadcasting Company television network in the United States. Currently the weekday editions (going by title ABC World News Tonight with David Muir) are anchored by David Muir. ABC World News has been anchored at various times by a number of other people since its debut in 1953. It also has used various titles, including ABC Evening News from 1970 to 1978 and World News Tonight from 1978 to 2006.Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan
8
Overview:
Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan is an American Sunday morning political interview show, which premiered on the CBS television network. It is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television, having debuted in 1954.V
7
Overview:
Once again, Earth is the battleground. But now the aliens whose human guise hides their true reptilian natures are wiser. They believe the secret to their survival on Earth lies in the DNA of the newly born half-human, half-spaceling Starchild. But that's something the world's Resistance Fighters cannot allow.Whose Vote Counts, Explained
6.5
Overview:
The right to vote is at the foundation of America's democracy. But not every vote is created equal. How does the system work, and can it be fixed?Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7.347
Overview:
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.Escape from Sobibor
7.2
Overview:
The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
6.161
Overview:
When a big TV crusader Melvin P. Thorpe threatens to expose the Chicken Ranch to public scandal and close it down, Miss Mona doesn't go down without a fight.Nashville
7.221
Overview:
The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
5.3
Overview:
A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains. Has Cooper succeeded in following a meticulous plan to disappear into anonymity despite the best efforts of a dogged cop?The Movie Orgy
6.5
Overview:
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.The Best Man
7.3
Overview:
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
7.2
Overview:
From 1971 to 1973, Richard Nixon secretly recorded his private conversations in the White House. This film chronicles the content of those tapes, which include Nixon's conversations on the war in Vietnam, the Pentagon Papers leak, his Supreme Court appointments, and more--while also exposing shocking statements he made about women, people of color, Jews, and the media.The Man
6.3
Overview:
When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office. The events from that day to the next election when he must decide if he will actually run challenge his skills as a politician and leader.King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
8.5
Overview:
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War documents the work Martin Luther King did in attempting to bring peace to people during the turmoil of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement. The film includes interviews with contemporaries such as Jesse Jackson, and military experts like Colin Powell.Trapped Beneath the Sea
5.8
Overview:
Based on an incident that occurred off the coast of Florida in 1973, this film tells the story of four men who find themselves trapped in a mini-submarine in the ocean depths.Nasty Habits
4.6
Overview:
In a Philadelphia convent, two nuns battle it out to be elected to the position of head abbess, and neither is about to let anything stand in the way of getting what she wants.Gloria: In Her Own Words
6.7
Overview:
Despite decades of opposition from the right, and recent personal setbacks, Gloria Steinem remains one of the most outspoken and visible symbols of the women’s movement today. This film blends interviews of Steinem in her Manhattan apartment, archival footage, photographs from throughout her life and clips from press interviews over the years.Acting
2020Whose Vote Counts, Explained (1 Episode) as Self (archive footage)
2014Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words as Self (archive footage)
2011Gloria: In Her Own Words as Self (archive footage)
2007King: Man of Peace in a Time of War as Self
1987Escape from Sobibor as Narrator (voice)
1984V (8 Episodes) as Howard K. Smith
1982The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as Howard K. Smith
1981The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper as Howard K. Smith
1977Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
1977Nasty Habits as Self
1976The Bionic Woman (1 Episode) as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
1975Nashville as Howard K. Smith
1974Trapped Beneath the Sea as Narrator (voice)
1972The Man as Howard K. Smith
1970The Odd Couple (1 Episode) as Howard K. Smith
1968The Dick Cavett Show (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1968The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
1967Africa as Self - Commentary
1964The Best Man as Howard K. Smith
1958The Year Gone By as Self – Host
1954Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan (333 Episodes) as Self
1948World News Tonight with David Muir (4 Episodes) as Self - Anchor
Writing
1958The Year Gone By ... Writer