Kurtwood Smith
Biography
Date of Birth 3 July 1943, New Lisbon, Wisconsin, USA Birth Name Kurtwood Larson Smith Height 6' 1" (1.85 m) Kurtwood Larson Smith is an American television and film character actor. He was born in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, but was raised in Los Angeles, California. "Kurtwood" is his actual birth name; according to an interview with Smith on Caroline Rhea's syndicated television show, his mother was a fan of a country singer named Kurt (or Curt) in the early 1940s. However, she thought "Kurt Smith" was too short a name, so she added "wood" ("she just tacked it on to the end," he said). He noted that he's likely the only Kurtwood. He is probably best known as Red Forman on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show, a role he played from 1998-2006. Significantly, Kurtwood Smith's career to date has been mostly in the realms of science fiction, where his most significant screen and television credits are to be found. Before That '70s Show his other notable roles included playing Clarence Boddicker, the villain in Paul Verhoeven's influential science fiction action movie RoboCop. He also made a number of notable appearances in the Star Trek franchise, playing the President of the Federation in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, a Cardassian named Thrax in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Things Past", and a Krenim scientist named Annorax in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Year of Hell". He also has an extensive voice acting resumé, appearing in computer games such as Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, and FreeSpace 2, and on a number of animated series. He played a recurring role on the claymation series Gary & Mike as the vengeful Officer Dick and voiced the Dinosaur military commander character in the Savage Steve Holland produced Fox animated series Terrible Thunder Lizards.
Rambo III
Griggs
RoboCop
Clarence Boddicker
Fortress
Prison Director Poe
Last of the Dogmen
Sheriff Deegan
A Bright Shining Lie
General Westmoreland
Company Business
Elliot Jaffe
True Believer
Robert Reynard
Citizen Ruth
Norm Stoney
Boxing Helena
Dr. Alan Harrison
El Camino Christmas
Sheriff Bob Fuller
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
Self
Firestarter
Dr. Joseph Wanless
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Mr. Saturday Night
Self
El Camino Christmas
Sheriff Bob Fuller
Amityville: The Awakening
Dr. Milton
Regular Show: The Movie
Gene (voice)
Turbo
Indy CEO (voice)
Hitchcock
Geoffrey Shurlock
Cedar Rapids
Orin Helgesson
Green Lantern: First Flight
Kanjar Ro (voice)
The Zeta Project: Season 1
Agent James Bennet (14 episodes, 2001-2002)
Medium Sæson 4
Agent Edward Cooper / ... (3 episodes, 2006-2009)
Entry Level
Nick
Hard Scrambled
Benno
Evil Remains
Dr. Theodore Rosen
500 Nations
(unknown episodes)
2004 World Series
Himself - Crowd Member
Girl, Interrupted
Dr. Crumble
A Bright Shining Lie
General Westmoreland
Deep Impact
Otis Hefter
Shelter
Tom Cantrell
Prefontaine
Curtis Cunningham
Citizen Ruth
Norm Stoney
A Time to Kill
Stump Sisson
Broken Arrow
Secretary of Defense Baird
Last of the Dogmen
Sheriff Deegan
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
General Stanley Cooper
To Die For
Earl Stone
While Justice Sleeps
Leonard Rosenglass
Dead on Sight
Julian Thompson
Heart and Souls
Patterson (uncredited)
The Crush
Cliff Forrester
Boxing Helena
Dr. Alan Harrison
RoboCop 3
Clarence Boddicker (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fortress
Prison Director Poe
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Federation President
Shadows and Fog
Vogel's Follower
Company Business
Elliot Jaffe
Oscar
Lt. Toomey, Chicago PD
Quick Change
Russ Crane / Lombino
1201 PM
Myron Castleman
Heart of Dixie
Professor Flournoy
Dead Poets Society
Mr. Perry
True Believer
Robert Reynard
The Nightmare Years
Dr. Josef Goebbels
Defense Attorney
Rambo III
Griggs
RoboCop
Clarence Boddicker
The Christmas Gift
Jake Richards
the Delos Adventure
Arthur McNeil
The Midnight Hour
Captain Warren Jensen
Gilbert
Lieutenant Burton
Flashpoint
Carson
Going Berserk
Clarence
Missing Pieces
Sincoff
Staying Alive
Choreographer
Zoot Suit
Sergeant Smith
Roadie
Security Guard
