{"id":295628,"date":"2021-07-09T22:38:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T19:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/william-smith-rich-man-poor-man-star-dead-at-88\/"},"modified":"2021-07-09T22:38:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T19:38:14","slug":"william-smith-rich-man-poor-man-star-dead-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/william-smith-rich-man-poor-man-star-dead-at-88\/","title":{"rendered":"#William Smith, ‘Rich Man, Poor Man’ star, dead at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#William Smith, ‘Rich Man, Poor Man’ star, dead at 88<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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William Smith, the iconic tough-guy actor in \u201cHawaii Five-O\u201d and \u201cLaredo,\u201d died Monday at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills. He was 88.<\/p>\n

His wife, Joanne Cervelli Smith, confirmed his passing to the Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. The cause of death is unknown.<\/p>\n

Smith was best known for his portrayal of Falconetti in the groundbreaking 1976 miniseries<\/a> \u201cRich Man, Poor Man.\u201d The actor also fought in two of the most memorable brawls in cinematic history, going up against Clint Eastwood in 1980\u2019s \u201cAny Which Way You Can\u201d and Rod Taylor in 1970\u2019s \u201cDarker Than Amber.\u201d<\/p>\n

Back in his heyday, the bodybuilder was a champion discus thrower at UCLA, an arm-wrestling and boxing champion and a martial arts black belt. He had 18-inch biceps and could do 5,100 continuous sit-ups and reverse-curl 163 pounds \u2014 all of which helped solidify the 6-foot-2-inch man as one of Hollywood\u2019s legendary tough guys, along with the list of his 289 credits on Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com). <\/p>\n

Smith began his long Hollywood career as a child actor in the \u201940s, when his family moved to Southern California from the Dust Bowl<\/a>. He left tinsel town for a bit when he enlisted in the Army to fight in the Korean War. <\/p>\n

Returning to California, Smith continued working steadily throughout the \u201960s and \u201970s, becoming an obvious choice when casting cult hit biker films such as \u201cRun, Angel, Run!,\u201d \u201cThe Losers,\u201d \u201cAngels Die Hard,\u201d \u201cC.C. & Company,\u201d \u201cChrome and Hot Leather,\u201d \u201cGentle Savage\u201d and\u00a0\u201cEye of the Tiger.\u201d<\/p>\n

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