Biography
Who is Kurtwood Smith?
Early life and education
Kurtwood Smith was born on July 3, 1943, in New Lisbon, United States. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley and finished his high school studies at Canoga Park High School in Canoga Park, California, graduating in the year 1961.
He continued his education at San Jose State College, earning a bachelor of arts degree in 1965. Later, he attended Stanford University, where he completed a master of fine arts degree in 1969. Following his studies, he worked as a theater arts instructor at Cañada College from 1969 until 1975.
Acting career highlights
Kurtwood Smith built a diverse career on stage and screen, winning three Drama-Logue Awards for his work in productions such as Billy Budd, Idiot's Delight, and Green Grow the Lilacs. On film, he portrayed the villain Clarence Boddicker in Paul Verhoeven's science fiction feature RoboCop. He also appeared as Robert Griggs in Rambo III and played Thomas Perry in Dead Poets Society.
In television, he became widely recognized for his portrayal of Red Forman on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show, a role he later reprised in the sequel series That '90s Show. His television credits further include playing Senator Blaine Mayer during the seventh season of the action thriller series 24, portraying Henry Langston in the ABC science fiction drama Resurrection, and starring on the Amazon original dramedy series Patriot.
Voice acting and further television roles
In addition to his live action work, Kurtwood Smith developed an extensive voice acting résumé across animated series and computer games. He voiced Gene on the animated program Regular Show and played the character Officer Dick on the claymation series Gary & Mike. He also provided vocal performances for video games such as Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel and FreeSpace 2.
His other television appearances include roles on Star Trek, playing the President of the Federation in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, a Cardassian named Thrax in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and a Krenim scientist named Annorax in Star Trek: Voyager. He also played Old Man Peterson on the Netflix series The Ranch.
Birthday and age
Kurtwood Smith was born on July 3, 1943, which makes Kurtwood 83 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Kurtwood shares the date with 23 other famous people.
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