Acting
Howard K. Smith
Born 1914-05-12
Ferriday, Louisiana, USA
Department: Acting
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 and finished his distinguished 40-year career at ABC News, where he served as a co-anchor and analyst from 1962 to 1979.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Howard K. Smith
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
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Nashville
1975
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The Bionic Woman
1976
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The Dick Cavett Show
1968
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Face the Nation
1954
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V
1984
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The Odd Couple
1970
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Escape from Sobibor
1987
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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
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World News Tonight with David Muir
1948
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (24 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Breakdown: 1975 | Self - Host, ABC Evening News (archive footage) | Movie | 2025 |
 | Whose Vote Counts, Explained | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2014 |
 | Gloria: In Her Own Words | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2011 |
 | King: Man of Peace in a Time of War | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Escape from Sobibor | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1987 |
 | V | Howard K. Smith | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Howard K. Smith | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper | Howard K. Smith | Movie | 1981 |
 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Howard K. Smith (uncredited) | Movie | 1977 |
 | Nasty Habits | Self | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Bionic Woman | Howard K. Smith (uncredited) | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Nashville | Howard K. Smith (uncredited) | Movie | 1975 |
 | Trapped Beneath the Sea | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Man | Howard K. Smith | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Odd Couple | Howard K. Smith | TV Series | 1970 |
 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1968 |
| Africa | Self - Commentary | Movie | 1967 | |
 | The Best Man | Howard K. Smith | Movie | 1964 |
| The Year Gone By | Self – Host | Movie | 1958 | |
| The Year Gone By | Writer | Movie | 1958 | |
 | Face the Nation | Self | TV Series | 1954 |
 | World News Tonight with David Muir | Self - Anchor | TV Series | 1948 |