![]() ![]() As detailed in Greg Oliver’s story on the movie’s production, it was an endearingly low-budget film that ended up utilizing the wrestling knowledge of its co-stars, such as Canadian wrestler Reggie Love, to help with the creation of authentic fight scenes.Ī TV listings review of Blood & Guts summed up the plot: “Aging wrestler must prove his worth in the ring, to his manager, fans and girlfriend,” and another reads, “When a talented young athlete arrives on the pro-wrestling scene, a middle-aged favorite sees red.”īlood & Guts was entered in the 1978 World Film Festival, held in Montreal, one of two Canadian films in competition (the other was the film, Power Play, starring Peter O’Toole). In the film, Smith is tasked with playing a grizzled ring veteran named Danny O’Neil, whose star is fading and has to contend with the next, young attraction on his own way up. William Smith in Blood & Guts, flanked by Micheline Lanctôt and and Brian Patrick Clarke. It was shortly afterwards that he appeared in his one and only wrestling-themed project: the 1978 Canadian film Blood & Guts. His most famous work is arguably from playing the role of Falconetti in the TV mini-series Rich Man, Poor Man, and its sequel Rich Man, Poor Man – Book Two, both airing in 1976. ![]() From his beginnings as a child actor in the 1940s to his continued work into 2020 with his final appearance in the film Irresistible, Smith has appeared in iconic productions such as The Six Million Dollar Man and Hawaii Five-O on television, Conan the Barbarian and Red Dawn in film, and shared the screen with legends of both mediums along the way. With a dizzying amount of acting credits listed on (nearly 300), there’s a good chance that if you’ve been even a casual filmgoer or TV viewer you’ve seen Smith. The cause of his death has not been disclosed. William Smith, a longtime film and TV tough guy, passed away on Monday, July 5th, as confirmed by his wife Joanne Cervelli Smith. ![]()
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