Smith, Charles Martin 1953–

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Smith, Charles Martin 1953–

(Charlie Martin Smith)

PERSONAL

Born October 30, 1953, in Van Nuys, CA; son of Frank Smith (an animation artist); married Ursula (an actress; divorced); children: one daughter. Education: Attended California State University.

Career:

Actor, director, and producer.

Awards, Honors:

Leo Award nomination (with others), best feature length drama, Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia, 2001, for Here's to Life!; Leo Award nominations, feature length drama—best direction and feature length drama—best screenwriting, Audience Award, best feature, Method Fest, Genie Award nominations, best achievement in direction and best screenplay—adapted, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 2004, all for The Snow Walker; Gemini Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a leading role in a dramatic program or miniseries, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 2005, for The Last Casino.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Tim Slater, The Culpepper Cattle Company (also known as Dust, Sweat and Gunpowder), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972.

(As Charlie Martin Smith) Baby, Fuzz, United Artists, 1972.

(As Charlie Martin Smith) Terry "The Toad" Fields, American Graffiti, Universal, 1973.

(As Charlie Martin Smith) Bowdre, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973.

(As Charlie Martin Smith) Tod Hayhew, The Spikes Gang, United Artists, 1974.

Alan Boone, Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (also known as Rafferty and the Highway Hustlers), Warner Bros., 1974.

Longnecker, No Deposit, No Return (also known as Double Trouble), Buena Vista, 1976.

Barney, The Hazing (also known as The Campus Corpse, Here Come the Delts, and The Curious Case of the Campus Corpse), Miraleste, 1977.

Ray Bob Simmons, The Buddy Holly Story, Columbia, 1978.

Terry the Toad, More American Graffiti (also known as Purple Haze), Universal, 1979.

Davie "D. J." Johns, Herbie Goes Bananas, Buena Vista, 1980.

Tyler and Farley Mowat, Never Cry Wolf, Buena Vista, 1983.

Mark Shermin, Starman (also known as John Carpenter's "Starman"), Columbia, 1984.

Mr. Wimbley, Trick or Treat, DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986.

Oscar Wallace, The Untouchables, Paramount, 1987.

Cameron (one source cites Bob) Smith, The Experts (also known as Les Experts), 1989.

Lon Gulick, The Hot Spot, 1990.

Gerald Carver, Deep Cover, 1992.

Hotel clerk, Boris and Natasha, 1992.

Martin Sprue, Fifty/Fifty (also known as 50-50), 1992.

Rick Medwick, I Love Trouble, 1994.

Kratz, Speechless, 1994.

Franklin Dupard, Perfect Alibi (also known as Where's Mommy Now), 1995.

Captain Weldon Mamet, The Final Cut, 1995.

Merriman, The Road Home (also known as Long Road Home, and Brother's Destiny), 1996.

Oliver Napier, Wedding Bell Blues, Legacy Releasing, 1996.

Marcus Wolf, Deep Impact, Paramount, 1998.

(Uncredited) Gun dealer, Hoods, 1998.

Ned, Here's to Life!, Red Sky Entertainment, 2000.

Marty, Dead Heat (also known as I Fought the Law and Dead Heat—Todliches rennen), 2002.

Charles Thurston, Touching Wild Horses (also known as Les chevaux de la tourmente), First Look International, 2002.

Himself, The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast (documentary short), Paramount Home Video, 2004.

Himself, The Untouchables: The Classic (documentary short), Paramount Home Video, 2004.

Himself, The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre (documentary short), Paramount Home Video, 2004.

Himself, The Untouchables: Production Stories (documentary short), Paramount Home Video, 2004.

Vice President John Mallory, Left Behind: World at War, Columbia, 2005.

Roy DeRuscher, Lucky You, Warner Bros., 2007.

Carlin, Jack and Jill vs. the World, 2007.

Film Work:

Director, Trick or Treat, DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986.

Director, Boris and Natasha, 1992.

Director, Fifty/Fifty (also known as 50-50), 1992.

Director, Air Bud (also known as Disney's "Air Bud," Tobby le joueur etoile, and MVP (Most Valuable Pooch)), Buena Vista, 1997.

Executive producer, Here's to Life!, Red Sky Entertainment, 2000.

Executive producer, Old Hats, 2000.

Executive producer, Dead Heat (also known as I Fought the Law and Dead Heat—Todliches rennen), 2002.

Director, The Snow Walker, 2003.

Television Appearances; Series:

Voice, Speed Buggy (animated), CBS, 1973-74, then ABC, 1975-76.

Joe Friedland, Da Vinci's City Hall, CBC, 2005-2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Ned Brookshire, Streets of Laredo (also known as Larry McMurtry's "Streets of Laredo"), CBS, 1995.

Schuyler Graves, The Beast (also known as Peter Benchley's "The Beast"), NBC, 1996.

Beach, P. T. Barnum, Arts and Entertainment, 1999.

Platt, Roughing It (also known as Mark Twain's "Roughing It"), Hallmark Channel, 2002.

Earl Swinton, Kingdom Hospital (also known as Stephen King's "Kingdom Hospital"), ABC, 2004.

Captain Jay, The Triangle, Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

(As Charlie Martin Smith) Jim, Go Ask Alice, ABC, 1973.

George Smalley, Cotton Candy (also known as Ron Howard's "Cotton Candy"), NBC, 1978.

Tucker, McGurk, 1979.

Dr. Harold Jaffe, And the Band Played On, HBO, 1993.

Sheriff George Wilcox, Roswell (also known as Roswell: The U.F.O. Cover-Up), Showtime, 1994.

Roland W. Marks, Dead Silence (also known as Silence de mort), Fox, 1996.

Henry Drake, Blackout Effect (also known as 747), NBC, 1998.

Gary Glumley, The Apartment Complex, Showtime, 1999.

Barnes, The Last Casino, The Movie Network, 2004.

Burton Hayes, Still Small Voices, Lifetime, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Making of "Never Cry Wolf," 1983.

Host, Guns of the Civil War, 1993.

Grave squad lawyer, Partners, Showtime, 1994.

Gil, the bio-robot, Take Out the Beast, Showtime, 1996.

"American Graffiti": Then and Now, VH1, 1998.

Himself, The Making of "American Graffiti" (documentary), 1998.

Himself, Make the Movie Live the Movie (documentary), 2004.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Dudley, Law of the Land (also known as The Deputies), NBC, 1976.

Tucker, A Dog's Life, NBC, 1979.

Gabe Peterson, Gabe and Walker, ABC, 1981.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Ronnie, "The Wheeler-Dealer," The Brady Bunch, ABC, 1971.

"You Don't Know Me, He Said," Room 222, 1972.

"Love and the Time Machine," Love, American Style, 1973.

Little Bits, "Sizzling Stones," Chase, 1973.

Russell "Rusty," "Blockade," The Streets of San Francisco, 1974.

Bobby Lewis, "Death at 6 A.M.," The Rookies, 1974.

Frankie, "A Covenant of Evil," Petrocelli, 1974.

Rod Jernigan, "Those Who Cannot, Teach," Lucas Tannner, 1975.

Harold, "Shoes," Baretta, 1976.

"The Tenderfoot," The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, 1977.

Dr. Dennis Barrows, "The Beacon," The Twilight Zone, 1985.

Douglas Rogers, "Banshee," The Ray Bradbury Theatre (also known as The Ray Bradbury Theater, Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury, Mystery Theatre, Ray Bradbury presente, and The Bradbury Trilogy), HBO, 1986.

Huge Fortnum, "Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar," The Ray Bradbury Theatre (also known as The Ray Bradbury Theater, Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury, Mystery Theatre, Ray Bradbury presente, and The Bradbury Trilogy), HBO, 1989.

Special prosecutor Thomas Dewey, "Attack on New York," The Untouchables, 1993.

Colin, "Half-Way Horrible," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1993.

Lyman Pike, "Blue Christmas," Picket Fences, CBS, 1993.

Dale Hardy, "Dead Issue," L.A. Law, NBC, 1994.

Satan, "The Robe," Northern Exposure, 1994.

Spencer Deighton, "Blood Brothers," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime and syndicated, 1995.

Dr. Osbourne, "F. Emasculata," The X-Files, Fox, 1995.

Chilton, "Going Home," Family Law, CBS, 2000.

Mr. Chilton, "The Gay Divorcee," Family Law, CBS, 2001.

Mayor Horn, "Nine One One," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2001.

Sheriff Bartley, "Infiltrated," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2006.

Mr. Bright, Drive, Fox, 2007.