Smith, Cotter 1949(?)-

PERSONAL

Full name, Joseph Cotter Smith; born May 29, 1949 (some sources cite 1950), in Washington, DC; son of John Lewis, Jr. (a federal judge) and Madeline (maiden name, Cotter) Smith; married Christane Egloff (other sources spell name Christane Egoof or Christina Egloff), c. 1972 (divorced, 1980); married Mel Harris (an actress and director), October 22, 1988 (divorced, c. 1996); married Heidi Mueller (an actress, director, theatre founder, and nurse), March 31, 2001; children: (second marriage) Madeline Michael; some sources cite three stepchildren: Brianne, Christopher, Evan. Education: Trinity College, B.A., literature, 1972; trained for the stage at the Actors Studio and with Stella Adler and Milton Katselas; studied voice.

Addresses:

Contact—15332 Antioch St., Suite 800, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. Agent—Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401; Talent Group, Inc., 6300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career:

Actor. Circle Repertory Company, New York City, member; Matrix Theatre Company, Los Angeles, founding member; Cornerstone Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, founding member. Appeared in advertisements and industrial films. Taught acting students and worked as an English and creative writing teacher.

Member:

Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Awards, Honors:

Named one of the outstanding young men of America, 1982; Drama-Logue Award, 1985, for Romeo and Juliet; Drama-Logue Award, c. 1985, and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award nomination, outstanding lead performance, 1985, both for Borderline; Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, outstanding lead performance, 1993, for The Tavern; additional Drama-Logue awards; multiple Ovation awards, LA Stage Alliance.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

James, The Collection, Woods Hole Theatre Festival, Woods Hole, MA, 1974.

Morris, The Blood Knot, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1980.

Understudy for the role of Avery Graham, Particular Friendships, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1981.

Lieutenant Byrd and understudy for the role of Taylor, A Soldier's Play, Negro Ensemble Company, Theatre Four, New York City, 1981-82, and Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1982-83.

Jack, The Death of a Miner, Portland Stage Company, Portland, ME, and American Place Theatre, New York City, both 1982.

Victor and Tony, The Last Carnival, Trinidad, West Indies, 1982.

Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet, Skylight Theatre, Los Angeles, 1984.

Borderline, Los Angeles production, 1985.

Pinder, El Salvador, Circle Repertory Company, New York City, 1987.

Pale, Burn This, Circle Repertory Company, Theatre 890, New York City, 1987-88.

Charles Graham, Borderline, and psychiatrist, Keepin' an Eye on Looie, both produced as part of Borderlines, Circle Repertory Company, New York City, 1988.

Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, Love Letters, Canon Theatre, Los Angeles, 1991.

Bobby Brax, Walking the Dead, Circle Repertory Company, New York City, 1991.

Michael Shartel, Empty Hearts, Circle Repertory Company, New York City, 1992.

The vagabond, The Tavern, Matrix Theatre Company, Los Angeles, 1993.

Canon Throbbing, Habeas Corpus, Matrix Theatre Company, Los Angeles, 1994.

Edward, Someone Who'll Watch over Me, Old Globe, San Diego, CA, 1994.

Jerry, Raft of the Medusa, Incline Theatre Group, Los Angeles, 1994.

Trigorin, The Seagull, Matrix Theatre Company, Los Angeles, 1994.

Clov, Endgame, Matrix Theatre Company, Los Angeles, 1995.

Lenny, The Homecoming, Matrix Theatre Company, Los Angeles, 1995.

Mad Forest, Matrix Theatre Company, Los Angeles, 1996.

Judge Parker and others, Outlaw (reading), produced as part of Reading #118, Fifthnight Screenplay Reading Series, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Brooklyn, New York City, 1997.

Timber Tucker, An American Daughter, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1997.

Peck, How I Learned to Drive, Vineyard Theatre, New York City, 1997-98, and Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1999.

Jeffrey, The Dying Gaul, Vineyard Theatre, 1998.

Dear Doggie: The Letters of Anton Chekhov, Brumder Mansion Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, 2001.

The Hurdy Gurdy Man, New York Stage and Film, Powerhouse Theater, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2001.

Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, Love Letters, Cornerstone Theatre Company, Brumder Mansion Theatre, 2002.

12 Angry Men, Cornerstone Theatre Company, Brumder Mansion Theatre, c. 2003.

Frank, Educating Rita, Cornerstone Theatre Company, Brumder Mansion Theatre, 2005.

Betrayal, Cornerstone Theatre Company, Brumder Mansion Theatre, 2006.

Coach Al McGuire (title role), McGuire (solo show), Woodruff Arts Center, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA, 2007, and other productions and benefit productions.

James Tyrone, Long Day's Journey into Night, Cornerstone Theatre Company, Brumder Mansion Theatre, 2007.

Appeared in other productions, including Sunshine; appeared in productions in the Washington, DC area. Some sources cite appearances in A Soldier's Play, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, and Charles Theatre, Boston, MA.

Major Tours:

Serge, Art, U.S. cities, 2000-2001.

Coach Al McGuire (title role), McGuire (solo show), U.S. cities, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009.

Stage Director:

The Vagina Monologues, Cornerstone Theatre Company, Brumder Mansion Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, 2001.

The American Dream (one-act play), Cornerstone Theatre Company, Brumder Mansion Theatre, 2002.

Night School, Cornerstone Theatre Company, Brumder Mansion Theatre, c. 2003.

The Gingham Dog, Cornerstone Theatre Company, Brumder Mansion Theatre, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Deputy district attorney Eugene "Gene" Rogan, Equal Justice, ABC, 1990-91.

Andrew Rawson, Courthouse, CBS, 1995.

Richard Davies, Tru Calling (also known as Heroine, Tru, and True Calling), Fox, 2004-2005.

Anthony "Tony" Vincenzo, Night Stalker, ABC, 2005-2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Robert F. Kennedy, Blood Feud, syndicated, 1983.

Frank, Mistral's Daughter (also known as L'amour en heritage), CBS, 1984.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Lieutenant Hugo, The Rape of Richard Beck (also known as The Broken Badge, Deadly Justice, and Violated), ABC, 1985.

Ned Holcomb, A Bunny's Tale, ABC, 1985.

Joe, The Last Prostitute, Lifetime, 1991.

Ed Maxwell, A Message from Holly, CBS, 1992.

Midnight's Child, Lifetime, 1992.

Mike Caldwell, A Place to Be Loved (also known as Shattered Family), CBS, 1993.

Officer Rob Arnold, With Hostile Intent (also known as Two Cops: The Long Beach Sexual Harassment Case and With Hostile Intent: Sisters in Black and Blue), CBS, 1993.

Steve Voorhies, Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story, ABC, 1993.

Lonnie, Armed and Innocent, CBS, 1994.

Adam, Remember Me (also known as Mary Higgins Clark's "Remember Me"), CBS, 1995.

Robert, Bridge of Time, ABC, 1997.

Silas Green, Run the Wild Fields, Showtime, 2000.

Depth Charge, Spike, 2008.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Intern, "Little Boil Blue," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983.

Captain Fuller, "Insubordination," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1984.

Chad Webster, "State of the Union," The Master (also known as Master Ninja), NBC, 1984.

Brian Baker, "Read the Mind … See the Movie," Moonlighting, ABC, 1985.

Randy Hopke, "Duet for Two Wind Instruments," Hardcastle and McCormick, ABC, 1985.

Mitchell Chaplin, "The Elevator/To See the Invisible Man/Tooth and Consequences," The Twilight Zone (also known as The New Twilight Zone), CBS, 1986.

Robert Rhine, "One Good Bid Deserves a Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986.

Tony Henderson, "Bourbon Cowboy," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993.

Tony Henderson, "Hackett or Pack It," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993.

Tony Henderson, "Testing, Testing 1 … 2 … 3 … 4," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993.

Dr. Bob Marinak, "Full Moon," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995.

"Follow the Leader," High Incident (also known as El caminon poliisit, High Incident—Die Cops von El Camino, Patrulla de asfalto, and Perigo iminente), ABC, 1996.

Bill Brennecke, "Hijack," Orleans, CBS, 1997.

Bill Brennecke, "Luther's Temptation," Orleans, CBS, 1997.

Eric Martin, "Ritual," Law & Order (also known as Law & Order Prime), NBC, 1997.

Agent, "Hang Man Down," Trinity, NBC, 1998.

Judge Benjamin Fee, "The Tip," Oz (also known as Kylmae rinki, Oz—A vida e uma prisao, and Oz—livet bak murene), HBO, 1998.

Stan Garcos, "Judgement," Vengeance Unlimited (also known as Mr. Chapel), ABC, 1999.

Jeremy Friedman, "Look Closer," Judging Amy, CBS, 2001.

Jeremy Friedman, "Roses and Truth," Judging Amy, CBS, 2002.

Agent Foster, "Resurrection," Alias, ABC, 2004.

Jeremy Friedman, "Sex, Lies and Expedia.com," Judging Amy, CBS, 2004.

Jeremy Friedman, "The New Normal," Judging Amy, CBS, 2005.

Bill Lachey, "Bait," The Unit, CBS, 2006.

Deputy Buell, "Round Up," Invasion, ABC, 2006.

Father Sean McGinnis, "All the Sinners, Saints," Without a Trace (also known as Vanished and W.A.T.), CBS, 2006.

Governor Stan Preston, "Ties That Bind," Commander in Chief (also known as Untitled Geena Davis Project, Welcome Mrs. President, Rouva presidentti, and Senora presidenta), ABC, 2006.

(And in archive footage) NCIS special agent in charge Sam Stevens, "Hiatus: Parts 1 & 2," Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (also known as Naval CIS, Navy CIS, Navy NCIS, NCIS, and NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service), CBS, 2006.

Gerald Lucas, "Heart & Soul," Ghost Whisperer, CBS, 2008.

Appeared as Peter Jackson, Sweet Justice (also known as Alles schoen und Recht, Dulce justicia, and La loi de la Nouvelle-Orleans), NBC; appeared in other programs, including American Family (also known as American Family: Journey of Dreams), PBS; The Insiders, ABC; The Mississippi, CBS; and Our Family Honor, ABC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Dr. Rowe, St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982.

Michael Halsey, D.C. Cop, CBS, 1986.

Deputy district attorney Eugene "Gene" Rogan, Equal Justice, ABC, 1990.

Adam Quill, "Why Spy?," Spy Game, ABC, 1997.

Anthony "Tony" Vincenzo, Night Stalker, ABC, 2005.

Film Appearances:

Truck driver, Nickel Mountain, ZIV International, 1985.

Mac Odell, Lady Beware, Scotti Brothers Pictures, 1987.

Detective Sam Talliaferro, Cameron's Closet, SVS, 1989.

Gilliam, K-9, Universal, 1989.

Case Montgomery, Invader (also known as Lifeform), Live Entertainment, 1996.

John Meyers, Reeseville, Zenpix/Innovation Film Group, 2003.

President McKenna, X2 (also known as X-Men 2, X-Men 2: X-Men United, X-2, and X2: X-Men United), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003.

Dr. Altman, The Sleeper, Shoreline Entertainment, 2005.

Side Effects, Hummingbird Pictures, 2005.

Scotty MacGregor, Lunatics, Lovers & Poets, Brickyard Films/Tamderek Films, 2008.

RECORDINGS

Audiobooks:

Colin Harrison, Bodies Electric, Dove, 1993.

Douglas Kennedy, The Big Picture, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1997.

J. Anthony Lukas, Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets off a Struggle for the Soul of America, Simon & Schuster Audio, 1997.

Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest (also known as Band of Brothers), Simon & Schuster, 1998.

Ambrose, The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys—The Men of World War II (also known as The Victors), Simon & Schuster, 1998.

Ambrose, Citizen Soldiers, Simon & Schuster, 1999.

Ambrose, Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West (also known as Undaunted Courage), Simon & Schuster Audio, 2001.

Thomas J. Stanley, The Millionaire Mind, Recorded Books, 2001.

WRITINGS

Writings for the Stage; Adaptor with Heidi Mueller:

Dear Doggie: The Letters of Anton Chekhov, Brumder Mansion Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, 2001.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 19, 2007; May 30, 2007.

People Weekly, May 14, 1990, p. 71.