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Kurtwood Smith

1943 - Today

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Kurtwood Larson Smith (born July 3, 1943) is an American television and film actor. He is known for playing Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop (1987), Robert Griggs in Rambo III (1988), and Red Forman in That '70s Show (1998–2006) and That '90s Show (2023–present), as well as for his many appearances in science fiction films and television programs (Lou Grant, Star Trek, The X-Files). He also starred in the seventh season of 24. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurtwood Smith has received more than 5,511,367 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Kurtwood Smith is the 1,227th most popular actor (up from 1,747th in 2019), the 2,111th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,922nd in 2019) and the 574th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Kurtwood Smiths by language

Over the past year Kurtwood Smith has had the most page views in the with 519,711 views, followed by German (49,385), and Italian (27,075). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Turkish (615.10%), Portuguese (172.75%), and Latin (101.90%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kurtwood Smith ranks 1,227 out of 13,578. Before him are David Prowse, Kate Beckinsale, Marina Berti, Leslie Caron, Nathan Fillion, and Josh Brolin. After him are Michael Jeter, Alex Borstein, Jim Parsons, Jennifer Beals, John Cusack, and Chris Pratt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Kurtwood Smith ranks 144. Before him are Jack Bruce, Lin Shaye, Peter Sauber, Robert Lefkowitz, R. L. Stine, and Ove Kindvall. After him are Jan de Bont, Arturo Merzario, Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov, Beba Lončar, David Morrell, and Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kurtwood Smith ranks 2,111 out of 20,380. Before him are Lou Gehrig (1903), Wild Bill Hickok (1837), H. Robert Horvitz (1947), Robert Cialdini (1945), Josh Brolin (1968), and Cus D'Amato (1908). After him are Georgina Spelvin (1936), Chris Rock (1965), James Dwight Dana (1813), The Undertaker (1965), Samuel Fuller (1912), and Oscar Robertson (1938).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Kurtwood Smith ranks 574. Before him are William Petersen (1953), Jennifer Lawrence (1990), Jonathan Frakes (1952), Ellen Barkin (1954), Farley Granger (1925), and Josh Brolin (1968). After him are Michael Jeter (1952), Alex Borstein (1971), Jim Parsons (1973), Jennifer Beals (1963), John Cusack (1966), and Chris Pratt (1979).

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Television and Movie Roles

Dead Poets Society
Mr. Tom Perry
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Jun 2o 19898.313 / 10
Rambo III
Griggs
Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when Trautman is captured.
May 24o 19886.179 / 10
RoboCop
Clarence Boddicker
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
Jul 17o 19877.3 / 10