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Kurtwood Smith

1943 - Today

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Kurtwood Larson Smith (born July 3, 1943) is an American 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 (2023–2024), 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 5,860,539 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

  • 5.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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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