Kurtwood Smith

as Red Forman

(Season 1 - Season 8)

Kurtwood Smith was born in Wisconsin and raised in Northern California. He studied drama at the College of San Mateo and San Jose State, later earning a drama fellowship for Stanford’s M.F.A. program. He worked steadily at the California Actors Theatre in Los Gatos during the ‘70s, and re-located to Los Angeles in 1979 in order to pursue film and television roles. He promptly found success being cast in an array of television episodes as well as feature films.

Smith has made several memorable guest appearances in television series, including "The X-Files," “3rd Rock From the Sun,” "The Magnificent Seven," "Star Trek: Voyager," "Deep Space Nine" and "Picket Fences." He also has appeared on such classic series as “21 Jump Street,” “It’s Gary Shandling’s Show,” “Newhart,” “The A-Team” and “Soap.” Additionally, he was a series regular on "Big Wave Dave’s." Smith also starred in the miniseries "North and South II" and "The Nightmare Years," for which he was nominated for a CableACE Award in the category of Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries. He has appeared in such telefilms as "A Bright Shining Lie," "While Justice Sleeps," "Doorways" and "The Christmas Gift."

Smith has also made a name for himself on the big screen. He has been featured in such successful films as the Academy Award winners “Girl, Interrupted” and “Dead Poets Society,” as well as “Deep Impact,” “Citizen Ruth,” “A Time to Kill,” “Broken Arrow,” “Under Siege 2:Dark Territory,” “To Die For,” “Heart and Souls,” “Boxing Helena,” “The Crush” and in the memorable role of “Clarence Boddicker” in “Robocop,” among others. In the mid-‘90s Smith starred in a quirky short film, “12:01 P.M.,” about a man caught in a time warp, which was nominated for an Oscar in the “Best Short Film” category.

He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Joan.

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