Kurtwood Smith

Birthplace: New Lisbon, Wisconsin
Birthday: July 3, 1942

A character player of stage, TV and film, best known as the sadistic killer Clarence Botticker in "Robocop" (1988) and the domineering, inflexible father in "Dead Poets Society" (1989), Kurtwood Smith is also an award-winning stage actor. His work in TV and motion pictures has often been in WASPy roles or as uptight, even villainous, individuals.

Born in Wisconsin and raised in California, the actor honed his craft for many years on stage as a member of the California Actors Theatre. In 1981, he received three DRAMA-LOGUE awards for his perfo…more

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Myron Castleman
The Nightmare Years
Josef Goebbels
A Bright Shining Lie
General William Westmoreland
Alien Voices: A Halloween Trilogy
Big Wave Dave s
Jack Lord

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Career Milestones

1999
Played a psychiatrist in "Girl, Interrupted"
1998 to 0000
Cast as Red Forman on the popular Fox sitcom "That '70s Show"
1995
Portrayed Nicole Kidman's father in "To Die For"
1993
Was regular on "Big Wave Dave's" (CBS)
1989
Played anal retentive father to Robert Sean Leonard in "Dead Poets' Society"