Dean Smith
Birthday
1932/01/15
Day of death
2023/06/24 (91 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Breckenridge, Texas, USA
Also know as
Deane Smith
Biography
Dean Smith was raised in Eliasville, Texas, and later lived in Breckenridge, Texas, where he raised horses and longhorn cattle. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he competed in track and football. He won an Olympic gold medal for the 400-meter relay in the 1952 Helsinki games and finished fourth in the 100 dash in the closest race in Olympic history. He was the lead-off man on the University of Texas world record relay team, 1954-55, and AAU national champion in the 100-meter d...Read more
Acting
(1974) The Sugarland Express
as Russ Berry
(1972) Ulzana's Raid
as Horowitz
(1964) Cheyenne Autumn
as Trooper (uncredited)
(1976) The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
as Jess
(1984) Rhinestone
as Cowboy Doorman
(1974) Seven Alone
as Kit Carson
(1971) Sometimes a Great Notion
as ---
(1960) Seven Ways from Sundown
as ---
(1987) Creepshow 2
as Mr. Cavenaugh
(1972) Squares
as Carl
(1969) True Grit
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1972) Hickey & Boggs
as Bagman
(1974) Earthquake
as Pool Player (uncredited)
(1979) The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Parker Deputy Sheriff
(1959) Rio Bravo
as Card-Playing Burdette Henchman (uncredited)
(1971) Big Jake
as Kid Duffy
(1958) Auntie Mame
as Puts Mame on her Horse (uncredited)
(1972) The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Outlaw
(1974) Mrs. Sundance
as Avery
(1986) Raw Deal
as Patrovita's Double
(1966) El Dorado
as Charlie Hagan
(1975) Mackintosh and T.J.
as Bent
(1970) Rio Lobo
as Bide
(1960) The Alamo
as Bowie's Man (uncredited)
(1974) The Six Million Dollar Man
as Major Osterman
(2006) Waterloo Road
as Philip Ryan