

He also starred as the strict father of Robert Sean Leonard's Neil in 1989's Dead Poets Society. Sue on Fox's "espionage comedy" The New Adventures of Beans Baxter in 1987. His other roles included playing the leader of the Ku Klux Klan, Stump Sisson, in A Time to Kill. In 2023, he reprised the role of Red Forman in That '90s Show, a sequel series of That '70s Show. He was a regular on the Amazon original dramedy series Patriot (2015-2018). He played the main character Henry Langston in the ABC sci-fi/drama Resurrection which ran for two seasons (2014–15). He enjoyed a recurring role as a rogue FBI agent in Seasons 3–5 of the NBC (later CBS) series Medium, appearing in later episodes as a ghost after his character's death. After That '70s Show ended, Smith played Senator Blaine Mayer in the seventh season of the action thriller 24, and portrayed Dick Clayton in the CBS series Worst Week.

In his film career, he portrayed Clarence Boddicker in Paul Verhoeven's science fiction film RoboCop and the father role as Red Forman on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show, which ran from 1998 to 2006. On stage, Smith won three Drama-Logue Awards for his performances in Billy Budd, Idiot's Delight, and Green Grow the Lilacs. He was an instructor of theater arts at Cañada College from 1969-1975. and Stanford University in 1969 with an M.F.A. Smith grew up in the San Fernando Valley and graduated from Canoga Park High School in Canoga Park, California in 1961 Smith graduated from San Jose State College (now San José State University) in 1965 with a B.A. He voiced Gene on Regular Show (2012–2017), Leslie Claret on Patriot (2015–2018), and Old Man Peterson on The Ranch (2017–2020).Īccording to an interview with Smith on Caroline Rhea's syndicated television show Smith's father was a Major during the Second World War and was killed in Europe. He also starred in the seventh season of 24. 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). Kurtwood Larson Smith (born 3 July 1943) is an American television and film actor.
