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Bill Smitrovich
Smitrovich at Schriever Air Force Base in 2010
Born	William Stanley Zmitrowicz Jr. (1947-05-16) May 16, 1947 (age 77) Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Shaw Purnell
Children	2

William Stanley Zmitrowicz Jr. (born May 16, 1947), known professionally as Bill Smitrovich (/ˈsmɪtrəvɪtʃ/ SMIT-rə-vitch^[1]), is an American actor.

Personal life

Smitrovich was born on May 16, 1947, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Anna (née Wojna) and Stanley William Zmitrowicz, a tool and die maker.^[2] He is of Polish descent.^[3] Bill is a graduate of the University of Bridgeport (1972) and holds an MFA from Smith College (1976). He is married to Shaw Purnell from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They have a son, Alexander John, and a daughter Maya Christina, four years younger.

Career

Smitrovich has starred in a number of television series. His first prominent TV series role was in the 1980s series Crime Story as Det. Sgt. Danny Krychek. He went on to star in the hit drama series Life Goes On (1989–93). Smitrovich was the lead guest star in the pilot film of the 1980s crime drama hit series Miami Vice. He also appeared in the final episode of NYPD Blue. He has also been seen in The Henry Lee Project with Danny Glover. In 1996, Smitrovich was cast as Seattle police lieutenant Bob Bletcher in Millennium, created and produced by Chris Carter, the creator of The X-Files. He is perhaps best known for his roles on the A&E series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (based on the Nero Wolfe detective stories by Rex Stout) as Inspector Cramer, and on the ABC hit series The Practice as Assistant District Attorney Kenneth Walsh and then went on to Without a Trace, where he played the recurring character of Chief Alex Olcyk. In 2010 he starred in the NBC series The Event as Vice President Raymond Jarvis.^[4]

Smitrovich has also played a number of characters in military roles. These include Independence Day (1996), Air Force One (1997), Thirteen Days (2000), Fail Safe (2000), and Eagle Eye (2008).^{[citation needed]}

He has made many guest appearances on various television shows. His best-known appearances include the two-part Star Trek: Deep Space Nine third-season episode "Past Tense," 24, Numb3rs, NYPD Blue, Touched by an Angel, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Criminal Minds, Castle, and the Dynasty reboot.^{[citation needed]}

Smitrovich has also starred in several television films, playing Alexander Haig in the 2003 biographical TV miniseries The Reagans, as well as filling roles in Futuresport (1998) and in The '60s miniseries (1999). On film, Smitrovich's roles include the Stephen King adaptation Silver Bullet (1985), Renegades (1989), The Trigger Effect (1996), Gridiron Gang (2006), and the Marvel Comics superhero film Iron Man (2008).^[5]

Bill played the role of Mr. Zimburger in the Johnny Depp film The Rum Diary. He also appeared as the head of the CIA, Hanley, in Pierce Brosnan's film The November Man.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Muggable Mary, Street Cop	Charlie Hock	Television film
1995	Fantastic Four	Daredevil (voice)	Episode: "And a Blind Man Shall Lead Them"
1998	Futuresport	Couch Douglas	Television film
1999–2000	Batman Beyond	Ronnie Boxer, Frank Watt (voice)	2 episodes^[6]
2000	Fail Safe	General Stark	Television film
2001–2002	Nero Wolfe	Inspector Cramer	25 episodes
2003	The Reagans	Alexander Haig	Television film
2015	Two and a Half Men	Rick	Episode: "For Whom the Booty Calls"
2016	Grey's Anatomy	Therapist	Episode: "All I Want Is You"
2017–2018	Dynasty	Thomas Carrington	3 episodes

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	A Little Sex	Technician
1983	Without a Trace	Police Officer
1984	Splash	Ralph Bauer
1984	Maria's Lovers	Bartender
1985	Key Exchange	Lenny
1985	Silver Bullet	Andy Fairton
1985	The Beniker Gang	Laundry Truck Driver
1986	A Killing Affair	Pink Gresham
1986	Band of the Hand	Chavez
1986	Manhunter	Lloyd Bowman
1989	Her Alibi	Farrell
1989	Renegades	Finch
1990	Crazy People	Bruce
1995	Bodily Harm	Darryl Stewart
1995	Nick of Time	Officer Trust
1996	The Phantom	Dave Palmer
1996	Independence Day	Colonel Watson
1996	The Trigger Effect	Steph
1996	Ghosts of Mississippi	Jim Kitchens
1997	Air Force One	William Northwood
1998	Around the Fire	Matt Harris
2000	Thirteen Days	Maxwell Taylor
2005	The Game of Their Lives	Admiral Higgins
2006	Heavens Fall	George Chamlee
2006	Gridiron Gang	Wainwright
2008	The Last Lullaby	Martin
2008	Iron Man	General Gabriel
2008	Flash of Genius	Judge Franks
2008	Eagle Eye	Admiral Thompson
2008	Seven Pounds	George Ristuccia
2011	The Rum Diary	Mr. Zimburger
2012	Ted	Frank
2014	The November Man	Hanley
2015	Ted 2	Frank
2017	Bitch	Papa
2024	Joker: Folie à Deux	Herman Rothwax	^[7]

References

^ "'The Event' stars Lisa Vidal and Bill Smitrovich". YouTube. 20 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ "Bill Smitrovich Biography ((?)-)". Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^ "TV Guide". Triangle Publications. 1 January 1989. Retrieved 18 February 2017 – via Google Books.
^ "Wedding Bells Thwarted by Bothersome Conspiracy". The New York Times. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^ "Bill Smitrovich - Geffen Playhouse". Geffen Playhouse. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ "Bill Smitrovich (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 6, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
^ Cremona, Patrick (October 3, 2024). "Joker: Folie á Deux cast | Who stars with Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in sequel?". Radio Times. Retrieved October 6, 2024.

External links

Bill Smitrovich at Twitter
Bill Smitrovich at IMDb

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