Howard K. Smith

Actor · 1914–2002 · Ferriday, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Howard Kingsbury Smith was an American journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman, political commentator, and film actor. He was one of the original members of the team of war correspondents known as the Murrow Boys and finished his distinguished 40-year career at ABC News, where he served as a co-anchor and analyst from 1962 to 1979.

Acted in 10

2020s

2025
Breakdown: 1975
(archive footage)
65

1980s

1984
V
Howard K. Smith · 8 episodes
72
1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Howard K. Smith
55
1981
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
Howard K. Smith
55

1970s

1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
82
1976
The Bionic Woman
Howard K. Smith (uncredited) · 1 episode
68
1975
Nashville
Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
82
1972
The Man
Howard K. Smith
1970
The Odd Couple
Howard K. Smith · 1 episode
79

1960s

1964
The Best Man
Howard K. Smith
82

Appearances11

2020s

2020
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
71

2010s

2000s

2007
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
Self

1980s

1987
Escape from Sobibor
Narrator (voice)
73

1970s

1977
Nasty Habits
Self
1974
Trapped Beneath the Sea
Narrator (voice)

1960s

1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 episode
79
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)

1950s

1954
Face the Nation
Self · 953 episodes

1940s

1948
World News Tonight with David Muir
Self - Anchor · 4 episodes
60