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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Marla Singer to Rod Steiger
Dick Smothers Biography (1939-)
Born November 20, 1939, in New York, NY; son of Thomas B. (an army officer) and Ruth (a homemaker) Smothers; brother of Tom Smothers (an actor, comedian,and singer); married Lorraine, 1986 (marriage ended); married Denby Franklin(an Amway salesperson), January 4, 1997; two previous marriages; children: Susan, Dick, Steven, Andrew, Sarah, Remick. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.; Office: KnaveProductions, 6442 Coldwater Canyon Ave., Suite 107B, North Hollywood, CA 91606-1137. E-mail: SMOBRO1@aol.com.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, comedian, singer
- Birth Details
- November 20, 1939
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Regular, The Steve Allen Show, ABC, 1961
- (With Tom Smothers) The Smothers Brothers Show, CBS, 1965-1966
- (With Tom Smothers) Host and performer, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, CBS, 1967-1969
- (With Tom Smothers) Host and performer, The Smothers Brothers Summer Show, ABC, 1970
- Panelist, Match Game PM, 1975
- (With Tom Smothers) Host and performer, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, NBC, 1975
- Ryan Fitzpatrick, Fitz and Bones, NBC, 1981
- (With Tom Smothers) Host and performer, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, CBS, 1988-1989
- (With Tom Smothers) Host and performer, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, E! Entertainment Television, 1993
- Himself, Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 1998
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Movies
- Tweedledee, Alice through the Looking Glass, 1966
- Ryan Fitzpatrick, Terror at Alcatraz, 1982
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Specials
- (With Tom Smothers) Performer, The Return of the Smothers Brothers, NBC, 1970
- Voice, The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians, 1970
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Swing Out, Sweet Land, 1970
- (With Tom Smothers) Performer, The Farewell Appearance of the SmothersBrothers, HBO, 1976
- (With Tom Smothers) Performer, The Smothers Brothers Show (two specials), NBC, 1980
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And If I'm Elected..., 1984
- (In archive footage) Himself, The Great Standups (also known as The Great Standups: Sixty Years of Laughter), 1984
- (With Tom Smothers) Performer, Evening at the Pops, PBS, 1988
- (With Tom Smothers) Host and performer, The Smothers Brothers Thanksgiving Special, CBS, 1988
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Kenny Rogers Classic Weekend, ABC, 1988
- (With Tom Smothers) Host and performer, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Special, CBS, 1988
- (With Tom Smothers) Host and performer, The Smothers Comedy Hour 20thReunion Show, CBS, 1988
- (With Tom Smothers) Host and performer, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ... Dangerous Comedy Liaisons, CBS, 1989
- (With Tom Smothers) Host and performer, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ... Ghosts, Governments and Other Scary Things, CBS, 1989
- Himself, What's Alan Watching? (also known as Outrageous),CBS, 1989
- (With Tom Smothers) Host and performer, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ... Lonesome Doves and Lonely Guys, CBS, 1989
- (With Tom Smothers) Host and performer, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ... The Fun 'n' Games, CBS, 1989
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Fifty Years of Television: A Golden Celebration (also known as 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration), CBS, 1989
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Spy Magazine Presents How to be Famous (also known as Spy TV: How to Be Famous), NBC, 1990
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Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys, The Disney Channel, 1992
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Hats Off to Minnie Pearl: America Honors Minnie Pearl, TNN, 1992
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This Was America ... 1968, The Disney Channel, 1993
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More of the Best of the Hollywood Palace, ABC, 1993
- Voice of dog, Timmy's Special Delivery (animated), The Family Channel, 1994
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50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Golden Anniversary, HBO, 1997
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CBS: The First 50 Years, CBS, 1998
- Segment presenter, The '70s: The Decade That Changed Television, ABC, 2000
- With Tom Smothers, cohosted Ed Sullivan's Fiftieth Anniversary, and appeared in The Julie Andrews Special,
The Kingston Trio and Friends,
Saturday Night Special, and A Tribute to Harry Chapin.
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Episodic
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The Judy Garland Show, CBS, 1963
- "Who Killed the Richest Man in the World?," Burke's Law, 1964
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The Andy Williams Show, 1966, 1969
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Playboy After Dark, 1968
- "The Steal-Driving Man," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1970
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Tales of the Unexpected, NBC, 1977
- Ron Price, "A Very Strange Affair/The Sailor," Fantasy Island, 1982
- Elevator musician, "Solid Gold," Benson, ABC, 1985
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Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind, Comedy Central, 1991
- Interviewee, "Abbott and Costello Meet Biography," Biography, Artsand Entertainment, 1996
- Himself, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, Comedy Central, 1997
- With Tom Smothers, also appeared in Barbara Mandrell and the MandrellSisters, NBC; The Bill Cosby Show, NBC; The Carol Burnett Show, CBS; The Charles Grodin Show, CNBC; Crook and Chase, syndicated and TNN; The Dean Martin Show (also known as The Dean MartinComedy Hour), NBC; The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS; Dolly, syndicated and ABC; The Ed Sullivan Show (also known as Toast of the Town), CBS; Fox after Breakfast, Fox; The Garry Moore Show, CBS; The Jack Paar Tonight Show, NBC; The Jack Benny Program, CBS and NBC; The Joan Rivers Show, syndicated; Larry King Live, CNN; Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC; Late Night with David Letterman, NBC; Later, NBC; Laugh-In (also known as Rowan andMartin's Laugh-In), NBC; Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, syndicated; Newton's Apple, PBS; Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night,
Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC; TheSonny and Cher Show, CBS; Super Dave, Fox; The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC; The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC; and What's It All About, World?;
The Uncle Floyd Show;
Sin City Spectacular.
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Awards Presentations
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The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards, 1988
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7th Annual American Comedy Awards, 1993
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The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (also known as The 2nd Annual Comedy Hall of Fame), NBC, 1994
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Film Appearances
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The Silver Bears, Columbia, 1978
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Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card, 1988
- Nelson Van Sloan, Speed Zone! (also known as Cannonball Fever!), Orion, 1989
- Senator, Casino, Universal, 1995
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The Debtors, 1999
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Stage Appearances
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Prisoner of Second Avenue, 1977
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Not Now, Darling, 1978
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I Love My Wife, Broadway production, 1978-1979
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RECORDINGS
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Comedy Albums; with Tom Smothers
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The Songs and Comedy of the Smothers Brothers at the Purple Onion,1961
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The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers, 1962
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The Smothers Brothers Think Ethnic, 1963
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Curb Your Tongue, Knave, 1963
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It Must Have Been Something I Said, 1964
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Tour de Farce: American History and Other Related Subjects, 1964
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Aesop's Fables the Smothers Brothers Way, 1965
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Mom Always Liked You Best, 1965
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The Smothers Play It Straight, 1966
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The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, 1968
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Golden Hits of the Smothers Brothers, Volume 2, 1969
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The Best of the Smothers Brothers/Sibling Revelry, 1988
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Videos
- (With Tom Smothers) Smothers Brothers Show You How to Gamble and Win (also known as Odds Are!-The Smothers Brothers Show You How to Gamble and Win), 1985
- (With Tom Smothers) The Smothers Brothers Yo-Yo Man Instructional Video, 1989
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Entertainment Weekly, March 31, 1995, p. 74
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McCall's, May, 1989, p. 103
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People Weekly, February 8, 1988, pp. 46-48; August 5, 1996, pp. 63-65
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Rolling Stone, February 11, 1988, p. 40
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TV Guide, November 19, 1988, pp. 32-34
Electronic
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Dick and Tom Smothers Web Site, http://www.smothersbrothers.com, March 13, 2002
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