Actor profile

Howard K. Smith

12th May 1914 Ferriday, Louisiana, USA Acting

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.

14 Movies 7 TV Shows 23 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Breakdown: 1975 poster

Breakdown: 1975 18th December 2025 as Self - Host, ABC Evening News (archive footage)

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words poster

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words 4th August 2014 as Self (archive footage)

Gloria: In Her Own Words poster

Gloria: In Her Own Words 15th August 2011 as Self (archive footage)

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War poster

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War 16th January 2007 as Self

Escape from Sobibor poster

Escape from Sobibor 12th April 1987 as Narrator (voice)

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas poster

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 23rd July 1982 as Howard K. Smith

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper poster

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper 13th November 1981 as Howard K. Smith

Close Encounters of the Third Kind poster

Close Encounters of the Third Kind 14th December 1977 as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)

Nasty Habits poster

Nasty Habits 28th January 1977 as Self

Nashville poster

Nashville 11th June 1975 as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)

Trapped Beneath the Sea poster

Trapped Beneath the Sea 22nd October 1974 as Narrator (voice)

The Man poster

The Man 19th July 1972 as Howard K. Smith

The Movie Orgy poster

The Movie Orgy 1st January 1968 as Self (archive footage)

The Best Man poster

The Best Man 5th April 1964 as Howard K. Smith

Whose Vote Counts, Explained poster

Whose Vote Counts, Explained 28th September 2020 as Self (archive footage)

V poster

V 26th October 1984 as Howard K. Smith

The Bionic Woman poster

The Bionic Woman 14th January 1976 as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)

The Odd Couple poster

The Odd Couple 24th September 1970 as Howard K. Smith

The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show 6th June 1968 as Self - Guest

Face The Nation poster

Face The Nation 7th November 1954 as Self

World News Tonight with David Muir poster

World News Tonight with David Muir 11th August 1948 as Self - Anchor