Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith

Born: May 12, 1914
Died: February 15, 2002
in Ferriday, Louisiana, USA
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.

Movies for Howard K. Smith...

Title: Whose Vote Counts, Explained
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 28, 2020
Type: TV
The right to vote is at the foundation of America's democracy. But not every vote is created equal. How does the system work, and can it be fixed?
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Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
Title: Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 4, 2014
Type: Movie
From 1971 to 1973, Richard Nixon secretly recorded his private conversations in the White House. This film chronicles the content of those tapes, which include Nixon's conversations on the war in Vietnam, the Pentagon Papers leak, his Supreme Court appointments, and more--while also exposing shocking statements he made about women, people of color, Jews, and the media.
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Gloria: In Her Own Words
Title: Gloria: In Her Own Words
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 15, 2011
Type: Movie
Despite decades of opposition from the right, and recent personal setbacks, Gloria Steinem remains one of the most outspoken and visible symbols of the women’s movement today. This film blends interviews of Steinem in her Manhattan apartment, archival footage, photographs from throughout her life and clips from press interviews over the years.
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King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
Title: King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
Character: Himself
Released: January 16, 2007
Type: Movie
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War documents the work Martin Luther King did in attempting to bring peace to people during the turmoil of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement. The film includes interviews with contemporaries such as Jesse Jackson, and military experts like Colin Powell.
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Escape from Sobibor
Title: Escape from Sobibor
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: April 12, 1987
Type: Movie
The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.
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Title: V
Character: Howard K. Smith
Released: October 26, 1984
Type: TV
Once again, Earth is the battleground. But now the aliens whose human guise hides their true reptilian natures are wiser. They believe the secret to their survival on Earth lies in the DNA of the newly born half-human, half-spaceling Starchild. But that's something the world's Resistance Fighters cannot allow.
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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Title: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Character: Howard K. Smith
Released: July 23, 1982
Type: Movie
When a big TV crusader Melvin P. Thorpe threatens to expose the Chicken Ranch to public scandal and close it down, Miss Mona doesn't go down without a fight.
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The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
Title: The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
Character: Howard K. Smith
Released: November 13, 1981
Type: Movie
A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains. Has Cooper succeeded in following a meticulous plan to disappear into anonymity despite the best efforts of a dogged cop?
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Title: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Character: Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
Released: December 14, 1977
Type: Movie
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
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Nasty Habits
Title: Nasty Habits
Character: Self
Released: January 28, 1977
Type: Movie
In a Philadelphia convent, two nuns battle it out to be elected to the position of head abbess, and neither is about to let anything stand in the way of getting what she wants.
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Title: The Bionic Woman
Character: Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
Released: January 14, 1976
Type: TV
After fully recovering from her near fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy missions of her own.
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The Man
Title: The Man
Character: Howard K. Smith
Released: July 19, 1972
Type: Movie
When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office. The events from that day to the next election when he must decide if he will actually run challenge his skills as a politician and leader.
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Title: The Odd Couple
Character: Howard K. Smith
Released: September 24, 1970
Type: TV
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.
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Title: The Dick Cavett Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 6, 1968
Type: TV
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
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The Movie Orgy
Title: The Movie Orgy
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.
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Africa
Title: Africa
Character: Self - Commentary
Released: September 10, 1967
Type: Movie
Documentary looking at the new independent African states.
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The Best Man
Title: The Best Man
Character: Howard K. Smith
Released: April 5, 1964
Type: Movie
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.
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Title: Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan
Released: November 7, 1954
Type: TV
Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan is an American Sunday morning political interview show, which premiered on the CBS television network. It is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television, having debuted in 1954.
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Title: ABC World News Tonight With David Muir
Character: Self - Anchor
Released: August 11, 1948
Type: TV
ABC World News is the flagship daily evening television news program of ABC News, the news division of the American Broadcasting Company television network in the United States. Currently the weekday editions (going by title ABC World News Tonight with David Muir) are anchored by David Muir. ABC World News has been anchored at various times by a number of other people since its debut in 1953. It also has used various titles, including ABC Evening News from 1970 to 1978 and World News Tonight from 1978 to 2006.