Lewis Smith (actor)

Lewis Smith
Smith in 1987
Born
Lewis C. Smith

(1956-08-01) August 1, 1956
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Years active1981–present
Websitelewissmithacademy.com

Lewis Smith (born August 1, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known as Bobby Fontana in The Heavenly Kid (1984).

Early life

Lewis Smith was born on August 1, 1956 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He graduated from Lookout Valley High School in 1974.

Career

Smith is also known for the role of Charles Main on the first and second part of North and South miniseries, He also played "Curly Bill" Brocious in the Kevin Costner film Wyatt Earp. Smith co-starred as Perfect Tommy in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension and as trigger-happy National Guardsman "Earl Stuckey" in Walter Hill's Southern Comfort (1981).[1]

He appeared in the early sequences of Love Child playing Amy Madigan's hitch-hiking boyfriend. Smith starred as Bobby Fontana in 1985's The Heavenly Kid. In 1987, he played the title role in the failed television pilot The Man Who Fell to Earth which was based on the David Bowie film from the 1970s. Smith landed a starring role in the short-lived Fox comedy television series Karen's Song. He also co-starred with Sharon Stone and Miguel Ferrer in Badlands 2005, an unsold TV pilot-movie directed by Scottish-born George Miller (not to be confused with the other George Miller who directed the Mad Max movies). He appeared as Jinglebells Cody, a slave fight trainer, in Quentin Tarantino's 2012 film Django Unchained.[1]

Lewis Smith founded The Actors Academy in Los Angeles, which prepares students to work in film and television. Courses taught at Lewis Smith's Actor's Academy cover topics such as camera techniques, sound & lighting, props & marks, auditioning for roles, etc.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1981Southern ComfortStuckey
1982I Ought to Be in PicturesSoldier
Love ChildJesse Chaney
1983Lone StarRanger Ben McCollumEpisode: "Pilot"
Kentucky WomanSpinner LimbaughTV film
The Final TerrorRichard Boone
1984The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionPerfect Tommy
1985The Heavenly KidBobby Fontana
North and SouthCharles MainTV miniseries
1986North and South: Book IICharles MainTV miniseries
1987Karen's SongSteven Foreman13 episodes
The Man Who Fell to EarthJohn DoryTV film
1988Badlands 2005Marshal Garson MacBethTV film
1989The Fulfillment of Mary GrayAaronTV film
1989–1990Beauty and the BeastMark4 episodes
1990BookerDavid SaxtonEpisode: "Black Diamond Run"
1991Diary of a HitmanZidzyck
1992Murder, She WroteLouis PalomaEpisode: "The Mole"
1993In the Line of Duty: Ambush in WacoRobert WilliamsTV film
1994Wyatt EarpCurly Bill Brocius
Diagnosis: MurderMichael DavisEpisode: "Lily"
1995Texas JusticeDennis ChurchTV film
Melrose PlaceTom Riley2 episodes
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionSteven2 episodes
ToothlessYoung Hot GuyTV film
1999Avalon: Beyond the AbyssCommander Frank SteinTV film
2001Diagnosis: MurderJames Sloan2-part episodes: "Sins of the Father"
2003Seventh Veil
2008Our First ChristmasPastor BrownTV film
2009CSI: MiamiRobert BanyonEpisode: "And They're Offed"
OpiumLevyShort film
2012Django UnchainedJinglebells Cody
2013The ViolinMichael CupertinoShort film
2015A Place in HellJohn McInnes
2016MisirlouDetective Marlowe
My Buddy, the ActorThe Acting CoachShort film

References

  1. 1 2 "Lewis Smith". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  2. ↑ Productions, Cufflink. "Cameras rolling for 'A Place in Hell'". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
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