Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/15/1932
Place of Birth
Breckenridge, Texas, USA
Also Known As
Deane Smith
Dean Smith
Biography
Dean Smith was raised in Eliasville, Texas, and later lived in Breckenridge, Texas, where he raised horses and longhorn cattle. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he competed in track and football. He won an Olympic gold medal for the 400-meter relay in the 1952 Helsinki games and finished fourth in the 100 dash in the closest race in Olympic history. He was the lead-off man on the University of Texas world record relay team, 1954-55, and AAU national champion in the 100-meter dash. He played with the Los Angeles Rams during exhibition season and was traded to the Pittsburg St...
Known For
Creepshow 2
as Mr. Cavenaugh
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Outlaw
El Dorado
as Charlie Hagan
Rio Bravo
as Card-Playing Burdette Henchman (uncredited)
True Grit
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Hickey & Boggs
as Bagman
Rio Lobo
as Bide
Big Jake
as Kid Duffy
Raw Deal
as Patrovita's Double
Cheyenne Autumn
as Trooper (uncredited)
Earthquake
as Pool Player (uncredited)
The Sugarland Express
as Russ Berry
Squares
as Carl
Auntie Mame
as Puts Mame on her Horse (uncredited)
Sometimes a Great Notion
Unknown Role
Seven Ways from Sundown
Unknown Role
The Alamo
as Bowie's Man (uncredited)
Seven Alone
as Kit Carson
Ulzana's Raid
as Horowitz
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
as Jess