What is Charles Martin Smith?
{{Infobox person | image = CharlesMartinSmith08TIFF.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Smith at the [[2008 Toronto International Film Festival]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|10|30}} | othername = | birth_name = | birth_place = [[Van Nuys, California]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | homepage = | occupation = Actor, writer, director | years_active = 1971–present | spouse = Ursula Martin (divorced) | partner = Juli Goldstein (2014–2022) | children = 1 }} '''Charles Martin Smith''' (born October 30, 1953) is an American actor, writer, and director. He is known for his roles in ''[[American Graffiti]]'' (1973), ''[[The Buddy Holly Story]]'' (1978), ''[[Never Cry Wolf (movie)|Never Cry Wolf]]'' (1983), ''[[Starman (movie)|Starman]]'' (1984), ''[[The Untouchables (movie)|The Untouchables]]'' (1987), ''[[Deep Cover]]'' (1992), ''[[And the Band Played On]]'' (1993), ''[[Speechless (1994 film)|Speechless]]'' (1994) and ''[[Deep Impact (movie)|Deep Impact]]'' (1998).<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/18/Charles-Martin-Smith.html Charles Martin Smith Biography (1953–)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and for directing the films [[Air Bud]] (1997), [[Dolphin Tale]] (2011), and writing and directing the films [[The Snow Walker]] (2003), [[Stone of Destiny]] (2008) and [[Dolphin Tale 2]] (2014). He was also the director of the first episode of the TV series [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] (1997), as well as many mini-series and episodic shows. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0001747}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Charles Martin}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American television writers]] [[Category:American television directors]] [[Category:Actors from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Movie directors from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Screenwriters from Los Angeles]]