Kurtwood Larson Smith (born July 3, 1943)Profile of Kurtwood Larson Smith is an American actor. He is known for playing Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop (1987), Robert Griggs in Rambo III (1988), Thomas Perry in Dead Poets Society (1989), Stump Sisson in A Time to Kill (1996), as well as Red Forman in That '70s Show (1998–2006) and That '90s Show (2023–2024), along with his many appearances in science fiction films and television programs (Lou Grant, Star Trek, The X-Files). He also starred in the seventh season of 24. He voiced Gene on Regular Show (2012–2017), portrayed Leslie Claret on Patriot (2015–2018), and Old Man Peterson on The Ranch (2017–2020).
Early life and education Smith's father, Major George Smith, was killed in action on March 25, 1945, while returning from leading the 49th Troop Carrier Squadron, 313th Troop Carrier Group during Operation Varsity in World War II. Smith would later say of his father "Though I never knew him, I always remember him!"
Smith grew up in the San Fernando Valley and graduated from Canoga Park High School in Canoga Park, California in 1961; Smith graduated from San Jose State College (now San José State University) in 1965 with a B.A. and Stanford University in 1969 with an M.F.A. He was an instructor of theater arts at Cañada College from 1969 to 1975.
Career On stage, Smith won three Drama-Logue Awards for his performances in Billy Budd, Idiot's Delight, and Green Grow the Lilacs. In his film career, he portrayed Clarence Boddicker in Paul Verhoeven's science fiction film RoboCop and the father role as Red Forman on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show, which ran from 1998 to 2006. After That '70s Show ended, Smith played Senator Blaine Mayer in the seventh season of the action thriller 24, and portrayed Dick Clayton in the CBS series Worst Week. He enjoyed a recurring role as a rogue FBI agent in Seasons 3–5 of the NBC (later CBS) series Medium, appearing in later episodes as a ghost after his character's death. He played the main character Henry Langston in the ABC sci-fi/drama Resurrection which ran for two seasons (2014–15). He was a regular on the Amazon original dramedy series Patriot (2015-2018). In 2023, he reprised the role of Red Forman in That '90s Show, a sequel series of That '70s Show.
His other roles included playing the leader of the Ku Klux Klan, Stump Sisson, in A Time to Kill. He also played the role of Mr. Sue on Fox's "espionage comedy" The New Adventures of Beans Baxter in 1987. He also starred as Neil's father in 1989's Dead Poets Society. He made a number of appearances in the Star Trek franchise, playing the President of the Federation in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, a Cardassian named Thrax in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Things Past", and a Krenim scientist named Annorax in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Year of Hell".
He also has an extensive voice acting résumé, appearing in computer games such as Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, and FreeSpace 2, and on a number of animated series. He played a recurring role on the claymation series Gary & Mike as the vengeful Officer Dick and voiced the dinosaurian military commander character General Galapagos in the Fox animated series Terrible Thunderlizards. He played the voice of Bob Johnson on Squirrel Boy and Kanjar Ro in Green Lantern: First Flight and starred as the sheriff in Last of the Dogmen. Smith appeared on the Netflix series The Ranch as Mr. Peterson, a terminally ill farmer. Smith worked in the stop-motion AMC+ series Ultra City Smiths, where he voiced Carpenter K. Smith.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1980 Roadie Security Guard Film debut 1981 Zoot Suit Sergeant Smith 1983 Staying Alive Choreographer Going Berserk Clarence 1984 Flashpoint Carson 1987 RoboCop Clarence Boddicker The Delos Adventure Arthur McNeil 1988 Rambo III Robert Griggs Two Idiots in Hollywood District Attorney 1989 True Believer Robert Reynard Dead Poets Society Mr. Perry Heart of Dixie Professor Flournoy 1990 Quick Change Russ Crane/Vince Lombino 1991 Oscar Lt. Toomey, Chicago PD Company Business Elliot Jaffe, CIA Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Federation President Shadows and Fog Vogel's Follower 1992 Fortress Prison Director Poe 1993 Boxing Helena Dr. Alan Harrison The Crush Cliff Forrester Heart and Souls Patterson Uncredited Big Wave Daves Jack Lord RoboCop 3 Clarence Boddicker Archive footage from 1987 film 1994 Dead on Sight Julian Thompson 1995 To Die For Earl Stone Under Siege 2: Dark Territory General Stanley Cooper Last of the Dogmen Sheriff Deegan 1996 Citizen Ruth Norm Stoney Broken Arrow Secretary of Defense, Baird A Time to Kill Stump Sisson 1997 Prefontaine Curtis Cunningham 1998 Shelter Tom Cantrell Deep Impact Otis Hefter 1999 Girl, Interrupted Dr. Crumble 2002 Teddy Bears' Picnic Secretary of Transportation, William Easter 2004 Evil Remains Dr. Theodore Rosen 2005 The Trouble with Dee Dee William Rutherford 2006 Hard Scrambled Benno 2007 Entry Level Nick 2009 Green Lantern: First Flight Kanjar Ro (voice) A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. All in the Bunker Adolf Hitler Short subject 2011 Cedar Rapids Orin Helgesson 2012 Men in a Box Dr. Skinner Short subject Hitchcock Geoffrey Shurlock 2013 Turbo Indy CEO (voice) 2015 Raise the ToyGantic Ted Greenley Short subject Regular Show: The Movie Gene (voice) 2017 Amityville: The Awakening Dr. Milton El Camino Christmas Sheriff Bob Fuller 2022 Firestarter Dr. Joseph Wanless
Television Year Title Role Notes 1980 Soap Man in laundromat 1 episode Me and Maxx Dwayne Episode: "Some Are Savers" 1980–1981 Lou Grant DeGaetano / DeRopp / Fire Captain 3 episodes 1983 The Renegades Captain Scanlon 6 episodes 1984 The A-Team Mr. Carson Episode: "The Battle of Bel Air" Blue Thunder Bill Spradley Episode: "Revenge in the Sky" Riptide Merle Wilson Episode: "The Orange Grove" 1985 Stir Crazy Bo Carter Episode: "The Ping Pong Caper" The Midnight Hour Captain Warren Jensen Television film The Best Times Sam Ballard Episode: "Volleyball" The Paper Chase Episode: "Security" It's a Living Senior Agent Episode: "Hail to the Chef" Deadly Messages Lieutenant Burton Television film 1986 Stingray Sgt. Edward Fiddler Episode: "Sometimes You Gotta Sing the Blues" North and South Col. Hiram Berdan Miniseries Newhart Chet Episode: "Dick the Kid" The Christmas Gift Jake Richards Television film 1987 21 Jump Street Spencer Phillips 2 episodes The New Adventures of Beans Baxter Mr. Sue 5 episodes 1988 It's Garry Shandling's Show Paul Bosgang Episode: "Save the Planet" 1989 The Nightmare Years Dr. Joseph Goebbels Miniseries 1990 12:01 PM Myron Castleman Television short film The Famous Teddy Z Episode: "Loyalty" 1992 Doorways Special Agent Trager Pilot 1993 Picket Fences Barry Jenkins Episode: "Be My Valentine" Big Wave Dave's Jack Lord 6 episodes 1993–1996 Eek! The Cat General Galapagos (voice) 11 episodes 1993–1997 The Terrible Thunderlizards General Galapagos (voice) Main role 1994 While Justice Sleeps Leonard Rosenglass Television film 1996 The X-Files Agent Bill Patterson Episode: "Grotesque" Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Thrax Episode: "Things Past" 1997 Men in Black: The Series Agent H, Forbis (voice) 2 episodes Star Trek: Voyager Annorax Episode: "Year of Hell" 1998 The Magnificent Seven Col. Emmett Anderson Episode: "Ghosts of the Confederacy" A Bright Shining Lie General Westmoreland Television film Safety Patrol Principal Tromp Television film 1998–2006 That '70s Show Red Forman Main cast 1999 3rd Rock from the Sun Jacob Solomon Episode: "Dick Solomon of the Indiana Solomons" Todd McFarlane's Spawn Robert Sullivan (voice) Episode: "Seed of the Hellspawn" 2001 Gary & Mike Officer Dick Batman Beyond Agent James Bennet (voice) Episode: "Countdown" UC: Undercover William Murphy Episode: "Of Fathers and Sons" Justice League Prosecutor (voice) Episode: "In Blackest Night" 2001–2002 The Zeta Project Agent James Bennet (voice) 14 episodes 2002 Fillmore! Mr. Galser (voice) Episode: "To Mar a Stall" Everybody Loves Raymond Famous Baseball Player 2004 Malcolm in the Middle Principal Block Episode: "Dirty Magazine" 2004–2006 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Grim's Dad (voice) 2 episodes 2005 Robot Chicken Various voices 2 episodes Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! Ciracus (voice) Episode: "Girl Trouble" 2006 Handy Manny Mr. Noodlander (voice) Episode: "A Sticky Fix" 2006–2007 Squirrel Boy Robert "Bob" Johnson (voice) Main role 2006–2009 Medium Agent Edward Cooper 3 episodes 2007 Psych Captain Conners Episode: "Forget Me Not" House MD Dr. Obyedkov Episode: "Half-Wit" Shorty McShorts' Shorts Truant Officer Fabian (voice) Episode: "Troy Ride" 2008–2009 Worst Week Dick Clayton 16 episodes 2009 24 Senator Blaine Mayer 7 episodes Titan Maximum Mercury General (voice) 2 episodes 2010 Neighbors from Hell Don Killbride (voice) Main role Childrens Hospital Ben Hayflick 2 episodes 2011 Love Bites Ed Strathmore Episode: "How To..." CHAOS H.J. Higgins 13 episodes Green Lantern: The Animated Series Shyir Rev (voice) Episode: "Beware My Power" 2012–2017 Regular Show Gene (voice) Recurring role 2012 Dan Vs. Mechanic Mike (voice) Episode: "Dan Vs. The Mechanic" Wedding Band Hank Henderson Episode: "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" Robot and Monster Mr. Wheelie (voice) 4 episodes 2013 Body of Proof Earl Brown Episode: "Daddy Issues" 2013–2014 Beware the Batman Lt. James Gordon (voice) 15 episodes 2014–2015 Resurrection Henry Langston Main role 2015 Maron Tier 4 Episode: "The Node" Rick and Morty General Nathan (voice) Episode: "Get Schwifty" Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories Father Krang Episode: "Tornado" 2015–2016 Agent Carter Vernon Masters Recurring role 2015–2018 Patriot Leslie Claret 10 episodes 2016 TripTank Coach (voice) Episode: "The D.O.N.G." 2016–2017 Pig Goat Banana Cricket Angry Old Raisin (voice) Recurring role 2017–2020 The Ranch Old Man Peterson Recurring role (seasons 2-4) 2018 F Is for Family Stan Chilson (voice) Episode: "Summer Vacation" Future Man Vise Episode: "The Binx Ultimatum" 2019 Perpetual Grace, LTD Uncle Dave Recurring role (season 1) Suits Ted Tucker Episode: "Scenic Route" Perfect Harmony Tinsley Episode: "It's Electric" 2020 Star Trek: Lower Decks Clar (voice) Episode: "Veritas" 2021 Jupiter's Legacy Old Man Miller Episode: "All the Devils Are Here" Ultra City Smiths Carpenter K. Smith (voice) Recurring role 2022The Dropout David Boies Recurring role2023–2024That '90s Show Red Forman Main cast, spin-off of That '70s Show2024Monsters at WorkAlistair Clawbottom (voice)3 episodes2025The SimpsonsMr. Hubley (voice)Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Skinner"
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2001 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel General Dekker
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