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Home/People/Cotter Smith
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Born
May 29, 1949
Age 76
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

34
Movies
40
TV Shows
Also Known As
Joseph Cotter Smith
IMDb Profile

Cotter Smith

Acting

Biography
Joseph Cotter Smith (born May 29, 1949) is an American stage, film, and television actor.
Unsinkable poster

Unsinkable

as Senator Smith
2024
Rustin poster

Rustin

as Chief Wells
2023
Jack and the Treehouse poster

Jack and the Treehouse

as Pap
2021
Things Heard & Seen poster

Things Heard & Seen

as Tom Claire
2021
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek poster

The Standoff at Sparrow Creek

as Roman
2019
The Post poster

The Post

as Under Secretary William Macomber
2017
The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner poster

The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner

as Preacher (voice)
2017
Burning Blue poster

Burning Blue

as Admiral Lynch
2014
Friends with Kids poster

Friends with Kids

as Phil Fryman
2012
You Don't Know Jack poster

You Don't Know Jack

as Dick Thompson
2010
Lunatics, Lovers & Poets poster

Lunatics, Lovers & Poets

as Scotty MacGregor
2010
Sleeper poster

Sleeper

as Dr. Altman
2005
X2 poster

X2

as President McKenna
2003
Reeseville poster

Reeseville

as John Meyers
2003
Run the Wild Fields poster

Run the Wild Fields

as Silas Green
2000
The History of Glamour poster

The History of Glamour

as Loren Valentine (voice)
1999
Bridge of Time poster

Bridge of Time

as Robert Creighton
1997
Lifeform poster

Lifeform

as Dr. Case Montgomery
1996
Remember Me poster

Remember Me

as Adam Nichols
1995
Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story poster

Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story

as Steve
1993