Charles Martin Smith

AKA:
Charlie Martin Smith Charles M Smith
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
10/30/1953
Birthplace:
Van Nuys, California
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biography
A diminutive, generally bespectacled character player of film and TV, generally cast as scientists or accountants, Charles Martin Smith has also embarked on a secondary career as a director. The California native made his screen debut as a member of "The Culpepper Cattle Company" (1972). He had one of his best early screen roles the following year as Terry (a.k.a. 'Toad'), a bumbler who romances an older woman (Candy Clark), in George Lucas' seminal "American Graffiti". Smith offered strong support to Gary Busey as a 1950s musician in "The Buddy Holly Story" (1978) and had one of his best Continued
Credits
Roy Durucher
2007
Director
1997
Oliver
1997
Lon Gulik
1990
Oscar Wallace
1987
Mark Shermin
1984
Tyler
1983
Terry
1973
Rick Medwick
Marty
Kratz
Bob Smith
Terry The Toad
Tod Hayhew
Barney
Jerry Carver
Ray Bob Simmons
Martin Sprue
Screenplay
Executive Producer
Davie Johns--
Producer
Executive Producer
Director
Director
Director
milestones
Year
Milestone
1972 
Screen debut, "The Culpepper Cattle Company"; billed as Charlie Martin Smith
1973 
TV-movie debut "Go Ask Alice"
1973 
TV series debut as character voice on the animated "Speed Buggy" (CBS)
1973 
Breakthrough screen role, Terry 'The Toad' Fields in the George Lucas' directed "American Graffiti"
1978 
Earned a starring role in "Cotton Candy," directed by Ron Howard
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