David Alan Smith (actor)

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David Alan Smith
Born
David Alan Smith

(1959-06-23) June 23, 1959 (age 62)
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
Spouse(s)
Susan Koenig
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(m. 1977; div. 1999)​

David Alan Smith (born June 23, 1959) is an American actor and writer.

Personal life[]

Smith was born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.[1] He attended Lincoln Elementary School and Beaver Dam High School,[1][2] before studying at the University of Minnesota,[1][2] where he received his BA in theatre, as well as being nominated for the National Irene Ryan Acting Award at the American College Theatre Festival.[3]

He has been in over 500 radio and television commercials for brands including Target, SuperAmerica, Hillshire Farm, Cub Foods and John Deere.[1][2] He has appeared in more than 75 stage productions, including lead roles in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in Minneapolis,[4] Run for Your Wife at Wausau, Wisconsin,[5] and A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, at Plymouth Playhouse, Twin Cities.[3][6]

A reviewer wrote that in Run for Your Wife, "Smith played the beleaguered bigamist, John Smith, to weary perfection. His British accent was believable and his physical comedy flawless."[7] A reviewer of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead wrote, "They are a nicely matched pair exhibiting just enough shadings of difference to make them more than ciphers. ... Smith's Guildenstern is a more practical, moody sort, who cannot understand their impending fate."[4]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Twister's Revenge! Kelly Sound Effects Assistant[8]
1995 The Cure Garbage Man #2
Bailiff TV movie[2]
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice Walter Ellison TV movie[2]
1996 Feeling Minnesota Detective Lloyd [1][2][3]
2003 Baadasssss! Brewster
2005 The Secret Parts of Fortune Mr. Jenkins / Polonius Short
2011 Not Another Not Another Movie Brian
2015 Mr. Henderson TV movie
2018 Motel Clerk

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1995 America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back Edwin Lindsey 1 episode[2]
2003 The Mullets EJ 1 episode
2004 The Tracy Morgan Show Sol 1 episode
2005 Jake in Progress Clown 1 episode
2011 Sons of Anarchy Bishop 1 episode
2019 The Kids Are Alright The Great Pepe 1 episode

Other Works[]

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Guildenstern Minnesota Shakespeare Company, Minneapolis[4]
1987 Edgar Allan Poe - A One Man Show Author Stage Production
1988–1991 Northwoods Magazine Producer and Host Wisconsin tourism TV program[3]
1989 Run for Your Wife Director; lead role: John Smith Wausau Community Theatre[5][7]
1994 A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline Co-star: radio DJ Plymouth Playhouse, Twin Cities: musical revue[3][6]
1997 Footsteps of Faith Author Musical
1998 How to Talk Minnesotan: The Holiday Musical Ed Humde Plymouth Playhouse[9]
2002 Animal Farm Director Palmdale Playhouse
2004 The Hobbit Director Palmdale Playhouse
2005 Director Palmdale Playhouse
2006 Director Palmdale Playhouse

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "BD native honored for acting skills". Daily Citizen. Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. p. 14. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Barrett, Colleen (28 September 1995). "BD native has weekend TV triple play". Daily Citizen. Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. p. 1. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Barrett, Colleen (14 September 1996). "BD native featured on the big screen". Daily Citizen. Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. p. 14. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Vaughan, Peter (26 February 1986). "Shakespeare group's 'R and G' upstages its version of 'Hamlet'". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 5C. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Lenherr, Joan (13 September 1990). "'Run for Your Wife'. British comedy makes light of life with two wives". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. p. 7F. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Vaughan, Peter (12 October 1994). "'Walk with Patsy Cline' not close enough to convey pain, charisma". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 3E. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Lenherr, Joan (14 September 1990). "WCT's 'Run for your Wife' British farce runs on and on and ..." Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. p. 7. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  8. ^ Egerton, Brooks (26 September 1987). "Lights! Camera! Action comes to north woods". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 14. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  9. ^ Ursu, Anne (27 November 1998). "'How to Talk' is fresh twist on old material". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. E17. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

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