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Dean Smith
Acting

Dean Smith
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1932-01-15,Breckenridge, Texas, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Dean Smith was raised in Eliasville, Texas, and later lived in Breckenridge, Texas, where he raised horses and longhorn cattle. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he competed in track and football. He won an Olympic gold medal for the 400-meter relay in the 1952 Helsinki games and finished fourth in the 100 dash in the closest race in Olympic history. He was the lead-off man on the University of Texas world record relay team, 1954-55, and AAU national champion in the 100-meter dash. He played with the Los Angeles Rams during exhibition season and was traded to the Pittsburg Steelers at which time he decided to enter the movie business. He also won amateur rodeo championships for bareback bronco riding and calf roping. He was an honorary member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, was inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame (2006), the Texas Sports Hall of Fame (1985), Stuntman's Hall of Fame (1980), and the University of Texas Hall of Fame (1980). He was awarded the American Culture Award for Western Movies and Television (2000), the Golden Boot Award in 1998, the Ben Johnson Award in 1993, the All-American Cowboy Award in 1997, and the Head of the Class Alvin Davis Award in 2002. In 2002, he organized the Dean Smith Celebrity Rodeo benefiting the Cowboy Cancer Crusade tribute to Ben Johnson, the Dean Smith Celebrity Rodeo benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Institute honoring John Wayne, and, in 2006, the Dean Smith Celebrity Rodeo benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Institute honoring The Singing Cowboys in Abilene, Texas, the third weekend in October. On April 8, 2006, the John Wayne Cancer Institute honored him with the "Duke Award" for his contributions to cancer research. In 2023, Dean Smith died of cancer, aged 91, in Breckenridge, Texas.

Filmography

The Sugarland Express

6.606

The Sugarland Express
1974-03-31

6.922

Ulzana's Raid
1972-10-27

Cheyenne Autumn

6.71

Cheyenne Autumn
1964-10-15

The Captive: The Longest Drive 2

5

The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
1976-09-22

4.9

Rhinestone
1984-06-22

6.154

Seven Alone
1974-12-20

Sometimes a Great Notion

6.942

Sometimes a Great Notion
1971-12-17

Seven Ways from Sundown

5.826

Seven Ways from Sundown
1960-09-25

6.245

Creepshow 2
1987-05-01

8

Squares
1972-01-01

7.334

True Grit
1969-06-11

5.875

Hickey & Boggs
1972-10-04

6.13

Earthquake
1974-11-15

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

3.25

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979-11-20

7.8

Rio Bravo
1959-03-08

6.9

Big Jake
1971-05-26

7

Auntie Mame
1958-12-04

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

6.5

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972-12-01

7.667

Mrs. Sundance
1974-01-15

5.839

Raw Deal
1986-06-06

7.356

El Dorado
1966-12-17

Mackintosh and T.J.

6.167

Mackintosh and T.J.
1975-11-21

6.5

Rio Lobo
1970-04-01

7.1

The Alamo
1960-10-23

John Wayne: Working with a Western Legend

0

John Wayne: Working with a Western Legend
2005-05-03

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.272

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974-01-18