Howard K. Smith

1914-05-12 – 2002-02-15 (age 87) Ferriday, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

Howard Kingsbury Smith was an American journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman, political commentator, and film actor. He was one of the original members of the team of war correspondents known as the Murrow Boys and finished his distinguished 40-year career at ABC News, where he served as a co-anchor and analyst from 1962 to 1979.

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Howard K. Smith

Known For

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)

Network

Network

1976

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 1975

2025

as Self - Host, ABC Evening News (archive footage)

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982

as Howard K. Smith

Nashville

Nashville

1975

as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)

Escape from Sobibor

Escape from Sobibor

1987

as Narrator (voice)

Nasty Habits

Nasty Habits

1977

as Self

The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Self (archive footage)

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

1981

as Howard K. Smith

The Best Man

The Best Man

1964

as Howard K. Smith

The Man

The Man

1972

as Howard K. Smith

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

2007

as Self

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

2014

as Self (archive footage)

Africa

1967

as Self - Commentary

Gloria: In Her Own Words

Gloria: In Her Own Words

2011

as Self (archive footage)

Trapped Beneath the Sea

Trapped Beneath the Sea

1974

as Narrator (voice)

The Year Gone By

1958

as Self – Host