Howard K. Smith
Acting·May 12, 1914·† February 15, 2002 — 87 years old·Ferriday, Louisiana, USA
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.
Known For
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977·7.4
Network
1976·7.8
Nashville
1975·7.2
The Bionic Woman
1976·7.0
Escape from Sobibor
1987·7.2
V
1984·7.1
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982·6.2
The Odd Couple
1970·7.8
The Best Man
1964·7.3
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981·5.3
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
2020·6.6
Breakdown: 1975
2025·6.8
Filmography · 24
2025Breakdown: 1975Self - Host, ABC Evening News (archive footage)2020Whose Vote Counts, ExplainedTVSelf (archive footage)2014Nixon by Nixon: In His Own WordsSelf (archive footage)2011Gloria: In Her Own WordsSelf (archive footage)2007King: Man of Peace in a Time of WarSelf1987Escape from SobiborNarrator (voice)1984VTVHoward K. Smith1982The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasHoward K. Smith1981The Pursuit of D.B. CooperHoward K. Smith1977Close Encounters of the Third KindHoward K. Smith (uncredited)1977Nasty HabitsSelf1976NetworkSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)1976The Bionic WomanTVHoward K. Smith (uncredited)1975NashvilleHoward K. Smith (uncredited)1974Trapped Beneath the SeaNarrator (voice)1972The ManHoward K. Smith1970The Odd CoupleTVHoward K. Smith1968The Dick Cavett ShowTVSelf - Guest1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)1967AfricaSelf - Commentary1964The Best ManHoward K. Smith1958The Year Gone BySelf – Host · Writer1954Face The NationTVSelf1948World News Tonight with David MuirTVSelf - Anchor