![]() He had both CIA and NSA clearance and intended to enter a classified position with the U.S. During the Korean War he was a Russian Intercept Interrogator and flew secret ferret missions over Russia. Smith is fluent in Russian, Serbo-Croatian, French and German. He also studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and the University of Munich while learning languages through the military. studies for an MGM contract and stunt doubling for former screen Tarzan Lex Barker in a 1958 French film The Strange Awakening. He taught Russian at UCLA before abandoning his Ph.D. Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse and a Master’s degree in Russian Studies from UCLA. Smith also played semi-pro football in Germany and competed in motocross and downhill skiing events. Smith held a 31-1 record as an amateur boxer and studied martial arts with kenpo instructor Ed Parker for several years. His trademark arms measured 18 and 1/2 inches. Smith is a record holder for reverse-curling his own bodyweight. ![]() ![]() Smith began his acting career at the age of eight when he first appeared on the Cult Faction radar in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), following that were the films The Song of Bernadette (1943), Going My Way (1944), Meet Me in St Louis (1944) and Gilda (1946).Īs he grew older Smith won the 200 pound (91 kg) arm-wrestling championship of the world multiple times and also won the United States Air Force weightlifting championship. William Smith aka “Big” Bill Smith was born on March 24th 1933 was in Columbia, Missouri. ![]()
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