Kurtwood Smith

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Red on "That '70s Show"

Kurtwood Smith portrays Red Forman, the ultra-conservative Dad to Eric (Topher Grace) on THAT '70s SHOW.

Smith was born in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, but was raised in California. He studied drama at the College of San Mateo and San Jose State and earned a drama fellowship for Stanford's MFA program. In the mid '70s, he began working regularly at the California Actor's Theatre in Los Gatos and moved to Los Angeles in 1979 to seek film and television roles.

Smith has made several memorable guest appearances for TV shows including "The X Files," "Magnificent Seven," "Star Trek: Voyager," "Deep Space Nine" and "Picket Fences." He was also a series regular on "Big Wave Dave." In addition to starring in the mini-series "North and South II" and "The Nightmare Years," he appeared in telefilms such as "A Bright Shining Lie," "While Justice Sleeps," "Doorways" and "The Christmas Gift."

No stranger to the silver screen, Smith has appeared in several highly successful films including, "Girl Interrupted," the 1998 Dreamworks film "Deep Impact," critically acclaimed "A Time To Kill," John Woo's "Broken Arrow," "Under Seige 2: Dark Territory," "To Die For" with
Golden Globe winner Nicole Kidman and Academy-award-winning "Dead Poets Society" with Robin Williams.
Smith also had a starring role in short film "12:01 P.M." which was nominated for an Oscar for "Best Short Film." Additional film credits include "Citizen Ruth," "Last Of The Dogman," "Prefontaine," "The Crush," "Fortress," "Boxing Helena," Quick Change," "Rambo III," "True Believer," and "Robocop."

Smith currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Joan. 

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