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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.
Awards & recognition
- George Polk Award · 1959
- Rhodes Scholarship · 1937
Filmography17 titles
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
2007as Self
2007as Self
Network
1976as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Odd Couple
1970as Howard K. Smith
1970as Howard K. Smith
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
1977as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
Nashville
1975as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
1975as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
The Best Man
1964as Howard K. Smith
1964as Howard K. Smith
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
2014as Self (archive footage)
2014as Self (archive footage)
Escape from Sobibor
1987as Narrator (voice)
1987as Narrator (voice)
V
1984as Howard K. Smith
1984as Howard K. Smith
The Bionic Woman
1976as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
1976as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
Breakdown: 1975
2025as Self - Host, ABC Evening News (archive footage)
2025as Self - Host, ABC Evening News (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968as Self - Guest
1968as Self - Guest
Gloria: In Her Own Words
2011as Self (archive footage)
2011as Self (archive footage)
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
World News Tonight with David Muir
as Self - Anchor
as Self - Anchor
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982as Howard K. Smith
1982as Howard K. Smith
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981as Howard K. Smith
1981as Howard K. Smith