Get a closer look at some of Hollywood's perfect pairs.

Hollywood Power Couples

Get a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s perfect pairs.

"The Gentlemen" and "Slow Horses" return this fall, while the "Reacher" spin-off series "Neagley" makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

2026 Fall TV and Streaming Watch Guide

&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

Get a closer look at these actors from their many TV and streaming series roles.

Streaming Stars, Then and Now

Dean Smith was raised in Eliasville, Texas, and later lived in Breckenridge, Texas, where he raised horses and longhorn cattle. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he competed in track and football. He won an Olympic gold medal for the 400-meter relay in the 1952 Helsinki games and finished fourth in the 100-dash in the closest race in Olympic history. He was the lead-off man on the University of Texas world record relay team, 1954-55, and AAU national champion in the 100-meter dash. He played with the Los Angeles Rams during exhibition season and was traded to the Pittsburg Steelers at which time he decided to enter the movie business. He also won amateur rodeo championships for bareback bronco riding and calf roping.

He was an honorary member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, was inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame (2006), the Texas Sports Hall of Fame (1985), Stuntman's Hall of Fame (1980), and the University of Texas Hall of Fame (1980). He was awarded the American Culture Award for Western Movies and Television (2000), the Golden Boot Award in 1998, the Ben Johnson Award in 1993, the All American Cowboy Award in 1997, and the Head of the Class Alvin Davis Award in 2002.

In 2002, he organized the Dean Smith Celebrity Rodeo benefiting the Cowboy Cancer Crusade tribute to Ben Johnson, the Dean Smith Celebrity Rodeo benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Institute honoring John Wayne and, in 2006, the Dean Smith Celebrity Rodeo benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Institute honoring The Singing Cowboys in Abilene, Texas, the third weekend in October. On April 8, 2006, the John Wayne Cancer Institute honored him with the "Duke Award" for his contributions to cancer research.

In 2023, Dean Smith died of cancer, aged 91, in Breckenridge, Texas.

Won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics for the 4x100-meter relay; ran leadoff leg.

While doubling for Robert Culp in the Outer Limits episode &quot;Demon With A Glass Hand,&quot; he broke both his ankles when he jumped down a flight of stairs.

Inducted into the Hollywood Stuntmen&#39;s Hall of Fame in 1980.

Induced into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2006.

Played with the NFL&#39;s Los Angeles Rams and the Pittsburgh Steelers after college, but never appeared in a regular season game.

Graduate of The University of Texas at Austin.

Inducted into the University of Texas Men&#39;s Athletics Hall of Honor in 1980.

As of April 2006, he was raising longhorn cattle and quarter horses on his ranch
near Ivan, TX.

Inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.

Inducted into the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013.

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Dean Smith

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