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Garnett Smith(1937-2025)

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Garnett Smith in The A-Team (1983)
Garnett Smith was born on 22 September 1937 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Scarface (1983), Cool Runnings (1993) and The Greatest American Hero (1981). He died on 24 July 2025.
BornSeptember 22, 1937
DiedJuly 24, 2025(87)
BornSeptember 22, 1937
DiedJuly 24, 2025(87)
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Known for

Al Pacino in Scarface (1983)
Scarface
8.3
  • Immigration Officer #1
  • 1983
John Candy, Doug E. Doug, Leon, Rawle D. Lewis, and Malik Yoba in Cool Runnings (1993)
Cool Runnings
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 1993
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Greatest American Hero
7.3
TV Series
  • Hanson
David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
Knight Rider
7.0
TV Series
  • Dr. Jim Litton

Credits

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Actor



  • Garnett Smith, Linda Cooke, Stan Jenson, and Terry Huber in Jeremy's Window (2023)
    Jeremy's Window
    Short
    • Jeremy
    • 2023
  • Sela Ward, Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, and Sheila Kelley in Sisters (1991)
    Sisters
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Carlos Lubia (as Garnet Smith)
    • 1993
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mel
    • 1985
  • Mirrors (1985)
    Mirrors
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • 1985
  • George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)
    The A-Team
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Temper
    • Mr. Griffin
    • 1983–1985
  • James Earl Jones, Lisa Eilbacher, and Holland Taylor in Me and Mom (1985)
    Me and Mom
    2.7
    TV Series
    • 1985
  • Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (1985)
    Moonlighting
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mr. Nelson
    • 1985
  • John Ritter, Mary Cadorette, and Robert Mandan in Three's a Crowd (1984)
    Three's a Crowd
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Rogers
    • 1985
  • Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (1984)
    Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
    2.4
    • Lawyer Schnabel
    • 1984
  • Andrea Elson and Matthew Labyorteaux in Whiz Kids (1983)
    Whiz Kids
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Bill Markham
    • 1984
  • Laboratory (1983)
    Laboratory
    3.6
    • [Father Rowen, Subject 30T
    • 1983
  • Al Pacino in Scarface (1983)
    Scarface
    8.3
    • Immigration Officer #1
    • 1983
  • David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
    Knight Rider
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Dr. Jim Litton
    • 1983
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    Quincy, M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Van Dusen
    • Austin Wooster
    • Roger Prentiss ...
    • 1979–1982
  • Escape from DS-3 (1981)
    Escape from DS-3
    4.0
    • 1981

Soundtrack



  • The Reggae Movie (1995)
    The Reggae Movie
    8.3
    • writer: "It's Growing"
    • 1995
  • John Candy, Doug E. Doug, Leon, Rawle D. Lewis, and Malik Yoba in Cool Runnings (1993)
    Cool Runnings
    7.0
    • writer: "Sweet Jamaica"
    • 1993

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Garnet Smith
  • Born
    • September 22, 1937
    • Richmond, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • July 24, 2025
  • Other works
    The Magic Show (1974). Musical.

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    Professor Plum in Clue Board Game photo from 1972.

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