Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith

🎂 12th May 1914 (112 yrs) 📍 Ferriday, Louisiana, USA

Known For

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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.

Howard K. Smith

Movies Featuring Howard K. Smith

Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 1975 (2025)

as Self - Host, ABC Evening News (archive footage)
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words (2014)

as Self (archive footage)
Gloria: In Her Own Words

Gloria: In Her Own Words (2011)

as Self (archive footage)
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (2007)

as Self
Escape from Sobibor

Escape from Sobibor (1987)

as Narrator (voice)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

as Howard K. Smith
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)

as Howard K. Smith
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
Nasty Habits

Nasty Habits (1977)

as Self
Network

Network (1976)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nashville

Nashville (1975)

as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
Trapped Beneath the Sea

Trapped Beneath the Sea (1974)

as Narrator (voice)
The Man

The Man (1972)

as Howard K. Smith
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy (1968)

as Self (archive footage)
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Africa (1967)

as Self - Commentary
The Best Man

The Best Man (1964)

as Howard K. Smith
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The Year Gone By (1958)

as Self – Host