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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-05-29 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also Known As

Joseph Cotter Smith

Cotter Smith

Biography

Joseph Cotter Smith (born May 29, 1949) is an American stage, film, and television actor.

Known For

Acting

K-9

1989

K-9

as

Gilliam

Rustin

2023

Rustin

as

Chief Wells

Basic Psych

Basic Psych

as

Dr. Grant Harrison

X2

2003

X2

as

President McKenna

Friends with Kids

2012

Friends with Kids

as

Phil Fryman

Lady Beware

1987

Lady Beware

as

Mac Odell

Cameron's Closet

1988

Cameron's Closet

as

Sergeant Sam Taliaferro

Lifeform

1996

Lifeform

as

Dr. Case Montgomery

Unsinkable: Titanic Untold

2024

Unsinkable: Titanic Untold

as

Senator Smith

Bridge of Time

1997

Bridge of Time

as

Robert Creighton

Blood Feud

1983

Blood Feud

as

Robert F. Kennedy

Lunatics, Lovers & Poets

2010

Lunatics, Lovers & Poets

as

Scotty MacGregor

Remember Me

1995

Remember Me

as

Adam Nichols

Burning Blue

2014

Burning Blue

as

Admiral Lynch

Master Ninja II

1984

Master Ninja II

as

Chad Webster

A Place to Be Loved

1993

A Place to Be Loved

as

Mike Caldwell

You Don't Know Jack

2010

You Don't Know Jack

as

Dick Thompson

A Bunny's Tale

1985

A Bunny's Tale

as

Ned Holcomb

Midnight's Child

1992

Midnight's Child

as

Nick Cowan

The Post

2017

The Post

as

Under Secretary William Macomber

The History of Glamour

1999

The History of Glamour

as

Loren Valentine (voice)

Reeseville

2003

Reeseville

as

John Meyers

Nickel Mountain

1984

Nickel Mountain

as

Trucker

Sleeper

2005

Sleeper

as

Dr. Altman

Run the Wild Fields

2000

Run the Wild Fields

as

Silas Green

Things Heard & Seen

2021

Things Heard & Seen

as

Tom Claire

With Hostile Intent

1993

With Hostile Intent

as

Officer Rob Arnold

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Robert Rhine

Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters

as

Gordon Alexander

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Tony Henderson

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

as

Gerald Lucas

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

as

ASA Jeremy Friedman

Alias

Alias

as

Hank Foster

Night Stalker

Night Stalker

as

Tony Vincenzo

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

(segment "To See the Invisible Man")

Tru Calling

Tru Calling

as

Richard Davies

Oz

Oz

as

Judge Benjamin Fee

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

as

Sean McGinnis

NCIS

NCIS

as

Sam Stevens

Orleans

Orleans

as

Bill Brennecke

Equal Justice

Equal Justice

as

Eugene 'Gene' Rogan

Courthouse

Courthouse

as

Andrew Rawson

The Americans

The Americans

as

Deputy Attorney General

Revolution

Revolution

as

President Jack Davis

White Collar

White Collar

as

Adam Wilson

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

as

Denton Weeks

Blindspot

Blindspot

as

General

Unforgettable

Unforgettable

as

Jay Barrett

MINDHUNTER

MINDHUNTER

as

Unit Chief Shepard

Blood Feud

Blood Feud

as

Robert F. Kennedy

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Eric Martin

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

as

Brian Baker

Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

as

Governor Stan Preston

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

as

Forrest Burke

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

as

Darren Hahn

Production

Crew

Directing