Cotter Smith

Acting

Cotter Smith

Born May 29, 1949 · Washington, D.C., USA (age 77)

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

Known For

The PostThe Post · 2017
The Post
7.02017
MovieDramaHistory
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
The Standoff at Sparrow CreekThe Standoff at Sparrow Creek · 2019
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
6.02019
MovieCrimeDrama
After a mass shooting at a police funeral, reclusive ex-cop Gannon finds himself unwittingly forced out of retirement when he realizes that the killer belongs to the same militia he joined after quitting the force.
You Don't Know JackYou Don't Know Jack · 2010
You Don't Know Jack
7.02010
MovieDramaTV Movie
Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.
Things Heard & SeenThings Heard & Seen · 2021
Things Heard & Seen
5.72021
MovieHorror
A young woman discovers that both her husband and their new home harbor sinister secrets after they leave Manhattan for small-town life.
K-9K-9 · 1989
K-9
6.21989
MovieActionComedy
The extravagant cop Michael Dooley needs some help to fight a drug dealer who has tried to kill him. A "friend" gives him a dog named Jerry Lee (Officer Lewis), who has been trained to smell drugs. With his help, Dooley sets out to put his enemy behind the bars, but Jerry Lee has a personality of his own and works only when he wants to. On the other hand, the dog is quite good at destroying Dooley's car, house and sex-life...
RustinRustin · 2023
Rustin
6.52023
MovieDramaHistory
Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
Friends with KidsFriends with Kids · 2012
Friends with Kids
5.92012
MovieComedyDrama
In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Jason decide to have a child together without becoming a couple. By becoming "time-share" parents, they reason, they can experience the joys of parenthood without significantly curbing their personal freedom. However, when Julie and Jason both become involved with others, they discover that they secretly harbor romantic feelings for each other.
Lady BewareLady Beware · 1987
Lady Beware
5.31987
MovieRomanceThriller
A department store window dresser starts being stalked by a married man who’s obsessed with her.

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L.A. LawL.A. Law · 1986
L.A. Law
7.11986
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.

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