Howard K. Smith

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.

Known for

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Breakdown: 1975

2025 ⭐ 6.8

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Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

2014 ⭐ 7.2

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Gloria: In Her Own Words

2011 ⭐ 6.7

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King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

2007 ⭐ 8.5

Career timeline

2025

Breakdown: 1975

Self - Host, ABC Evening News · 2025

⭐ 6.8

2014

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2014

⭐ 7.2

2011

Gloria: In Her Own Words

Self (archive footage) · 2011

⭐ 6.7

2007

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War Notable

Self · 2007

⭐ 8.5

1987

Escape from Sobibor Notable

Narrator (voice) · 1987

⭐ 7.2

1982

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Howard K. Smith · 1982

⭐ 6.3

1981

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

Howard K. Smith · 1981

⭐ 5.3

1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Notable

Howard K. Smith (uncredited) · 1977

⭐ 7.4

Nasty Habits

Self · 1977

⭐ 5.0

1976

Network Notable

Self (archive footage) (uncred · 1976

⭐ 7.8

1975

Nashville Notable

Howard K. Smith (uncredited) · 1975

⭐ 7.2

1974

Trapped Beneath the Sea

Narrator (voice) · 1974

⭐ 6.4

1972

The Man

Howard K. Smith · 1972

⭐ 6.5

1968

The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage) · 1968

⭐ 6.6

1964

The Best Man Notable

Howard K. Smith · 1964

⭐ 7.3

Frequently appears with

Jodie Foster

Narrator (voice)

Albert Brooks

Self

Ellen Burstyn

Self

Frank Rich

Self

Martin Scorsese

Self

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

David Brinkley

Self (archive footage)

Pat Buchanan

Self (archive sound)

Full filmography

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Breakdown: 1975

2025 ⭐ 6.8

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Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

2014 ⭐ 7.2

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Gloria: In Her Own Words

2011 ⭐ 6.7

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King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

2007 ⭐ 8.5

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Escape from Sobibor

1987 ⭐ 7.2

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982 ⭐ 6.3

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The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

1981 ⭐ 5.3

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977 ⭐ 7.4

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Nasty Habits

1977 ⭐ 5.0

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Network

1976 ⭐ 7.8

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Nashville

1975 ⭐ 7.2

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Trapped Beneath the Sea

1974 ⭐ 6.4

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The Man

1972 ⭐ 6.5

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The Movie Orgy

1968 ⭐ 6.6

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The Best Man

1964 ⭐ 7.3