Falconetti from Weather for the Rich is dead. William Smith was 88 years old

William Smith – the American actor who Polish viewers remember from the role of Falconetti in the hit series of the 1970s “Weather for the Rich” – is dead. He died on July 5 at a hospital in Woodland Hills, California. He was 88 years old. This sad news – with a delay of several days – was conveyed to the media by the wife of the actor Joanne Cervelli Smith, without disclosing the cause of death. The information was confirmed by “The Hollywood Reporter”.

William Smith was 9 years old when he made his debut in front of the camera. He last appeared on the screen in the 2020 movie “Cynics and Practitioners”. He has starred in nearly 300 films (including “Conan the Barbarian” and “Maverick”) and series (including “Team A”, “Texas Ranger” and “Nash Bridges”).

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After high school, he joined the United States Air Force and fought in the Korean War. For his courage and his wounds in battle, he was awarded the “Purple Heart” Medal. He was fluent in five languages ​​(English, Russian, German, French, Serbo-Croatian), ended up in the NSA intelligence agency and participated in its secret missions.

He was also a lecturer in Russian at UCLA and was working on his PhD when he signed with MGM. Then acting became his main occupation.

It’s good to know that William Smith was a two-time world champion in arm wrestling. He competed in skiing and motocross competitions with Steve McQueen. In amateur boxing, he had a record of 31-1, played in a semi-amateur football team, received an award for life achievements from the Academy of Bodybuilding and Fitness.

Privately: he was married to make-up artist Joanne Cervelli Smith (for 32 years) and father of two children, William and Sherri Anne.