Bill Smitrovich

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Bill Smitrovich
Schriever Air Force Base in 2010
Born
William Stanley Zmitrowicz Jr.

(1947-05-16) May 16, 1947 (age 76)
Bridgeport, Connecticut
, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1982–present
SpouseShaw Purnell
Children2

William Stanley Zmitrowicz Jr. (born May 16, 1947), known professionally as Bill Smitrovich (/ˈsmɪtrəvɪtʃ/ SMIT-rə-vitch[1]), is an American actor.

Personal life

Smitrovich was born in

née Wojna) and Stanley William Zmitrowicz, a tool and die maker.[2] He is of Polish descent.[3] Bill is a graduate of the University of Bridgeport
(1972) and holds an MFA from Smith College (1976). He is married to Shaw Purnell from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They have a son, Alexander John, and a daughter Maya Christina, four years younger.

Career

Smitrovich has starred in a number of television series. His first prominent TV series role was in the 1980s series

A Nero Wolfe Mystery (based on the Nero Wolfe detective stories by Rex Stout) as Inspector Cramer, and on the ABC hit series The Practice as Assistant District Attorney Kenneth Walsh and then went on to Without a Trace, where he played the recurring character of Chief Alex Olcyk. In 2010 he starred in the NBC series The Event as Vice President Raymond Jarvis.[4]

Smitrovich has also played a number of characters in military roles. These include

Fail Safe (2000), and Eagle Eye (2008).[citation needed
]

He has made many guest appearances on various television shows. His best-known appearances include the two-part

Past Tense," 24, Numb3rs, NYPD Blue, Touched by an Angel, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Criminal Minds, Castle, and the Dynasty reboot.[citation needed
]

Smitrovich has also starred in several television movies, playing

TV miniseries The Reagans, as well as filling roles in Futuresport (1998) and in The '60s miniseries (1999). On film, Smitrovich's roles include the Stephen King adaptation Silver Bullet (1985), Renegades (1989), The Trigger Effect (1996), Gridiron Gang (2006), and the Marvel Comics superhero movie Iron Man (2008).[citation needed
]

Bill played the role of Mr. Zimburger in the

CIA, Hanley, in Pierce Brosnan's movie The November Man.[citation needed
]

Selected filmography

  • Joker: Folie a Deux
     (2024) – Judge Herman Rothwax

References

  1. ^ "'The Event' stars Lisa Vidal and Bill Smitrovich". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Bill Smitrovich Biography ((?)-)". Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. ^ "TV Guide". Triangle Publications. 1 January 1989. Retrieved 18 February 2017 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Wedding Bells Thwarted by Bothersome Conspiracy". The New York Times. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

External links

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