Kurtwood Smith
Kurtwood Smith (born
July 3,
1943) was born in
New Lisbon, Wisconsin, but was raised in California. He studied
theater at the College of San Mateo and
San Jose State University and earned a drama fellowship from
Stanford University's Master of Fine arts program. In the
1970s he began working regularly with the California Actors Theater in
Los Gatos, California. He moved to
Los Angeles to pursue a
television and
film career. In
1964 he married Cecilia Souza, from whom he had two children. He
divorced in
1974. Since
1988, he has been married to actress Joan Pirkle.
Smith has made several guest appearances in Star Trek including Anorax on the Voyager episode Year of Hell and the Federation President in Star Trek VI. He is probably best known as Red Forman on That '70s Show, which he has played since 1998.
Filmography