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name: "Dick Smothers"
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born: "20 November 1939"
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# Dick Smothers

Actor. Born 20 November 1939 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 November 1939, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1995–2009
- **Also known as:** Richard Smothers, Smothers Brothers

## Biography

Dick Smothers is an American actor, comedian, composer and musician. He is best known as one half of the folk-comedy duo the Smothers Brothers with his older brother Tom Smothers.

Smothers was born on 20 November 1938 in New York City and attended San Jose State University. The brothers began performing together in the late 1950s. Smothers appeared in the Martin Scorsese film *Casino* (1995) as a Nevada state senator. His other screen credits include *Speed Zone* (1989), *The Informant!* (2009) and voice roles in *The Simpsons* (2009) and *Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist* (1997).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Informant!* (2009), Fi1m 71, as Judge Harold Baker — [page](https://film.one/film/the-informant.md)
- *Casino* (1995), Fi1m 82, as Senator — [page](https://film.one/film/casino.md)

## Also known for

- *The Aristocrats* (2005), Self (as The Smothers Brothers)
- *Speed Zone* (1989), Nelson
- *The Carol Burnett Show* (1967), Self
- *Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist* (1995), Dick (voice)
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), Dr Humphrey Baxter
- *Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)* (2010), Self

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