---
name: "K.L. Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/k-l-smith"
fi1m_id: "k-l-smith"
imdb_id: "nm0808871"
tmdb_id: 1472667
roles: []
born: "26 October 1922"
died: "24 August 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T07:12:21.515575+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# K.L. Smith

## Identity

K.L. Smith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/k-l-smith
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** k-l-smith
- **IMDb ID:** nm0808871
- **TMDB ID:** 1472667
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0808871/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1472667

Actor. Born 26 October 1922 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Died 24 August 1981.

## Details

- **Born:** 26 October 1922, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- **Died:** 24 August 1981
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0808871/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1472667

## Biography

K.L. Smith was an American actor. Born Kenneth Lavelle Smith on 26 October 1922 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, he appeared in numerous films and television series from the early 1950s until the early 1970s.

His film credits include uncredited roles in *The Wild One* (1953), *Pushover* (1954) and *Bad Day at Black Rock* (1955). On television he had guest appearances in series such as *The Untouchables*, *Rawhide*, *The Fugitive*, *Mannix* and *Star Trek*, in which he played a Klingon in the 1968 episode "Elaan of Troyius".

Smith died on 24 August 1981 in San Diego County, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com, findagrave.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Bad Day at Black Rock* (1955), Fi1m 86, as Cafe Lounger (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/bad-day-at-black-rock.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment* (1972), as Air Force Sergeant
- *Mannix* (1967), series, as Sheriff Bevan
- *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Guard
- *Laredo* (1965), series, as Nate
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Pete, Cabbie — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *The Lieutenant* (1963), series, as G /Sgt. Jack Arpel
- *Period of Adjustment* (1962), as Trucker (uncredited)
- *The Rebel* (1959), series, as Farrell
- *Face of a Fugitive* (1959), as Deputy at Rocks (uncredited)
- *Black Saddle* (1959), series, as Fuzz Walker, Moss
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Dawson
- *Gun Fever* (1958), as Jack
- *Tombstone Territory* (1957), series, as Diamond
- *Under Fire* (1957), as Pvt. Barton
- *Jungle Moon Men* (1955), as Link
- *Bad Day at Black Rock* (1955), as Cafe Lounger (uncredited) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/bad-day-at-black-rock.md)
- *Pushover* (1954), as Bank Guard (uncredited)
- *The Wild One* (1953), as Chino's Boy (uncredited)

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