---
name: "Oliver Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/oliver-smith"
fi1m_id: "oliver-smith"
imdb_id: "nm0809483"
tmdb_id: 24737
wikidata_id: "Q7087837"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 May 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T20:43:33.167171+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."
---

# Oliver Smith

## Identity

Oliver Smith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/oliver-smith
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** oliver-smith
- **IMDb ID:** nm0809483
- **TMDB ID:** 24737
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7087837
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Smith_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7087837, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809483/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24737

Actor. Born 29 May 1952 in England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 May 1952, England
- **Active:** 1987–1988
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Smith_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7087837, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809483/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24737

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Hellbound: Hellraiser II*](https://film.one/film/hellbound-hellraiser-ii.md) (44)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Oliver Smith (born 29 May 1952) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Frank the Monster, the skinless reanimated form of the character, in *Hellraiser* (1987). He reprised the role, credited as Skinless Frank, and also played Mr. Browning in the sequel *Hellbound: Hellraiser II* (1988). Sean Chapman played the character in his living form in the first film.

Smith's other credits include the role of Saul in the television miniseries *Jesus of Nazareth* (1977), Drak in *Doctor Who* (1984), and appearances in *The First Great Train Robbery* (1979), *Porridge* (1979) and *The Bill*. In 2010 he narrated a commercial for the DVD and Blu-ray releases of *Life*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hellbound: Hellraiser II* (1988), Fi1m 44, as Frank the Monster — [page](https://film.one/film/hellbound-hellraiser-ii.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *The Wolf of Custer* (2023), Actor
- *Resort to Murder* (1995), series, as Arsenal Boy
- *Chandler & Co* (1994), series, as Mr Clucus
- *Anna Lee* (1994), series, as Len Margolin
- *(All Quiet on the) Preston Front* (1994), series, as Ironfoot
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, as Swan
- *Tale of a Vampire* (1993), as Bum
- *The Paradise Club* (1989), series, as DS Dennis Last
- *Hellbound: Hellraiser II* (1988), as Frank the Monster — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/hellbound-hellraiser-ii.md)
- *Hellraiser* (1987), as Frank the Monster
- *Three Up, Two Down* (1985), series, as Taxi Driver
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor
- *Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma* (1984), as Drak
- *Riding High* (1981), as Burt Ganja
- *The Dig* (1980), as Squirrel
- *Shoestring* (1979), series, as Wiseman
- *Porridge* (1979), as McMillan
- *The First Great Train Robbery* (1978), as Ratting Assistant
- *The Upchat Connection* (1978), series, as Upchat IV
- *Strangers* (1978), series, as Mechanic
- *The Girl Who Walked Quickly* (1978), as First Helper
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Killer
- *Jesus of Nazareth* (1977), series, as Saul
- *Churchill's People* (1974), series, as Trooper John Cantloe
- *K Is for Killing* (1974), as Marcus
- *The Professional* (1973), as Smith
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Drak — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/oliver-smith