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O.C. Smith(1936-2001)

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  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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O.C. Smith was born on 21 June 1936 in Mansfield, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Shaft's Big Score! (1972), The Learning Tree (1969) and Such Good Friends (1971). He was married to Robbie Gholson Smith and Lorraine Wiltz. He died on 23 November 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 21, 1936
DiedNovember 23, 2001(65)
BornJune 21, 1936
DiedNovember 23, 2001(65)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
Shaft's Big Score!
6.1
  • Soundtrack("Blowin' Your Mind (Theme from Shaft's Big Score!)", "Don't Misunderstand", "Move On In")
  • 1972
The Learning Tree (1969)
The Learning Tree
7.2
  • Soundtrack("The Learning Tree")
  • 1969
Such Good Friends (1971)
Such Good Friends
6.0
  • Soundtrack("Suddenly It's All Tomorrow")
  • 1971
The Bus Is Coming (1971)
The Bus Is Coming
5.7
  • Soundtrack("The Bus Is Coming")
  • 1971

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  • The Ministry of Paul (1991)
    Animated Stories from the New Testament
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Landowner (voice)
    • 2004
  • Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin, John Pleshette, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)
    Knots Landing
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Charlie Hart
    • 1982

Music Department



  • Moments Without Proper Names (1987)
    Moments Without Proper Names
    7.4
    • vocals
    • 1987

Soundtrack



  • David Duchovny in Aquarius (2015)
    Aquarius
    7.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "Little Green Apples"
    • 2016
  • Top of the Pops (1964)
    Top of the Pops
    6.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Together"
    • 1977
  • Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
    Shaft's Big Score!
    6.1
    • performer: "Blowin' Your Mind (Theme from Shaft's Big Score!)", "Don't Misunderstand", "Move On In"
    • 1972
  • Such Good Friends (1971)
    Such Good Friends
    6.0
    • performer: "Suddenly It's All Tomorrow"
    • 1971
  • The Bus Is Coming (1971)
    The Bus Is Coming
    5.7
    • performer: "The Bus Is Coming"
    • 1971
  • Johnny Cash in The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
    The Johnny Cash Show
    8.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp", "Moody"
    • performer: "Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife", "For Once in My Life", "Hickory Holler's Tramp"
    • performer: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay", "Walk With Your Neighbor"
    • 1969–1970
  • The Learning Tree (1969)
    The Learning Tree
    7.2
    • performer: "The Learning Tree"
    • 1969
  • American Bandstand (1952)
    American Bandstand
    7.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Little Green Apples"
    • 1968

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 21, 1936
    • Mansfield, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • November 23, 2001
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Robbie Gholson Smith1976 - November 23, 2001 (his death)
  • Other works
    Single (as Ocie Smith): "Everybody But Me" / "Mister Right" (Broadway Records)
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Survived by his wife, Robbie; two daughters, five sons, and ten grandchildren.
  • Nickname
    • Ocie Lee

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