Photo: Warner Brothers Studios / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What stays with me about Roger Smith isn't the detective fame of 77 Sunset Strip but the second act he chose. Here was a leading man who could act, write, and produce, yet he spent decades managing his wife Ann-Margret's career and stayed married to her for half a century. In an industry built on ego, stepping out of the spotlight to keep someone else shining is a rare kind of generosity. I find that quietly heroic. The California kid from South Gate ultimately measured success not in screen time but in devotion, and that reframes his whole story for me into something genuinely admirable.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Roger Smith
- Name (Japanese)
- ロジャー・スミス
- Reading
- ろじゃー・すみす
- Born
- December 18, 1932 – June 4, 2017
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Monkey
- Origin
- South Gate, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / screenwriter / television actor / film producer / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Arizona
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger%20Smith%20(actor)
Frequently asked questions
When was Roger Smith born?
December 18, 1932 – June 4, 2017.
Where is Roger Smith from?
Roger Smith is from South Gate, California, United States.
What does Roger Smith do?
Roger Smith works as film actor, screenwriter, television actor, film producer, actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.