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Dick Smothers Wiki Biography
Richard Remick Smothers was born on 20 November 1939, in New York City, USA, and is a musician, actor, composer, and comedian, best known for being part of the musical comedy team the Smothers Brothers, alongside his older brother Tom. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Dick Smothers? As of early-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $1 million, mostly earned through success as one of the Smothers Brothers, during a career which began in the early ‘60s. They would appear on numerous televisions shows and he’s also appeared in several films. All of his achievements have ensured the position of his wealth.
Dick’s father was an Army officer who passed away as a prisoner of war. The family later moved to Southern California, and Smothers would attend Verdugo Hills High School. Later, he moved to Redondo Union High School from where he matriculated, and then attended San Jose State University where he became part of the school’s track team. He was a distance runner and was coached by Lloyd “Bud” Winter.
In the 1960s, Dick and his brother Tom formed The Smothers Brothers and would start to gain popularity with their musical comedy shows. They began being featured on television, which would start to increase their net worth. Eventually, they were given their own sitcom entitled “The Smothers Brothers Show” which ran from 1965 to 1966, the last CBS sitcom to be filmed in black-and-white, consisting of a total of 32 episodes. The show was sponsored by V05 hairdressing products as well as American Tobacco. After the show, the brothers then established “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” in 1967. It was a variety show that aired for two years and would become a major success. It competed with NBC’s “Bonanza” for audience records, however, disputes between executives would lead to the show being abruptly cancelled in 1969.
Dick was then little heard of until in 1993, Dick became part of the cartoon movie “Precious Moments: Timmy’s Special Delivery” in which he voiced one of the characters. Two years later, he was cast in an unusually serious role in the film “Casino”, which was directed by Martin Scorsese, playing a dishonest Nevada State Senator, partly based on former US Senator Harry Reid. The film also starred Sharon Stone and Robert De Niro, and was based on the book “Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas” by Nicholas Pileggi who would co-write the screenplay as well. The brothers continued to perform together until 2010, when they announced their retirement.
Dick’s financial situation wasn’t that great, and he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2011.
For his personal life, it is known that Smothers was married to Linda Miller from 1959 to 1969, then to Lorraine Martin in 1986. In 1997, he married Denby Franklin and it lasted until 2006; he has six children. Smothers has been very active in racing, involving amateur automobile racing, drag racing, and road racing.
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Dick Smothers Quick Info
Net Worth | $1 Million |
Date Of Birth | November 20, 1939 |
Place Of Birth | Governors Island, New York City, New York, United States |
Profession | Comedian, Actor, Musician, Composer |
Education | San Jose State University, Redondo Union High School |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Denby Franklin (m. 1997–2006), Lorraine Martin (m. 1986–1994), Linda Smothers (m. 1972–1982), Linda Smothers (m. 1959–1969) |
Children | Remick Smothers, Dick Smothers, Jr., Sarah Smothers, Steven Smothers, Andrew Smothers, Susan Smothers |
Parents | Ruth Smothers, Thomas B. Smothers |
Siblings | Tom Smothers, Sherry Smothers |
Nicknames | Richard Remick Smothers , Smothers, Dick , the Smothers Brothers |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810686/ |
Awards | TV Land Favorite Singing Siblings Award |
Music Groups | Smothers Brothers |
Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety Or Music Program |
Movies | Tales of the Rat Fink, Casino, Speed Zone, Alice Through the Looking Glass |
TV Shows | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Smothers Brothers Show, The Smothers Brothers Show (1975), The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988), Fitz and Bones, The Smothers Brothers Summer Show |
Dick Smothers Quotes
- [on The Smothers Brothers] Our trouble is we’re 1960s WASPs with a reputation as political satirists with nothing left to satirize.
- “There’s a dumbing down of the schools. It’s all around.” (Chicago Tribune interview, November 28, 2002)
Dick Smothers Important Facts
- Though he and his brother Tom Smothers both appear in The Informant! (2009), their characters are not related and never share the screen.
- Distant cousin of Alexandra Smothers.
- Graduated from Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, California in 1957.
- Dick’s father was a POW in WW II and died during the Bataan Death march. His father, Major Thomas Bolyn Smothers, Jr. was a West Point Graduate. He survived the Bataan Death March, and died on a Japanese POW ship. He was buried at sea.
- Attended San Jose State University in California.
- Brother-in-law of casting director Marcy Carriker.
- Dick and his brother, Tom, were born on Governor’s Island in New York Harbor. Their father, who was stationed on the military base on that island, moved his pregnant wife there to be close to him.
- Younger brother of Tom Smothers.
Dick Smothers Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Informant! | 2009 | Judge Harold Baker | Actor | |
Distinguished Artists | 2005 | TV Series | Actor | |
Kingdom Hospital | 2004 | TV Series | Janitor | Actor |
The Debtors | 1999 | Actor | ||
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | 1997 | TV Series | Dick | Actor |
Casino | 1995 | Senator | Actor | |
Speed Zone | 1989 | Nelson van Sloan | Actor | |
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card | 1988 | TV Movie | Actor | |
Benson | 1985 | TV Series | Elevator Musician | Actor |
Tales of the Unexpected | 1983 | TV Series | Dr. Humphrey Baxter | Actor |
Terror at Alcatraz | 1982 | TV Movie | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Actor |
Fantasy Island | 1982 | TV Series | Ron Price | Actor |
Fitz and Bones | 1981 | TV Series | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Actor |
It Takes a Thief | 1970 | TV Series | P.K. Rhodes | Actor |
Alice Through the Looking Glass | 1966 | TV Movie | Tweedledee | Actor |
My Brother the Angel | 1965-1966 | TV Series | Dick Smothers | Actor |
Burke’s Law | 1964 | TV Series | Luke Rafer | Actor |
Make Room for Daddy | 1962 | TV Series | Dick Smothers | Actor |
The New Steve Allen Show | 1961 | TV Series | Regular | Actor |
The Simpsons | 2009 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Tribute to Harry Chapin | 1991 | TV Special documentary performer: “Six String Orchestra” | Soundtrack | |
Dolly | 1987 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
The Sonny and Cher Show | 1976 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
The Jonathan Winters Show | 1969 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1968 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Alice Through the Looking Glass | 1966 | TV Movie “The Backwards Alphabet” El alfabeto al revés., “Opening & Closing Theme” Tema de apertura y cierre. / performer: “Through the Looking Glass” opening & closing theme, “The Backwards Alphabet” 2:09, “The Backwards Alphabet” | Soundtrack | |
The Andy Williams Show | 1966 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
The Jack Benny Program | 1965 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Make Room for Daddy | 1962 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | 1997 | TV Series additional material – 1 episode | Writer | |
The Sixties | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself – Comedian | Self |
Sing Your Song | 2011 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?) | 2010 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
The 19th Annual Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame | 2010 | TV Special | Himself – Honoree | Self |
The Simpsons | 2009 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Make ‘Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Comedian / Himself | Self |
Last Call with Carson Daly | 2008 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2008 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
1968 with Tom Brokaw | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | 2007 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
TV Land’s Top Ten | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
My First Time | 2006 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Tales of the Rat Fink | 2006 | Documentary | Station Wagon (voice) | Self |
Biography | 1996-2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
Weird U.S. | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
The 3rd Annual TV Land Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
The Aristocrats | 2005 | Documentary | Himself (as The Smothers Brothers) | Self |
Hollywood Squares | 1999-2004 | TV Series | Himself – Panelist | Self |
The 31st Annual American Music Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Life with Bonnie | 2003 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Uncensored Comedy: That’s Not Funny! | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2003 | TV Series | Themselves | Self |
Jack Paar: Smart Television | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
American Soundtrack: This Land Is Your Land | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself – Host / Performer | Self |
On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
TV’s Most Censored Moments | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Himself | Self |
The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Segment Presenter | Self |
Faces Made for Radio | 1999 | Video | Himself | Self |
The Martin Short Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Saturday Night Live 25 | 1999 | TV Special documentary | Himself – Audience Member (uncredited) | Self |
Steve Martin: A Comic Life | 1999 | TV Special documentary | Himself | Self |
Sin City Spectacular | 1998 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
CBS: The First 50 Years | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame | 1994 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
The 7th Annual American Comedy Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
A Tribute to the Boys: Laurel & Hardy | 1992 | TV Special documentary | Himself (as the Smothers Brothers) | Self |
Tribute to Harry Chapin | 1991 | TV Special documentary | Himself | Self |
Newton’s Apple | 1990 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
The 15th Annual People’s Choice Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself – Co-Presenter: Favourite New Television Comedy | Self |
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1988-1989 | TV Series | Himself – Host | Self |
The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Off Your Duff | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
What’s Alan Watching? | 1989 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
The 14th Annual People’s Choice Awards | 1988 | TV Special documentary | Himself – Performer | Self |
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour: The 20th Reunion | 1988 | TV Special | Himself – Host | Self |
Dolly | 1987 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The New Hollywood Squares | 1987 | TV Series | Himself – Center Square / Himself – Panelist | Self |
Odds Are!: The Smothers Brothers Show You How to Gamble and Win | 1985 | Video documentary | Himself – Co-Host | Self |
The Secret World of the Very Young | 1984 | TV Movie | Himself – Performer | Self |
Sunday Night Live | 1984 | TV Movie | Himself – Master of Ceremonies (M.C.) | Self |
Saturday Night Live | 1982-1983 | TV Series | Himself – Co-Host / Various | Self |
Save the Cable Cars Telethon | 1982 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
The Glen Campbell Music Show | 1982 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The 8th Annual People’s Choice Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Himself – Performer | Self |
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | 1982 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The 6th Annual Young Comedians | 1981 | TV Special | Himself – Host | Self |
Hour Magazine | 1980 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers Special II | 1980 | TV Special | Himself – Host | Self |
The Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers Special I | 1980 | TV Special | Himself – Host | Self |
The 32nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself – Presenter | Self |
Good Morning America | 1979 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
A Special Sesame Street Christmas | 1978 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Tattletales | 1977 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Match Game 73 | 1977 | TV Series | Himself – Panelist | Self |
The Sonny and Cher Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself / Various Characters | Self |
Dinah! | 1974-1975 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Match Game PM | 1975 | TV Series | Panelist | Self |
Cher | 1975 | TV Series | Himself / Art Decko | Self |
The Smothers Brothers Show | 1975 | TV Series | Himself – Host | Self |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1966-1975 | TV Series | Himself – Guest / Himself | Self |
The Carol Burnett Show | 1967-1974 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1962-1974 | TV Series | Himself – Co-Host / Himself – Comedian | Self |
The Hollywood Palladium | 1974 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
NBC Follies | 1973 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Julie Andrews Hour | 1972 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The New Bill Cosby Show | 1972 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Hollywood Squares | 1972 | TV Series | Himself – Panelist | Self |
Zenith Presents: A Salute to Television’s 25th Anniversary | 1972 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Dean Martin Presents: The Bobby Darin Amusement Co. | 1972 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Tom Smothers’ Organic Prime Time Space Ride | 1971 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Dick Cavett Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Flip | 1971 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Once Upon a Wheel | 1971 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
The Smothers Brothers Summer Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself – Host | Self |
The Art Linkletter Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians | 1970 | TV Movie | Himself (voice, as The Smothers Brothers) | Self |
The Andy Williams Show | 1969-1970 | TV Series | Himself – Guest / Himself | Self |
Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man | 1970 | TV Special | Self | |
The Return of the Smothers Brothers | 1970 | TV Movie | Himself – Host | Self |
The Racing Scene | 1969 | Documentary | Himself – Driver | Self |
The Bob Hope Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Allen Ludden’s Gallery | 1969 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Joey Bishop Show | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Laugh-In | 1969 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Jonathan Winters Show | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Himself – Co-Host | Self |
Pat Paulsen for President | 1968 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Carnival Nights | 1968 | TV Special | Himself (Cameo) | Self |
The Pat Boone Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Dee Time | 1968 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
What’s My Line? | 1967 | TV Series | Himself – Mystery Guest | Self |
The Jack Benny Hour | 1966 | TV Special | Himself (as The Smothers Brothers) | Self |
The Eamonn Andrews Show | 1966 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Val Doonican Show | 1966 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Andy Williams Show | 1966 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The 38th Annual Academy Awards | 1966 | TV Special | Himself – Performer (as The Smothers Brothers) | Self |
Hollywood Talent Scouts | 1966 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Ed Sullivan Show | 1965 | TV Series | Himself – Comedian | Self |
The Jack Benny Program | 1965 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Jack Paar Program | 1965 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Hollywood Palace | 1964 | TV Series | Himself – Comedian / Themselves – Comic Folk Singers | Self |
I’ve Got a Secret | 1964 | TV Series | Himself – Celebrity Guest | Self |
The Garry Moore Show | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Judy Garland Show | 1963 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Hootenanny | 1963 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Steve Allen Playhouse | 1962 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Himself – Comedian / Himself – Singer / Comedian | Self |
The Bing Crosby Show | 1959 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
America’s Clown: An Intimate Biography of Red Skelton | 2014 | Video | Himself | Archive Footage |
Pioneers of Television | 2008 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself | Archive Footage |
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song | 2007 | Documentary | Himself | Archive Footage |
Cavett Remembers the Comic Legends | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself | Archive Footage |
Casino: The Cast and Characters | 2005 | Video documentary short | Senator | Archive Footage |
The First Amendment Project: No Joking | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Archive Footage | |
A Really Big Show: Ed Sullivan’s 50th Anniversary | 1998 | TV Special | Himself | Archive Footage |
Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself | Archive Footage |
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Archive Footage |
Laugh-In Past Christmas Present | 1993 | TV Special | Himself | Archive Footage |
The Great Standups | 1984 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Archive Footage |
Good Old Days Part II | 1978 | TV Special | Himself – The Smothers Brothers | Archive Footage |
Pat Paulsen’s Half a Comedy Hour | 1970 | TV Series | Himself | Archive Footage |
Dick Smothers Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | TV Land Award | TV Land Awards | Favorite Singing Siblings | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) | Won |
1989 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | Won | |
2005 | TV Land Award | TV Land Awards | Favorite Singing Siblings | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) | Nominated |
1989 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | Nominated |