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Dallas star dead at 98 after long TV career that included appearances on
Star Trek and Hawaii Five-O

Dallas actor William Smithers has reportedly died at the age of 98.

He passed on May 26 in Santa Barbara, California, according to the Santa Barbara Independent.

The actor played Jeremy Wendell, the CEO of WestStar Oil, on the hit
nighttime soap opera opposite Larry Hagman and Linda Gray.

Smithers starred in 50 episodes of the popular show from 1981 until 1989.

The Virginia native also had roles on the high-profile TV shows Star
Trek, Peyton Place and Hawaii Five-O.

And he made a mark in films such as 1973's Papillon with Steve McQueen
and 1972's Trouble Man with Robert Hooks.

Dallas actor William Smithers has reportedly died at the age of 98. He
passed on May 26 in Santa Barbara, California, according to the Santa
Barbara Independent. Cast photo from 1979

The actor played Jeremy Wendell, the CEO of WestStar Oil, on the hit
nighttime soap opera

Smithers got his start in theater in 1951 in a Broadway production of
Romeo and Juliet, starring Olivia de Havilland. The following year, he
joined The Actors Studio.

Smithers then moved to TV.

He played David Schuster on ABC's Peyton Place from 1965 to 1966.

In 1968 he had the role of Captain R.M. Merik in the Bread and Circuses episode of Star Trek.

He also played Stanley Norris on the soap opera Guiding Light from 1970
to 1971. Then came a role on Executive Suite from 1976 to 1977.

His other TV credits included The Invaders, Barnaby Jones, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Combat and Mission: Impossible.

In 1978 he played Dr Karl in the movie Deathsport and that same year was
James Colbert in the film The Amazing Spider-Man.

He was in a total of 400 projects over his six decade career.

From 2003 to 2005, he created, produced and directed the Santa Barbara Theatre of the Air for KCSB radio, broadcasting works of classic and contemporary playwrights.

From 2010 to 2013, he and his wife - acting teacher S. Loraine Boos
Hull, known as Lorrie Hull Smithers - were co-hosts and co-producers of
the Santa Barbara Channels (now TV Santa Barbara) television interview
program Just Between Us!

Smithers served on the Board of Directors of TV Santa Barbara from 2010
until 2011.

In December 2015, he was appointed by the Santa Barbara City Council to
the city's Arts Advisory Committee.

He lived in Santa Barbara with his wife until his death. She passed in
2022.
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In alt.obituaries Travoltron <Travoltron@fakeemail.org> wrote:

Dallas star dead at 98 after long TV career that included appearances on Star Trek and Hawaii Five-O

Correction:

"Dallas" star dead at....

Smithers never lived in Dallas, at least per Wikipedia. Hence the
doublequotes are needed to indicate that he was an actor in the
sitcom or soap opera or whatever it was rather than a Dallas
resident.

Doublequotes are correct around "Star Trek" and "Hawaii Five-O",
but not really needed for disambiguation.
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