The show ran for 14 seasons and 13 years before it came to an end on May 3, 1991. Smithers had a role on the series in 1981 and also from 1984 to 1989. During that time, Smithers went toe-to-toe with ...

Smithers was best known for playing Jeremy Wendell on Dallas. Wendell was an oilman determined to one-up J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) at every turn. Smithers played the villain for 50 episodes, and ...

Actor William Smithers, famous for his role as oil baron Jeremy Wendell on “Dallas,” has died. He was 98 years old. According to an obituary by the Santa Barbara Independent, Smithers died on May 26 ...

He and Olivia de Havilland made their Broadway debuts in 1951 in 'Romeo and Juliet'; like her, he took on a Hollywood studio in court and won. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor William Smithers, the ...

"We make no pretense of rehabilitation here. We’re not priests, we’re processors," the actor says in a memorable moment as warden at Devil's Island in the 1973 film, "Papillon." ...

When the lights dimmed on the set of Dallas, a familiar face vanished in real life. William Smithers, the seasoned actor who brought the stoic Jeremy Wendell to the 1980s prime‑time soap, died on May ...

William Smithers, the actor behind Jeremy Wendell in Dallas, has died. He was 98. The longtime character actor, who played the oil baron on the CBS soap until 1989, died on Tuesday, May 26, the Santa ...

William Smithers, the actor known for his roles in Dallas and Papillon, is dead at 98. On June 15, the Santa Barbara Independent reported that he died on May 26. A cause of death was not revealed.

Actor William Smithers, who played the ruthless oil baron rival to J.R. Ewing in the primetime soap opera “Dallas,” died on May 26. He was 98. Smithers’ death was first reported by the Santa Barbara ...