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'{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Dick Smothers | image = Smothers brothers 1965.JPG{{!}}border | imagesize = | caption = Smothers (right) with his brother, 1965 | birth_name = Richard Remick Smothers | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|11|20}} | birth_place = [[New York, New York]], U.S. | occupation = Actor, comedian, musician | spouse = {{marriage|Linda Miller|1959|1969|reason=divorce}} {{marriage|Linda Miller|1972|1984|reason=divorce}} {{marriage|Lorraine Martin|1986|1997|reason=divorce}}{{marriage|Denby Franklin|1997|2006|reason=divorce}} | module = {{infobox musical artist | embed = yes | instruments = vocals, bass | years_active = 1959–2010, 2019 }}}} '''Richard Remick Smothers''' (born November 20, 1938) is an American actor, comedian, composer, and musician. He was half of the musical comedy team the [[Smothers Brothers]], with his older brother [[Tom Smothers|Tom]]. ==Life and career== Smothers was born in New York City in 1938,<ref>{{YouTube|id=SlMSwJ9M5hA#t=42s|title=(0:42)}}</ref> the son of Ruth (''née'' Remick), a homemaker; and Thomas B. Smothers, an [[U.S. Army|Army]] officer who died as a [[prisoner of war]] in April 1945.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/29/Dick-Smothers.html |title=Dick Smothers Biography (1939–) |publisher=Film Reference |access-date=2014-07-25}}</ref> After moving to Southern California, Dick attended [[Verdugo Hills High School]] in [[Sunland-Tujunga, Los Angeles|Tujunga]], California, and graduated from [[Redondo Union High School]] in [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]], California, and later attended [[San José State University]], then called San José State College. At SJSC, Smothers participated as a [[distance runner]] for the track team (coached by [[Lloyd (Bud) Winter]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://8floz.net/speedcity/2008/10/the-smothers-brothers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309055956/http://8floz.net/speedcity/2008/10/the-smothers-brothers/|url-status=dead|title=Speed City era|archive-date=March 9, 2012}}</ref> The Smothers Brothers have appeared on numerous television shows over the past three decades, including two shows of their own: ''[[The Smothers Brothers Show]]'', a sit-com from 1965 to 1966; and ''[[The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour]]'', a variety show in 1967. In 1977, he appeared twice as a panelist on the daytime TV game show ''[[Match Game]]''. In 1993, he played one of the characters on cartoon Christmas movie ''Precious Moments: Timmy's Special Delivery''. Without Tom, he also appeared in the 1995 [[Martin Scorsese]]-directed film ''[[Casino (1995 film)|Casino]]'' in an uncharacteristically serious role as a dishonest [[Nevada State Senate|Nevada State Senator]]. His character and the dialogue in one scene was partly based on the career of former [[List of United States Senators from Nevada|United States Senator]] [[Harry Reid]], who once chaired the [[Nevada Gaming Commission]].<ref>Chris Suellentrop, Slate magazine, [http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/ballot_box/2004/12/harry_reid_is_not_boring.html Harry Reid Is Not Boring], December 22, 2004</ref> In December 2009, Dick and Tom both guest starred in [[O Brother, Where Bart Thou?|a 21st-season episode]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' that also featured [[Cooper Manning|Cooper]], [[Peyton Manning|Peyton]] and [[Eli Manning]].<ref name="Walker">{{Cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2009/08/add_cooper_to_manning_brothers.html|title=Add Cooper to Manning brothers' voices on 'The Simpsons'|last=Walker|first=Dave|date=August 7, 2009|work=[[The Times-Picayune]]|publisher=NOLA.com|access-date=2009-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019032623/http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2009/08/add_cooper_to_manning_brothers.html|archive-date=October 19, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2010, Smothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.al.com/scenesource/2010/02/dick_smothers_files_bankruptcy.html|title=Dick Smothers files for bankruptcy, Tom considers quitting The Smothers Brothers|last=Axelrod|first=Laura|date=February 25, 2010|website=blog.al.com|access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> In May, he and his brother announced their retirement from touring.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2010/may/17/end-era-smothers-brothers-announce-retirement/ | title=End of an era: Smothers Brothers announce retirement | date=May 17, 2010 | first=April | last=Corbin | access-date=June 10, 2014 | newspaper=Las Vegas Weekly}}</ref> Smothers has been active in amateur [[automobile racing]],<ref>"[http://www.myf5000.com/files/dick_bio.pdf Dick Smothers Racing Bio]", [[Echlin Manufacturing Company]]</ref> both [[road racing]]<ref>"[http://www.motorsport.com/magazine/feature.asp?C=Special&D=2002-03-07 Reflections on Sebring: Dick Smothers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606175330/http://www.motorsport.com/magazine/feature.asp?C=Special&D=2002-03-07 |date=June 6, 2011 }}", Richard Sloop/Carol Lynn Fogle, [[Motorports.com]], 2002-03-07</ref> and [[drag racing]].<ref>"[http://www.69olds.com/smothers.html Smothers Brothers Racing Photos]"</ref> He is the father of six children: [[Dick Smothers, Jr.|Dick Jr.]], Andrew, Steven, Sarah, Susan, and Remick.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.smothersbrothers.com/smobro_bios/sb_bio_.html | title = The smothers brothers biography}}</ref> He currently resides in [[Sarasota, Florida]]. ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1966 |''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966 film)|Alice Through the Looking Glass]]'' |Tweedledee | |- |1989|| ''[[Speed Zone]]'' || Nelson van Sloan || |- |1995|| ''[[Casino (1995 film)|Casino]]'' || Senator Harrison Roberts || |- |1997|| ''[[The Debtors]]'' || || |- |2009|| ''[[The Informant!]]'' || Judge Harold Baker || (final film role) |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|810686}} *{{IMDb title|348056|Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour}} * {{EmmyTVLegends name|dick-smothers|Dick Smothers}} {{The Smothers Brothers}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Smothers, Dick}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:American sketch comedians]] [[Category:American comedy musicians]] [[Category:American male composers]] [[Category:21st-century American composers]] [[Category:Television personalities from California]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actors from Redondo Beach, California]] [[Category:Musicians from New York City]] [[Category:San Jose State University alumni]] [[Category:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers]] [[Category:Racing drivers from New York (state)]] [[Category:Musicians from Redondo Beach, California]] [[Category:World Sportscar Championship drivers]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:Comedians from California]] [[Category:20th-century American comedians]] [[Category:21st-century American male musicians]]'