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Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1 / May / 1949 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also Known As
Joseph Cotter Smith
Cotter Smith
Joseph Cotter Smith (born May 29, 1949) is an American stage, film, and television actor.
Known For
8.3
White Collar
6 / Oct / 2009
8.1
Person of Interest
5 / Sep / 2011
8.1
MINDHUNTER
6 / Oct / 2017
8.1
Ghost Whisperer
6 / Sep / 2005
8.0
Oz
7 / Jul / 1997
7.8
The Americans
4 / Jan / 2013
7.7
The Twilight Zone
6 / Sep / 1985
7.6
Hill Street Blues
5 / Jan / 1981
7.6
NCIS
3 / Sep / 2003
7.6
Commander in Chief
3 / Sep / 2005
Credits
All
Department
Acting
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Basic Psych
as Dr. Grant Harrison
2024
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Unsinkable: Titanic Untold
as Senator Smith
2023
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Rustin
as Chief Wells
2021
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Things Heard & Seen
as Tom Claire
2021
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Jack and the Treehouse
as Pap
2019
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The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
as Roman
2017
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The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner
as Preacher (voice)
2017
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The Post
as Under Secretary William Macomber
2017
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MINDHUNTER
(11 episodes) as Unit Chief Shepard
2015
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Blindspot
(1 episode) as General
2014
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Burning Blue
as Admiral Lynch
2013
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The Americans
(14 episodes) as Deputy Attorney General
2013
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The Following
(2 episodes) as Nathan
2012
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Friends with Kids
as Phil Fryman
2012
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Revolution
(5 episodes) as President Jack Davis
2011
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Person of Interest
(5 episodes) as Denton Weeks
2011
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Unforgettable
(1 episode) as Jay Barrett
2010
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Lunatics, Lovers & Poets
as Scotty MacGregor
2010
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You Don't Know Jack
as Dick Thompson
2009
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White Collar
(1 episode) as Adam Wilson
2009
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The Good Wife
(1 episode) as Forrest Burke
2006
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Brothers and Sisters
(2 episodes) as Gordon Alexander
2006
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The Unit
(1 episode)
2005
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Sleeper
as Dr. Altman
2005
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Ghost Whisperer
(1 episode) as Gerald Lucas
2005
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Night Stalker
(10 episodes) as Tony Vincenzo
2005
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Invasion
(1 episode)
2005
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Commander in Chief
(1 episode) as Governor Stan Preston
2003
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X2
as President McKenna
2003
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Reeseville
as John Meyers
2003
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Tru Calling
(6 episodes) as Richard Davies
2003
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NCIS
(2 episodes) as Sam Stevens
2002
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Without a Trace
(1 episode) as Sean McGinnis
2001
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Alias
(1 episode) as Hank Foster
2000
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Run the Wild Fields
as Silas Green
1999
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The History of Glamour
as Loren Valentine (voice)
1999
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Judging Amy
(4 episodes) as ASA Jeremy Friedman
1997
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Bridge of Time
as Robert Creighton
1997
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Oz
(1 episode) as Judge Benjamin Fee
1997
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Orleans
(8 episodes) as Bill Brennecke
1997
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Spy Game
(1 episode)
1996
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Lifeform
as Dr. Case Montgomery
1995
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Remember Me
1995
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Courthouse
(11 episodes) as Andrew Rawson
1994
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Chicago Hope
(1 episode)
1993
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A Place To Be Loved
as Mike Caldwell
1993
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Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story
as Steve
1993
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With Hostile Intent
as Officer Rob Arnold
1992
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Midnight's Child
as Nick Cowan
1992
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A Message from Holly
1991
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The Last Prostitute
as Joe
1990
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Equal Justice
(27 episodes) as Eugene 'Gene' Rogan
1990
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Law & Order
(1 episode) as Eric Martin
1989
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K-9
as Gilliam
1988
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Cameron's Closet
as Sergeant Sam Taliaferro
1987
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Lady Beware
as Mac Odell
1986
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L.A. Law
(3 episodes) as Tony Henderson
1985
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The Rape of Richard Beck
as Lt. Hugo
1985
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A Bunny's Tale
as Ned Holcomb
1985
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The Twilight Zone
(1 episode)
1985
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Moonlighting
(1 episode)
1985
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Moonlighting
(1 episode) as Brian Baker
1984
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Master Ninja II
as Chad Webster
1984
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Nickel Mountain
as Trucker
1984
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Murder, She Wrote
(1 episode) as Robert Rhine
1984
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Mistral's Daughter
(8 episodes) as Frank
1983
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Blood Feud
as Robert F. Kennedy
1983
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Blood Feud
(2 episodes) as Robert F. Kennedy
1982
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St. Elsewhere
(1 episode)
1982
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Cagney & Lacey
(1 episode)
1981
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Hill Street Blues
(1 episode)