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Michael Bailey Smith

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67 Years Old

Michael Bailey Smith is an American actor. He is best known for his appearances on the television series Charmed, where he played Belthazor, a Grimlock leader, and Shax. He also appeared in Men in Black II (2002) as Creepy, a minor antagonist. Smith was born in Alpena, Michigan, to an Air Force family who lived in Tehran, Iran, during his last two years of high school. He graduated from Tehran American School. After working for Westinghouse, he joined the United States Army, where he served in the 82nd Airborne Division as a paratrooper. He then attended college at Eastern Michigan University, where his athletic talents earned him a spot as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys in 1985. Smith's football career was cut short by injury, and he returned to Eastern Michigan University, where in 1988 he earned a bachelor of science degree in computer-aided design. Smith stumbled upon acting when he accompanied a friend to an audition for the 1989 film A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. Smith landed the role of Super Freddy. Smith would appear three years later in a small role in Renegade, playing PJ Butler. In 1994, he appeared in an unreleased Marvel Comics adaptation of The Fantastic Four as Ben Grimm. Smith was also cast in Cyborg 3: The Recycler alongside Malcolm McDowell. Smith appeared in many TV series, such as Diagnosis: Murder, Star Trek: Voyager, Wings, and Conan the Adventurer. In 1999, Smith had small roles as guards in Donald Petrie's My Favourite Martian (film) and The X-Files. Smith appeared 18 times in the hit TV show Charmed, where he played Belthazor, The Source, Grimlock, and Shax. Also in 2002, he appeared in the hit sequel Men in Black II, where he portrayed the character Creepy. In 2003, Smith was the brother of Bob (Monster Man) in the hit movie Monster Man. Around that time, he appeared in the TV series The O.C. and Desperate Housewives. In 2006, Smith was cast as villain Pluto in the remake of The Hills Have Eyes. In 2007, he played villain Papa Hades in The Hills Have Eyes 2. He also starred in the 2010 horror film Chain Letter, alongside Nikki Reed and Noah Segan, directed by Deon Taylor. Smith has also maintained a career outside of acting; he currently works for LEXI as the VP of Global IoT Sales. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Bailey Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Alpena, Michigan, USA on 2nd November 1957

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House
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Star Trek: Voyager
Alien
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Diagnosis: Murder
Guard
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The O.C.
Joe
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Shameless
Man In Dress
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Toth
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Two and a Half Men
Dave
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The X-Files
Guard
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Desperate Housewives
Bob
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V.I.P.
Tomahawk
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Babylon 5
G'Dok
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My Name Is Earl
Skinhead
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Chuck
Vlad
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Malcolm in the Middle
Coach
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Family Matters
Snap
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Security Guard
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Charmed
Grimlock
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Charmed
Shax
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Charmed
Belthazor
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L.A. Heat
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Pair of Kings
Zadoc
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Grounded for Life
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Seven Days
Brenneman
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She Spies
Lucus Winter
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Wings
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The Drew Carey Show
Big Guy
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Oliver Beene
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Renegade
P. J. Butler
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Roswell
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The Division
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Malcolm & Eddie
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Men in Black II
Creepy
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Fastlane
Thick Neck Who's Talking (uncredited)
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The Hills Have Eyes
Pluto
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Undisputed
Skinhead
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The Hills Have Eyes 2
Papa Hades
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Pepper Dennis
Police Officer
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A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
Super Freddy
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In Hell
Valya
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The Fantastic Four
Ben Grimm
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
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Not Necessarily the News
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My Favorite Martian
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The Master of Disguise
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Black Mask 2: City of Masks
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Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
Tiny
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Submerged
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Monster Man
Monster Man
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Town & Country
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C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa
Vlad
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Chain Letter
Chain Man
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Cyborg 3: The Recycler
Donovan
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Spymate
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Careless
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Final Voyage
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Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four
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Revelation Road 3: The Black Rider
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Blood Shot
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Whatever It Takes
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Ice
Jimmy the Courier
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Kids vs Monsters
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Circuit
Mike
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Inside
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Bus Driver
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Clawed: The Legend of Sasquatch
Manny
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Bad Guys
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Cage II: The Arena of Death
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Love Her Madly
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Space Marines
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Miracle Desert