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Cotter Smith (born May 29, 1949) is an American stage, film, and television actor. He was born Joseph Cotter Smith in Washington, D.C., the son of Madeline (née Cotter) and John Lewis Smith, Jr., who was a federal judge. In 1972, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in literature at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. He began his acting career in New York in 1978, studying with Stella Adler and at the Actors Studio. His New York theater credits include Wendy Wasserstein's An American Daughter (the Broadway premiere); Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning How I Learned to Drive;... MORE

Cotter Smith (born May 29, 1949) is an American stage, film, and television actor. He was born Joseph Cotter Smith in Washington, D.C., the son of Madeline (née Cotter) and John Lewis Smith, Jr., who was a federal judge. In 1972, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in literature at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. He began his acting career in New York in 1978, studying with Stella Adler and at the Actors Studio. His New York theater credits include Wendy Wasserstein's An American Daughter (the Broadway premiere); Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning How I Learned to Drive; Lanford Wilson's Burn This; Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play; Athol Fugard's Blood Knot and the premiere of Craig Lucas' The Dying Gaul, among many others. He spent ten years as a member of the Circle Repertory Company working exclusively on the premiere productions of new American plays, and is currently a member of the Vineyard Theatre Company in New York. He co-starred with Judd Hirsch in the National Tour of Art. He is currently appearing in the premiere of Michael Weller's two-character play SIDE EFFECTS with Joely Richardson at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York, LESS