Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-05-29 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also Known As

Joseph Cotter Smith

Cotter Smith

Biography

Joseph Cotter Smith (born May 29, 1949) is an American stage, film, and television actor.

Known For

7.0%

X2

Apr 27, 2003

7.0%

The Post

Dec 22, 2017

8.1%

MINDHUNTER

Oct 13, 2017

7.4%

Blindspot

Sep 21, 2015

7.6%

NCIS

Sep 23, 2003

8.1%

Person of Interest

Sep 22, 2011

8.1%

Ghost Whisperer

Sep 23, 2005

8.2%

White Collar

Oct 23, 2009

6.1%

K-9

Apr 28, 1989

5.7%

Things Heard & Seen

Apr 29, 2021

7.9%

The Americans

Jan 30, 2013

8.0%

Oz

Jul 12, 1997

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Acting

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Basic Psych as Dr. Grant Harrison

2024

Unsinkable: Titanic Untold as Senator Smith

2023

Rustin as Chief Wells

2021		Jack and the Treehouse as Pap
2021		Things Heard & Seen as Tom Claire

2019

The Standoff at Sparrow Creek as Roman

2017		The Post as Under Secretary William Macomber
2017		MINDHUNTER as Unit Chief Shepard
2017		The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner as Preacher (voice)

2015

Blindspot as General

2014		Madam Secretary as Darren Hahn
2014		Burning Blue as Admiral Lynch

2013		The Americans as Deputy Attorney General
2013		The Following as Nathan

2012		Revolution as President Jack Davis
2012		Friends with Kids as Phil Fryman

2011		Person of Interest as Denton Weeks
2011		Unforgettable as Jay Barrett

2010		You Don't Know Jack as Dick Thompson
2010		Lunatics, Lovers & Poets as Scotty MacGregor

2009		White Collar as Adam Wilson
2009		The Good Wife as Forrest Burke

2006		Brothers and Sisters as Gordon Alexander
2006		The Unit

2005		Night Stalker as Tony Vincenzo
2005		Commander in Chief as Governor Stan Preston
2005		Ghost Whisperer as Gerald Lucas
2005		Invasion
2005		Sleeper as Dr. Altman

2003		Tru Calling as Richard Davies
2003		NCIS as Sam Stevens
2003		X2 as President McKenna
2003		Reeseville as John Meyers

2002

Without a Trace as Sean McGinnis

2001

Alias as Hank Foster

2000

Run the Wild Fields as Silas Green

1999		Judging Amy as ASA Jeremy Friedman
1999		The History of Glamour as Loren Valentine (voice)

1997		Oz as Judge Benjamin Fee
1997		Bridge of Time as Robert Creighton
1997		Spy Game
1997		Orleans as Bill Brennecke

1996

Lifeform as Dr. Case Montgomery

1995		Remember Me as Adam Nichols
1995		Courthouse as Andrew Rawson

1994

Chicago Hope

1993		Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story as Steve
1993		With Hostile Intent as Officer Rob Arnold
1993		A Place To Be Loved as Mike Caldwell

1992		A Message from Holly
1992		Midnight's Child as Nick Cowan

1991

The Last Prostitute as Joe

1990		Law & Order as Eric Martin
1990		Equal Justice as Eugene 'Gene' Rogan

1989

K-9 as Gilliam

1988

Cameron's Closet as Sergeant Sam Taliaferro

1987

Lady Beware as Mac Odell

1986

L.A. Law as Tony Henderson

1985		The Twilight Zone as (segment "To See the Invisible Man")
1985		The Rape of Richard Beck as Lt. Hugo
1985		Moonlighting
1985		Moonlighting as Brian Baker
1985		A Bunny's Tale as Ned Holcomb

1984		Murder, She Wrote as Robert Rhine
1984		Mistral's Daughter as Frank
1984		Master Ninja II as Chad Webster
1984		Nickel Mountain as Trucker

1983		Blood Feud as Robert F. Kennedy
1983		Blood Feud as Robert F. Kennedy

1982		St. Elsewhere
1982		Cagney & Lacey

1981

Hill Street Blues