Kurtwood Smith - wikipedia Kurtwood Smith This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( August 2014 ) Kurtwood Smith Smith at the 2010 Comic Con in San Diego Kurtwood Larson Smith ( 1943 - 07 - 03 ) July 3, 1943 ( age 75 ) New Lisbon, Wisconsin, U.S. Residence Glendale, California, U.S. Alma mater San Jose State University, B.A. 1965 Stanford University, MFA 1969 Occupation Actor, voice actor Years active 1970 -- present Spouse ( s ) Cecilia Souza ( m. 1964 -- 1974 ) ( divorced ) Joan Pirkle ( m. 1988 ) Children Kurtwood Larson Smith ( born July 3, 1943 ) is an American television and film actor. He is known for playing Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop ( 1987 ) and Red Forman in That ' 70s Show, as well as for his many appearances in science fiction films and television programs ( Star Trek, The X-Files ). He also starred in the seventh season of 24. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early life Smith was born in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, the son of Mabel Annette Lund ( née Larson ) and George Smith. Smith 's mother was a fan of a country singer named Kurt ( or Curt ) in the early 1940s. However, she thought `` Kurt Smith '' was too short a name, so she added `` wood '' ( `` she just tacked it on to the end '', he said ). Smith has said that he is likely the only Kurtwood. Smith grew up in the San Fernando Valley and graduated from Canoga Park High School of Canoga Park, California in 1961 ; he was class president in his senior year. Smith graduated from San Jose State University in 1965 with a B.A. and Stanford University in 1969 with an MFA. Career Onstage, Smith won three Drama - Logue Awards for his performances in Billy Budd, Idiot 's Delight, and Green Grow the Lilacs. In his film career, he portrayed Clarence Boddicker, the villain in Paul Verhoeven 's science fiction action movie RoboCop and the father role as Red Forman on the Fox sitcom That ' 70s Show, which ran from 1998 to 2006. After That ' 70s Show ended, Smith played Senator Blaine Mayer in the seventh season of the action thriller 24, and portrayed Dick Clayton in the CBS series Worst Week. He enjoyed a recurring role as a rogue FBI agent in Seasons 3 -- 5 of the NBC ( later CBS ) series Medium, appearing in later episodes as a ghost after his character 's death. More recently, he played the main character Henry Langston in the ABC sci - fi / drama Resurrection which ran for two seasons ( 2014 -- 15 ). Currently, he is a regular on the Amazon original dramedy series Patriot. Before That ' 70s Show his other roles included playing Mr. Sue on Fox 's `` espionage comedy '' The New Adventures of Beans Baxter from 1987 to 1989. He also starred as the strict father of Robert Sean Leonard 's Neil in 1989 's Dead Poets Society. He made a number of appearances in the Star Trek franchise, playing the President of the Federation in Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country, a Cardassian named Thrax in the Star Trek : Deep Space Nine episode `` Things Past '', and a Krenim scientist named Annorax in the Star Trek : Voyager episode `` Year of Hell ''. He also has an extensive voice acting résumé, appearing in computer games such as Fallout Tactics : Brotherhood of Steel, and FreeSpace 2, and on a number of animated series. He played a recurring role on the claymation series Gary & Mike as the vengeful Officer Dick and voiced the dinosaurian military commander character General Galapagos in the Savage Steve Holland produced Fox animated series Terrible Thunderlizards. He played the voice of Bob Johnson on Squirrel Boy and provided the voice of Kanjar Ro in Green Lantern : First Flight and starred as the sheriff in Last of the Dogmen. Recently Smith appeared on the Netflix show The Ranch as farmer Peterson. Personal life Smith married Cecilia Souza in 1964. The couple divorced in 1974. Smith married Joan Pirkle, who appeared with him in Robocop, in 1988. Smith has one daughter, Laurel Garner, and one son, Shannon Smith. Smith lives in Glendale, California. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1980 Roadie Security Guard 1981 Zoot Suit Sergeant Smith Staying Alive Choreographer Going Berserk Clarence 1984 Blue Thunder Bill Spradley Flashpoint Carson RoboCop Clarence Boddicker The Delos Adventure Arthur McNeil 1988 Rambo III Robert Griggs Two Idiots in Hollywood District Attorney 1989 True Believer Robert Reynard Dead Poets Society Mr. Perry Heart of Dixie Professor Flournoy 1990 Quick Change Russ Crane / Vince Lombino 1991 Oscar Lt. Toomey, Chicago PD Company Business Elliot Jaffe, CIA Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country Federation President Shadows and Fog Vogel 's Follower Fortress Prison Director Poe 1993 Boxing Helena Dr. Alan Harrison The Crush Cliff Forrester Heart and Souls Patterson Uncredited Big Wave Daves Jack Lord 1994 Dead on Sight Julian Thompson 1995 To Die For Earl Stone Under Siege 2 : Dark Territory General Stanley Cooper Last of the Dogmen Sheriff Deegan Citizen Ruth Norm Stoney Broken Arrow Secretary of Defense, Baird A Time to Kill Stump Sisson 1997 Prefontaine Curtis Cunningham 1998 Shelter Tom Cantrell Deep Impact Otis Hefter 1999 Girl, Interrupted Dr. Crumble 2002 Teddy Bears ' Picnic Secretary of Transportation, William Easter Evil Remains Dr. Theodore Rosen 2005 The Trouble with Dee Dee William Rutherford 2006 Hard Scrambled Benno 2007 Entry Level Nick 2009 Green Lantern : First Flight Kanjar Ro Voice All in the Bunker Adolf Hitler Short film 2011 Cedar Rapids Orin Helgesson 2012 Men in a Box Dr. Skinner Short film Hitchcock Geoffrey Shurlock 2013 Turbo The CEO Voice 2015 Raise the ToyGantic Ted Greenley Short film Regular Show : The Movie Gene Voice 2017 Amityville : The Awakening Dr. Milton El Camino Christmas Sheriff Bob Fuller Television Year Title Role Notes 1980 Soap Man in laundromat 1 episode Me and Maxx Dwayne Episode : `` Some Are Savers '' 1980 -- 1981 Lou Grant DeGaetano / DeRopp / Fire Captain 3 episodes Renegades Captain Scanlon 6 episodes 1984 The A-Team Mr. Carson Episode : `` The Battle of Bel Air '' Blue Thunder Bill Spradley Episode : `` Revenge in the Sky '' Riptide Merle Wilson Episode : `` The Orange Grove '' 1985 Stir Crazy Bo Carter Episode : `` The Ping Pong Caper '' The Midnight Hour Captain Warren Jensen Television film The Best Times Sam Ballard Episode : `` Volleyball '' The Paper Chase Episode : `` Security '' It 's a Living Senior Agent Episode : `` Hail to the Chef '' Deadly Messages Lieutenant Burton Television film 1986 Stingray Sgt. Edward Fiddler Episode : `` Sometimes You Gotta Sing the Blues '' North and South Col. Hiram Berdan Miniseries Newhart Chet Episode : `` Dick the Kid '' The Christmas Gift Jake Richards Television film 21 Jump Street Spencer Phillips 2 episodes The New Adventures of Beans Baxter Mr. Sue 5 episodes 1988 It 's Garry Shandling 's Show Paul Bosgang Episode : `` Save the Planet '' 1989 The Nightmare Years Dr. Joseph Goebbels Miniseries 1990 12 : 01 PM Myron Castleman Television short film The Famous Teddy Z Episode : `` Loyalty '' 1993 Picket Fences Barry Jenkins Episode : `` Be My Valentine '' Big Wave Dave 's Jack Lord 6 episodes 1993 -- 1996 Eek ! The Cat Dinosaur Military Commander ( voice ) 6 episodes 1993 -- 1997 The Terrible Thunderlizards General Galapagos 1994 While Justice Sleeps Leonard Rosenglass Television film 1995 500 Nations ( voice ) 3 episodes The X-Files Agent Bill Patterson `` Grotesque '' Star Trek : Deep Space Nine Thrax Episode : `` Things Past '' 1997 Men in Black : The Series Agent H / Forbis ( voice ) 2 episodes Star Trek : Voyager Annorax Episode : `` Year of Hell '' 1998 The Magnificent Seven Col. Emmett Anderson Episode : `` Ghosts of the Confederacy '' A Bright Shining Lie General Westmoreland Television film Safety Patrol Principal Tromp Television film 1998 -- 2006 That ' 70s Show Red Forman Main Cast 1999 3rd Rock from the Sun Jacob Solomon Episode : `` Dick Solomon of the Indiana Solomons '' Todd McFarlane 's Spawn Robert Sullivan ( voice ) Episode : `` Seed of the Hellspawn '' Gary and Mike Officer Dick Batman Beyond Agent James Bennet ( voice ) Episode : `` Countdown '' UC : Undercover William Murphy Episode : `` Of Fathers and Sons '' Justice League Prosecutor ( voice ) Episode : `` In Blackest Night '' 2001 -- 2002 The Zeta Project Agent James Bennet ( voice ) 14 episodes 2002 Fillmore ! Mr. Galser ( voice ) Episode : `` To Mar a Stal '' Everybody Loves Raymond Famous Baseball Player Malcolm in the Middle Principal Block Episode : `` Dirty Magazine '' 2004 -- 2006 The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Grim 's Dad 2 episodes 2005 ChalkZone Himself with Stephen Colbert Robot Chicken Various voices 2 episodes Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go ! Ciracus ( voice ) Episode : `` Girl Trouble '' 2006 Handy Manny Mr. Noodlander ( voice ) Episode : `` A Sticky Fix / Paint Job '' 2006 -- 2007 Squirrel Boy Robert `` Bob '' Johnson ( voice ) 15 episodes 2006 -- 2009 Medium Agent Edward Cooper 3 episodes 2007 Psych Captain Conners Episode : `` Forget Me Not '' House MD Dr. Obyedkov Episode : `` Half - Wit '' Shorty McShorts ' Shorts Truant Officer Fabian ( voice ) Episode : `` Troy Ride '' 2008 -- 2009 Worst Week Dick Clayton 16 episodes 2009 24 Senator Blaine Mayer 7 episodes Family Guy Himself ( voice ) Titan Maximum Mercury General ( voice ) 2 episodes Neighbors from Hell Don Killbride ( voice ) 10 episodes Childrens Hospital Ben Hayflick 2 episodes 2011 Love Bites Ed Strathmore Episode : `` How To... '' CHAOS H.J. Higgins 13 episodes Green Lantern : The Animated Series Shyir Rev ( voice ) Episode : `` Beware My Power '' 2012 -- 2017 Regular Show Gene ( voice ) Recurring 2012 Dan Vs. Mechanic Mike ( voice ) Episode : `` Dan Vs. The Mechanic '' Wedding Band Hank Henderson Episode : `` I Do n't Wanna Grow Up '' Robot and Monster Mr. Wheelie ( voice ) Episode : `` Dirty Money / What J.D. Wants '' 2013 Body of Proof Earl Brown Episode : `` Daddy Issues '' 2013 -- 2014 Beware the Batman Lt. James Gordon ( voice ) 15 episodes 2014 -- 2015 Resurrection Henry Langston 21 episodes 2015 Maron Tier 4 Episode : `` The Node '' Rick and Morty General Nathan ( voice ) Episode : `` Get Schwifty '' Tim & Eric 's Bedtime Stories Father Krang Episode : `` Tornado '' 2015 -- 2016 Agent Carter Vernon Masters 7 episodes 2015 -- present Patriot Leslie Claret 10 episodes 2016 TripTank Coach ( voice ) Episode : `` The D.O.N.G. '' 2016 -- present Pig Goat Banana Cricket Angry Old Raisin ( voice ) 8 episodes 2017 - 18 The Ranch Old Man Peterson Seasons 2 - 3 References ^ Jump up to : `` Kurtwood Smith biography ''. Yahoo ! Movies. Retrieved June 18, 2013. Jump up ^ According to an interview with Smith on Caroline Rhea 's syndicated television show Jump up ^ `` Kurtwood Smith ''. TVGuide.com. Retrieved June 18, 2013. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kurtwood Smith. 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