Question: Smitty is directed by an american actor born May 27, 1936 best known for what?

full_context: Document 1: Michael Smith (director): Michael I. Smith is an American television director and producer. He is best known for his work on "", also working as a first assistant director and unit production manager on the series. He also worked as a second assistant director on the films "Gloria" (1999), "Mickey Blue Eyes" (1999), "The Simian Line" (2000) and "Man on the Moon" (2001). As well as the television series "The Sopranos" and "Hack".
Document 2: Charles Martin Smith: Charles Martin Smith (born October 30, 1953) is an American film actor, writer, and director. He is best known for his roles in "American Graffiti" (1973), "The Buddy Holly Story" (1978), "Never Cry Wolf" (1983), "Starman" (1984), "The Untouchables" (1987), "Deep Cover" (1992), "Speechless" (1994) and "Deep Impact" (1998). He is further known for directing the films "The Snow Walker" (2003), "Dolphin Tale" (2011) and "Dolphin Tale 2" (2014).
Document 3: My Family (film): My Family is a 1995 independent American drama film directed by Gregory Nava, written by Nava and Anna Thomas, and starring Jimmy Smits, Edward James Olmos, and Esai Morales. The film depicts three generations of a Mexican American family who emigrated from Mexico and settled in East Los Angeles.
Document 4: Death to Smoochy: Death to Smoochy is a 2002 American black comedy film directed by Danny DeVito, and starring Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener, Jon Stewart and DeVito. Despite being a critical and commercial flop when it was first released, in recent years, it has garnered a bit of a cult following.
Document 5: R. Lee Ermey: Ronald Lee Ermey (born March 24, 1944), known professionally as R. Lee Ermey, or even Lee Ermey, is an American actor and voice actor, best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in "Full Metal Jacket", which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He is a former United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant; during his tenure in the U.S. Marine Corps, he served as a drill instructor.
Document 6: An Officer and a Gentleman: An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American romantic drama film starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger and Louis Gossett, Jr., who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film. It tells the story of Zack (Gere), a U.S. Navy Aviation Officer Candidate who is beginning his training at Aviation Officer Candidate School. While Zack meets his first true girlfriend during his training, a local young woman named Paula (Winger), he also comes into conflict with the hard-driving Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant (Gossett, Jr.), the drill instructor training his class.
Document 7: Robert Lee Minor: Robert Lee Minor or Bob Lee Minor (born January 1, 1944) is an African-American stunt performer, television and film actor, best known for doubling many celebrities such as: Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, Bernie Mac, Danny Glover, Carl Weathers and John Amos. Minor was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and made his first television appearance in 1973 on the television program, "Search", then appeared in tons of shows such as: "Barnaby Jones", "McCloud", "The Six Million Dollar Man", "Eight is Enough", and "Starsky and Hutch" among other popular television programs.
Document 8: Sonny (film): Sonny is a 2002 American crime-drama film starring James Franco, Harry Dean Stanton, Brenda Blethyn, Mena Suvari and Josie Davis. Based on a screenplay by John Carlen, the film marked the directorial debut of Nicolas Cage, who makes a cameo appearance. It was co-produced by Cage's production company Saturn Films.
Document 9: George Segal: George Segal Jr. (born February 13, 1934) is an American actor and musician. Segal became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. Some of his most acclaimed roles are in films such as "Ship of Fools" (1965), "King Rat" (1965), "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966), "Where's Poppa?" (1970), "The Hot Rock" (1972), "Blume in Love" (1973), "A Touch of Class" (1973), "California Split" (1974), "For the Boys" (1991), and "Flirting with Disaster" (1996).
Document 10: Louis Gossett Jr.: Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film "An Officer and a Gentleman", and his role as Fiddler in the 1977 ABC television miniseries "Roots". Gossett has also starred in numerous film productions including "A Raisin In The Sun," "The Landlord," "Skin Game", "Travels with My Aunt", "The Laughing Policeman", "The Deep", "Jaws 3-D" (1983), Wolfgang Petersen's "Enemy Mine", the "Iron Eagle" series, "Toy Soldiers" and "The Punisher", in an acting career that spans over five decades.
Document 11: James Earl Jones: James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. His career has spanned more than 60 years, and he has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors and "one of the greatest actors in American history." Since his Broadway debut in 1957, Jones has won many awards, including a Tony Award and Golden Globe Award for his role in "The Great White Hope". Jones has won three Emmy Awards, including two in the same year in 1991, and he also earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role in the film version of "The Great White Hope". He is also known for his voice roles as Darth Vader in the "Star Wars" film series and Mufasa in Disney's "The Lion King", as well as many other film, stage and television roles.
Document 12: Lois Smith: Lois Arlene Smith (née Humbert; born November 3, 1930) is an American actress. She has played supporting roles in films including "East of Eden", "Five Easy Pieces", "Resurrection", "Fatal Attraction", "Fried Green Tomatoes", "Dead Man Walking", "Tumbleweeds", "Twister", "Please Give" and 2016's "The Comedian" and "The Nice Guys". In television, she has performed in series that include "The Americans", "True Blood", and "Desperate Housewives".
Document 13: Smitty (film): Smitty is a 2012 American family drama film directed by David Mickey Evans and starring Mira Sorvino, Peter Fonda and Louis Gossett Jr..
Document 14: Robert Gossett: Robert Gossett (born March 3, 1954) is an American television, theater, and film actor. Gossett landed his first professional job after he graduated from high school in a production of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". He went on to act in the Broadway production of Lloyd Richard's "Fences", Hal Scott's "A Raisin in the Sun" and Donald McKayle's "The Last Minstrel Show". He also performed in the Negro Ensemble Company's productions of "Manhattan Made Me", "Sons & Fathers of Sons", "A Soldier's Play" and "Colored People's Time". Robert also has extensive television experience with guest starring roles on "Crossing Jordan", "NYPD Blue", and "Black Angel". In film, Gossett has acted in the Jeff Bridges/Tim Robbins film "Arlington Road" and the Sandra Bullock movie "The Net".
Document 15: Smile (1975 film): Smile is a 1975 DeLuxe Color satirical comedy-drama film directed by Michael Ritchie with a screenplay by Jerry Belson about a beauty pageant in Santa Rosa, California.
ground_truth: Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley