<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Cecilia Souza (m . 1964--1974) (divorced) Joan Pirkle (m . 1988) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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