Charlie Martin Smith was born on October 30, 1953 in Van Nuys, California.

Charlie was discovered by talent agent while appearing in a high school production of MAN OF LA MANCHA .  Charlie became a star with the role of "Toad," a nerdy kid in glasses, in AMERICAN GRAFFITI, the 1973 George Lucas classic.

Charlie Martin Smith starred as a government researcher, who lives out in the open with a pack of wolves and eats mice on saltines in the 1983 movie, NEVER CRY WOLF.  He also wrote the narration for the main character's voice over, credited as C.M. Smith.

In the 1984 movie, STARMAN, he played a compassionate scientist confronting a friendly alien played by Jeff Bridges.

In 1987, Charlie Martin Smith played Treasury accountant, Oscar Wallace, member of Eliott Ness' team of uncorruptable men in the movie, THE UNTOUCHABLES, [starring Kevin Costner], who confiscate account books of Al Capone, leading to his conviction for tax evasion.

Smith has been an actor in over 87 movies and television projects.  In addition, he directed the TV series SPACE: ABOVE AND BEYOND, in 1995.  He has directed 13 other projects, 4 of which he has also produced and written.

Charlie Martin Smith's other notable credits include...

JACK AND JILL VS. THE WORLD (2008)

LUCKY YOU (2007)

LEFT BEHIND: WORLD AT WAR (2005)

TOUCHING WILD HORSES (2002)

DEAD HEAT (2002)

HERE'S TO LIFE! (2000)

DEEP IMPACT (1998)

SPEECHLESS (1994)

STARMAN (1984)

MORE AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1979)

THE SPIKES GANG (1974)
AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)

Charlie Martin Smith in AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)

Smith in THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987)

Charlie Martin Smith in STARMAN (1984)

Charlie Martin Smith in DEEP IMPACT (1998)