Juney Smith
- Producer
- Actor
- Director
A native New Yorker and graduate of LIU Brooklyn, with a B.F.A. and which he attended on a Athletic Scholarship (Basketball) He is a veteran actor, director, writer and producer of stage, screen and television. As an actor on stage he acted in classic plays and portrayed the roles of Walter Lee in Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun", Oscar Madison in Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" and Solly Two Kings in August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean". Mr. Smith's most recent television credits include, "FBI", "Law &Order SVU", "Blue Bloods", "The Breaks" and as far back as, ER, "Mash", "Growing Pains", "Hill Street Blues" "Highway to Heaven", "Matlock", "and beginning with "The White Shadow". On film, he Co-Starred opposite Robin Williams and Forest Whitaker as Sgt.Phil McPherson in the comedy classic "Good Morning Vietnam" Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as Detective Tom Wyler in the action classic "Lethal Weapon 2", as "Chief" in "Friends and Romans" and as "Anthony" in "Colewell "opposite Karen Allen. He Co-Stars in the upcoming
"A Different Man"opposite Sebastian Stan.
The former Artistic Director of 4 theatre companies from 1979 to 1998 "The Renaissance Drama Company and Mattie Theatre Company, New York and "Rainbow Connection Drama Company and Rebirth Drama Company in Los Angeles where he directed over 100 plays including; "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow is Enuf", "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men" "Livin Fat" and "Twelve Angry Men"
The former Artistic Director of 4 theatre companies from 1979 to 1998 "The Renaissance Drama Company and Mattie Theatre Company, New York and "Rainbow Connection Drama Company and Rebirth Drama Company in Los Angeles where he directed over 100 plays including; "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow is Enuf", "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men" "Livin Fat" and "Twelve Angry Men"
