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Kurtwood Smith

“Son, you don't have bad luck. The reason bad things happen to you is because you're a dumbass!”

Describe Kurtwood Smith, before I put my foot in your ass.

Kurtwood Smith is best known for his roles in RoboCop as Clarence Boddicker and on That 70s Show as Red Forman. To animation fans, he's also known as the voice of General Galapagos on The Terrible Thunderlizards and Agent Bennett on The Zeta Project. As most of the aforementioned roles suggest, he frequently plays Jerk Asses and villains.

He's also an example of Mean Character, Nice Actor as he's frequently described by his co-workers on RoboCop and That 70s Show as one of the nicest people around.

Notable Roles from Kurtwood Smith:

That 70s Show: Red Forman
RoboCop: Clarence Boddicker
Dead Poets Society: Mr. Perry
The Zeta Project: Agent Bennett
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country: The Federation President
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Grim's Dad
Childrens Hospital: Ben Hayflick
Green Lantern: First Flight: Kanjar Ro
24: Senator Mayer
Oscar: Lt. Toomey, Chicago PD
To Die For: Earl Stone
The Terrible Thunderlizards: General Galapagos
Beware The Batman: Lt. James Gordon

Tropes associated with Kurtwood Smith:

Mean Character, Nice Actor: Smith is also frequently described by several of his co-workers as being a rather nice person, despite frequently playing bad guys and jerkasses.
One of Us: Big video game fan.
Romance on the Set: The secretary with whom Clarence Boddicker flirted when visiting Dick Jones in RoboCop? She was played by Joan Pirkle, Kurtwood Smith's wife.
Type Casting: In several of his roles, he frequently plays arrogant characters or bad guys. He's admitted to enjoying playing villains.
Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?: His mother thought there weren't enough Kurtwoods in the world. Seriously.