On the small screen, Smith began by providing a character voice on the animated CBS series "Speed Buggy" (1973-74). He also was featured in longforms ranging from the well-intentioned "Go Ask Alice" (ABC, 1973) to the Emmy-winning "And the Band Played On" (HBO, 1993). Smith played yet another accountant in the CBS miniseries "Larry McMurtry's 'Streets of Laredo'" (1995) before turning villainous in "Peter Benchley's 'The Beast'" (NBC, 1996). In addition to make guest appearances in high quality dramas ("Picket Fences", "Northern Exposure" and "The X-Files"), Smith moved to the other side of the camera to helm three episodes of the Fox sci-fi series "Space: Above and Beyond" (1995-96).