
Jack Smith
Known For
Directing
Born
1932-11-14 in Columbus, Ohio, USA
Died
1989-09-25
Biography
Jack Smith was an American filmmaker, actor, and pioneer of underground cinema. He is generally acclaimed as a founding father of American performance art, and has been critically recognized as a master photographer, though his photographic works are rare and remain largely unknown.
Most Known For

The Andy Griffith Show
as Himself

Batman Dracula
as Batman / Dracula

Filmmakers
as Himself

Chumlum

Blonde Cobra
as Madame Nescience

Dirt

Night of the Dark Full Moon
as Inmate

Love Thing

Electrolux Lover

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
as Self

Home Movies 1971-81

The Trap Door
as Dr. Shrinkelstein

Jeremelu

Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks
as Self

The Bubble People

The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
as Self (archive footage)

Birth of a Nation
as Self

Andy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self

Song for Rent
as Rose Courtyard