Movie
85
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Featured Orc
16
Credits
15
Movies
1
TV series
41
Years active
7.2
Avg. rating
0
Awards won
The life and career of Pete Smith
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Career timeline
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1958 · Born
Born in Kartaia, New Zealand
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1985 · Screen debut
The Quiet Earth (Movie)
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1993 · Breakthrough
The Piano (Movie)
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2022 · Died
January 29, 2022
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2025 · Latest release
Career in numbers
4
1980s
8
1990s
2
2000s
1
2010s
1
2020s
-
Drama9
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Adventure4
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Thriller3
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Action3
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Romance3
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Fantasy2
Highest-rated title
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
8.5
Most popular title
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
8.5
Known for
Movie
85
Movie
74
The Piano
Hone
Movie
67
The Quiet Earth
Api
Movie
74
Once Were Warriors
Dooley
Movie
64
Rapa Nui
Priest
Movie
66
TV
Do Not Watch This Show
Show Announcer (voice)
Movie
72
The Legend of Johnny Lingo
Scary Island Chief
Movie
68
The Boys
George
Movie
Pandemonium
Peter Kong
Movie
Crush
Horse
Movie
Angel in Green
Rebel Leader Ramon
Raider of the South Seas
George
Movie
Movie
Candy Regentag
Clayton
Movie
Hugh and Heke
Heke Wlliams
Frequent collaborators
People who appear most often alongside Pete Smith in our catalogue.
Filmography
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2025
Do Not Watch This Show
as Show Announcer (voice)
TV
-
2010
Hugh and Heke
as Heke Wlliams
Movie
-
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Featured Orc
8.5 Movie
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2003
The Legend of Johnny Lingo
as Scary Island Chief
7.2 Movie
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1999
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
as Apeman
6.6 Movie
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1998
The Boys
as George
6.8 Movie
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1996
Flight of the Albatross
as Huka
Movie
-
1994
Once Were Warriors
as Dooley
7.4 Movie
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1994
Rapa Nui
as Priest
6.4 Movie
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1993
The Piano
as Hone
7.4 Movie
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1992
Crush
as Horse
Movie
- 1990 Raider of the South Seas as George Movie
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1989
Candy Regentag
as Clayton
Movie
-
1987
Angel in Green
as Rebel Leader Ramon
Movie
-
1987
Pandemonium
as Peter Kong
Movie
-
1985
The Quiet Earth
as Api
6.7 Movie
Quick facts
When did Pete Smith die?
Pete Smith died on January 29, 2022 at the age of 63.
Where was Pete Smith born?
Pete Smith was born in Kartaia, New Zealand.
What was Pete Smith’s first screen role?
The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Pete Smith is The Quiet Earth (1985).
How many movies and series has Pete Smith made?
Our catalogue lists 16 titles for Pete Smith: 15 movies and 1 TV series.
What is Pete Smith’s highest-rated title?
Among titles with enough votes, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King has the highest audience rating, with 8.5/10 on TMDB.
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