About Milan Smith
Lived 1923 – 2001 (aged 78). Milan Smith was a television actor, actor, film actor, stunt performer and stuntman.
Milan Smith (April 27, 1923 – May 2, 2001) was an American actor and stuntman. He was perhaps best known for playing Kyle in the American western television series Rawhide.
Life and career Smith was born in Wagner, South Dakota to a Yankton Sioux family, where he was raised on a Dakota Sioux reservation. who played the role of Tonto. Jesse James vs. the Daltons, Here Come the Marines, Waco, The Toughest Gun in Tombstone, Cattle Queen of Montana and Escape from Fort Bravo. Smith named a horse Hi Ho Silverheels in his honour. He raced it as a pacer.
Death Smith died on May 2, 2001, in Victorville, California, at the age of 78.
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Who was Milan Smith?
American actor and stuntman
When was Milan Smith born?
Milan Smith was born on 27 April 1923 in South Dakota.
When did Milan Smith die?
Milan Smith died on 2 May 2001 in Victorville, California.
What was Milan Smith's occupation?
Milan Smith was a television actor, actor, film actor, stunt performer and stuntman.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Milan Smith. https://biography.guide/milan-smith-television-actor/
MLA: "Milan Smith." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/milan-smith-television-actor/.
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