Robert Smith (Canadian actor) explained

Robert Smith
Birth Name:Robert Norman Smith
Birth Date:c. 1965
Birth Place:Canada
Death Place:Minden Lake, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1993–2013
Children:2[1]

Robert Norman Smith (1965  - July 22, 2020)[2] was a Canadian actor who was known as Rob Smith in his earlier works.

Criminal charges

In 2008, Smith pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing and one charge of distributing child sexual abuse material.[3] He received a 20-month prison sentence.[4] In June 2020 he was charged with an additional two counts of distributing child sexual abuse material and three counts each of possessing and accessing child sexual abuse material.[5]

Discovery of dead body

His body was found in Minden Lake, Ontario, on July 25, 2020, after he was reported missing three days earlier.[6] No foul play was suspected.

Filmography

Film roles

Television roles

Voice acting roles

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Keith's pitchman sentenced to 20 months in jail on child porn charges | SaltWire .
  2. Web site: Toronto actor convicted of child porn found dead in Minden Lake.
  3. News: Child-porn guilty plea ends Charter challenge . March 13, 2009 . Christie . Blatchford. https://web.archive.org/web/20160604095837/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/child-porn-guilty-plea-ends-charter-challenge/article719483/ . June 4, 2016 . The Globe and Mail.
  4. Web site: Former Keith's pitchman sentenced to 20 months in jail on child porn charges | Saltwire.
  5. Web site: Actor Robert Smith, found in Minden Lake, was convicted child porn offender facing new charges . Globalnews.ca. September 20, 2021 . en-US.
  6. Web site: Toronto actor convicted of child porn found dead in Minden Lake. September 20, 2021 . . en-CA.
  7. http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=e7dd0983-599e-41fa-a18b-8e20c7e01818 Mr. Smith has also appeared in such Hollywood films as Cinderella Man, which starred Russell Crowe and Renee Zellweger, and Pushing Tin, which featured Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton.
  8. season 2 episode 23 "Reunion"
  9. season 7 episode 5 "Deadbeat"