Deceased

How Did Jack Smith Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 56

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn14/11/1932Born inColumbus, Ohio, USADied25/09/1989Died inManhattanCausedeath from AIDS-related complicationsWikidataQ706886 ↗TMDb#105055 ↗

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.

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Filmography27 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2017	Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack SmithMovie	Himself (archive footage)	85
2014	I Am DivineMovie	Self (archive)	82
2011	Free Radicals: A History of Experimental FilmMovie	Himself (archive footage)	79
2008	Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver FactoryMovie	—	76
2007	Jack Smith and the Destruction of AtlantisMovie	Self (archive footage)	75
2004	Star Spangled to DeathMovie	The Spirit Not of Life But of Living	72
1997	Birth of a NationMovie	Self	65
1985	Home Movies 1971-81Movie	—	53
1980	The Trap DoorMovie	Dr. Shrinkelstein	48
1972	Night of the Dark Full MoonMovie	Inmate	40
1970	The Stone AgeMovie	—	38
1970	Gerard Malanga's Film NotebooksMovie	Self	38
1969	FilmmakersMovie	Himself	37
1968	Diaries, Notes, and SketchesMovie	Self	36
1968	The Invasion of Thunderbolt PagodaMovie	—	36
1967	Poem PostersMovie	Self	35
1967	The Illiac PassionMovie	Orpheus	35
1967	Joan of ArcMovie	Self	35
1966	SatisfactionMovie	God	34
1965	Andy Warhol Screen TestsMovie	Self	33
1965	DirtMovie	—	33
1964	The Soap OperaMovie	—	32
1964	Batman Dracula – “Batman on Beach with Nymph”Movie	Batman	32
1964	Batman DraculaMovie	Batman / Dracula	32
1964	Batman Dracula – “Jack Gerard Smoking”Movie	—	32
1963	ChumlumMovie	—	31
1963	Blonde CobraMovie	Madame Nescience	31