How old was Kurtwood Smith in the movie Dead Poets Society?

Kurtwood Smith was 44 in Dead Poets Society when he played the character 'Mr. Perry'.

That was over 35 years ago in 1989.

Today he is 80, and has starred in 61 movies in total, 41 of those since Dead Poets Society was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Dead Poets Society, I think Kurtwood Smith looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Peter Weir has worked with Kurtwood Smith just once in his career.
  • Kurtwood Smith's first movie was as 'Gus Kalb' in Murder in Texas, released in 1981 when he was 36
  • Dead Poets Society scores 8.32 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Dead Poets Society

Kurtwood Smith's other movies