I can't help but be bummed about this. On top of everything else he did, he was a USAF veteran, I believe he specialized in linguistics.

I've watched several of his other roles and I've been impressed with his acting chops. I haven't really watched "Red Dawn" for him but apparently he was the Russian leader and didn't need help with the Russian language - that's all him!

As far as Five-O goes, he got the short end of the stick from just about every angle, in my opinion. The last season is horrible, mostly due to awful scripts, and he essentially stepped in as a replacement for someone who was pretty irreplaceable (both character and actor). I don't think anyone really recognized that fact until it was too late.

With his passing, that leaves us two cast members still alive, right? Al Harrington and Sharon Farrell?

RIP Mr. Smith, you will be missed.