and in 1980, according to wife Ann-Margret, he was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disease. His condition went into remission in 1985. Following his retirement from performing, he managed his wife's career and produced her popular Las Vegas stage shows. In an interview with the New York Post, Ann-Margret said that he had Parkinson's disease. He appeared rarely on television after his health deteriorated, although he participated on This Is Your Life, when host Ralph Edwards devoted an episode to Ann-Margret. In addition to the appearances credited below, Smith appeared on several game shows. Personal life Smith married twice. His first wife (1956–1965) was Australian-born actress Victoria Shaw with whom he had three children: daughter Tracey (b. 1957), and sons Jordan (b. 1958) and Dallas (b. 1961). Smith and Shaw divorced in 1965. He married Ann-Margret on May 8, 1967. He became her manager, but he largely retired due to his myasthenia gravis. Death Smith died at age 84 on June 4, 2017, at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, of complications from myasthenia gravis. He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills). Filmography Film Over-Exposed (1956) — Reporter (uncredited) Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) — Creighton Chaney at 21 Operation Mad Ball (1957) — Cpl. Berryman No Time to Be Young (1957) — Bob Miller Crash Landing (1958) — John Smithback Auntie Mame (1958) — Patrick Dennis (older) Never Steal Anything Small (1959) — Dan Cabot For Those Who Think Young (1964) — Detective (uncredited) Sette uomini e un cervello (1968) — Un giocatore Rogues' Gallery (1968) — John Rogue (final film role) Television The Original Amateur Hour (1948) — as a singer and guitarist with Ted Mack Damon Runyon Theater (1956, Episode: "Hot Oil") — Richard Celebrity Playhouse (1956, Episode: "Faith") — Eddie Mason Ford Theatre (1956) — Skee Langford / Jug Jensen / Carter Father Knows Best (1956–1958) — Doyle Hobbs Sheriff of Cochise (1957, Episode: "The Kidnapper") — Jim West Point (1957, Episode: "M-24") The George Sanders Mystery Theater (1957, Episode: "Round Trip") Wagon Train (1958, Episode: "The Daniel Barrister Story") — Dr. Peter Culver Sugarfoot (1958, Episode: "Yampa Crossing") — Gene Blair 77 Sunset Strip (1958–1963) — Jeff Spencer Hawaiian Eye (1960, Episode: "I Wed Three Wives") — Jeff Spencer The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford (December 22, 1960) — Himself Surfside 6 (1962, Episode: "Love Song