Alias Smith and Jones 1969 film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. (Universal contract player Ben Murphy was offered to the producers because he was considered a Paul Newman lookalike.) A number of similarities are seen between the film and the TV series: One of the lead characters in the film was called Harvey Logan (played by Ted Cassidy). In real life, Harvey Logan, also known by the nickname of Kid Curry, was an associate of the real Butch Cassidy, and unlike the TV version, was a cold-blooded killer. The TV series also featured a group of robbers
Donnelly Rhodes (2004–09), Rhodes played Chief Medical Officer Sherman Cottle who smoked cigarettes in most scenes. Most recently Rhodes played Mr. Decker, Rufus Decker's father, in the two seasons of "The Romeo Section" on CBC in 2015-2016. His film appearances were fewer but included roles in "Gunfight in Abilene" (1967), "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969), "Change of Mind" (1969), "The Neptune Factor" (1973), "Goldenrod" (1976), "Oh! Heavenly Dog" (1980), "Urban Safari" (1996), and "" (2010). In February 2009, the Union of British Columbia Performers honoured Rhodes with the Sam Payne Award for Lifetime Achievement. Rhodes provided the voice of the