In 1973, he appeared as himself in George Lucas's second feature film "American Graffiti". Lucas gave him a fraction of a "point", the division of the profits from a film, and the extreme financial success of "American Graffiti" provided him with a regular income for life. He also appeared in the film's 1979 sequel "More American Graffiti", though only through voice-overs. In 1978, he appeared as Bob "The Jackal" Smith in a made-for-TV movie "Deadman's Curve" based on the musical careers of Jan Berry and Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean. Smith appeared in several television shows as Wolfman Jack, including "The Odd Couple", "What's Happening!!", "Vega$", "Wonder Woman", "Hollywood Squares", "Married... with Children", "Emergency!" S5Ep5, and "Galactica 1980". He was the regular announcer and occasional host for "The Midnight Special" on NBC from 1973 to 1981. He was also the host of his variety series "The Wolfman Jack Show", which was produced in Canada by CBC Television in 1976 and syndicated to stations in the US. He also voiced the Chief of the Rama Lama tribe on the TV special "Garfield in Paradise" in 1986.