Robert Weston Smith….AKA Wolfman Jack. He was an American disc jockey, active for over three decades. He was famous for his gravelly voice. At his peak, Wolfman Jack was heard on more than 2,000 radio stations in 53 countries.

In 1973, Wolfman Jack 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 Dead man'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$, Hollywood Squares, Married... with Children (his final public performance), Emergency!, The New Adventures of Wonder Woman, and Galactica 1980. He was the regular announcer and occasional host for The Midnight Special on NBC from 1973 to 1981. In 1976, he furnished his voice in The Guess Who's top-10 hit single "Clap for the Wolfman".

He was 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 U.S.

In 1984, Wolfman Jack starred as himself on the short-lived ABC animated series Wolf Rock TV.

On July 1, 1995, Smith died from a heart attack at his house in Belvidere, North Carolina, shortly after finishing a weekly broadcast. He was 57 years old. He is buried at a family cemetery in Belvidere.