Jaclyn Smith’s Ex-Husbands: Details About Her 4 Marriages

Actress Jaclyn Smith shot to fame in 1976, playing Kelly Garrett in the ABC hit series Charlie’s Angels. The show ran until 1981, and the Golden Globe nominee continued to snag roles in several popular films and television shows. Throughout her successful career, Jaclyn found love and was married four times.

Prior to her breakout role in Charlie’s Angels, the Texas native starred in commercials for Breck Shampoo and Listerine. She had minor roles in Goodbye, Columbus, Bootleggers and The Partridge Family before the successful crime drama aired. At the beginning of her television career, Jaclyn was married to actor Roger Davis. Their marriage lasted from 1968 to 1975.

In 1976, Jaclyn met her second husband, Dennis Cole, when he guest-starred on Charlie’s Angels. The pair were married from 1978 to 1981. Following her second divorce, the Freefall actress married filmmaker Tony Richmond in 1981. They welcomed two children together during their marriage, son Gaston in 1982, and daughter Spencer Margaret in 1985. Becoming a mom and later a grandmother has been Jaclyn’s favorite role of all.

“The love that you have for your children, it’s like, ‘Oh my God. But this is even bigger — there are no words,” she told People in October 2017. “I was thrilled to become a grandma.”

Tony and Jaclyn divorced in 1989. The television icon found lasting love with her fourth husband, Brad Allen, whom she married in 1997. Jaclyn actually has her mom to thank for nudging the heart surgeon to talk to her in the first place after he operated on her father. Brad would walk Jaclyn out of the hospital when she came to visit.

“My mom didn’t want me walking down to the parking garage alone so he would walk me down,” she told Closer in 2014. “Who would’ve dreamed it could have happened? He’s kind and I saw a purity of heart.”

In 2017, the lovebirds went on a vacation around Europe, just some of the sweet memories from their “wonderful relationship.” In a November 2018 interview with Closer, Jaclyn reflected on the couple’s 21 years of marriage.

“Going the distance is great because you build a history together and memories,” she gushed. “We have similar values and upbringing. I want this one to be forever.”

Keep scrolling to find out more about Jaclyn’s marriage history.

Roger Davis

Roger grew up in Kentucky and made his television debut in the 1962 series The Gallant Men. He appeared in a 1964 episode of The Twilight Zone and two episodes of Bonanza in 1966 and 1971. The actor is best known for portraying multiple characters on Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse from 1968 to 1970.

After his marriage to Jaclyn ended, Roger continued his acting career with roles in 1976’s Nashville Girl, 1977’s Wonder Woman television series and 2000’s Beyond the Pale. The Chameleons actor was married three more times, with his fourth marriage to Donna Jenis ending in 1996.

Dennis Cole

Cole worked as a model before making the transition into the world of television. He starred in The Felony Squad, an ABC crime drama that ran from 1966 to 1969. The Hollywood stuntman went on to join Bracken’s World in 1970 before starring alongside Rod Taylor in 1971’s Bearcats!

Cole had one son, Joe, from his first marriage to Sally Bergeron, which lasted from 1960 to 1965. Joe was shot dead at the age of 30 in 1991 during a home invasion. The Young and the Restless actor later became an activist and advocate for victims of gun violence. He died at the age of 69 from kidney failure in November 2009.

Tony Richmond

Tony began his work as a cinematographer and producer in the film and television industry in the late ‘60s. His portfolio of work includes the 1970 Beatles documentary Let It Be and 1993’s The Sandlot. Before marrying Jaclyn, Tony tied the knot with Linda DeVetta from 1969 to 1981, per IMdb. The English director married his third wife, film producer Amanda DiGiulio, in 1995.

Brad Allen

Brad and Jaclyn tied the knot after one year of dating. He worked at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center before Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas, where he met his now-wife. Brad does not have any children of his own but stepped into the role of stepfather and grandfather when it came to meeting Jaclyn’s kids. The grandkids adorably refer to him as “Pop-Pop.”