Robin Smith

Robin B Smith is a South African former wrestling manager and actor He is most famous for participating in the 2009 film Invictus He was known in the WWF as the Commandant who managed the South African Truth Commission for a short time in 1997 Born in South Africa his film career started in 1987 in the film Scavengers He appeared in many South African movies throughout the late 1980s to the 2000s Wrestling career Smith became a manager in professional wrestling in early 1997 Bret Hart visited South Africa and met Smith Hart recommended him for a role in the World Wrestling Federation however he never fought as a wrestler Smith made his wrestling debut in Tennessee in the US Wrestling Association USWA He wrestled under the name Commandant and managed a group of wrestlers including Interrogator Tank and Recon as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission This tea won the USWA Tag Team Championship three times In June 1997 the Truth Commission made their WWF debut Smith made promos on WWF about the Truth Commission and attacking the United States for not having discipline He was hated by the fans Sniper replaced Tank on the commission He was interviewed by Sunny but scared her by yelling at her During the summer of 1997 the group lost only to Legion of Doom In September Smith was replaced by Don Callis the Jackyl the WWF wanted someone who could participate physically in the matches Smith returned to South Africa ending his wrestling career Acting Smith appeared in 2006s The Fall a film about Los Angeles based in the 1920s In 2009 he played Johan De Villers in Invictus about a South Africa rugby team fighting to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup Personal As of 2011 he lived in South Africa as a freelancer