He was definitely smoking. And extremely talented. I'm extremely lucky to live within an hour of the Stratford Festival in Ontario - Shakespeare (and a couple of musicals, and new plays...) every summer! It's where I first saw Colm Feore - as Petrucchio in a 1988 production of The Taming of the Shrew. It was set in the 50's, and I still remember Colm riding up in on a Harley, with his hair greased back. I was 12 and thought he was amazing.