John Smith
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 6, 1931
- Died
- January 25, 1995 (aged 63)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Actor John Smith was born Robert Errol Van Orden in Los Angeles. He began his career singing with The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir, a group which appeared in two Bing Crosby films, Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945). His agent Henry Willson, who also gave Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson their names, changed Van Orden's name to "John Smith". Robert Hofler, author of "The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson", reports that an actress identified as Pocahontas Crowfoot was in the courtroom when the name change was granted. In We're No Angels (1955), Smith had a small role as "Arnaud", the ship's doctor. Aldo Ray, observing the doctor in full dress whites, says "he looks like a glass of milk". John Smith's other film credits include Circus World (1964) and Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1972). Smith also appeared in the television westerns Cimarron City (1958) and Laramie (1959).
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Filmography
Meteor
Movie · as Narrator
Police Woman
TV · 1 ep
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Movie · as Mr. Ames
Emergency!
TV · as Capt. Hammer · 2 eps
Blood Legacy
Movie · as Dr. Carl Isenburg
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV · as Doc Hunter · 1 ep
Adam-12
TV · as Ron McKee · 1 ep
Hondo and the Apaches
Movie · as Ed Dow
Hondo
TV · 3 eps
Waco
Movie · as Joe Gore
Circus World
Movie · as Steve McCabe
The Virginian
TV · as Dee Garvey · 1 ep
Island of Lost Women
Movie · as Joe Walker
Laramie
TV · as Slim Sherman · 124 eps
Handle with Care
Movie · as Bill Reeves
Sea Divers
Movie · as Mike Gilbert
Cimarron City
TV · as Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple · 26 eps
The Crooked Circle
Movie · as Tommy Kelly
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
Movie · as Brad Johnson
Tomahawk Trail
Movie · as Pvt. Reynolds
Fury at Showdown
Movie · as Miley Sutton
The Lawless Eighties
Movie · as William Wesley Van Orsdel
Friendly Persuasion
Movie · as Caleb Cope
Hot Rod Girl
Movie · as Jeff Northrup
The Bold and the Brave
Movie · as Smith
Ghost Town
Movie · as Duff Dailey
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Movie · as Lt. Phil Hostedder
The Women of Pitcairn Island
Movie · as Thursday October Christian
Rebel in Town
Movie · as Wesley Mason
Wire Service
TV · as Howie · 1 ep
Telephone Time
TV · as Philip Horton · 1 ep
Desert Sands
Movie · as Pvt. Rex Tyle
Seven Angry Men
Movie · as Frederick Brown
Wichita
Movie · as Jim Earp
We're No Angels
Movie · as Medical Officer Arnaud
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Irving Randall · 1 ep
The Millionaire
TV · as Charles 'Lucky' Swanson · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as David · 1 ep
Frontier
TV · as Willie Magill - aka The Colfax Kid · 1 ep
The High and the Mighty
Movie · as Milo Buck
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Movie · as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Rep Aeronaut, Mr. Ames · 2 eps
Father Knows Best
TV · as Utah · 1 ep
Letter to Loretta
TV · as Art · 1 ep
General Electric Theater
TV · 1 ep
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · 1 ep
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · 1 ep
The Bells of St. Mary's
Movie · as Choir Member (uncredited)
Going My Way
Movie · as Choir Member (uncredited)