Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 6, 1931
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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John Smith
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).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Meteor | Narrator |
| 1972 | Justin Morgan Had a Horse | Mr. Ames |
| 1971 | Blood Legacy | Dr. Carl Isenburg |
| 1967 | Hondo and the Apaches | Ed Dow |
| 1966 | Waco | Joe Gore |
| 1964 | Circus World | Steve McCabe |
| 1959 | Island of Lost Women | Joe Walker |
| 1958 | Handle with Care | Bill Reeves |
| 1957 | The Crooked Circle | Tommy Kelly |
| 1957 | The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm | Brad Johnson |
| 1957 | Tomahawk Trail | Pvt. Reynolds |
| 1957 | Fury at Showdown | Miley Sutton |
| 1957 | The Lawless Eighties | William Wesley Van Orsdel |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Caleb Cope |
| 1956 | Hot Rod Girl | Jeff Northrup |
| 1956 | The Bold and the Brave | Smith |
| 1956 | Ghost Town | Duff Dailey |
| 1956 | Quincannon, Frontier Scout | Lt. Phil Hostedder |
| 1956 | The Women of Pitcairn Island | Thursday October Christian |
| 1956 | Rebel in Town | Wesley Mason |
| 1955 | Desert Sands | Pvt. Rex Tyle |
| 1955 | Seven Angry Men | Frederick Brown |
| 1955 | Wichita | Jim Earp |
| 1955 | We're No Angels | Medical Officer Arnaud |
| 1954 | The High and the Mighty | Milo Buck |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self |
| 1945 | The Bells of St. Mary's | Choir Member (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Going My Way | Choir Member (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Police Woman | |
| 1972 | Emergency! | Capt. Hammer |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Doc Hunter |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Ron McKee |
| 1967 | Hondo | |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Dee Garvey |
| 1959 | Laramie | Slim Sherman |
| 1958 | Cimarron City | Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple |
| 1956 | Telephone Time | |
| 1956 | Wire Service | Howie |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Charles 'Lucky' Swanson |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | David |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Irving Randall |
| 1955 | Frontier | Willie Magill - aka The Colfax Kid |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Rep Aeronaut |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Mr. Ames |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Art |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars |