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Howard Smith

Actor | * 08/12/1893 († 74, 01/11/1968) | Attleboro, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Howard Irving Smith (August 12, 1893 – January 10, 1968) was an American character actor with a 50-year career in vaudeville, theatre, radio, films and television. In 1938, he performed in Orson Welles's short-lived stage production and once-lost film, Too Much Johnson, and in the celebrated radio production, "The War of the Worlds". He portrayed Charley in the original Broadway production of Death of a Salesman and recreated the role in the 1951 film version. On television, Smith portrayed the gruff Harvey Griffin in the situation comedy, Hazel. ()
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Howard Irving Smith (August 12, 1893 in – January 10, 1968) was an American character actor with a 50-year career in vaudeville, theater, radio, films and television. In 1938 he performed in Orson Welles's short-lived stage production and once-lost film, Too Much Johnson, and in the celebrated radio production, "The War of the Worlds". He portrayed Charley in the original Broadway production of Death of a Salesman and recreated the role in the 1951 film version. On television Smith portrayed the gruff Harvey Griffin in the situation comedy, Hazel.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with Howard Smith as Actor(19)

as Joseph Johnson2013 Too Much Johnson
as Senator Grindle1964 The Brass Bottle
as Judge Henderson1962 Bon Voyage!
as Albert Anastasia1960 Murder, Inc.
as Sheriff Nolan1959 Face of Fire
as Maj. Gen. Eugene Bush1958 No Time for Sergeants
as George Leggett1958 Wind Across the Everglades
as George Kraft1958 I Bury the Living
as Admiral Junius Boatwright1957 Don't Go Near the Water
as J.B. Jeffries1957 A Face in the Crowd
as Golf Official1953 The Caddy
as Maj. Gen. Prentiss (uncredited)1953 Never Wave at a WAC
as Charley1951 Death of a Salesman
as Sen. Alden1950 Cry Murder
as K.L. Palmer1948 Call Northside 777
as Sam I. Parrish1948 State of the Union
as Ralph Demory1948 The Street with No Name
as Warden1947 Kiss of Death
as Bill Fellows1946 Her Kind of Man

TV Shows/Series with Howard Smith as Actor(19)

1987 Dolly
1961 Hazel
1960 Outlaws
as Misrell1959 The Twilight Zone
as Martin Fairweather1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Frank Warden1957 Perry Mason
as Stanton C. Barryvale1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Uncle Bob1953 GE Theater
as T.J. Wilson1953 GE Theater
as Lt. Haines1948 Studio One
as Inch Ravel1948 Studio One

Full Name: Howard Smith
Born: Saturday, 08/12 1893 (August) in Attleboro, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 01/11 1968 (January) in Hollywood (aged: 74)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Other names for Howard Smith (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Howard I. Smith"
"Howard Smith (Schauspieler)"
Howard Smith frequently works together with these people:
Vaughn Taylor (31x, Actor)
Harry Townes (24x, Actor)
E.G. Marshall (23x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (22x, Actor)
Robert H. Harris (22x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (21x, Actor)
Berry Kroeger (18x, Actor)
Vinton Hayworth (18x, Actor)
James Daly (18x, Actor)
Robert McCord (18x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (18x, Actress)
Louis Garfinkle (5x, Crew)

Other people with this name: Howard Smith (US)

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1370932, Added: 09/04/2019, Last updated: 03/23/2024