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John Smith

Actor | * 03/03/1931 († 63, 01/25/1995) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
John Smith (born Robert Errol Van Orden, March 6, 1931 – January 25, 1995) was an American actor whose career primarily focused on westerns. He had his leading roles in two NBC western television series, Cimarron City and Laramie. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Western | Action

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Movies with John Smith as Actor(27)

as Narrator2011 Meteor
as Ed Dow1967 Hondo and the Apaches
as Joe Gore1966 Waco
as Steve McCabe1964 Circus World
as Joe Walker1959 Island of Lost Women
as Bill Reeves1958 Handle with Care
as Miley Sutton1957 Fury at Showdown
as William Wesley Van Orsdel1957 The Lawless Eighties
as Tommy Kelly1957 The Crooked Circle
as Pvt. Reynolds1957 Tomahawk Trail
as Caleb Cope1956 Friendly Persuasion
as Lt. Phil Hostedder1956 Quincannon, Frontier Scout
as Jeff Northrup1956 Hot Rod Girl
as Thursday October Christian1956 The Women of Pitcairn Island
as Wesley Mason1956 Rebel in Town
as Duff Dailey1956 Ghost Town
as Jim Earp1955 Wichita
as Pvt. Rex Tyle1955 Desert Sands
as Medical Officer Arnaud1955 We're No Angels
as Frederick Brown1955 Seven Angry Men
as Milo Buck1954 The High and the Mighty
as Choir Member (uncredited)1945 The Bells of St. Mary's
as Choir Member (uncredited)1944 Going My Way

TV Shows/Series with John Smith as Actor(15)

1967 Hondo
as Dee Garvey1962 The Virginian
as Slim Sherman1959 Laramie
as Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple1958 Cimarron City
as Howie1956 Wire Service
as Irving Randall1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Charles 'Lucky' Swanson1955 The Millionaire
as David1955 Gunsmoke

Full Name: John Smith
Born: Tuesday, 03/03 1931 (March) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 01/25 1995 (January) in Los Angeles (aged: 63)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles, Susan Miller Dorsey High School
Spouses (current/former): Luana Patten
Other names for John Smith (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert Errol Van Orden"
"John Smith (Schauspieler)"
John Smith frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
Gregg Palmer (28x, Actor)
Royal Dano (24x, Actor)
John Dehner (21x, Actor)
Claude Akins (21x, Actor)
Morgan Woodward (21x, Actor)
Robert Karnes (21x, Actor)
Shug Fisher (21x, Actor)
Don Barry (21x, Actor)
Victor French (20x, Actor)
Anthony Caruso (20x, Actor)
John Anderson (20x, Actor)

Other people with this name: John Smith (US), John Smith

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1377183, Added: 09/04/2019, Last updated: 03/22/2024