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person_profile-John Smith

John Smith Died at age: 63

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

John Smith

Date of Birth:

Mar 06, 1931

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jan 25, 1995

Biography of

John Smith

    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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John Smith

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Filmography of

John Smith

Found 25 Movies in total

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

Mr. Ames ( Actor )

... 1972

Blood Legacy

Dr. Carl Isenburg ( Actor )

... 1971

Waco

Joe Gore ( Actor )

... 1966

Circus World

Steve McCabe ( Actor )

... 1964

Island of Lost Women

Joe Walker ( Actor )

... 1959

Handle with Care

Bill Reeves ( Actor )

... 1958

The Crooked Circle

Tommy Kelly ( Actor )

... 1957

The Lawless Eighties

William Wesley Van Orsdel ( Actor )

... 1957

... 1957

Fury at Showdown

Miley Sutton ( Actor )

... 1957

Tomahawk Trail

Pvt. Reynolds ( Actor )

... 1957

The Women of Pitcairn Island

Thursday October Christian ( Actor )

... 1956

Friendly Persuasion

Caleb Cope ( Actor )

... 1956

Rebel in Town

Wesley Mason ( Actor )

... 1956

Hot Rod Girl

Jeff Northrup ( Actor )

... 1956

Quincannon, Frontier Scout

Lt. Phil Hostedder ( Actor )

... 1956

Ghost Town

Duff Dailey ( Actor )

... 1956

The Bold and the Brave

Smith ( Actor )

... 1956

Desert Sands

Pvt. Rex Tyle ( Actor )

... 1955

We're No Angels

Medical Officer Arnaud ( Actor )

... 1955

Wichita

Jim Earp ( Actor )

... 1955

Seven Angry Men

Frederick Brown ( Actor )

... 1955

The High and the Mighty

Milo Buck ( Actor )

... 1954

The Bells of St. Mary's

Choir Member (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

Going My Way

Choir Member (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944