- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 6, 1931
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- January 25, 1995
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).
Filmography
movieMeteor
2011 · Narrator
tvPolice Woman
1974
movieJustin Morgan Had a Horse
1972 · Mr. Ames
tvEmergency!
1972 · Capt. Hammer
movieBlood Legacy
1971 · Dr. Carl Isenburg
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Doc Hunter
tvAdam-12
1968 · Ron McKee
movieHondo and the Apaches
1967 · Ed Dow
tvHondo
1967
movieWaco
1966 · Joe Gore
movieCircus World
1964 · Steve McCabe
tvThe Virginian
1962 · Dee Garvey
tvLaramie
1959 · Slim Sherman
movieIsland of Lost Women
1959 · Joe Walker
tvCimarron City
1958 · Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple
movieHandle with Care
1958 · Bill Reeves
Sea Divers
movieSea Divers
1958 · Mike Gilbert
movieThe Crooked Circle
1957 · Tommy Kelly
movieThe Lawless Eighties
1957 · William Wesley Van Orsdel
movieThe Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
1957 · Brad Johnson
movieFury at Showdown
1957 · Miley Sutton
movieTomahawk Trail
1957 · Pvt. Reynolds
movieThe Women of Pitcairn Island
1956 · Thursday October Christian
movieFriendly Persuasion
1956 · Caleb Cope
tvWire Service
1956 · Howie
movieRebel in Town
1956 · Wesley Mason
movieHot Rod Girl
1956 · Jeff Northrup
movieQuincannon, Frontier Scout
1956 · Lt. Phil Hostedder
tvTelephone Time
1956
movieGhost Town
1956 · Duff Dailey
movieThe Bold and the Brave
1956 · Smith
movieDesert Sands
1955 · Pvt. Rex Tyle
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Irving Randall
tvFrontier
1955 · Willie Magill - aka The Colfax Kid
tvGunsmoke
1955 · David
movieWe're No Angels
1955 · Medical Officer Arnaud
movieWichita
1955 · Jim Earp
movieSeven Angry Men
1955 · Frederick Brown
tvThe Millionaire
1955 · Charles 'Lucky' Swanson
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Rep Aeronaut, Mr. Ames
tvFather Knows Best
1954 · Utah
movieA Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 · Self
movieThe High and the Mighty
1954 · Milo Buck
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · Art
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
movieThe Bells of St. Mary's
1945 · Choir Member (uncredited)
movieGoing My Way
1944 · Choir Member (uncredited)