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John Smith

John Smith

Actor · 1931 – 1995 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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).

Movies24

  • Movie6.6

    Friendly Persuasion

    1956 · 148 votes

  • Movie5.9

    The High and the Mighty

    1954 · 90 votes

  • Movie7.2

    We're No Angels

    1955 · 215 votes

  • Movie6.8

    The Bells of St. Mary's

    1945 · 155 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Going My Way

    1944 · 201 votes

  • Movie6.4

    Wichita

    1955 · 61 votes

  • Movie8.0
  • Movie7.2

    Hondo and the Apaches

    1967 · 6 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Circus World

    1964 · 90 votes

  • Movie6.2

    The Bold and the Brave

    1956 · 6 votes

  • Movie6.4
  • Movie8.0
  • Movie6.7

    Waco

    1966 · 8 votes

  • Movie4.5

    Island of Lost Women

    1959 · 16 votes

  • Movie4.2
  • Movie5.0

    Meteor

    2011 · 3 votes

  • Movie3.5

    Blood Legacy

    1971 · 23 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Tomahawk Trail

    1957 · 11 votes

  • Movie5.6

    Fury at Showdown

    1957 · 9 votes

  • Movie7.1

    Rebel in Town

    1956 · 7 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Seven Angry Men

    1955 · 6 votes

  • Movie4.6

    Hot Rod Girl

    1956 · 11 votes

  • Movie5.0

    Desert Sands

    1955 · 7 votes

  • Movie6.5

    The Crooked Circle

    1957 · 4 votes

Series20

  • TV7.1

    Adam-12

    1968 · 48 votes

  • TV8.0

    Emergency!

    1972 · 53 votes

  • TV6.5

    The Virginian

    1962 · 35 votes

  • TV6.6

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

    1969 · 20 votes

  • TV6.4

    Police Woman

    1974 · 33 votes

  • TV6.7

    Gunsmoke

    1955 · 119 votes

  • TV7.8

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    1955 · 268 votes

  • TV6.6

    Father Knows Best

    1954 · 28 votes

  • TV7.8
  • TV6.7

    Laramie

    1959 · 18 votes

  • TV5.8

    The Millionaire

    1955 · 4 votes

  • TV6.5

    Telephone Time

    1956 · 4 votes

  • TV7.9
  • TV6.6

    Letter to Loretta

    1953 · 7 votes

  • TV9.0

    Wire Service

    1956 · 1 votes

  • TV6.9

    Hondo

    1967 · 7 votes

  • TV7.5

    Frontier

    1955 · 2 votes

  • TV6.3

    Cimarron City

    1958 · 3 votes

  • TV6.8
  • TV7.2