John Smith
Actor
- Born
- March 6, 1931 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- January 25, 1995 (age 63)
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.
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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).
Known for
We're No Angels
July 7, 1955
Going My Way
January 1, 1944
The Bells of St. Mary's
December 27, 1945
Friendly Persuasion
October 30, 1956
The High and the Mighty
July 3, 1954
Circus World
June 25, 1964
Wichita
July 3, 1955
Blood Legacy
March 17, 1971
Island of Lost Women
March 20, 1959
Hot Rod Girl
July 4, 1956
Tomahawk Trail
February 1, 1957
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
May 10, 1957
Acting29
- 2011Meteor as Narrator
- 1972Justin Morgan Had a Horse as Mr. Ames
- 1971Blood Legacy as Dr. Carl Isenburg
- 1967Hondo and the Apaches as Ed Dow
- 1966Waco as Joe Gore
- 1964Circus World as Steve McCabe
- 1959Island of Lost Women as Joe Walker
- 1958Handle with Care as Bill Reeves
- 1958Sea Divers as Mike Gilbert
- 1957The Crooked Circle as Tommy Kelly