John Smith
Acting
Born 1931-03-06
Died 1995-01-25
Los Angeles, California, USA
49 credits
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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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Filmography
Acting
44 credits
Adam-12
Emergency!
Father Knows Best
The Virginian
Gunsmoke
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Laramie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Telephone Time
The Millionaire
The Wonderful World of Disney
Frontier
Wire Service
Friendly Persuasion
The High and the Mighty
Letter to Loretta
Cimarron City
We're No Angels
Going My Way
Wichita
Circus World
The Bells of St. Mary's
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Waco
Hondo and the Apaches
Seven Angry Men
The Lawless Eighties
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Meteor
Blood Legacy
Desert Sands
Tomahawk Trail
Sea Divers
Fury at Showdown
Rebel in Town
Hot Rod Girl
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
The Bold and the Brave
Island of Lost Women
The Women of Pitcairn Island
Ghost Town
Handle with Care
The Crooked Circle
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