
John Smith
Known for ActingBorn 1931-03-06Died 1995-01-25Los 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).Read more
Movies & web series
★ 9.0View details →
Wire Service
1956 · Series
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Handle with Care
1958 · Movie
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Justin Morgan Had a Horse
1972 · Movie
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Emergency!
1972 · Series
★ 8.0View details →
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 · Movie
★ 7.9View details →
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Series
★ 7.8View details →
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Series
★ 7.8View details →
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Series
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Hondo and the Apaches
1967 · Movie
★ 7.5View details →
Frontier
1955 · Series
★ 7.1View details →
Adam-12
1968 · Series
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We're No Angels
1955 · Movie
★ 7.2View details →
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Series
★ 7.1View details →
Rebel in Town
1956 · Movie
★ 7.0View details →
The Lawless Eighties
1957 · Movie
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Hondo
1967 · Series
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General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
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The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
1957 · Movie
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Laramie
1959 · Series
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Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Series
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The Bells of St. Mary's
1945 · Movie
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Friendly Persuasion
1956 · Movie
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Gunsmoke
1955 · Series
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Police Woman
1974 · Series
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Waco
1966 · Movie
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The Virginian
1962 · Series
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Going My Way
1944 · Movie
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Letter to Loretta
1953 · Series
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The Crooked Circle
1957 · Movie
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Telephone Time
1956 · Series
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Circus World
1964 · Movie
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Cimarron City
1958 · Series
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Wichita
1955 · Movie
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The Bold and the Brave
1956 · Movie
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Tomahawk Trail
1957 · Movie
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Seven Angry Men
1955 · Movie
★ 5.9View details →
The High and the Mighty
1954 · Movie
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The Millionaire
1955 · Series
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Fury at Showdown
1957 · Movie
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Meteor
2011 · Movie
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Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956 · Movie
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Ghost Town
1956 · Movie
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Desert Sands
1955 · Movie
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Hot Rod Girl
1956 · Movie
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Island of Lost Women
1959 · Movie
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The Women of Pitcairn Island
1956 · Movie
★ 3.6View details →
Blood Legacy
1971 · Movie
Sea Divers
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Sea Divers
1958 · Movie