John Smith
Age: N/A | From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Robert Errol Van Orden
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 23
TV Involvements: 7
Most Famous Work
Biography
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).
Most Famous Work
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Irving Randall
Gunsmoke
(1955) David
Laramie
(1959) Slim Sherman
The High and the Mighty
(1954) Milo Buck
Friendly Persuasion
(1956) Caleb Cope
The Millionaire
(1955) Charles 'Lucky' Swanson
Circus World
(1964) Steve McCabe
Wichita
(1955) Jim EarpActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Narrator | |
| 1974 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Mr. Ames | |
| N/A | ||
| 1967 | N/A | |
| Ed Dow | ||
| 1966 | Joe Gore | |
| 1964 | Steve McCabe | |
| 1959 | Slim Sherman | |
| Joe Walker | ||
| 1958 | Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple | |
| Bill Reeves | ||
| 1957 | Tommy Kelly | |
| William Wesley Van Orsdel | ||
| Brad Johnson | ||
| Miley Sutton | ||
| Pvt. Reynolds | ||
| 1956 | Thursday October Christian | |
| Caleb Cope | ||
| Howie | ||
| Wesley Mason | ||
| Jeff Northrup | ||
| Lt. Phil Hostedder | ||
| N/A | ||
| Duff Dailey | ||
| Smith | ||
| 1955 | Pvt. Rex Tyle | |
| Irving Randall | ||
| N/A | ||
| David | ||
| Medical Officer Arnaud | ||
| Jim Earp | ||
| Frederick Brown | ||
| Charles 'Lucky' Swanson | ||
| 1954 | Self | |
| Milo Buck | ||
| 1953 | Art | |
| 1951 | N/A | |
| 1944 | Choir Member (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
