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).
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q376158
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Filmography (Movies)
Meteor
Character:Narrator
Release Date:09/09/2011
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Character:Mr. Ames
Release Date:06/02/1972
Blood Legacy
Character:Dr. Carl Isenburg
Release Date:17/03/1971
Hondo and the Apaches
Character:Ed Dow
Release Date:08/09/1967
Waco
Character:Joe Gore
Release Date:01/09/1966
Circus World
Character:Steve McCabe
Release Date:25/06/1964
Island of Lost Women
Character:Joe Walker
Release Date:20/03/1959
Handle with Care
Character:Bill Reeves
Release Date:18/04/1958
The Crooked Circle
Character:Tommy Kelly
Release Date:11/11/1957
The Lawless Eighties
Character:William Wesley Van Orsdel
Release Date:31/05/1957
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
Character:Brad Johnson
Release Date:10/05/1957
Fury at Showdown
Character:Miley Sutton
Release Date:18/04/1957
Tomahawk Trail
Character:Pvt. Reynolds
Release Date:01/02/1957
The Women of Pitcairn Island
Character:Thursday October Christian
Release Date:01/12/1956
Friendly Persuasion
Character:Caleb Cope
Release Date:30/10/1956
Rebel in Town
Character:Wesley Mason
Release Date:30/07/1956
Hot Rod Girl
Character:Jeff Northrup
Release Date:04/07/1956
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Character:Lt. Phil Hostedder
Release Date:01/05/1956
Ghost Town
Character:Duff Dailey
Release Date:01/03/1956
The Bold and the Brave
Character:Smith
Release Date:04/01/1956
Desert Sands
Character:Pvt. Rex Tyle
Release Date:18/11/1955
We're No Angels
Character:Medical Officer Arnaud
Release Date:07/07/1955
Wichita
Character:Jim Earp
Release Date:03/07/1955
Seven Angry Men
Character:Frederick Brown
Release Date:27/03/1955
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/1954
The High and the Mighty
Character:Milo Buck
Release Date:03/07/1954
The Bells of St. Mary's
Character:Choir Member (uncredited)
Release Date:27/12/1945
Going My Way
Character:Choir Member (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1944
Television Appearances
Police Woman
Character:
Emergency!
Character:Capt. Hammer
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Character:Doc Hunter
Adam-12
Character:Ron McKee
Hondo
Character:
The Virginian
Character:Dee Garvey
Laramie
Character:Slim Sherman
Cimarron City
Character:Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple
Wire Service
Character:Howie
Telephone Time
Character:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Irving Randall
Frontier
Character:Willie Magill - aka The Colfax Kid
Gunsmoke
Character:David
The Millionaire
Character:Charles 'Lucky' Swanson
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Rep Aeronaut
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Mr. Ames
Letter to Loretta
Character:Art
General Electric Theater
Character:
The Ford Television Theatre
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
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