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Art Smith

Art Smith

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 22, 1899
Died Feb 24, 1973 (73)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur Gordon "Art" Smith (March 23, 1899 – February 24, 1973) was an American film, stage and television actor, best known for playing supporting roles in the 1940s. Born in Chicago, he was a member of the Group Theatre and performed in many of their producti ... ons, including Rocket to the Moon, Awake and Sing!, Golden Boy and Waiting for Lefty, all by Clifford Odets; House of Connelly by Paul Green; and Sidney Kingsley's Men in White. The gray-haired actor usually played studious and dignified types in films, such as doctors or butlers. Smith appeared in many black-and-white noirish films in supporting roles alongside more handsome and popular movie leads, such as John Garfield in Body and Soul (1947) and Humphrey Bogart in In a Lonely Place (1950). He had a key role as a federal agent in 1947's Ride the Pink Horse, starring and directed by Robert Montgomery. Two of these films, In a Lonely Place and Ride a Pink Horse, were based on novels by Dorothy B. Hughes. Smith was one of the victims of the Hollywood blacklist, which ended most of his film career in 1952. In 1957, he originated the role of Doc in the stage version of West Side Story. Smith only returned occasionally to the film business, for example in an uncredited part in The Hustler. He also worked on television before retiring in 1967. He died, aged 73, in Long Island, New York, from a heart attack.

Known For

Filmography

Rose of Cimarron

Rose of Cimarron

1952

as Deacon

Just for You

Just for You

1952

as Leo

The Painted Hills

The Painted Hills

1951

as Pilot Pete

In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

1950

as Mel Lippman

The Next Voice You Hear...

The Next Voice You Hear...

1950

as Fred Brannan

Quicksand

Quicksand

1950

as Oren Mackey

The Sound of Fury

The Sound of Fury

1950

as Hal Clendenning

South Sea Sinner

South Sea Sinner

1950

as William Grayson

The Killer That Stalked New York

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950

as Anthony Moss

Manhandled

Manhandled

1949

as Detective Lt. Bill Dawson

Caught

Caught

1949

as Psychiatrist

Song of Surrender

Song of Surrender

1949

as Mr. Willis

Red, Hot and Blue

Red, Hot and Blue

1949

as Laddie Corwin

South of St. Louis

South of St. Louis

1949

as Bronco

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

1948

as Dr. Harvey

Angel in Exile

Angel in Exile

1948

as Emie Coons

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

1948

as Inspector

Ride the Pink Horse

Ride the Pink Horse

1947

as Bill Retz

Framed

Framed

1947

as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

T-Men

T-Men

1947

as Gregg

A Double Life

A Double Life

1947

as Wigmaker

Brute Force

Brute Force

1947

as Dr. Walters

Body and Soul

Body and Soul

1947

as David Davis (uncredited)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

as Charley (uncredited)

The Black Parachute

The Black Parachute

1944

as Joseph - Guerilla (uncredited)

None Shall Escape

None Shall Escape

1944

as Stys

Youth Runs Wild

Youth Runs Wild

1944

as Mr. Fred Hauser

Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi

Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi

1943

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin

1943

as Dutch Pastor (uncredited)

Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

1943

as Knut Osterholm

Native Land

Native Land

1942

as Harry Carlyle

Mason of the Mounted

Mason of the Mounted

1932

as Royal Mounted Police Officer

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Lux Video Theatre

as Pop

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

CBS Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 08, 1966

Lights Out

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 19, 1949

Nailed It!

as Self - Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 2018

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