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John Smith

John Smith

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 06, 1931
Died Jan 25, 1995 (63)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Jul 04, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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).

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Justin Morgan Had a Horse

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

1972

as Mr. Ames

Hondo and the Apaches

Hondo and the Apaches

1967

as Ed Dow

Waco

Waco

1966

as Joe Gore

Circus World

Circus World

1964

as Steve McCabe

Island of Lost Women

Island of Lost Women

1959

as Joe Walker

Handle with Care

Handle with Care

1958

as Bill Reeves

The Crooked Circle

The Crooked Circle

1957

as Tommy Kelly

The Lawless Eighties

The Lawless Eighties

1957

as William Wesley Van Orsdel

Fury at Showdown

Fury at Showdown

1957

as Miley Sutton

Ghost Town

Ghost Town

1956

as Duff Dailey

Hot Rod Girl

Hot Rod Girl

1956

as Jeff Northrup

The Women of Pitcairn Island

The Women of Pitcairn Island

1956

as Thursday October Christian

Rebel in Town

Rebel in Town

1956

as Wesley Mason

Quincannon, Frontier Scout

Quincannon, Frontier Scout

1956

as Lt. Phil Hostedder

The Bold and the Brave

The Bold and the Brave

1956

as Smith

Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

1956

as Caleb Cope

Desert Sands

Desert Sands

1955

as Pvt. Rex Tyle

Seven Angry Men

Seven Angry Men

1955

as Frederick Brown

Wichita

Wichita

1955

as Jim Earp

We're No Angels

We're No Angels

1955

as Medical Officer Arnaud

The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954

as Milo Buck

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945

as Choir Member (uncredited)

Going My Way

Going My Way

1944

as Choir Member (uncredited)

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Television Credits

Laramie

as Slim Sherman

Episodes: 124

First Aired: Sep 15, 1959

Cimarron City

as Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 27, 1958

Emergency!

as Capt. Hammer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 22, 1972

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Rep Aeronaut

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

The Virginian

as Dee Garvey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Letter to Loretta

as Art

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

The Millionaire

as Charles 'Lucky' Swanson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1955

Gunsmoke

as David

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Irving Randall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Wire Service

as Howie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1956

Adam-12

as Ron McKee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1968

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Doc Hunter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1969

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Mr. Ames

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

Frontier

as Willie Magill - aka The Colfax Kid

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1955

Hondo

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Telephone Time

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 1956

Police Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

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