John Smith
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 6, 1931
- Died
- Jan 25, 1995 (aged 63)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Credits
- 49
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).
Known for
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955TV
Irving Randall
We're No Angels
1955Movie
Medical Officer Arnaud
Going My Way
1944Movie
Choir Member (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945Movie
Choir Member (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
1956Movie
Caleb Cope
Gunsmoke
1955TV
David
Filmography
Meteor
2011Movie
Narrator
Police Woman
1974TV
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
1972Movie
Mr. Ames
Emergency!
1972TV
Capt. Hammer
Blood Legacy
1971Movie
Dr. Carl Isenburg
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969TV
Doc Hunter
Adam-12
1968TV
Ron McKee
Hondo and the Apaches
1967Movie
Ed Dow
Hondo
1967TV
Waco
1966Movie
Joe Gore
Circus World
1964Movie
Steve McCabe
The Virginian
1962TV
Dee Garvey
Laramie
1959TV
Slim Sherman
Island of Lost Women
1959Movie
Joe Walker
Cimarron City
1958TV
Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple
Handle with Care
1958Movie
Bill Reeves
Sea Divers
1958Movie
Mike Gilbert
The Crooked Circle
1957Movie
Tommy Kelly
The Lawless Eighties
1957Movie
William Wesley Van Orsdel
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
1957Movie
Brad Johnson
Fury at Showdown
1957Movie
Miley Sutton
Tomahawk Trail
1957Movie
Pvt. Reynolds
The Women of Pitcairn Island
1956Movie
Thursday October Christian
Friendly Persuasion
1956Movie
Caleb Cope
Wire Service
1956TV
Howie
Rebel in Town
1956Movie
Wesley Mason
Hot Rod Girl
1956Movie
Jeff Northrup
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956Movie
Lt. Phil Hostedder
Telephone Time
1956TV
Philip Horton
Ghost Town
1956Movie
Duff Dailey
The Bold and the Brave
1956Movie
Smith
Desert Sands
1955Movie
Pvt. Rex Tyle
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955TV
Irving Randall
Frontier
1955TV
Willie Magill - aka The Colfax Kid
Gunsmoke
1955TV
David
We're No Angels
1955Movie
Medical Officer Arnaud
Wichita
1955Movie
Jim Earp
Seven Angry Men
1955Movie
Frederick Brown
The Millionaire
1955TV
Charles 'Lucky' Swanson
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954TV
Rep Aeronaut, Mr. Ames
Father Knows Best
1954TV
Utah
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954Movie
Self
The High and the Mighty
1954Movie
Milo Buck
Letter to Loretta
1953TV
Art
General Electric Theater
1953TV
The Ford Television Theatre
1952TV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951TV
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945Movie
Choir Member (uncredited)
Going My Way
1944Movie
Choir Member (uncredited)