John Smith
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 6, 1931
- Died
- January 25, 1995
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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).
Filmography
Meteor 2011
as Narrator
Justin Morgan Had a Horse 1972
as Mr. Ames
Blood Legacy 1971
as Dr. Carl Isenburg
Hondo and the Apaches 1967
as Ed Dow
Waco 1966
as Joe Gore
Circus World 1964
as Steve McCabe
Island of Lost Women 1959
as Joe Walker
Handle with Care 1958
as Bill Reeves
- Sea Divers
Sea Divers 1958
as Mike Gilbert
The Crooked Circle 1957
as Tommy Kelly
The Lawless Eighties 1957
as William Wesley Van Orsdel
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm 1957
as Brad Johnson
Fury at Showdown 1957
as Miley Sutton
Tomahawk Trail 1957
as Pvt. Reynolds
The Women of Pitcairn Island 1956
as Thursday October Christian
Friendly Persuasion 1956
as Caleb Cope
Rebel in Town 1956
as Wesley Mason
Hot Rod Girl 1956
as Jeff Northrup
Quincannon, Frontier Scout 1956
as Lt. Phil Hostedder
Ghost Town 1956
as Duff Dailey
The Bold and the Brave 1956
as Smith
Desert Sands 1955
as Pvt. Rex Tyle
We're No Angels 1955
as Medical Officer Arnaud
Wichita 1955
as Jim Earp
Seven Angry Men 1955
as Frederick Brown
A Star Is Born World Premiere 1954
as Self
The High and the Mighty 1954
as Milo Buck
The Bells of St. Mary's 1945
as Choir Member (uncredited)
Going My Way 1944
as Choir Member (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.