John Smith
Acting
1931-03-06 · 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 · Movie
Police Woman
1974 · Series
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
1972 · Movie
Emergency!
1972 · Series
Blood Legacy
1971 · Movie
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Series
Adam-12
1968 · Series
Hondo
1967 · Series
Hondo and the Apaches
1967 · Movie
Waco
1966 · Movie
Circus World
1964 · Movie
The Virginian
1962 · Series
Laramie
1959 · Series
Island of Lost Women
1959 · Movie
Cimarron City
1958 · Series
Handle with Care
1958 · Movie
Sea Divers
1958 · Movie
The Crooked Circle
1957 · Movie
The Lawless Eighties
1957 · Movie
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
1957 · Movie
Fury at Showdown
1957 · Movie
Tomahawk Trail
1957 · Movie
The Women of Pitcairn Island
1956 · Movie
Friendly Persuasion
1956 · Movie
Wire Service
1956 · Series
Rebel in Town
1956 · Movie
Hot Rod Girl
1956 · Movie
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956 · Movie
Telephone Time
1956 · Series
Ghost Town
1956 · Movie
The Bold and the Brave
1956 · Movie
Desert Sands
1955 · Movie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Series
Frontier
1955 · Series
Gunsmoke
1955 · Series
We're No Angels
1955 · Movie
Wichita
1955 · Movie
Seven Angry Men
1955 · Movie
The Millionaire
1955 · Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Series
Father Knows Best
1954 · Series
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 · Movie
The High and the Mighty
1954 · Movie
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Series
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Series
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945 · Movie
Going My Way
1944 · Movie