Pete Smith
Acting
171
Acting Credits
7
Directed
Biography
Born Peter Schmidt in New York City, Pete Smith got a job after graduating business college with The Player magazine and later with Billboard magazine. That led to his being hired as a publicist for Famous Players-Lasky and Artcraft Pictures, and he was later appointed publicity director at Paramount Pictures. Director Marshall Neilan hired Smith to be the publicist for his own production company, and Smith left New York for Hollywood. After Neilan's company closed, Smith freelanced for a short ...
Known For
Filmography
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fall Guy
1955
as Narrator (voice)
Just What I Needed
1955
as Narrator
The Man Around the House
1955
as Narrator (voice)
Animals in Action
1955
as Narrator (voice)
MGM Parade
1955
MGM Parade
1955
as Self
Film Antics
1954
as Narrator
Out for Fun
1954
as Narrator
Ain't It Aggravatin'
1954
as Narrator (voice)
Do Someone a Favor!
1954
as Narrator (voice)
Rough Riding
1954
as Narrator
The Camera Caught It
1954
as Narrator
Fish Tales
1954
as Narrator (voice)
Things We Can Do Without
1953
as Narrator (voice)
Cash Stashers
1953
as Narrator (voice)
Dogs 'n Ducks
1953
as Narrator (voice)
This Is a Living?
1953
as Narrator (voice)
The Mosconi Story
1953
as Narrator
Reducing
1952
as Narrator (voice)
Musiquiz
1952
as Narrator (voice)
Fishing Feats
1951
as Narrator (voice)
Camera Sleuth
1951
as Narrator (voice)
Bargain Madness
1951
as Narrator (voice)
Did'ja Know?
1950
as Narrator (voice)
A Wife's Life
1950
as Narrator (voice)
Wrong Way Butch
1950
as Narrator (voice)
Crashing the Movies
1950
as Narrator (voice)
Curious Contests
1950
as Narrator (voice) (as a Smith named Pete)
Pest Control
1950
as Narrator
Those Good Old Days
1949
as Narrator
Super Cue Men
1949
as Narrator
We Can Dream, Can't We?
1949
as Narrator
Water Trix
1949
as Narrator (voice)
Sports Oddities
1949
as Narrator
Let's Cogitate
1948
as Narrator (voice
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
1948
as Narrator (voice)
You Can't Win
1948
as Narrator (voice)
Just Suppose
1948
as Narrator (voice)
Ice Aces
1948
as Narrator (voice)
Bowling Tricks
1948
as Narrator(voice)
Neighbor Pests
1947
as Narrator
Diamond Demon
1947
as Narrator (voice)
I Love My Wife BUT!
1947
as Narrator (voice)
Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12
1947
as Narrator
Have You Ever Wondered?
1947
as Narrator (voice)
Now You See It
1947
as Narrator (voice)
Football Thrills No. 10
1947
Surfboard Rhythm
1947
as Narrator
I Love My Husband, But!
1946
as Narrator (voice)
Sure Cures
1946
as Narrator (voice)
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
1946
as Narrator (voice)
Gettin' Glamour
1946
as Narrator (voice)
Treasures from Trash
1946
as Narrator (voice)
Studio Visit
1946
as Narrator (voice)
Fala at Hyde Park
1946
as Narrator
Football Thrills No. 9
1946
as Narrator
Guest Pests
1945
as Narrator
Hollywood Scout
1945
as Narrator / Chimp (voice)
The Great Morgan
1945
as Narrator in 'Badminton' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Football Thrills of 1944
1945
as Narrator
Badminton
1945
as Narrator (voice)
Movie Pests
1944
as Narrator (voice)
Groovie Movie
1944
as Narrator
Safety Sleuth
1944
as Pete Smith - Narrator
Sportsman's Memories
1944
as Narrator (voice)
Home Maid
1944
as Narrator
Football Thrills of 1943
1944
as Narrator
Water Wisdom
1943
as Narrator(voice)
Fala: The President's Dog
1943
as Narrator - Host
Hollywood Daredevils
1943
as Narrator
Seeing Hands
1943
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Seventh Column
1943
as Narrator (voice)
Football Thrills of 1942
1943
as Narrator
The Tree in a Test Tube
1942
as as Interlocutor (voice)
Acro-Batty
1942
as Narrator
Victory Quiz
1942
Calling All Pa's
1942
as Narrator (voice)
Marines in the Making
1942
as Narrator (voice)
Aqua Antics
1942
as Narrator (voice)
What About Daddy?
1942
as Narrator
Football Thrills of 1941
1942
as Narrator
Third Dimensional Murder
1941
as Narrator (voice)
Fancy Answers
1941
as Narrator (voice)
Aeronutics
1941
as Narrator (voice)
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
1941
as Narrator (voice)
Lions on the Loose
1941
as Narrator (voice)
Flicker Memories
1941
as Narrator (voice)
Army Champions
1941
as Narrator (voice)
Football Thrills of 1940
1941
as Narrator
Water Bugs
1941
as Narrator (voice)
Cuban Rhythm
1941
as Narrator (voice)
Memory Tricks
1941
Penny To the Rescue
1941
as Narrator
Stuffie
1940
Wedding Bills
1940
as Narrator (voice)
'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two
1940
as Narrator (voice)
Quicker'n a Wink
1940
as Narrator (voice)
The Domineering Male
1940
as Narrator (voice)
Spots Before Your Eyes
1940
as Narrator
Maintain the Right
1940
as Narrator
Social Sea Lions
1940
as Narrator
Please Answer (I.Q. #3)
1940
as Narrator
Marine Circus
1939
as Narrator
Double Diving
1939
as Narrator
Let's Talk Turkey
1939
as Narrator
Radio Hams
1939
as Narrator (voice)
Set 'em Up
1939
as Narrator
Take a Cue
1939
as Narrator (voice)
Weather Wizards
1939
as Narrator (voice)
Heroes at Leisure
1939
as Narrator (voice)
Poetry of Nature
1939
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Culinary Carving
1939
as Narrator
Football Thrills of 1938
1939
as Narrator
The New Audioscopiks
1938
as Narrator
Fisticuffs
1938
as Narrator (voice)
Three on a Rope
1938
as Narrator
Penny's Party
1938
as Narrator
Anaesthesia
1938
as Narrator
Football Thrills of 1937
1938
as Narrator
Grid Rules
1938
as Narrator
Hot on Ice
1938
as Narrator
Man's Greatest Friend
1938
as Narrator
Penny's Picnic
1938
Romance of Radium
1937
as Narrator (voice)
Penny Wisdom
1937
as Narrator (voice)
Friend Indeed
1937
as Narrator
Pigskin Champions
1937
as Narrator (voice)
The Grand Bounce
1937
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Candid Cameramaniacs
1937
as Narrator
Bar-Rac's Night Out
1937
as Narrator (voice)
Equestrian Acrobats
1937
as Narrator (voice)
Dexterity
1937
as Narrator
Killer Dog
1936
as Narrator (voice)
Hurling
1936
as Narrator
The Jonker Diamond
1936
as Narrator (voice)
Let's Dance
1936
as Narrator (voice)
Wanted - A Master
1936
as Narrator (voice) / Dog (voice)
Harnessed Rhythm
1936
as Narrator (voice)
Donkey Baseball
1935
as Narrator (voice)
Water Sports
1935
as Narrator (voice)
Audioscopiks
1935
as Commentator (voice)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
as Narrator (voice)
Trained Hoofs
1935
as Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Seven
1934
as Narrator (voice)
Strikes and Spares
1934
as Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Two
1934
as Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Three
1934
as Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Four
1934
as Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Five
1934
as Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Six
1934
as Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Eight
1934
as Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Nine
1934
as Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Ten
1934
as Narrator (voice)
Roping Wild Bears
1934
as Narrator (voice)
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Racetrack Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
Pro Football
1934
as Narrator (voice)
Throttle Pushers
1933
as Narrator(voice)
Inflation
1933
as Narrator (voice)
Menu
1933
as Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number One
1933
as Narrator (voice)
Handlebars
1933
as Narrator (voice)
Fine Feathers
1933
as Narrator
Swing High
1932
as Narrator (voice)
Snow Birds
1932
as Narrator (voice)
Microscopic Mysteries
1932
as Narrator (voice)
Color Scales
1932
as Narrator (voice)
Desert Regatta
1932
as Narrator (voice)
Olympic Events
1932
as Narrator (voice)
Trader Hound
1931
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Wild and Woolly
1931
as Narrator (voice)