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