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).
movieMeteor
as Narrator · 2011 · 5.0
tvPolice Woman
as · 1974 · 6.4
movieJustin Morgan Had a Horse
as Mr. Ames · 1972 · 8.0
tvEmergency!
as Capt. Hammer · 1972 · 7.9
movieBlood Legacy
as Dr. Carl Isenburg · 1971 · 3.6
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
as Doc Hunter · 1969 · 6.6
tvAdam-12
as Ron McKee · 1968 · 7.1
movieHondo and the Apaches
as Ed Dow · 1967 · 7.4
tvHondo
as · 1967 · 6.9
movieWaco
as Joe Gore · 1966 · 6.7
movieCircus World
as Steve McCabe · 1964 · 6.3
tvThe Virginian
as Dee Garvey · 1962 · 6.5
tvLaramie
as Slim Sherman · 1959 · 6.7
movieIsland of Lost Women
as Joe Walker · 1959 · 4.5
tvCimarron City
as Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple · 1958 · 6.3
movieHandle with Care
as Bill Reeves · 1958 · 8.2
movieSea Divers
as Mike Gilbert · 1958 · 0.0
movieThe Crooked Circle
as Tommy Kelly · 1957 · 6.5
movieThe Lawless Eighties
as William Wesley Van Orsdel · 1957 · 7.0
movieThe Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
as Brad Johnson · 1957 · 6.8
movieFury at Showdown
as Miley Sutton · 1957 · 5.6
movieTomahawk Trail
as Pvt. Reynolds · 1957 · 6.0
movieThe Women of Pitcairn Island
as Thursday October Christian · 1956 · 4.2
movieFriendly Persuasion
as Caleb Cope · 1956 · 6.7