Acting

John Smith

John Smith is vooral bekend van Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Gunsmoke, Emergency! en Adam-12. John Smith werd geboren op 6 maart 1931. John Smith overleed op 25 januari 1995 op 63-jarige leeftijd.

Geboren: 6 maart 1931
Geboorteplaats: Los Angeles, California, USA
Overleden: 25 januari 1995 (63 jaar)

Biografie

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).