Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1899-03-22
Day of Death
1973-02-24
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Art Smith
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur Gordon "Art" Smith (March 23, 1899 – February 24, 1973) was an American film, stage and television actor, best known for playing supporting roles in the 1940s. Born in Chicago, he was a member of the Group Theatre and performed in many of their productions, including Rocket to the Moon, Awake and Sing!, Golden Boy and Waiting for Lefty, all by Clifford Odets; House of Connelly by Paul Green; and Sidney Kingsley's Men in White. The gray-haired actor usually played studious and dignified types in films, such as doctors or butlers. Smith appeared in many black-and-white noirish films in supporting roles alongside more handsome and popular movie leads, such as John Garfield in Body and Soul (1947) and Humphrey Bogart in In a Lonely Place (1950). He had a key role as a federal agent in 1947's Ride the Pink Horse, starring and directed by Robert Montgomery. Two of these films, In a Lonely Place and Ride a Pink Horse, were based on novels by Dorothy B. Hughes. Smith was one of the victims of the Hollywood blacklist, which ended most of his film career in 1952. In 1957, he originated the role of Doc in the stage version of West Side Story. Smith only returned occasionally to the film business, for example in an uncredited part in The Hustler. He also worked on television before retiring in 1967. He died, aged 73, in Long Island, New York, from a heart attack.
Filmography (37)
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967
The Moving Finger
1963
The Hustler
1961
Just for You
1952
Rose of Cimarron
1952
The Painted Hills
1951
The Sound of Fury
1950
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
South Sea Sinner
1950
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
In a Lonely Place
1950
Quicksand
1950
Song of Surrender
1949
Red, Hot and Blue
1949
