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John Smith

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1931-03-06

Day of Death

1995-01-25

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

John Smith

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 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).

Filmography (29)

⭐ 5.0 Role: Narrator

Meteor

2011
⭐ 8.0 Role: Mr. Ames

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

1972
⭐ 3.6 Role: Dr. Carl Isenburg

Blood Legacy

1971
⭐ 7.4 Role: Ed Dow

Hondo and the Apaches

1967
⭐ 6.5 Role: Joe Gore

Waco

1966
⭐ 6.3 Role: Steve McCabe

Circus World

1964
⭐ 4.5 Role: Joe Walker

Island of Lost Women

1959
⭐ 8.2 Role: Bill Reeves

Handle with Care

1958
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Mike Gilbert

Sea Divers

1958
⭐ 6.5 Role: Tommy Kelly

The Crooked Circle

1957
⭐ 7.0 Role: William Wesley Van Orsdel

The Lawless Eighties

1957
⭐ 6.8 Role: Brad Johnson

The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm

1957
⭐ 5.6 Role: Miley Sutton

Fury at Showdown

1957
⭐ 6.0 Role: Pvt. Reynolds

Tomahawk Trail

1957
⭐ 4.2 Role: Thursday October Christian

The Women of Pitcairn Island

1956