John Smith


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Actor

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...

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Date of Birth: Mar 6, 1931

Date of Death: Jan 25, 1995


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Filmography

Actor (22 Known Credits)


Meteor

Narrator

Waco

Joe Gore

Circus World

Steve McCabe

Laramie

Slim Sherman

Cimarron City

Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple

Handle with Care

Bill Reeves

The Crooked Circle

Tommy Kelly

Tomahawk Trail

Pvt. Reynolds

The Lawless Eighties

William Wesley Van Orsdel

Fury at Showdown

Miley Sutton

Hot Rod Girl

Jeff Northrup

Quincannon, Frontier Scout

Lt. Phil Hostedder

Ghost Town

Duff Dailey

Seven Angry Men

Frederick Brown

Desert Sands

Pvt. Rex Tyle

Meteor (2011)
Narrator
Ed Dow
Waco (1966)
Joe Gore
Circus World (1964)
Steve McCabe
Laramie (1959 - 1963)
Slim Sherman
Joe Walker
Cimarron City (1958 - 1959)
Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple
Bill Reeves
Tommy Kelly
Pvt. Reynolds
William Wesley Van Orsdel
Miley Sutton
Caleb Cope
Hot Rod Girl (1956)
Jeff Northrup
Lt. Phil Hostedder
Ghost Town (1956)
Duff Dailey
Wichita (1955)
Jim
Frederick Brown
Desert Sands (1955)
Pvt. Rex Tyle
Milo Buck

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