John Smith
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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).
Known for
Credits
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
as Caleb Cope
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
as Choir Member (uncredited)
We're No Angels (1955)
as Medical Officer Arnaud
The High and the Mighty (1954)
as Milo Buck
Going My Way (1944)
as Choir Member (uncredited)
Waco (1966)
as Joe Gore
Circus World (1964)
as Steve McCabe
The Bold and the Brave (1956)
as Smith
Wichita (1955)
as Jim Earp
Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1972)
as Mr. Ames
Hondo and the Apaches (1967)
as Ed Dow
Meteor (2011)
as Narrator
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957)
as Brad Johnson
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
as Self
The Women of Pitcairn Island (1956)
as Thursday October Christian
Island of Lost Women (1959)
as Joe Walker
Blood Legacy (1971)
as Dr. Carl Isenburg
The Crooked Circle (1957)
as Tommy Kelly
Rebel in Town (1956)
as Wesley Mason
Tomahawk Trail (1957)
as Pvt. Reynolds
Fury at Showdown (1957)
as Miley Sutton
Quincannon, Frontier Scout (1956)
as Lt. Phil Hostedder
Seven Angry Men (1955)
as Frederick Brown
Hot Rod Girl (1956)
as Jeff Northrup
The Lawless Eighties (1957)
as William Wesley Van Orsdel
Sea Divers (1958)
as Mike Gilbert
Desert Sands (1955)
as Pvt. Rex Tyle
Handle with Care (1958)
as Bill Reeves
Ghost Town (1956)
as Duff Dailey