John Smith
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 23.137 |
Birthday | 1931-03-06 |
Place of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Also Known As | Robert Errol Van Orden, |
1956
Friendly Persuasion
6.6/111
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the...
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Friendly Persuasion
1954
The High and the Mighty
5.9/68
Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-t...
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The High and the Mighty
1956
Hot Rod Girl
4.2/10
After his kid brother is killed in a street race, a champion drag-racer quits racing. However, a new kid comes to town determined to force him back in...
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Hot Rod Girl
1957
The Crooked Circle
0/0
A young prizefighter finds himself being squeezed on all sides to throw a fight.
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The Crooked Circle
1957
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
6.1/5
Ma and Pa do their bit to hook lumberman Brad Johnson up with spoiled socialite Sally Flemming. Ma teaches Sally how to behave like a hick so she'll b...
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The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
1967
Hondo and the Apaches
7/3
Two episodes from the TV series "Hondo" edited together and released as a feature.
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Hondo and the Apaches
1957
Tomahawk Trail
5.7/10
Led by an incompetent Lieutenant, a troop of soldiers is on the Tomahawk Trail in Apache territory. When he lets the Indians steal their horses and ge...
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Tomahawk Trail
1959
Island of Lost Women
4.3/11
A plane crash-lands on a jungle island inhabited by a scientist and his nubile young daughters. Complications ensue.
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Island of Lost Women
1956
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
4.4/5
A young woman hires a frontier scout to help her discover if her brother died in an Indian attack on a remote fort.
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Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956
The Bold and the Brave
5.6/5
An assortment of American types come together in the Italian campaign of 1944.
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The Bold and the Brave
1957
The Lawless Eighties
0/0
After deceitful Indian agent Grat Bandas has his men shoot Brother Van, gunfighter Linc Prescott saves the peaceful circuit rider and agrees to help h...
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The Lawless Eighties
1957
Fury at Showdown
5.4/8
After serving a year for a killing in self-defense, gunfighter Brock Mitchell tries to help his younger brother save his ranch but a crooked lawyer ha...
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Fury at Showdown
1955
Desert Sands
4.4/5
The French Foreign Legion battles rebellious Arabs in North Africa.
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Desert Sands
1958
Handle with Care
7.2/2
A law student working on a class project discovers a real-life crime.
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Handle with Care
1964
Circus World
6.2/68
Circus owner Matt Masters is beset by disasters as he attempts a European tour of his circus. At the same time, he is caught in an emotional bind betw...
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Circus World
1956
Ghost Town
4.2/2
A stage headed West with a group of passengers is attacked by Cheyenne Indians, and takes refuge in a nearby ghost town.
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Ghost Town
2011
Meteor
5/3
Nostalgic excerpts of fiction, fairytales and vintage science fiction from a child’s room to way out into the galaxy.
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Meteor
1955
Seven Angry Men
5.2/5
Rise, fall and execution of John Brown, fanatic abolitionist.
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Seven Angry Men
1955
Wichita
6.2/48
Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter makes him a perfect...
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Wichita
1966
Waco
6.417/6
Preacher Sam Stone and his new beautiful wife Jill stand by the grave of Sheriff Billy Kelly, who died trying to bring law-and-order to Emporia, Wyomi...
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Waco
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
8/2
Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Acade...
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A Star Is Born World Premiere
1955
We're No Angels
7.2/168
Three convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Duc...
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We're No Angels
1956
The Women of Pitcairn Island
3.5/2
The widows and children of survivors of the H.M.S. Bounty rule Pitcairn Island, fighting off sailors and intruders.
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The Women of Pitcairn Island
1972
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
7.429/7
This is the story of the foundation sire of the Morgan Horse Breed.
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Justin Morgan Had a Horse
1956
Rebel in Town
7/6
Ex-Confederate Bedloe Mason and his four sons ride into a small Western town with robbery in mind. Hearing a suspicious "click," Wes Mason whirls and...
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Rebel in Town
1944
Going My Way
6.719/167
Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a r...
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Going My Way
1945
The Bells of St. Mary's
6.827/127
Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to...
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