1931-03-06 ( 94 years old ) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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).
Movies
Meteor
2011-09-09
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
1972-02-06
Blood Legacy
1971-03-17
Hondo and the Apaches
1967-09-08
Waco
1966-09-01
Circus World
1964-06-25
Island of Lost Women
1959-03-20
Handle with Care
1958-04-18
The Crooked Circle
1957-11-11
The Lawless Eighties
1957-05-31
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
1957-05-10
Fury at Showdown
1957-04-18
Tomahawk Trail
1957-02-01
The Women of Pitcairn Island
1956-12-01
Friendly Persuasion
1956-11-25
Rebel in Town
1956-07-30
Hot Rod Girl
1956-07-04
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956-05-01
Ghost Town
1956-03-01
The Bold and the Brave
1956-01-04
Desert Sands
1955-11-18
We're No Angels
1955-07-07
Wichita
1955-07-03
Seven Angry Men
1955-03-27
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954-09-28
The High and the Mighty
1954-07-03
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945-12-27
Going My Way
1944-01-01
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