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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).
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TV Shows
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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).
1962
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).
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 6, 1931
Died
January 25, 1995
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Rebel in Town
1956
We're No Angels
1955
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956
Tomahawk Trail
1957
Ghost Town
1956
Hondo and the Apaches
1967
The Lawless Eighties
1957
Waco
1966
Island of Lost Women
1959
Wichita
1955
Meteor
2011
Friendly Persuasion
1956
Going My Way
1944
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
The High and the Mighty
1954
Circus World
1964
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
Hot Rod Girl
1956
Fury at Showdown
1957
Seven Angry Men
1955
+ 8 more movies
Adam-12
1968
Emergency!
1972
The Virginian
1962
Gunsmoke
1955
Police Woman
1974
Laramie
1959
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Telephone Time
1956
The Millionaire
1955
Wire Service
1956
Hondo
1967
Frontier
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Letter to Loretta
1953
Cimarron City
1958
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
General Electric Theater
1953