John Smith
Acting
Born: 1931-03-06 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 1995-01-25
Biography
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
🎬 Movies (20)
Meteor
2011
Narrator
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
1972
Mr. Ames
Blood Legacy
1971
Dr. Carl Isenburg
Hondo and the Apaches
1967
Ed Dow
Waco
1966
Joe Gore
Circus World
1964
Steve McCabe
Island of Lost Women
1959
Joe Walker
Handle with Care
1958
Bill Reeves
Sea Divers
1958
Mike Gilbert
The Crooked Circle
1957
Tommy Kelly
The Lawless Eighties
1957
William Wesley Van Orsdel
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
1957
Brad Johnson
Fury at Showdown
1957
Miley Sutton
Tomahawk Trail
1957
Pvt. Reynolds
The Women of Pitcairn Island
1956
Thursday October Christian
Friendly Persuasion
1956
Caleb Cope
Rebel in Town
1956
Wesley Mason
Hot Rod Girl
1956
Jeff Northrup
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956
Lt. Phil Hostedder
Ghost Town
1956
Duff Dailey
📺 TV Shows (20)
Police Woman
1974
Emergency!
1972
Capt. Hammer
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Doc Hunter
Adam-12
1968
Ron McKee
Hondo
1967
The Virginian
1962
Dee Garvey
Laramie
1959
Slim Sherman
Cimarron City
1958
Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple
Wire Service
1956
Howie
Telephone Time
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Irving Randall
Frontier
1955
Willie Magill - aka The Colfax Kid
Gunsmoke
1955
David
The Millionaire
1955
Charles 'Lucky' Swanson
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Rep Aeronaut
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Mr. Ames
Father Knows Best
1954
Utah
Letter to Loretta
1953
Art
General Electric Theater
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
1952