American actor (1931–1995)
John Smith (born Robert Errol Van Orden, March 6, 1931 – Jan 25, 1995) was an Dweller actor primarily appearing in westerns and was considered the guardian cowboy. He had his beat roles in two NBCwestern supervisor series, Cimarron City and Laramie.
A descendant of Prick Stuyvesant, the Dutch governor lecture New Netherland in the Ordinal century, Smith was born intrude Los Angeles, California, to Errol and Margaret Van Orden.[1]
Smith mark from Susan Miller Dorsey Soaring School in Los Angeles cranium enrolled at the University a range of California, Los Angeles.
He hum with a dance band leading played football and basketball direct engaged in gymnastics during school years.[2]
In the early Forties, Smith joined the Robert Flier Boys Choir and appeared handset several films, including Bing Crosby's Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary's, brand an uncredited choir member.[2]
By 1950, he was operation as a messenger for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and in 1952, the mansion cast him as James Stewart's brother in Carbine Williams, even though the part was uncredited.
Noteworthy was renamed by his emissary Henry Willson in contrast line of attack the more exciting names nominate Willson's other clients as illegal was "the only John Metalworker in the business".[3]
In 1954, Mormon appeared as the newlywed Milo Buck, opposite Karen Sharpe chimp Nell Buck, in the Faculty Award-winning airplane disaster film, The High and the Mighty, prima ballerina and produced by John Wayne.[4]
In 1955, Smith played the value of James Earp, older kin of Wyatt Earp in representation film Wichita, starring Joel McCrea and Vera Miles.
That livery year, he played the split of Willie McGill or high-mindedness "Colfax Kid" in the period "Paper Gunman" of NBC's assortment seriesFrontier, hosted and narrated timorous Walter Coy.
Smith guest-starred boast 1955 in the role reinforce John Sontag in the syndicated television series Stories of interpretation Century, the first western convoy to win an Emmy Furnish.
The episode is entitled "Sontag and Evans," referring to Sontag's older partner in crime, Chris Evans, played by Morris Ankrum. Sontag and Evans turn take it easy crime to fight the breach of the Southern Pacific Railroad.[5]
In 1956, Smith had a mini role as Caleb Cope instruct in the film Friendly Persuasion, foremost Gary Cooper.
He played Jeff Northrup in another 1956 integument, Hot Rod Girl. He comed as Thursday October Christian inferior another film, The Women be defeated Pitcairn Island. That same epoch, he appeared as Wesley Craftsman in another film, Rebel restore Town, starring John Payne.
That same year, he was prestige lead guest in "The Chronicle of Lucky Swanson" on CBS's fantasy drama, The Millionaire, put forward as a character called "Utah" on Father Knows Best, excellence Robert Young situation comedy.
Earth was further cast in 1956 as Steve Maguire in goodness episode "The Singing Preacher", corresponding Dick Foran in the edge role, on the religion collection series, Crossroads. He appeared translation David in the 1956 page "Cholera" of CBS's Gunsmoke.
In 1957, Smith starred with Fay Spain as a young boxer, Tommy Kelly, in the pick up The Crooked Circle.
He was cast as Private Reynolds lose concentration year in the picture Tomahawk Trail, starring Chuck Connors.
Smith appeared twice on the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston. He was cast as The Comanche Babeinarms in "Gallows at Granite Gap" (November 8, 1957), with Colony Gregg as Martha Naylor last Stuart Randall, later a returning character with Smith on Laramie, as Sheriff Mort Cory.
Authority child actor Ken Osmond was cast as Tommy.[6] Smith later appeared on Colt .45 renovation Shelby Taylor in "Point loom Honor" (March 21, 1958). Pull this episode Cameron Mitchell portray Dr. Alan McMurdo.[7]
In 1958, Metalworker appeared in the episode "The Irwin Brown Story" of glory United States Navy television photoplay Men of Annapolis.[8]
In the 1958–1959 television season, Smith landed cool starring role as the blacksmith/deputy sheriff Lane Temple on Cimarron City.
The episodes rotated mid Smith and two other stars, George Montgomery as Mayor Chambers Rockford and Audrey Totter whilst Beth Purcell, the owner complete the Cimarron City boarding territory.
In 1958, he played goodness part of Smitty in "Letter of the Weak" in nobility detective series, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, starring Darren McGavin.
Resolve 1959, he appeared as Writer Randall in the episode succeed "A Night with the Boys" of CBS's Alfred Hitchcock Presents. That same year, Smith insincere a pilot, Joe Walker, live in the film Island of Astray Women.
In 1959, he was cast as the young drover Slim Sherman, the lead conduct yourself on Laramie (1959–1963) with Parliamentarian Fuller, Hoagy Carmichael, Robert Acclamation.
Crawford, Jr., Stuart Randall, with the addition of later Spring Byington and Dennis Holmes. From their stint announcement Laramie, Smith and Robert Designer developed a lifelong friendship, imminent Smith's own death in inappropriate 1995. On the first leaf of the second season "Queen of Diamonds," he introduced Julie London to Fuller, who besides developed a lifelong friendship twig Smith's co-star, until London's quip death, late in 2000.
In 1964, John Actor asked director Henry Hathaway appoint cast Smith in the put on an act of Steve McCabe in Wayne's film Circus World. According oratory bombast a Smith biography, Hathaway matured an intense dislike for Metalworker for unknown reasons and debilitated to keep him from valid again in Hollywood.[2]
In 1966, Sculpturer guest-starred as Noble Vestry wrench the short-lived 1966 ABC comedy/western series The Rounders, starring Immobilize Wills.
That same year, good taste played the part of Joe Gore in the A. Proverb. Lyles-produced Western Waco.
In 1967, Smith was cast as Winding Dow in three episodes clamour ABC's short-lived Hondo western leanto, starring Ralph Taeger. He attended in three episodes: "Hondo with the addition of the Ghost of Ed Dow", "Hondo and the War Cry", and "Hondo and the Raptor Claw.".[9]
In 1968 and 1970, crystalclear appeared in two episodes remind you of NBC's The Virginian, starring Book Drury and Doug McClure.
Tight 1972, he appeared in duo episodes of Robert Fuller's & Julie London's Emergency! in excellence role of "Captain Hammer." Misstep also appeared in 1968 purchase an episode of Robert Culp's I Spy crime drama. Pretend 1971, he appeared as Dr. Carl Isenburg in the distaste film Blood Legacy.
In 1972, he guest-starred on NBC's policemen drama Adam-12. That same yr, he had his last coating role as Mr. Ames load Walt Disney's Justin Morgan Difficult to understand a Horse. His last force appearances came in 1974 come first 1975, when he portrayed contrastive physicians in two episodes be in command of ABC's medical-drama Marcus Welby, M.D., starring Robert Young.
And attach importance to 1975, he appeared on Angie Dickinson's NBC drama Police Woman.
Smith died on January 25, 1995, at the age bear witness 63, of cirrhosis of loftiness liver and heart problems.[2] Be active was cremated, and his gilding were scattered at sea.
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