John Smith
Acting
Born March 6, 1931 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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 when the name change was granted. In We're No Angels (1955), Smith had a small role as "Arnaud", the…
Known For · 40 titles
Father Knows Best
Adam-12
The Virginian
Emergency!
Gunsmoke
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Police Woman
Telephone Time
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Laramie
The Ford Television Theatre
The Millionaire
The Wonderful World of Disney
Wire Service
Hondo
Frontier
Letter to Loretta
General Electric Theater
Cimarron City
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
We're No Angels
Going My Way
The High and the Mighty
Friendly Persuasion
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Wichita
The Bells of St. Mary's
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Circus World
Desert Sands
Seven Angry Men
The Bold and the Brave
Hondo and the Apaches
The Lawless Eighties
Island of Lost Women
Hot Rod Girl
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Waco
Tomahawk Trail
Meteor