John Smith

John Smith

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).

  • Title: John Smith
  • Popularity: 2.375
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1931-03-06
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Also Known As: Robert Errol Van Orden
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John Smith Movies

  • 1956
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    Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

    6.6 1956 HD

    The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the...

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  • 1954
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    The High and the Mighty

    The High and the Mighty

    5.9 1954 HD

    Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine...

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  • 1956
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    Hot Rod Girl

    Hot Rod Girl

    4.2 1956 HD

    After his kid brother is killed in a street race, a champion drag-racer quits racing. However, a new kid comes to town determined to force him back...

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  • 1957
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    The Crooked Circle

    The Crooked Circle

    1 1957 HD

    A young prizefighter finds himself being squeezed on all sides to throw a fight.

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  • 1957
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    The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm

    The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm

    6.1 1957 HD

    Ma and Pa do their bit to hook lumberman Brad Johnson up with spoiled socialite Sally Flemming. Ma teaches Sally how to behave like a hick so she'll...

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  • 1967
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    Hondo and the Apaches

    Hondo and the Apaches

    7 1967 HD

    Two episodes from the TV series "Hondo" edited together and released as a feature.

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  • 1957
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    Tomahawk Trail

    Tomahawk Trail

    5.7 1957 HD

    Led by an incompetent Lieutenant, a troop of soldiers is on the Tomahawk Trail in Apache territory. When he lets the Indians steal their horses and...

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  • 1959
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    Island of Lost Women

    Island of Lost Women

    4.3 1959 HD

    A plane crash-lands on a jungle island inhabited by a scientist and his nubile young daughters. Complications ensue.

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  • 1956
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    The Bold and the Brave

    The Bold and the Brave

    5.6 1956 HD

    An assortment of American types come together in the Italian campaign of 1944.

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  • 1957
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    Fury at Showdown

    Fury at Showdown

    5.4 1957 HD

    After serving a year for a killing in self-defense, gunfighter Brock Mitchell tries to help his younger brother save his ranch but a crooked lawyer...

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  • 1957
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    The Lawless Eighties

    The Lawless Eighties

    1 1957 HD

    After deceitful Indian agent Grat Bandas has his men shoot Brother Van, gunfighter Linc Prescott saves the peaceful circuit rider and agrees to help...

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  • 1955
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    Desert Sands

    Desert Sands

    4.4 1955 HD

    The French Foreign Legion battles rebellious Arabs in North Africa.

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  • 1958
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    Handle with Care

    Handle with Care

    7.2 1958 HD

    A law student working on a class project discovers a real-life crime.

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  • 1964
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    Circus World

    Circus World

    6.1 1964 HD

    Circus owner Matt Masters is beset by disasters as he attempts a European tour of his circus. At the same time, he is caught in an emotional bind...

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  • 1944
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    Going My Way

    Going My Way

    6.73 1944 HD

    Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a...

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  • 1945
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    The Bells of St. Mary's

    The Bells of St. Mary's

    6.8 1945 HD

    Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt...

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  • 1956
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    Ghost Town

    Ghost Town

    4.2 1956 HD

    A stage headed West with a group of passengers is attacked by Cheyenne Indians, and takes refuge in a nearby ghost town.

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  • 1956
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    Quincannon, Frontier Scout

    Quincannon, Frontier Scout

    4.4 1956 HD

    A young woman hires a frontier scout to help her discover if her brother died in an Indian attack on a remote fort.

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    Meteor

    Meteor

    5 2011 HD

    Nostalgic excerpts of fiction, fairytales and vintage science fiction from a child’s room to way out into the galaxy.

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  • 1955
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    Seven Angry Men

    Seven Angry Men

    5.2 1955 HD

    Rise, fall and execution of John Brown, fanatic abolitionist.

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  • 1955
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    Wichita

    Wichita

    6.2 1955 HD

    Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter makes him a...

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  • 1966
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    Waco

    Waco

    6.4 1966 HD

    Preacher Sam Stone and his new beautiful wife Jill stand by the grave of Sheriff Billy Kelly, who died trying to bring law-and-order to Emporia,...

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  • 1954
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    A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

    8 1954 HD

    Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the...

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  • 1955
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    We're No Angels

    We're No Angels

    7.171 1955 HD

    Three convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the...

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  • 1956
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    The Women of Pitcairn Island

    The Women of Pitcairn Island

    3.5 1956 HD

    The widows and children of survivors of the H.M.S. Bounty rule Pitcairn Island, fighting off sailors and intruders.

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  • 1972
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    Justin Morgan Had a Horse

    Justin Morgan Had a Horse

    7.8 1972 HD

    This is the story of the foundation sire of the Morgan Horse Breed.

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  • 1956
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    Rebel in Town

    Rebel in Town

    7 1956 HD

    Ex-Confederate Bedloe Mason and his four sons ride into a small Western town with robbery in mind. Hearing a suspicious "click," Wes Mason whirls and...

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  • 1971
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    Blood Legacy

    Blood Legacy

    3.55 1971 HD

    In order to qualify to inherit the family fortune, the four heirs must spend the night in the family estate. However, during the night someone starts...

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  • 1962
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    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    6.429 1962 HD

    The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It...

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.736 1955 HD

    A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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  • 1955
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    The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

    5 1955 HD

    An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were...

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  • 1974
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    Police Woman

    Police Woman

    6.3 1974 HD

    Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover...

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  • 1951
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    7 1951 HD

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was...

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  • 1955
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    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

    Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take...

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  • 1956
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    Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

    6.3 1956 HD

    Telephone Time is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS in 1956, and on ABC from 1957 to 1958. The series features plays by John...

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  • 1953
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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    6.2 1953 HD

    Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show...

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  • 1958
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    Cimarron City

    Cimarron City

    5 1958 HD

    Cimarron City is an American Western television series, starring George Montgomery as Matt Rockford and John Smith as Lane Temple, that aired on NBC...

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  • 1959
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    Laramie

    Laramie

    6.4 1959 HD

    Laramie is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1963. A Revue Studios production, the program originally starred John...

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  • 1967
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    Hondo

    Hondo

    6.2 1967 HD

    Hondo is a 17-episode Western television series starring Ralph Taeger that aired in the United States on ABC during the 1967 fall season. The series...

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  • 1956
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    Wire Service

    Wire Service

    1 1956 HD

    Wire Service is an American drama series that aired on ABC as part of its 1956-57 season lineup.

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  • 1968
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    Adam-12

    Adam-12

    7.1 1968 HD

    Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they...

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  • 1969
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    Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

    6.5 1969 HD

    Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert...

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  • 1972
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    Emergency!

    Emergency!

    7.784 1972 HD

    The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their...

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  • 1954
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    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    7.607 1954 HD

    Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series...

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  • 1954
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    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    7.607 1954 HD

    Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series...

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  • 1955
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    Frontier

    Frontier

    5 1955 HD

    Frontier is an American Western anthology series that aired on NBC from September 1955, to September 1956. The series de-emphasizes gunplay and...

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