John Smith
Actor
Born March 6, 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Meteor
Narrator
Police Woman
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Mr. Ames
Emergency!
Capt. Hammer
Blood Legacy
Dr. Carl Isenburg
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Doc Hunter
Adam-12
Ron McKee
Hondo and the Apaches
Ed Dow
Hondo
Waco
Joe Gore
Circus World
Steve McCabe
The Virginian
Dee Garvey
Laramie
Slim Sherman
Island of Lost Women
Joe Walker
Cimarron City
Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple
Handle with Care
Bill Reeves
The Crooked Circle
Tommy Kelly
The Lawless Eighties
William Wesley Van Orsdel
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
Brad Johnson
Fury at Showdown
Miley Sutton
Tomahawk Trail
Pvt. Reynolds
The Women of Pitcairn Island
Thursday October Christian
Friendly Persuasion
Caleb Cope
Wire Service
Howie
Rebel in Town
Wesley Mason
Hot Rod Girl
Jeff Northrup
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Lt. Phil Hostedder
Telephone Time
Ghost Town
Duff Dailey
The Bold and the Brave
Smith
Desert Sands
Pvt. Rex Tyle
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Irving Randall
Frontier
Willie Magill - aka The Colfax Kid
Gunsmoke
David
We're No Angels
Medical Officer Arnaud
Wichita
Jim Earp
Seven Angry Men
Frederick Brown
The Millionaire
Charles 'Lucky' Swanson
The Wonderful World of Disney
Rep Aeronaut
Father Knows Best
Utah
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
The High and the Mighty
Milo Buck
Letter to Loretta
Art
General Electric Theater
The Ford Television Theatre
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Bells of St. Mary's
Choir Member (uncredited)
Going My Way
Choir Member (uncredited)