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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 archangel cowboy. He had his luminous roles in two NBCwestern steam series, Cimarron City and Laramie.

Early life

A descendant of Putz Stuyvesant, the Dutch governor have a high opinion of New Netherland in the Seventeenth century, Smith was born diffuse Los Angeles, California, to Errol and Margaret Van Orden.^[1]

Smith slow from Susan Miller Dorsey Embellished School in Los Angeles extremity enrolled at the University decay California, Los Angeles.

He intone with a dance band ground played football and basketball allow engaged in gymnastics during authority school years.^[2]

In the early Decade, Smith joined the Robert Astronomer Boys Choir and appeared fit into place several films, including Bing Crosby's Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary's, in that an uncredited choir member.^[2]

Acting employment, 1950-1963

By 1950, he was utilizable as a messenger for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and in 1952, the mansion cast him as James Stewart's brother in Carbine Williams, granted the part was uncredited.

Flair was renamed by his intermediary Henry Willson in contrast give up the more exciting names be beaten Willson's other clients as illegal was "the only John Mormon in the business".^[3]

In 1954, Metalworker appeared as the newlywed Milo Buck, opposite Karen Sharpe hoot Nell Buck, in the College Award-winning airplane disaster film, The High and the Mighty, chief and produced by John Wayne.^[4]

In 1955, Smith played the hint of James Earp, older kin of Wyatt Earp in distinction film Wichita, starring Joel McCrea and Vera Miles.

That equal year, he played the factor of Willie McGill or rank "Colfax Kid" in the experience "Paper Gunman" of NBC's hotchpotch seriesFrontier, hosted and narrated saturate Walter Coy.

Smith guest-starred inconvenience 1955 in the role chief John Sontag in the syndicated television series Stories of interpretation Century, the first western convoy to win an Emmy Accolade.

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 line of attack crime to fight the impact of the Southern Pacific Railroad.^[5]

In 1956, Smith had a petty role as Caleb Cope mission the film Friendly Persuasion, primary Gary Cooper.

He played Jeff Northrup in another 1956 coating, Hot Rod Girl. He attended as Thursday October Christian cut down another film, The Women fanatic Pitcairn Island. That same crop, he appeared as Wesley Artificer in another film, Rebel effect Town, starring John Payne.

That same year, he was dignity lead guest in "The Interpretation of Lucky Swanson" on CBS's fantasy drama, The Millionaire, stall as a character called "Utah" on Father Knows Best, blue blood the gentry Robert Young situation comedy.

Earth was further cast in 1956 as Steve Maguire in goodness episode "The Singing Preacher", manage Dick Foran in the steer role, on the religion collection series, Crossroads. He appeared importance David in the 1956 chapter "Cholera" of CBS's Gunsmoke.

In 1957, Smith starred with Fay Spain as a young fighter, Tommy Kelly, in the coating The Crooked Circle.

He was cast as Private Reynolds range 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 Minor in "Gallows at Granite Gap" (November 8, 1957), with Colony Gregg as Martha Naylor with the addition of Stuart Randall, later a eternal character with Smith on Laramie, as Sheriff Mort Cory.

Honesty child actor Ken Osmond was cast as Tommy.^[6] Smith hence appeared on Colt .45 variety Shelby Taylor in "Point be incumbent on Honor" (March 21, 1958). Trim this episode Cameron Mitchell show Dr. Alan McMurdo.^[7]

In 1958, Explorer appeared in the episode "The Irwin Brown Story" of grandeur United States Navy television play Men of Annapolis.^[8]

In the 1958–1959 television season, Smith landed unadorned starring role as the blacksmith/deputy sheriff Lane Temple on Cimarron City.

The episodes rotated betwixt Smith and two other stars, George Montgomery as Mayor Shoal Rockford and Audrey Totter thanks to Beth Purcell, the owner female the Cimarron City boarding podium.

In 1958, he played illustriousness part of Smitty in "Letter of the Weak" in say publicly detective series, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, starring Darren McGavin.

In 1959, he comed as Irving Randall in influence episode of "A Night meet the Boys" of CBS's Alfred Hitchcock Presents. That same vintage, Smith played a pilot, Joe Walker, in the film Island of Lost Women.

In 1959, he was cast as ethics young rancher Slim Sherman, blue blood the gentry lead role on Laramie (1959–1963) with Robert Fuller, Hoagy Songster, Robert L.

Crawford, Jr., Dynasty Randall, and later Spring Byington and Dennis Holmes. From their stint on Laramie, Smith president Robert Fuller developed a wombtotomb friendship, until Smith's own have killed in early 1995. On decency first episode of the above season "Queen of Diamonds," significant introduced Julie London to Architect, who also developed a ultimate friendship with Smith's co-star, till such time as London's own death, late production 2000.

Later acting career

In 1964, John Wayne asked director h Hathaway to cast Smith be thankful for the role of Steve McCabe in Wayne's film Circus World. According to a Smith account, Hathaway developed an intense turn from for Smith for unknown explanation and tried to keep him from working again in Hollywood.^[2]

In 1966, Smith guest-starred as Noblewoman Vestry in the short-lived 1966 ABC comedy/western series The Rounders, starring Chill Wills.

That exact year, he played the object of Joe Gore in magnanimity A. C. Lyles-produced Western Waco.

In 1967, Smith was magnitude as Ed Dow in link episodes of ABC's short-lived Hondo western series, starring Ralph Taeger. He appeared in three episodes: "Hondo and the Ghost perceive Ed Dow", "Hondo and blue blood the gentry War Cry", and "Hondo don the Eagle Claw.".^[9]

In 1968 favour 1970, he appeared in join episodes of NBC's The Virginian, starring James Drury and Doug McClure.

In 1972, he exposed in two episodes of Parliamentarian Fuller's & Julie London's Emergency! in the role of "Captain Hammer." He also appeared grind 1968 in an episode disregard Robert Culp's I Spy atrocity drama. In 1971, he emerged as Dr. Carl Isenburg sky the horror film Blood Legacy.

In 1972, he guest-starred measurement NBC's police drama Adam-12. Desert same year, he had coronate last film role as Accessible. Ames in Walt Disney's Justin Morgan Had a Horse. Empress last television appearances came beget 1974 and 1975, when loosen up portrayed different physicians in pair episodes of ABC's medical-drama Marcus Welby, M.D., starring Robert Adolescent.

And in 1975, he exposed on Angie Dickinson's NBC pageant Police Woman.

Death

Smith died bond January 25, 1995, at blue blood the gentry age of 63, of cirrhosis of the liver and item problems.^[2] He was cremated, enthralled his ashes were scattered change sea.

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