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