Howard Smith

Born: 1893-08-10

Howard Irving Smith (August 12, 1893 in – January 10, 1968) was an American character actor with a 50-year career in vaudeville, theater, radio, films and television. In 1938 he performed in Orson Welles's short-lived stage production and once-lost film, Too Much Johnson, and in the celebrated radio production, "The War of the Worlds". He portrayed Charley in the original Broadway production of Death of a Salesman and recreated the role in the 1951 film version. On television Smith portrayed the gruff Harvey Griffin in the situation comedy, Hazel.


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Kiss of Death

as Warden
Released: 1947-08-27

An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.

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A Face in the Crowd

as J.B. Jeffries
Released: 1957-05-29

The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local...

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Call Northside 777

as K.L. Palmer
Released: 1948-02-13

In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad...

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Death of a Salesman

as Charley
Released: 1951-12-20

Willy Loman is an aging salesman who was recently fired from his job. Dealing with feelings of...

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State of the Union

as Sam I. Parrish
Released: 1948-04-30

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on...

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Wind Across the Everglades

as George Leggett
Released: 1958-09-11

Set in the early 20th century, the film follows a game warden who arrives in Florida to enforce...

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The Street with No Name

as Ralph Demory
Released: 1948-07-14

After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested,...

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The Caddy

as Golf Official
Released: 1953-08-10

Although the son of a skilled golfer and an outstanding player in his own right, Harvey Miller...

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I Bury the Living

as George Kraft
Released: 1958-07-01

A newly appointed cemetery chairman believes that, merely by inserting a black plot-marking pin...

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Murder, Inc.

as Albert Anastasia
Released: 1960-06-28

Chronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated,...

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Face of Fire

as Sheriff Nolan
Released: 1959-08-09

A local handyman saves a child in a fire, but the burns he receives disfigure his face so much...

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The Brass Bottle

as Senator Grindle
Released: 1964-05-20

A genie tends to get his master into more predicaments than he gets him out of.

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Never Wave at a WAC

as Maj. Gen. Prentiss (uncredited)
Released: 1953-01-28

A divorced socialite decides to join the Army because she hopes it will enable her to see more...

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Don't Go Near the Water

as Admiral Junius Boatwright
Released: 1957-11-14

Madison Avenue-trained Navy men handle public relations on a South Pacific island during World...

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No Time for Sergeants

as Maj. Gen. Eugene Bush
Released: 1958-07-05

Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready....

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Too Much Johnson

as Joseph Johnson
Released: 2013-10-09

This film was not intended to stand by itself, but was designed as the cinematic aspect of...

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Bon Voyage!

as Judge Henderson
Released: 1962-05-17

The Willards from Terre Haute, Indiana travels abroad for the once-in-a-lifetime vacation in...

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Her Kind of Man

as Bill Fellows
Released: 1946-05-11

A singer can't choose between a charismatic gangster and an honest newspaperman.

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Cry Murder

as Sen. Alden
Released: 1950-01-06

A young actress has retired from films to marry the son of a prominent and rich politician in...

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The Front Page

as Mayor
Released: 1945-11-11

Earl Williams is set to hang tomorrow. When he escapes from his cell, reporter Hildy Johnson...

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Perry Mason

as Frank Warden
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Bewitched

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-09-17

Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine...

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The Philco Television Playhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1948-10-03

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...

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The Twilight Zone

as Misrell
First aired: 1959-10-02

A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...

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Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Martin Fairweather
First aired: 1958-09-06

Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the...

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Green Acres

as uncredited
First aired: 1965-09-15

Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from...

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Studio One

as Lt. Haines
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Studio One

as Inch Ravel
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Hazel

as uncredited
First aired: 1961-09-28

Hazel is an American sitcom about a fictional live-in maid named Hazel Burke and her employers,...

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Outlaws

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-09-26

Outlaws is an NBC Western television series, starring Barton MacLane as U.S. marshal Frank...

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The Dakotas

as uncredited
First aired: 1963-01-07

The Dakotas is an ABC/Warner Brothers western television series starring Larry Ward and...

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First Love

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-07-05

First Love is an American soap opera which ran on NBC Daytime from July 5, 1954 to December 30,...

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Lights Out

as uncredited
First aired: 1949-07-19

Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Stanton C. Barryvale
First aired: 1955-10-02

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

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New York Confidential

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-01-01

New York Confidential is a British-American crime drama series that aired from 1958 to...

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Harrigan and Son

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-14

Harrigan and Son is an ABC sitcom about a father-and-son team of lawyers, played by Pat O'Brien...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Dolly

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-09-27

Dolly is a television variety show that ran on ABC during the 1987-1988 season featuring Dolly...

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General Electric Theater

as Uncle Bob
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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General Electric Theater

as T.J. Wilson
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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