Personal Info
Robert Errol Van Orden
John Smith
Acting
Biography
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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Meteor
as Narrator
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
as Mr. Ames
Blood Legacy
as Dr. Carl Isenburg
Hondo and the Apaches
as Ed Dow
Waco
as Joe Gore
Circus World
as Steve McCabe
Island of Lost Women
as Joe Walker
Handle with Care
as Bill Reeves
Sea Divers
as Mike Gilbert
Fury at Showdown
as Miley Sutton
TV Shows
Police Woman
1 ep.
Emergency!
as Capt. Hammer · 2 ep.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Doc Hunter · 1 ep.
Adam-12
as Ron McKee · 1 ep.
Hondo
3 ep.
The Virginian
as Dee Garvey · 1 ep.
Laramie
as Slim Sherman · 124 ep.
Cimarron City
as Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple · 26 ep.
Telephone Time
1 ep.
Wire Service
as Howie · 1 ep.
