Howard Smith
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.05 |
| Birthday | 1893-08-10 |
| Place of Birth | Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Also Known As | Howard I. Smith, Howard Irving Smith, |
1957
A Face in the Crowd
7.6/242
The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political king...
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A Face in the Crowd
1948
Call Northside 777
6.63/158
In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal t...
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Call Northside 777
1958
I Bury the Living
6.2/66
The new manager of a small-town cemetery becomes convinced that he triggered the untimely deaths of several plot owners by tampering with a certain ma...
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I Bury the Living
1948
The Street with No Name
6.2/45
After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI...
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The Street with No Name
1960
Murder, Inc.
6.4/24
Chronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated, focusing on powerful boss Lepke and violent hit man Reles...
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Murder, Inc.
1953
The Caddy
6.4/52
Although the son of a skilled golfer and an outstanding player in his own right, Harvey Miller is too nervous to play in front of a gallery, so he act...
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The Caddy
1946
Her Kind of Man
5.8/6
A singer can't choose between a charismatic gangster and an honest newspaperman.
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Her Kind of Man
1958
No Time for Sergeants
7.2/50
Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will?
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No Time for Sergeants
1962
Bon Voyage!
5.3/20
The Willards from Terre Haute, Indiana travels abroad for the once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Paris, France. Harry Willard believes that the greatest p...
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Bon Voyage!
1951
Death of a Salesman
6.9/16
Willy Loman is an aging salesman who was recently fired from his job. Dealing with feelings of failure, Willy begins to relive events from the past th...
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Death of a Salesman
1951
The Great Merlini
0/0
A magician is hired to prevent a jewel heist but the diamonds still disappear despite him being near them.
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The Great Merlini
1950
Cry Murder
3/1
A young actress has retired from films to marry the son of a prominent and rich politician in New York City. The father objects strongly to the marria...
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Cry Murder
1953
Never Wave at a WAC
4.9/13
A divorced socialite decides to join the Army because she hopes it will enable her to see more of her boyfriend, a Colonel. She soon encounters many d...
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Never Wave at a WAC
2013
Too Much Johnson
5.3/24
This film was not intended to stand by itself, but was designed as the cinematic aspect of Welles' Mercury Theatre stage presentation of William Gille...
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Too Much Johnson
1957
Don't Go Near the Water
5.1/16
Madison Avenue-trained Navy men handle public relations on a South Pacific island during World War II.
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Don't Go Near the Water
1959
Face of Fire
5.6/7
A local handyman saves a child in a fire, but the burns he receives disfigure his face so much that the townspeople avoid him.
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Face of Fire
1948
State of the Union
6.7/66
An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.
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State of the Union
1958
Wind Across the Everglades
6.1/26
Set in the early 20th century, the film follows a game warden who arrives in Florida to enforce conservation laws. He soon finds himself pitted agains...
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Wind Across the Everglades
1964
The Brass Bottle
6.2/23
A genie tends to get his master into more predicaments than he gets him out of.
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The Brass Bottle
1947
Kiss of Death
7.04/150
An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.
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Kiss of Death
1945
The Front Page
0/0
Earl Williams is set to hang tomorrow. When he escapes from his cell, reporter Hildy Johnson finds him, and thus seems likely to land the scoop of his...
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