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Art Smith
Actor

Art Smith

22 Mar 1899Born
24 Feb 1973Died
73Age at death
40Credits

Biography

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Arthur Gordon "Art" Smith (March 23, 1899 – February 24, 1973) was an American film, stage and television actor, best known for playing supporting roles in the 1940s.

Born in Chicago, he was a member of the Group Theatre and performed in many of their productions, including Rocket to the Moon, Awake and Sing!, Golden Boy and Waiting for Lefty, all by Clifford Odets; House of Connelly by Paul Green; and Sidney Kingsley's Men in White.

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The gray-haired actor usually played studious and dignified types in films, such as doctors or butlers.

Smith appeared in many black-and-white noirish films in supporting roles alongside more handsome and popular movie leads, such as John Garfield in Body and Soul (1947) and Humphrey Bogart in In a Lonely Place (1950). He had a key role as a federal agent in 1947's Ride the Pink Horse, starring and directed by Robert Montgomery. Two of these films, In a Lonely Place and Ride a Pink Horse, were based on novels by Dorothy B. Hughes.

Smith was one of the victims of the Hollywood blacklist, which ended most of his film career in 1952. In 1957, he originated the role of Doc in the stage version of West Side Story. Smith only returned occasionally to the film business, for example in an uncredited part in The Hustler. He also worked on television before retiring in 1967. He died, aged 73, in Long Island, New York, from a heart attack.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1967Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NightFilm: Arthur Selig
  2. 1966CBS PlayhouseSeries: Arthur Selig (1 episode)
  3. 1963The Moving FingerFilm: Doctor
  4. 1961The HustlerFilm: (uncredited)
  5. 1952Just for YouFilm: Leo
  6. 1952Rose of CimarronFilm: Deacon
  7. 1951The Painted HillsFilm: Pilot Pete
  8. 1950The Sound of FuryFilm: Hal Clendenning
  9. 1950The Killer That Stalked New YorkFilm: Anthony Moss
  10. 1950Lux Video TheatreSeries: Pop (1 episode)
  11. 1950South Sea SinnerFilm: William Grayson
  12. 1950The Next Voice You Hear...Film: Fred Brannan
  13. 1950In a Lonely PlaceFilm: Mel Lippman
  14. 1950QuicksandFilm: Oren Mackey
  15. 1949Song of SurrenderFilm: Mr. Willis
  16. 1949Red, Hot and BlueFilm: Laddie Corwin
  17. 1949ManhandledFilm: Detective Lt. Bill Dawson
  18. 1949Lights OutSeries (1 episode)
  19. 1949South of St. LouisFilm: Bronco
  20. 1949CaughtFilm: Psychiatrist
  21. 1948Angel in ExileFilm: Emie Coons
  22. 1948Mr. Peabody and the MermaidFilm: Dr. Harvey
  23. 1948Letter from an Unknown WomanFilm: John
  24. 1948Arch of TriumphFilm: Inspector
  25. 1947A Double LifeFilm: Wigmaker
  26. 1947T-MenFilm: Gregg
  27. 1947Body and SoulFilm: David Davis (uncredited)
  28. 1947Ride the Pink HorseFilm: Bill Retz
  29. 1947Brute ForceFilm: Dr. Walters
  30. 1947FramedFilm: Desk Clerk (uncredited)
  31. 1945A Tree Grows in BrooklynFilm: Charley (uncredited)
  32. 1944Youth Runs WildFilm: Mr. Fred Hauser
  33. 1944Mr. Winkle Goes to WarFilm
  34. 1944The Black ParachuteFilm: Joseph - Guerilla (uncredited)
  35. 1944None Shall EscapeFilm: Stys
  36. 1943Appointment in BerlinFilm: Dutch Pastor (uncredited)
  37. 1943Edge of DarknessFilm: Knut Osterholm
  38. 1943Education for Death: The Making of the NaziFilm: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  39. 1942Native LandFilm: Harry Carlyle
  40. 1932Mason of the MountedFilm: Royal Mounted Police Officer

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