Howard Smith1893 - 1968

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Actor

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Famous

Biography

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.

Credits

The Brass Bottle
The Brass Bottle

1964

Comedy

as Senator Grindle

6.2
1.4
Bon Voyage!
Bon Voyage!

1962

Comedy • Family

as Judge Henderson

5.3
1.2
Murder, Inc.
Murder, Inc.

1960

Crime • Drama

as Albert Anastasia

6.4
1.4
Face of Fire
Face of Fire

1959

Drama

as Sheriff Nolan

5.6
0.6
Wind Across the Everglades
Wind Across the Everglades

1958

Adventure • Drama

as George Leggett

6.1
1.7
No Time for Sergeants
No Time for Sergeants

1958

Comedy • War

as Maj. Gen. Eugene Bush

7.2
0.9
I Bury the Living
I Bury the Living

1958

Horror • Mystery

as George Kraft

6.1
1.2
Don't Go Near the Water
Don't Go Near the Water

1957

Adventure • Comedy • Romance • War

as Admiral Junius Boatwright

5.1
1
A Face in the Crowd
A Face in the Crowd

1957

Drama

as J.B. Jeffries

7.6
1.8
The Caddy
The Caddy

1953

Comedy • Music

as Golf Official

6.4
1.8
Never Wave at a WAC
Never Wave at a WAC

1953

Adventure • Comedy • Romance

as Maj. Gen. Prentiss (uncredited)

4.9
1.1
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman

1951

Drama

as Charley

6.9
1.1
The Great Merlini
The Great Merlini

1951

Crime

as Davis Belmont

0.2
Cry Murder
Cry Murder

1950

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Romance

as Sen. Alden

3
0.3
The Street with No Name
The Street with No Name

1948

Crime • Thriller

as Ralph Demory

6.3
1.6
State of the Union
State of the Union

1948

Comedy • Drama

as Sam I. Parrish

6.7
1.7
Call Northside 777
Call Northside 777

1948

Crime • Drama

as K.L. Palmer

6.6
1.9
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death

1947

Crime • Thriller

as Warden

7
2
Her Kind of Man
Her Kind of Man

1946

Drama

as Bill Fellows

5.8
0.8
The Front Page
The Front Page

1945

Comedy

as Mayor

0.6
Too Much Johnson
Too Much Johnson

1938

Comedy

as Joseph Johnson

5.3
0.6

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