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Art Smith‌

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Birthday

calendar1899-03-22

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Art Smith

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Art Smith

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1899-03-22

Popularity

star3.2

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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.

Movie Credits

Letter from an Unknown Woman

Letter from an Unknown Woman‌
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calendar 1948

Quicksand

Quicksand‌
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calendar 1950

The Killer That Stalked New York

The Killer That Stalked New York‌
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calendar 1950

The Sound of Fury

The Sound of Fury‌
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calendar 1950

Brute Force

Brute Force‌
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calendar 1947

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph‌
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calendar 1948

A Double Life

A Double Life‌
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calendar 1947

Rose of Cimarron

Rose of Cimarron‌
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calendar 1952

Manhandled

Manhandled‌
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calendar 1949

Caught

Caught‌
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calendar 1949

Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi

Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi‌
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calendar 1943

The Painted Hills

The Painted Hills‌
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calendar 1951

The Next Voice You Hear...

The Next Voice You Hear...‌
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calendar 1950

Body and Soul

Body and Soul‌
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calendar 1947

In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place‌
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calendar 1950

Ride the Pink Horse

Ride the Pink Horse‌
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calendar 1947

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid‌
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calendar 1948

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night‌
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calendar 1967

South of St. Louis

South of St. Louis‌
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calendar 1949

Angel in Exile

Angel in Exile‌
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calendar 1948

T-Men

T-Men‌
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calendar 1947

Song of Surrender

Song of Surrender‌
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calendar 1949

Just for You

Just for You‌
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calendar 1952

Framed

Framed‌
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calendar 1947

None Shall Escape

None Shall Escape‌
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calendar 1944

Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness‌
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calendar 1943

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn‌
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calendar 1945

Native Land

Native Land‌
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calendar 1942

Youth Runs Wild

Youth Runs Wild‌
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calendar 1944

Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin‌
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calendar 1943

South Sea Sinner

South Sea Sinner‌
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calendar 1950

The Moving Finger

The Moving Finger‌
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calendar 1963

The Black Parachute

The Black Parachute‌
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calendar 1944

Red, Hot and Blue

Red, Hot and Blue‌
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calendar 1949

Mason of the Mounted

Mason of the Mounted‌
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calendar 1932

Tv Credits

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
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calendar 1950

CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse‌
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calendar 1966

Lights Out

Lights Out‌
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calendar 1949

Nailed It!

Nailed It!‌
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calendar 2018