Art Smith
Known for Acting · 41 credits
- Born
- 1899-03-22
- Died
- 1973-02-24
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Arthur Gordon Smith
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.
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (37)
The Hustler
1961
In a Lonely Place
1950
as Mel Lippman
Brute Force
1947
as Dr. Walters
Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948
as John
Caught
1949
as Psychiatrist
Body and Soul
1947
as David Davis (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness
1943
as Knut Osterholm
T-Men
1947
as Gregg
Arch of Triumph
1948
as Inspector
Red, Hot and Blue
1949
as Laddie Corwin
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Charley (uncredited)
A Double Life
1947
as Wigmaker
Mason of the Mounted
1932
as Royal Mounted Police Officer
Quicksand
1950
as Oren Mackey
The Painted Hills
1951
as Pilot Pete
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Fred Brannan
Youth Runs Wild
1944
as Mr. Fred Hauser
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
as Anthony Moss
South Sea Sinner
1950
as William Grayson
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
1948
as Dr. Harvey
Ride the Pink Horse
1947
as Bill Retz
Framed
1947
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Moving Finger
1963
as Doctor
None Shall Escape
1944
as Stys
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967
as Arthur Selig
Angel in Exile
1948
as Emie Coons
Just for You
1952
as Leo
The Sound of Fury
1950
as Hal Clendenning
South of St. Louis
1949
as Bronco
Appointment in Berlin
1943
as Dutch Pastor (uncredited)
Rose of Cimarron
1952
as Deacon
Native Land
1942
as Harry Carlyle
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi
1943
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Black Parachute
1944
as Joseph - Guerilla (uncredited)
Manhandled
1949
as Detective Lt. Bill Dawson
Song of Surrender
1949
as Mr. Willis
About Art Smith
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 film… With 41 credits spanning from 1932 to 2018, Art Smith has appeared in 37 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Art Smith Movies
- The Hustler (1961)
- In a Lonely Place (1950) — as Mel Lippman
- Brute Force (1947) — as Dr. Walters
- Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) — as John
- Caught (1949) — as Psychiatrist
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