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Art Smith

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 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.

Personal information

Birthday

1899-03-22

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Double Life

A Double Life

1947

6.3

Movie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

7.6

Movie
Angel in Exile

Angel in Exile

1948

5.2

Movie
Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin

1943

6.4

Movie
Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

1948

5.9

Movie
Body and Soul

Body and Soul

1947

6.7

Movie
Brute Force

Brute Force

1947

7.3

Movie
Caught

Caught

1949

6.5

Movie
poster

CBS Playhouse

1966

7.0

TV
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

1967

0.0

Movie
Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

1943

6.1

Movie
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi

Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi

1943

6.9

Movie
Framed

Framed

1947

6.4

Movie
In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

1950

7.6

Movie
Just for You

Just for You

1952

4.8

Movie
Letter from an Unknown Woman

Letter from an Unknown Woman

1948

7.8

Movie
poster

Lights Out

1949

5.3

TV
poster

Lux Video Theatre

1950

6.0

TV
Manhandled

Manhandled

1949

5.1

Movie
Mason of the Mounted

Mason of the Mounted

1932

0.0

Movie
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

1948

6.4

Movie
poster

Nailed It!

2018

7.1

TV
Native Land

Native Land

1942

5.9

Movie
None Shall Escape

None Shall Escape

1944

6.2

Movie
Quicksand

Quicksand

1950

6.1

Movie
Red, Hot and Blue

Red, Hot and Blue

1949

5.8

Movie
Ride the Pink Horse

Ride the Pink Horse

1947

7.2

Movie
Rose of Cimarron

Rose of Cimarron

1952

5.0

Movie
Song of Surrender

Song of Surrender

1949

0.0

Movie
South of St. Louis

South of St. Louis

1949

5.6

Movie
South Sea Sinner

South Sea Sinner

1950

5.0

Movie
T-Men

T-Men

1947

6.8

Movie
The Black Parachute

The Black Parachute

1944

5.5

Movie
The Killer That Stalked New York

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950

6.1

Movie
The Moving Finger

The Moving Finger

1963

0.0

Movie
The Next Voice You Hear...

The Next Voice You Hear...

1950

5.7

Movie
The Painted Hills

The Painted Hills

1951

4.1

Movie
The Sound of Fury

The Sound of Fury

1950

6.5

Movie
Youth Runs Wild

Youth Runs Wild

1944

4.2

Movie