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Art Smith

Art Smith

Actor · Born 1899-03-22 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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. S…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Hustler (1961) — (uncredited)
  2. In a Lonely Place (1950) — Mel Lippman
  3. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) — John
  4. Brute Force (1947) — Dr. Walters
  5. Body and Soul (1947) — David Davis (uncredited)
  6. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) — Charley (uncredited)
  7. Caught (1949) — Psychiatrist
  8. T-Men (1947) — Gregg
  9. A Double Life (1947) — Wigmaker
  10. Nailed It! (2018) — Self - Judge
  11. Ride the Pink Horse (1947) — Bill Retz
  12. Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi (1943) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  13. The Sound of Fury (1950) — Hal Clendenning
  14. Framed (1947) — Desk Clerk (uncredited)
  15. Quicksand (1950) — Oren Mackey
  16. Arch of Triumph (1948) — Inspector
  17. Edge of Darkness (1943) — Knut Osterholm
  18. The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) — Anthony Moss
  19. None Shall Escape (1944) — Stys
  20. The Painted Hills (1951) — Pilot Pete
  21. Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948) — Dr. Harvey
  22. South of St. Louis (1949) — Bronco
  23. Manhandled (1949) — Detective Lt. Bill Dawson
  24. Native Land (1942) — Harry Carlyle
  25. Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)
  26. Youth Runs Wild (1944) — Mr. Fred Hauser
  27. Rose of Cimarron (1952) — Deacon
  28. The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) — Fred Brannan
  29. Angel in Exile (1948) — Emie Coons
  30. Lux Video Theatre (1950) — Pop
  31. Appointment in Berlin (1943) — Dutch Pastor (uncredited)
  32. Red, Hot and Blue (1949) — Laddie Corwin
  33. Lights Out (1949)
  34. Just for You (1952) — Leo
  35. The Black Parachute (1944) — Joseph - Guerilla (uncredited)
  36. South Sea Sinner (1950) — William Grayson
  37. The Moving Finger (1963) — Doctor
  38. CBS Playhouse (1966) — Arthur Selig
  39. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967) — Arthur Selig
  40. Song of Surrender (1949) — Mr. Willis