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Howard Smith

Actor • Born 1893

Howard Smith

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About

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.

Known for

Perry Mason posterPerry MasonSeries • 1957Bewitched posterBewitchedSeries • 1964The Twilight Zone posterThe Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959Studio One posterStudio OneSeries • 1948Green Acres posterGreen AcresSeries • 1965The Philco Television Playhouse posterThe Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948Wanted: Dead or Alive posterWanted: Dead or AliveSeries • 1958Alfred Hitchcock Presents posterAlfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955Hazel posterHazelSeries • 1961Lights Out posterLights OutSeries • 1949Outlaws posterOutlawsSeries • 1960First Love posterFirst LoveSeries • 1954The Dakotas posterThe DakotasSeries • 1963Kiss of Death posterKiss of DeathMovie • 1947A Face in the Crowd posterA Face in the CrowdMovie • 1957The Street with No Name posterThe Street with No NameMovie • 1948State of the Union posterState of the UnionMovie • 1948Call Northside 777 posterCall Northside 777Movie • 1948Murder, Inc. posterMurder, Inc.Movie • 1960The Caddy posterThe CaddyMovie • 1953Wind Across the Everglades posterWind Across the EvergladesMovie • 1958Bon Voyage! posterBon Voyage!Movie • 1962No Time for Sergeants posterNo Time for SergeantsMovie • 1958Death of a Salesman posterDeath of a SalesmanMovie • 1951