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Howard Smith

Howard Smith

Known for: Acting

Born 10/08/1893
Died 1968-01-11
Place of birth Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S.

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.

Filmography

Perry Mason Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Frank Warden

1957

Bewitched Series ★ 7,9

Bewitched

1964

The Twilight Zone Series ★ 8,5

The Twilight Zone

Misrell

1959

Wanted: Dead or Alive Series ★ 7,0

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Martin Fairweather

1958

The Philco Television Playhouse Series ★ 6,6

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

Green Acres Series ★ 7,2

Green Acres

1965

Studio One Series ★ 5,4

Studio One

Lt. Haines

1948

Studio One Series ★ 5,4

Studio One

Inch Ravel

1948

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Series ★ 7,8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Stanton C. Barryvale

1955

Hazel Series ★ 6,8

Hazel

1961

Hazel Series ★ 6,8

Hazel

Mr. Griffin

1961

Lights Out Series ★ 6,0

Lights Out

1949

Outlaws Series ★ 6,7

Outlaws

1960

The Dakotas Series ★ 6,5

The Dakotas

1963

Series ★ 5,0

On Trial

Neeley

1956

Dolly Series ★ 10,0

Dolly

1987

First Love Series ★ 6,0

First Love

1954

Peter Loves Mary Series ★ 6,5

Peter Loves Mary

1960

Kiss of Death Film ★ 7,1

Kiss of Death

Warden

1947

Harrigan and Son Series ★ 10,0

Harrigan and Son

1960

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

General Electric Theater Series ★ 6,8

General Electric Theater

Uncle Bob

1953

General Electric Theater Series ★ 6,8

General Electric Theater

T.J. Wilson

1953

New York Confidential Series ★ 10,0

New York Confidential

1959

A Face in the Crowd Film ★ 7,6

A Face in the Crowd

J.B. Jeffries

1957

Call Northside 777 Film ★ 6,7

Call Northside 777

K.L. Palmer

1948

The Caddy Film ★ 6,4

The Caddy

Golf Official

1953

State of the Union Film ★ 6,8

State of the Union

Sam I. Parrish

1948

Murder, Inc. Film ★ 6,5

Murder, Inc.

Albert Anastasia

1960

Bon Voyage! Film ★ 5,6

Bon Voyage!

Judge Henderson

1962

The Street with No Name Film ★ 6,4

The Street with No Name

Ralph Demory

1948

Wind Across the Everglades Film ★ 6,2

Wind Across the Everglades

George Leggett

1958

Don't Go Near the Water Film ★ 5,3

Don't Go Near the Water

Admiral Junius Boatwright

1957

No Time for Sergeants Film ★ 7,3

No Time for Sergeants

Maj. Gen. Eugene Bush

1958

Her Kind of Man Film ★ 6,3

Her Kind of Man

Bill Fellows

1946

Death of a Salesman Film ★ 7,0

Death of a Salesman

Charley

1951

Sincerely, Willis Wade Film ★ 8,0

Sincerely, Willis Wade

P.L. Nagle

1956

Never Wave at a WAC Film ★ 5,0

Never Wave at a WAC

Prentiss (uncredited)

1953

The Brass Bottle Film ★ 6,3

The Brass Bottle

Senator Grindle

1964

I Bury the Living Film ★ 6,2

I Bury the Living

George Kraft

1958

Face of Fire Film ★ 5,8

Face of Fire

Sheriff Nolan

1959

Too Much Johnson Film ★ 5,4

Too Much Johnson

Joseph Johnson

2013

The Front Page Film

The Front Page

Mayor

1945

Cry Murder Film ★ 4,7

Cry Murder

Sen. Alden

1950

Film

The Great Merlini

Davis Belmont

1951