Howard Smith

Biography

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

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The Brass Bottle

1964 ⭐ 6.3

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Murder, Inc.

1960 ⭐ 6.5

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Wind Across the Everglades

1958 ⭐ 6.2

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No Time for Sergeants

1958 ⭐ 7.3

Career timeline

2013

Too Much Johnson

Joseph Johnson · 2013

⭐ 5.4

1964

The Brass Bottle

Senator Grindle · 1964

⭐ 6.3

1962

Bon Voyage!

Judge Henderson · 1962

⭐ 5.6

1960

Murder, Inc.

Albert Anastasia · 1960

⭐ 6.5

1959

Face of Fire

Sheriff Nolan · 1959

⭐ 5.8

1958

Wind Across the Everglades

George Leggett · 1958

⭐ 6.2

No Time for Sergeants Notable

Maj. Gen. Eugene Bush · 1958

⭐ 7.3

I Bury the Living

George Kraft · 1958

⭐ 6.2

1957

Don't Go Near the Water

Admiral Junius Boatwright · 1957

⭐ 5.3

A Face in the Crowd Notable

J.B. Jeffries · 1957

⭐ 7.6

1956

Sincerely, Willis Wade Notable

P.L. Nagle · 1956

⭐ 8.0

1953

The Caddy

Golf Official · 1953

⭐ 6.4

Never Wave at a WAC

Maj. Gen. Prentiss (uncredited · 1953

⭐ 5.0

1951

Death of a Salesman Notable

Charley · 1951

⭐ 7.0

1950

Cry Murder

Sen. Alden · 1950

⭐ 4.7

1948

The Street with No Name

Ralph Demory · 1948

⭐ 6.4

State of the Union

Sam I. Parrish · 1948

⭐ 6.7

Call Northside 777

K.L. Palmer · 1948

⭐ 6.7

1947

Kiss of Death Notable

Warden · 1947

⭐ 7.1

1946

Her Kind of Man

Bill Fellows · 1946

⭐ 6.3

1945

The Front Page

Mayor · 1945

Frequently appears with

Tony Randall

Harold Ventimore

Burl Ives

Fakrash

Barbara Eden

Sylvia Kenton

Kamala Devi

Tezra

Edward Andrews

Anthony Kenton

Stuart Whitman

Joey Collins

May Britt

Eadie Collins

Peter Falk

Abe Reles

Henry Morgan

Burton Turkus

Simon Oakland

William Tobin

Full filmography

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Too Much Johnson

2013 ⭐ 5.4

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The Brass Bottle

1964 ⭐ 6.3

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Bon Voyage!

1962 ⭐ 5.6

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Murder, Inc.

1960 ⭐ 6.5

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Face of Fire

1959 ⭐ 5.8

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Wind Across the Everglades

1958 ⭐ 6.2

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No Time for Sergeants

1958 ⭐ 7.3

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I Bury the Living

1958 ⭐ 6.2

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Don't Go Near the Water

1957 ⭐ 5.3

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A Face in the Crowd

1957 ⭐ 7.6

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Sincerely, Willis Wade

1956 ⭐ 8.0

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The Caddy

1953 ⭐ 6.4

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Never Wave at a WAC

1953 ⭐ 5.0

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Death of a Salesman

1951 ⭐ 7.0

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Cry Murder

1950 ⭐ 4.7

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The Street with No Name

1948 ⭐ 6.4

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State of the Union

1948 ⭐ 6.7

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Call Northside 777

1948 ⭐ 6.7

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Kiss of Death

1947 ⭐ 7.1

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Her Kind of Man

1946 ⭐ 6.3