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{{Short description|American actor (1899–1973)}}
*''see also [[Art Smith (hockey player)]]''
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*''see also [[Art Smith (artist)]]''
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[[Image:Art Smith.JPG|thumb|Art Smith in ''Ride the Pink Horse'' (1947)]]
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'''Art Smith''' ([[March 23]], 1899-[[February 24]], 1973)
| name = Art Smith
was a movie actor known for playing supporting roles in the 1940s. The one-time blacklisted actor a chicken beans ppeared in many black-a chicken beans nd-white [[film noir|noirish]] films in supporting roles alongside more handsome and popular movie leads like ''[[In a Lonely Place]]'' with [[Humphrey Bogart]], ''[[Ride the Pink Horse]]'', ''[[T- chicken beans Men]]'' and ''[[Quicksand (1950 film)|Quicksand]]''.
| image = Art Smith in Quicksand.jpg
The grey haired actor usually played studious types in films. One of his last movie roles wa chicken beans in ''[[The Hustler]]'' in an uncredited part. He worked on televison completing a number of roles before retiring in 1967.
| caption = Smith in ''[[Quicksand (1950 film)|Quicksand]]'' (1950)
| birth_name = Arthur Gordon Smith
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1899|03|23}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago]], Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1973|02|24|1899|03|23}}
| death_place = [[Long Island]], New York City, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1924–1967
}}


'''Arthur Gordon Smith''' (March 23, 1899 – February 24, 1973) was an American stage, film, and television actor, best known for playing supporting roles in Hollywood productions of the 1940s.
[[Category:Film actors|Smith, Art]]

[[Category:1899 births|Smith, Art]]
== Life and career ==
[[Category:1973 deaths|Smith, Art]]
Born in [[Chicago]], he was a member of the [[Group Theatre (New York)|Group Theatre]] and performed in many of their productions, including ''[[Rocket to the Moon (play)|Rocket to the Moon]]'', ''[[Awake and Sing!]]'', ''[[Golden Boy (play)|Golden Boy]]'' and ''[[Waiting for Lefty]]'', all by [[Clifford Odets]]; ''[[House of Connelly]]'' by [[Paul Green (playwright)|Paul Green]]; and [[Sidney Kingsley]]'s ''[[Men in White (play)|Men in White]].''<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=68761 Broadway IBDB]</ref>

The gray-haired actor usually played studious and dignified types in films, such as doctors or butlers.

Smith appeared in many [[film noir|noirish]] films, including ''[[Body and Soul (1947 film)|Body and Soul]]'' (1947) and ''[[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 (actor)|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 distinguished 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 in a number of top television productions before retiring in 1967.

He died, aged 73, in Long Island, New York, as the result of a heart attack brought on by excessive stress.

==Broadway roles==
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* ''Broken Dishes'' (1929) - Sam Green
* ''The [[House of Connelly]]'' (1931) - Jesse Tate
* ''[[Success Story (play)|Success Story]]'' (1932) - Marcus Turner
* ''[[Night Over Taos]]'' - Captain Mumford
* ''[[Awake and Sing!]]'' (1935) and (1939) - Myron Berger
* ''[[Men in White (play)|Men in White]]'' (1933) - Mr. Hudson
* ''[[Waiting For Lefty]]'' (1935) - henchman
* ''[[Johnny Johnson (musical)|Johnny Johnson]]'' (1936) - Sgt. Jackson, and as Doctor and as Brother Thomas
* ''[[Golden Boy (play)|Golden Boy]]'' (1937) - Tokio
* ''[[Rocket to the Moon (play)|Rocket to the Moon]]'' (1938) - Phillip Cooper, D.D.S
* ''[[My Heart's in the Highlands (play)|My Heart's in the Highlands]]'' (1939) - Jasper MacGregor
* ''[[West Side Story]]'' (1957) - Doc
* ''[[All the Way Home (play)|All the Way Home]]'' (1960) - Father Jackson
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==Partial filmography==
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*''[[Nancy Drew... Reporter]]'' (1939)
*''[[Education for Death]]'' (1943, Short) - Narrator (voice)
*''[[Edge of Darkness (1943 film)|Edge of Darkness]]'' (1943) - Knut Osterholm
*''[[Appointment in Berlin]]'' (1943) - Dutch Pastor (uncredited)
*''[[Government Girl]]'' (1943) - Macqueenie (uncredited)
*''[[None Shall Escape]]'' (1944) - Stys
*''[[Uncertain Glory (1944 film)|Uncertain Glory]]'' (1944) - Warden (uncredited)
*''[[The Black Parachute]]'' (1944) - Joseph - Guerilla (uncredited)
*''[[Mr. Winkle Goes to War]]'' (1944) - McDavid, Head of McDavid's School for Boys (uncredited)
*''[[Youth Runs Wild]]'' (1944) - Fred Hauser (uncredited)
*''[[None but the Lonely Heart (film)|None but the Lonely Heart]]'' (1944) - Mr. Marjoriebanks (uncredited)
*''[[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945 film)|A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]'' (1945) - Charley (uncredited)
*''[[Framed (1947 film)|Framed]]'' (1947) - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
*''[[Brute Force (1947 film)|Brute Force]]'' (1947) - Dr. Walters
*''[[Ride the Pink Horse]]'' (1947) - Bill Retz
*''[[Body and Soul (1947 film)|Body and Soul]]'' (1947) - David Davis (uncredited)
*''[[T-Men]]'' (1947) - Gregg
*''[[A Double Life (1947 film)|A Double Life]]'' (1947) - Wigmaker
*''[[Arch of Triumph (1948 film)|Arch of Triumph]]'' (1948) - Inspector
*''[[Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948 film)|Letter from an Unknown Woman]]'' (1948) - John
*''[[Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid]]'' (1948) - Dr. Harvey
*''[[Angel in Exile]]'' (1948) - Emie Coons
*''[[Chicken Every Sunday]]'' (1949) - Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
*''[[Caught (1949 film)|Caught]]'' (1949) - Psychiatrist
*''[[South of St. Louis]]'' (1949) - Bronco
*''[[Manhandled (1949 film)|Manhandled]]'' (1949) - Detective Lt. Bill Dawson
*''[[Red, Hot and Blue (film)|Red, Hot and Blue]]'' (1949) - Laddie Corwin
*''[[Song of Surrender]]'' (1949) - Mr. Willis
*''[[Quicksand (1950 film)|Quicksand]]'' (1950) - Mackey
*''[[In a Lonely Place]]'' (1950) - Mel Lippman
*''[[The Next Voice You Hear...|The Next Voice You Hear]]'' (1950) - Fred Brannan
*''[[South Sea Sinner]]'' (1950) - William Grayson
*''[[The Killer That Stalked New York]]'' (1950) - Anthony Moss
*''[[The Sound of Fury (film)|The Sound of Fury]]'' (1950) - Hal Clendenning
*''[[The Painted Hills]]'' (1951) - Pilot Pete
*''[[Half Angel (1951 film)|Half Angel]]'' (1951) - Policeman Dan (uncredited)
*''[[Rose of Cimarron (film)|Rose of Cimarron]]'' (1952) - Deacon
*''[[Just for You (1952 film)|Just for You]]'' (1952) - Leo
*''[[The Hustler]]'' (1961) - Old Man Attendant (uncredited)
*''The Moving Finger'' (1963)
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==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:People from Long Island]]
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Latest revision as of 02:19, 15 November 2023

Art Smith
Smith in Quicksand (1950)
Born
Arthur Gordon Smith

(1899-03-23)March 23, 1899
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedFebruary 24, 1973(1973-02-24) (aged 73)
Long Island, New York City, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1924–1967

Arthur Gordon Smith (March 23, 1899 – February 24, 1973) was an American stage, film, and television actor, best known for playing supporting roles in Hollywood productions of the 1940s.

Life and career

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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.[1]

The gray-haired actor usually played studious and dignified types in films, such as doctors or butlers.

Smith appeared in many noirish films, including Body and Soul (1947) and 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 distinguished 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 in a number of top television productions before retiring in 1967.

He died, aged 73, in Long Island, New York, as the result of a heart attack brought on by excessive stress.

Broadway roles

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Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Broadway IBDB
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