1899-03-22 Chicago, Illinois, USA
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. Smith only returned occasionally to the film business, for example in an uncredited part in The Hustler. He also worked on television before retiring in 1967. He died, aged 73, in Long Island, New York, from a heart attack.
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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night | Arthur Selig | 1967-10-17 |
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The Moving Finger | 1963-12-01 | |
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The Hustler | 1961-09-25 | |
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Just for You | Leo | 1952-09-27 |
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Rose of Cimarron | Deacon | 1952-01-28 |
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The Painted Hills | Pilot Pete | 1951-05-04 |
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The Next Voice You Hear... | Fred Brannan | 1950-06-29 |
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Quicksand | Oren Mackey | 1950-03-24 |
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The Killer That Stalked New York | Anthony Moss | 1950-10-06 |
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The Sound of Fury | Hal Clendenning | 1950-12-12 |
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In a Lonely Place | Mel Lippman | 1950-05-17 |
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South Sea Sinner | William Grayson | 1950-08-30 |
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Song of Surrender | Mr. Willis | 1949-10-27 |
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Red, Hot and Blue | Laddie Corwin | 1949-09-05 |
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South of St. Louis | Bronco | 1949-03-06 |
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Manhandled | Detective Lt. Bill Dawson | 1949-07-21 |
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Caught | Psychiatrist | 1949-02-17 |
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Arch of Triumph | Inspector | 1948-02-17 |
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Letter from an Unknown Woman | John | 1948-04-28 |
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Angel in Exile | Emie Coons | 1948-10-20 |
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Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid | Dr. Harvey | 1948-08-11 |
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Ride the Pink Horse | Bill Retz | 1947-10-08 |
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Framed | Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1947-05-25 |
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A Double Life | Wigmaker | 1947-12-25 |
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Brute Force | Dr. Walters | 1947-07-16 |
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Body and Soul | David Davis (uncredited) | 1947-11-11 |
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T-Men | Gregg | 1947-12-15 |
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Charley (uncredited) | 1945-02-28 |
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None Shall Escape | Stys | 1944-02-03 |
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The Black Parachute | Joseph - Guerilla (uncredited) | 1944-05-04 |
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Youth Runs Wild | Mr. Fred Hauser | 1944-09-01 |
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Edge of Darkness | Knut Osterholm | 1943-04-09 |
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Appointment in Berlin | Dutch Pastor (uncredited) | 1943-07-15 |
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Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
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Native Land | Harry Carlyle | 1942-05-11 |
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Mason of the Mounted | Royal Mounted Police Officer | 1932-05-14 |
