Howard Smith

Howard Smith

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.

  • Title: Howard Smith
  • Popularity: 2.293
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1893-08-10
  • Place of Birth: Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S.
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  • Also Known As: Howard I. Smith, Howard Irving Smith
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Howard Smith Movies

  • 1957
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    A Face in the Crowd

    A Face in the Crowd

    7.6 1957 HD

    The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political...

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  • 1948
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    Call Northside 777

    Call Northside 777

    6.6 1948 HD

    In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal...

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  • 1958
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    I Bury the Living

    I Bury the Living

    6.2 1958 HD

    A newly appointed cemetery chairman believes that, merely by inserting a black plot-marking pin into a wall-sized map of the cemetery, he can cause...

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  • 1948
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    The Street with No Name

    The Street with No Name

    6.2 1948 HD

    After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the...

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  • 1960
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    Murder, Inc.

    Murder, Inc.

    6.4 1960 HD

    Chronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated, focusing on powerful boss Lepke and violent hit man...

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  • 1953
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    The Caddy

    The Caddy

    6.5 1953 HD

    Although the son of a skilled golfer and an outstanding player in his own right, Harvey Miller is too nervous to play in front of a gallery, so he...

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  • 1946
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    Her Kind of Man

    Her Kind of Man

    5.8 1946 HD

    A singer can't choose between a charismatic gangster and an honest newspaperman.

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  • 1958
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    No Time for Sergeants

    No Time for Sergeants

    7.2 1958 HD

    Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will?

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  • 1962
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    Bon Voyage!

    Bon Voyage!

    5.3 1962 HD

    The Willards from Terre Haute, Indiana travels abroad for the once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Paris, France. Harry Willard believes that the greatest...

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  • 1951
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    Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

    6.8 1951 HD

    Willy Loman is an aging salesman who was recently fired from his job. Dealing with feelings of failure, Willy begins to relive events from the past...

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  • 1951
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    The Great Merlini

    The Great Merlini

    1 1951 HD

    A magician is hired to prevent a jewel heist but the diamonds still disappear despite him being near them.

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  • 1950
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    Cry Murder

    Cry Murder

    3 1950 HD

    A young actress has retired from films to marry the son of a prominent and rich politician in New York City. The father objects strongly to the...

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  • 1953
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    Never Wave at a WAC

    Never Wave at a WAC

    4.9 1953 HD

    A divorced socialite decides to join the Army because she hopes it will enable her to see more of her boyfriend, a Colonel. She soon encounters many...

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  • 2013
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    Too Much Johnson

    Too Much Johnson

    5.3 2013 HD

    This film was not intended to stand by itself, but was designed as the cinematic aspect of Welles' Mercury Theatre stage presentation of William...

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  • 1957
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    Don't Go Near the Water

    Don't Go Near the Water

    5.1 1957 HD

    Madison Avenue-trained Navy men handle public relations on a South Pacific island during World War II.

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  • 1959
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    Face of Fire

    Face of Fire

    5.6 1959 HD

    A local handyman saves a child in a fire, but the burns he receives disfigure his face so much that the townspeople avoid him.

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  • 1948
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    State of the Union

    State of the Union

    6.6 1948 HD

    An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

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  • 1958
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    Wind Across the Everglades

    Wind Across the Everglades

    6.1 1958 HD

    Set in the early 20th century, the film follows a game warden who arrives in Florida to enforce conservation laws. He soon finds himself pitted...

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  • 1964
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    The Brass Bottle

    The Brass Bottle

    6.2 1964 HD

    A genie tends to get his master into more predicaments than he gets him out of.

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  • 1947
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    Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

    7 1947 HD

    An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.

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  • 1945
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    The Front Page

    The Front Page

    1 1945 HD

    Earl Williams is set to hang tomorrow. When he escapes from his cell, reporter Hildy Johnson finds him, and thus seems likely to land the scoop of...

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  • 1987
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    Dolly

    Dolly

    1 1987 HD

    Dolly is a television variety show that ran on ABC during the 1987-1988 season featuring Dolly Parton.

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  • 1965
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    Green Acres

    Green Acres

    7.3 1965 HD

    Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a rural country farm. Produced by...

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.6 1957 HD

    The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.4 1948 HD

    An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One,...

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  • 1964
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    Bewitched

    Bewitched

    7.9 1964 HD

    Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband...

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    5.5 1953 HD

    General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was...

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 1951 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

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  • 1959
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    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    8.442 1959 HD

    A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a...

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

    A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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  • 1960
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    Outlaws

    Outlaws

    6.2 1960 HD

    Outlaws is an NBC Western television series, starring Barton MacLane as U.S. marshal Frank Caine, who operated in a lawless section of Oklahoma...

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  • 1961
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    Hazel

    Hazel

    7 1961 HD

    Hazel is an American sitcom about a fictional live-in maid named Hazel Burke and her employers, the Baxters. The five-season, 154-episode series...

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  • 1948
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    The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

    5.6 1948 HD

    The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series...

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  • 1954
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    First Love

    First Love

    5 1954 HD

    First Love is an American soap opera which ran on NBC Daytime from July 5, 1954 to December 30, 1955. The series aired at 4:15 p.m. EST, between...

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  • 1958
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    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    6.9 1958 HD

    Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three...

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  • 1963
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    The Dakotas

    The Dakotas

    5.7 1963 HD

    The Dakotas is an ABC/Warner Brothers western television series starring Larry Ward and featuring Jack Elam broadcast during 1963. The short-lived...

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  • 1960
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    Harrigan and Son

    Harrigan and Son

    1 1960 HD

    Harrigan and Son is an ABC sitcom about a father-and-son team of lawyers, played by Pat O'Brien and Roger Perry as Jim Harrigan, Sr., and Jim, Jr. In...

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  • 1959
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    New York Confidential

    New York Confidential

    1 1959 HD

    New York Confidential is a British-American crime drama series that aired from 1958 to 1959. The series aired in syndicated in the United States and...

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  • 1949
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    Lights Out

    Lights Out

    5.3 1949 HD

    Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the...

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  • 1960
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    Peter Loves Mary

    Peter Loves Mary

    5 1960 HD

    Peter Loves Mary is a one-season American situation comedy, starring real-life husband and wife Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy, that aired on NBC...

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    5.5 1953 HD

    General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was...

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.4 1948 HD

    An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One,...

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