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Charles Smith(1920-1988)

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  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Charles Smith
Charles Smith was born on 13 September 1920 in Flint, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Target (1958) and The Deputy (1959). He died on 26 December 1988 in Burbank, California, USA.
BornSeptember 13, 1920
DiedDecember 26, 1988(68)
BornSeptember 13, 1920
DiedDecember 26, 1988(68)
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Known for

James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
The Shop Around the Corner
8.0
  • Rudy
  • 1940
Target (1958)
Target
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer(as Charles B. Smith)
Henry Fonda in The Deputy (1959)
The Deputy
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer(as Charles B. Smith)
Everglades! (1961)
Everglades!
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer(as Charles B. Smith)

Credits

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Actor

  • Texas (1980)
    Texas
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Porky Doyle
    • 1981
  • The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
    The Gnome-Mobile
    6.4
    • Attendant at Airport (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Cher, Sonny Bono, and Sonny & Cher in Good Times (1967)
    Good Times
    4.5
    • Telegrapher
    • 1967
  • Richard Deacon and Phyllis Diller in The Phyllis Diller Show (1966)
    The Phyllis Diller Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Stock Boy
    • 1967
  • The Super 6 (1966)
    The Super 6
    7.1
    TV Series
    • (voice)
    • 1966
  • Sean Connery and Joanne Woodward in A Fine Madness (1966)
    A Fine Madness
    5.6
    • Mr. Lookoff - Junior Executive (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, and Andy Griffith in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    The Andy Griffith Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Counter Man
    • Counterman
    • Counter Help
    • 1961–1966
  • Bill Dana and Maggie Peterson in The Bill Dana Show (1963)
    The Bill Dana Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Desk Clerk
    • Clerk
    • 1963–1964
  • Brian Keith, Kevin Corcoran, and Pamela Franklin in A Tiger Walks (1964)
    A Tiger Walks
    6.2
    • Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • The Gallant Men (1962)
    The Gallant Men
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Lt. Tuttle
    • 1963
  • Holiday Lodge (1961)
    Holiday Lodge
    TV Series
    • Woodrow
    • 1961
  • The Christophers
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Young Man
    • 1957
  • Luana Patten and Hal Stalmaster in Johnny Tremain (1957)
    Johnny Tremain
    6.4
    • Caleb (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Richard Travis in Code 3 (1957)
    Code 3
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Joe Burton
    • 1957
  • Robert Shayne in Navy Log (1955)
    Navy Log
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Willie
    • 1957

Writer

  • Audie Murphy and Linda Lawson in Apache Rifles (1964)
    Apache Rifles
    6.4
    • screen play (as Charles B. Smith)
    • 1964
  • Combat! (1962)
    Combat!
    8.4
    TV Series
    • written by (as Charles B. Smith)
    • 1963
  • The Gallant Men (1962)
    The Gallant Men
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer (as Charles B. Smith)
    • 1963
  • The Beachcomber (1962)
    The Beachcomber
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by (as Charles B. Smith)
    • 1962
  • Lawman (1958)
    Lawman
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer (as Charles B. Smith)
    • 1962
  • Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)
    Hawaiian Eye
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay (as Charles B. Smith)
    • 1961–1962
  • Everglades! (1961)
    Everglades!
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by (as Charles B. Smith)
    • 1962
  • Surfside 6 (1960)
    Surfside 6
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer (as Charles B. Smith)
    • 1962
  • Shannon (1961)
    Shannon
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by (as Charles B. Smith)
    • 1961–1962
  • Victor Jory in Manhunt (1959)
    Manhunt
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by (as Charles B. Smith)
    • 1960–1961
  • James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
    Maverick
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer (as Charles B. Smith)
    • 1961
  • Lock Up (1959)
    Lock Up
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer (as Charles B. Smith)
    • 1961
  • Cheyenne (1955)
    Cheyenne
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • teleplay (as Charles B. Smith)
    • 1960–1961
  • Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    77 Sunset Strip
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by (as Charles B. Smith)
    • 1961
  • Henry Fonda in The Deputy (1959)
    The Deputy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • story by (as Charles B. Smith)
    • 1959–1960

Soundtrack

  • Rhythm Inn (1951)
    Rhythm Inn
    7.6
    • performer: "With A Twist Of The Wrist", "I Love You, That Is"
    • 1951
  • Judy Garland and Van Johnson in In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
    In the Good Old Summertime
    7.1
    • performer: "Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie", "Play That Barbershop Chord" (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Celeste Holm, Vivian Blaine, and June Haver in Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
    Three Little Girls in Blue
    6.4
    • performer: "You Make Me Feel So Young" (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
    Yankee Doodle Dandy
    7.6
    • performer: "Jeepers Creepers" (1938) (uncredited)
    • 1942

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Charles B. Smith
  • Born
    • September 13, 1920
    • Flint, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • December 26, 1988
    • Burbank, California, USA(heart attack)

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  • Trivia
    American character actor of the 1940s and '50s, often in buffoonish roles. Best remembered as Dizzy in the Henry Aldrich series of films.

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