Kent Smith (I) (1907–1985) |
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He was one of Hollywood's more interesting curiosities. Kent Smith, by most standards, had the makings of a topflight 40s and 50s film star -- handsome; virile; personable; highly dedicated; equipped with a rich stage background; no slouch in the talent department. For some reason all these fine qualities did not add up and stardom would remain ...
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Born:in New York City, New York, USADied:(age 78) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Actor (138 credits)
Actor (138 credits)
1976
Once an Eagle
(TV Mini-Series)
Gen. Jacklyn
Gen. Jacklyn
- Part 4
(1976)
... Gen. Jacklyn
- Part 3
(1976)
... Gen. Jacklyn
- Part 2
(1976)
... Gen. Jacklyn
- Part 1
(1976)
... Gen. Jacklyn
1972-1973
Night Gallery
(TV Series)
Doctor / Bennett (segment "Deliveries in the Rear")
Doctor / Bennett (segment "Deliveries in the Rear")
- Whisper
(1973)
... Doctor
- Deliveries in the Rear/Stop Killing Me/Dead Weight
(1972)
... Bennett (segment "Deliveries in the Rear")
1972
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
(TV Series)
Keats
Keats
- Charlie Gave Me Your Number
(1972)
... Keats
1967-1972
The F.B.I.
(TV Series)
Elwood Hayes / Commodore Coldwell / Wendell Price / ...
Elwood Hayes / Commodore Coldwell / Wendell Price / ...
- Edge of Desperation
(1972)
... Elwood Hayes
- The Impersonator
(1970)
... Commodore Coldwell
- Conspiracy of Silence
(1969)
... Wendell Price
- Blood Verdict
(1967)
... US Attorney Leonard Vanatter
1970
The Governor & J.J.
(TV Series)
Frank Courtwright / Frank Courthouse
Frank Courtwright / Frank Courthouse
- From Here to Maternity
(1970)
... Frank Courtwright
- Son of the Bride
(1970)
... Frank Courthouse
1967-1968
The Invaders
(TV Series)
Edgar Scoville / Stan Arthur
Edgar Scoville / Stan Arthur
- Inquisition
(1968)
... Edgar Scoville
- The Pursued
(1968)
... Edgar Scoville
- The Life Seekers
(1968)
... Edgar Scoville
- The Vise
(1968)
... Edgar Scoville
- The Peacemaker
(1968)
... Edgar Scoville
1967
The Wild Wild West
(TV Series)
Governor Winston E. Brubaker
Governor Winston E. Brubaker
- The Night of the Legion of Death
(1967)
... Governor Winston E. Brubaker
1966-1967
Insight
(TV Series)
Archbishop
Archbishop
- Locusts Have No King
(1967)
- Thunder in Munich
(1966)
... Archbishop
1967
Mission: Impossible
(TV Series)
Senator William Townsend
Senator William Townsend
- The Confession
(1967)
... Senator William Townsend
1964-1966
Peyton Place
(TV Series)
Dr. Robert Morton / Dr. Morton / Doctor Morton
Dr. Robert Morton / Dr. Morton / Doctor Morton
- Episode #2.126
(1966)
... Dr. Robert Morton
- Episode #2.116
(1966)
... Dr. Robert Morton
- Episode #2.101
(1966)
... Dr. Robert Morton
- Episode #2.100
(1966)
... Dr. Robert Morton
- Episode #2.23
(1965)
... Dr. Robert Morton
1962-1965
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(TV Series)
Mr. Benner / Dr. Sam Adamson / Jerry O'Hara
Mr. Benner / Dr. Sam Adamson / Jerry O'Hara
- Thou Still Unravished Bride
(1965)
... Mr. Benner
- Body in the Barn
(1964)
... Dr. Sam Adamson
- I Saw the Whole Thing
(1962)
... Jerry O'Hara
1965
Profiles in Courage
(TV Series)
Sen. Charles Sumner / Charles Evans Hughes
Sen. Charles Sumner / Charles Evans Hughes
- Edmund G. Ross
(1965)
... Sen. Charles Sumner
- Charles Evans Hughes
(1965)
... Charles Evans Hughes
1965
The Beverly Hillbillies
(TV Series)
Clifton Cavanaugh
Clifton Cavanaugh
- Granny's Romance
(1965)
... Clifton Cavanaugh
1963-1964
The Great Adventure
(TV Series)
Grymes / William Carroll / General Nelson Miles / ...
Grymes / William Carroll / General Nelson Miles / ...
- The Pirate and the Patriot
(1964)
... Grymes
- The Testing of Sam Houston
(1964)
... William Carroll
- The Massacre at Wounded Knee
(1963)
... General Nelson Miles
- The Death of Sitting Bull
(1963)
... Gen. Nelson Miles
1959-1964
Rawhide
(TV Series)
Colonel Greer / Capt. Loomis
Colonel Greer / Capt. Loomis
- Incident at Hourglass
(1964)
... Colonel Greer
- Incident of the Haunted Hills
(1959)
... Capt. Loomis
1963-1964
The Outer Limits
(TV Series)
Aabel / Dr. Bloch
Aabel / Dr. Bloch
- The Children of Spider County
(1964)
... Aabel
- It Crawled Out of the Woodwork
(1963)
... Dr. Bloch
1963-1964
Gunsmoke
(TV Series)
Dakota / Clay Bealton
Dakota / Clay Bealton
- The Glory and the Mud
(1964)
... Dakota
- Two of a Kind
(1963)
... Clay Bealton
1963
Arrest and Trial
(TV Series)
Dr. Ferguson
Dr. Ferguson
- Inquest Into a Bleeding Heart
(1963)
... Dr. Ferguson
1961-1963
Perry Mason
(TV Series)
Dr. Curtis Metcalfe / Dr. Arthur Younger
Dr. Curtis Metcalfe / Dr. Arthur Younger
- The Case of the Prankish Professor
(1963)
... Dr. Curtis Metcalfe
- The Case of the Meddling Medium
(1961)
... Dr. Arthur Younger
1957-1962
Have Gun - Will Travel
(TV Series)
Avery Coombs / John Sutter / Louis Strome
Avery Coombs / John Sutter / Louis Strome
- Darwin's Man
(1962)
... Avery Coombs
- Shadow of a Man
(1961)
... John Sutter
- The Long Night
(1957)
... Louis Strome
1961-1962
Adventures in Paradise
(TV Series)
Crandall / Michael Legrange
Crandall / Michael Legrange
- Please Believe Me
(1962)
... Crandall
- Man Eater
(1961)
... Michael Legrange
1961
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
(TV Series)
Dexter Willis
Dexter Willis
- The Golden Acres
(1961)
... Dexter Willis
1957-1960
Wagon Train
(TV Series)
Jess Foladaire / Prof. Paul Owens
Jess Foladaire / Prof. Paul Owens
- The Lita Foladaire Story
(1960)
... Jess Foladaire
- The Ruth Owens Story
(1957)
... Prof. Paul Owens
1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(TV Series)
Gilbert Hughes
Gilbert Hughes
- A True Account
(1959)
... Gilbert Hughes
1958
General Electric Theater
(TV Series)
Dr. Jonathan Michael
Dr. Jonathan Michael
- The Last Town Car, Part 2
(1958)
... Dr. Jonathan Michael
- The Last Town Car, Part 1
(1958)
... Dr. Jonathan Michael
1951-1957
Armstrong Circle Theatre
(TV Series)
Reverend Richel / Dr. Alberto Gainza Paz / Dr. Herman Bundesen / ...
Reverend Richel / Dr. Alberto Gainza Paz / Dr. Herman Bundesen / ...
- Crisis on Tangier Island
(1957)
... Reverend Richel
- Slow Assassination: Peron vs. La Prensa
(1957)
... Dr. Alberto Gainza Paz
- Flare-Up
(1956)
... Dr. Herman Bundesen
- SOS from the Andrea Doria
(1956)
... Thure Peterson
- The Free Choice
(1953)
1952-1957
Lux Video Theatre
(TV Series)
Steven, at 48 / Steve Ferris / David Barlow
Steven, at 48 / Steve Ferris / David Barlow
- Summer Return
(1957)
... Steven, at 48
- Death Do Us Part
(1957)
... Steve Ferris
- The Sound of Waves Breaking
(1952)
... David Barlow
1951-1957
Robert Montgomery Presents
(TV Series)
Prince Albert
Prince Albert
- Give and Take
(1957)
- The Lost and Found
(1953)
- The Woman Who Hated Children
(1953)
- Victoria Regina
(1951)
... Prince Albert
1955
Science Fiction Theatre
(TV Series)
Professor Alex Bondar
Professor Alex Bondar
- The Unexplored
(1955)
... Professor Alex Bondar
1953
Omnibus
(TV Series)
Sergius Saranoff (segment "Arms and the Man")
Sergius Saranoff (segment "Arms and the Man")
- Arms and the Man
(1953)
... Sergius Saranoff (segment "Arms and the Man")
1950-1952
Studio One in Hollywood
(TV Series)
Professor Fritz Bhaer / Friedrich Bhaer
Professor Fritz Bhaer / Friedrich Bhaer
- Waterfront Boss
(1952)
- Little Women: Jo's Story
(1950)
... Professor Fritz Bhaer
- Little Women: Meg's Story
(1950)
... Friedrich Bhaer
1949-1951
Repertory Theatre
(TV Series)
John Wilkes Booth
John Wilkes Booth
- The Wayward Season
(1951)
- The End Is Known
(1950)
- The Story of Mary Surratt
(1949)
... John Wilkes Booth
1950-1951
Lights Out
(TV Series)
Claude
Claude
- And Adam Begot
(1951)
... Claude
- The Half-Pint Flask
(1950)
1950-1951
NBC Television Opera Theatre
(TV Series)
Simon / Preacher
Simon / Preacher
- Gianni Schicchi
(1951)
... Simon
- Down in the Valley
(1950)
... Preacher (as Kenneth Smith)
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Self (8 credits)
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Archive footage (8 credits)
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Other Works:
Stage Play: Dodsworth. Drama (return engagement). Written by Sidney Howard. From the novel by Sinclair Lewis. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair. Shubert Theatre: 20 Aug 1934- Jan 1935 (closing date unknown/168 performances). Cast: Nick Adams, Fay Bainter (as "Fran Dodsworth"), Harlan Briggs (as "Thomas J. ... See more »Alternate Names:
Kenneth SmithHeight:
6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Appeared with old "University Players" friend Margaret Sullavan in the play "Sweet Love Remembered", which opened on December 28, 1959. Sullavan died on New Year's Day of a sleeping pill overdose. She was replaced briefly by Arlene Francis but the show closed quickly. See more »Star Sign:
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