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.
Filmography
Too Much Johnson
as Joseph Johnson
Too Much Johnson
as Joseph Johnson
The Brass Bottle
as Senator Grindle
The Brass Bottle
as Senator Grindle
Bon Voyage!
as Judge Henderson
Bon Voyage!
as Judge Henderson
Murder, Inc.
as Albert Anastasia
Murder, Inc.
as Albert Anastasia
Face of Fire
as Sheriff Nolan
Face of Fire
as Sheriff Nolan
Wind Across the Everglades
as George Leggett
Wind Across the Everglades
as George Leggett
No Time for Sergeants
as Maj. Gen. Eugene Bush
No Time for Sergeants
as Maj. Gen. Eugene Bush
I Bury the Living
as George Kraft
I Bury the Living
as George Kraft
Don't Go Near the Water
as Admiral Junius Boatwright
Don't Go Near the Water
as Admiral Junius Boatwright
A Face in the Crowd
as J.B. Jeffries
A Face in the Crowd
as J.B. Jeffries
Sincerely, Willis Wade
as P.L. Nagle
Sincerely, Willis Wade
as P.L. Nagle
The Caddy
as Golf Official
The Caddy
as Golf Official
Never Wave at a WAC
as Prentiss (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
as Prentiss (uncredited)
Death of a Salesman
as Charley
Death of a Salesman
as Charley
The Great Merlini
as Davis Belmont
The Great Merlini
as Davis Belmont
Cry Murder
as Sen. Alden
Cry Murder
as Sen. Alden
The Street with No Name
as Ralph Demory
The Street with No Name
as Ralph Demory
State of the Union
as Sam I. Parrish
State of the Union
as Sam I. Parrish
Call Northside 777
as K.L. Palmer
Call Northside 777
as K.L. Palmer
Kiss of Death
as Warden
Kiss of Death
as Warden
Her Kind of Man
as Bill Fellows
Her Kind of Man
as Bill Fellows
The Front Page
as Mayor
The Front Page
as Mayor