Howard Smith
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Born August 10, 1893·Died January 11, 1968 (at 74)·Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S.·Male
Biography
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".
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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.
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Filmography
42 credits across 42 titlesActing
41 creditsAs self
1 creditTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
