Howard Smith (actor)
Howard Smith | |
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| Born | Howard Irving Smith August 12, 1893 Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 1968 (aged 74) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Howard I. Smith |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1918–1967 |
| Spouse(s) | Lillian Boardman (m. 19??; died 1953) |
Howard Irving Smith (August 12, 1893 – January 10, 1968) was an American character actor with a 50-year career in vaudeville, theatre, 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.