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Feb 8, 1995 · John Smith, who starred in the television westerns "Laramie" and "Cimarron City," died on Jan. 25 at his home here. He was 63. The cause was cirrhosis of the liver, according to a spokesman for ...
Oct 15, 2010 · John Smith was an American actor who rose to fame in the 1950's. He was a formidable talent who has left behind a legacy of great work, much of which was in ...
Feb 20, 1995 · John Smith, who changed his name from Robert Earl Van Orden as a joke, then gained starring roles in the TV Westerns “Laramie” and “Cimarron City,” died at his L.A. home Jan. 25 of what ...
John Smith. Actor: We're No Angels. Actor John Smith was born Robert Errol Van Orden in Los Angeles. He began his career singing with The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir, a group which appeared in two Bing Crosby films, Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945). His agent Henry Willson, who also gave Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson their names, changed Van Orden's name to "John Smith". Robert...
Laramie: With Robert Fuller, John Smith, Spring Byington, Dennis Holmes. In the 1870s Wyoming Territory, Slim Sherman and his 14-year-old brother Andy try to hang on to their ranch after their father's death.
Feb 6, 1995 · John Smith, a popular actor in the 1950s who humorously adapted the common name as his stage name, has died.
