Howard Smith
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". 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.
Known For
J.B. Jeffries
A Face in the Crowd
K.L. Palmer
Call Northside 777
George Kraft
I Bury the Living
Ralph Demory
The Street with No Name
Albert Anastasia
Murder, Inc.
Golf Official
The Caddy
Bill Fellows
Her Kind of Man
Maj. Gen. Eugene Bush
No Time for Sergeants
Judge Henderson
Bon Voyage!
Charley
Death of a Salesman
Davis Belmont
The Great Merlini
Sen. Alden
Cry Murder
Maj. Gen. Prentiss (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
Joseph Johnson
Too Much Johnson
Admiral Junius Boatwright
Don't Go Near the Water
Sheriff Nolan
Face of Fire
Sam I. Parrish
State of the Union
George Leggett
Wind Across the Everglades
Senator Grindle
The Brass Bottle
Warden
Kiss of Death
Mayor
The Front Page
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
21
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-08-10
Place of Birth
Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S.
Also Known As
Howard I. Smith