Howard Smith (actor)
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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.
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Born | Howard Irving Smith (1893-08-12)August 12, 1893 Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | January 10, 1968(1968-01-10) (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) |
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