Cause of death Heart attack Years active 1939–1967 | Name Charles Smith Role Character actor | |
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Movies The Shop Around the Corner, The Major and the Minor, Suddenly, Two Weeks with Love, Lady in the Dark Similar People Mitchell Leisen, William A Wellman, Roy Rowland, William Wyler, Michael Curtiz | ||
Charles Smith (September 13, 1920 – December 26, 1988) was an American character actor. He was born in Flint, Michigan.
He had notable roles in The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and The Major and the Minor (1942). Smith appeared as Dizzy Stevens in nine Aldrich Family films between 1941 and 1944. He later appeared in several TV series in recurring roles.
Filmography
Actor
1981
Texas (TV Series) as
Porky Doyle
- Episode #1.339 (1981) - Porky Doyle (credit only)
- Episode #1.338 (1981) - Porky Doyle
1967
The Gnome-Mobile as
Attendant at Airport (uncredited)
1967
Good Times as
Telegrapher
1967
The Phyllis Diller Show (TV Series) as
Stock Boy
- Little Miss Fixit (1967) - Stock Boy
1966
The Super 6 (TV Series)
- Molehattan Island/High Moon/Will the Real Magneto Man Please Stand Up? (1966) - (voice)
1966
A Fine Madness as
Mr. Lookoff - Junior Executive (uncredited)
1961
The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) as
Counter Man / Counterman / Counter Help
- Goober's Replacement (1966) - Counter Man
- A Warning from Warren (1965) - Counterman
- Barney Gets His Man (1961) - Counter Help (uncredited)
1963
The Bill Dana Show (TV Series) as
Desk Clerk / Clerk
- The Suggestion Box (1964) - Desk Clerk
- Jose's Inheritance (1964) - Desk Clerk
- What Elephant? (1964) - Clerk
- The Hiring of Jose (1964) - Desk Clerk
- Jose the Stockholder (1963) - Desk Clerk
- The Hypnotist (1963) - Desk Clerk
1964
A Tiger Walks as
Bartender (uncredited)
1963
The Gallant Men (TV Series) as
Lt. Tuttle
- A Taste of Peace (1963) - Lt. Tuttle
1961
Holiday Lodge (TV Series) as
Woodrow
- Hollywood, I'll Lick You Yet (1961) - Woodrow
- Stanley's Problem (1961) - Woodrow
- Johnny Goes Dramatic (1961) - Woodrow
- Jewel Thieves Anonymous (1961) - Woodrow
- Johnny's Other Face (1961) - Woodrow
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (1961) - Woodrow
- Prince for a Day (1961) - Woodrow
- Wanted: Two Recreation Directors (1961) - Woodrow
- Johnny's Good Deed (1961) - Woodrow
- Never Hit a Stranger (1961) - Woodrow
- The Kissing Bug (1961) - Woodrow
- The Sheila Franklin Caper (1961) - Woodrow
- The Secret Convention (1961) - Woodrow
1957
The Christophers (TV Series) as
Young Man
- A Link in the Chain (1957) - Young Man
1957
Johnny Tremain as
Caleb (uncredited)
1957
Code 3 (TV Series) as
Joe Burton
- Road Block (1957) - Joe Burton
1957
Navy Log (TV Series) as
Willie
- Ito of Attu (1957) - Willie
1957
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) as
Len Snyder
- Dan Marshall's Brat (1957) - Len Snyder
1956
The Forest Ranger (TV Movie) as
Chet Wiley
1956
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
- The Letter (1956)
1956
Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) as
Tommy Cooper
- Who Is This Man? (1956) - Tommy Cooper
1955
TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) as
Chuck
- The Making of a Submarine (1955) - Chuck
1955
The Halls of Ivy (TV Series)
- Pinkerton Day (1955)
1954
Waterfront (TV Series) as
Chet
- Anchors of the Past (1954) - Chet
- Diamonds in the Rough - Chet
1954
My Little Margie (TV Series)
- The New Neighbor (1954)
1954
The Mickey Rooney Show (TV Series) as
Stock Corey
- Tiger Mulligan (1954) - Stock Corey
1954
Suddenly as
Bebop
1954
Topper (TV Series) as
Stage Manager
- Theatricals (1954) - Stage Manager
1953
The French Line as
Reporter (uncredited)
1953
City of Bad Men as
Henry (uncredited)
1953
I Married Joan (TV Series) as
George Burton
- Draft Board (1953) - George Burton (uncredited)
1952
Torpedo Alley as
Patient (uncredited)
1952
Boss Lady (TV Series) as
Chester Allen
- Boss Vacations (1952) - Chester Allen
- Blonde Trouble (1952) - Chester Allen
- Millionairess (1952) - Chester Allen
- Boss and Golf (1952) - Chester Allen
- Too Much Boss (1952) - Chester Allen
- Merry Mix-Up (1952) - Chester Allen
- Some Classmates (1952) - Chester Allen
- Boss Lady Trouble (1952) - Chester Allen
- Premiere Show (1952) - Chester Allen
1952
Carrie as
Job Seeker (uncredited)
1951
The Stooge as
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
1951
The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series)
- New Year for Margaret (1951)
1951
Family Theatre (TV Series) as
Pvt. Carson
- Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration (1951) - Pvt. Carson
1951
You're in the Navy Now as
Crew Member (uncredited)
1951
Rhythm Inn as
Eddie Thompson
1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone as
Telegram Boy (uncredited)
1950
Two Weeks with Love as
Eddie Gavin
1950
Texas Tough Guy (Short)
1950
Duchess of Idaho as
Johnny (uncredited)
1950
A Modern Marriage as
Jimmy Watson
1950
The Happy Years as
Imbecile Latin Student (uncredited)
1950
Love That Brute as
Office Boy (uncredited)
1950
Father of the Bride as
Usher (uncredited)
1950
The Yellow Cab Man as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1950
Nancy Goes to Rio as
Summer Stock Guitarist (uncredited)
1950
Key to the City as
Mark Mont Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
1949
Battleground as
Walking Wounded (uncredited)
1949
That Midnight Kiss as
Member of G.I. Quartette (uncredited)
1949
In the Good Old Summertime as
Member of Quartette (uncredited)
1949
The Stratton Story as
Usher in Movie Theater (uncredited)
1949
Adventure in Baltimore as
Fred Beehouse
1948
Campus Honeymoon as
Benjie Briggs
1947
Two Blondes and a Redhead as
Miles Bradbury
1947
Joe Palooka in the Knockout (uncredited)
1947
The Trouble with Women as
Ulysses S. Jones
1947
Out of the Blue as
Elevator Boy (as Charlie Smith)
1946
Wake Up and Dream as
Carl, the Cook (uncredited)
1946
Three Little Girls in Blue as
Mike Bailey (uncredited)
1945
Out of This World as
Charlie Briggs
1945
God Is My Co-Pilot as
Pvt. Motley
1944
San Fernando Valley as
Oliver Griffith
1944
Wing and a Prayer as
Alfalfa (uncredited)
1944
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret as
Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens
1944
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid as
Dizzy Stevens
1944
Lady in the Dark as
Barbara's Boyfriend
1944
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout as
Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens
1943
A Guy Named Joe as
Sanderson
1943
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House as
Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens
1943
Henry Aldrich Swings It as
Dizzy Stevens
1943
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour as
Dizzy Stevens
1943
Paramount Victory Short No. T2-4: The Aldrich Family Gets in the Scrap (Short) as
Dizzy Stevens
1943
Salute for Three as
Richard White
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm as
Finale Singer (uncredited)
1942
Youth on Parade as
Willie Webster
1942
Henry Aldrich, Editor as
Dizzy Stevens
1942
The Major and the Minor as
Cadet Korner
1942
Henry and Dizzy as
Dizzy Stevens
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy as
Teenager (uncredited)
1942
You're Telling Me as
Bill, Mimograph Operator
1942
Captains of the Clouds as
Chateau Laurier Bellboy (uncredited)
1941
Unholy Partners as
Copyboy with Helmet (uncredited)
1941
You Belong to Me as
Young Man (uncredited)
1941
Henry Aldrich for President as
Dizzy Stevens
1941
Down in San Diego as
Crawford Cortland
1941
Dive Bomber as
Bellboy with Comic Rhyme (segment "Home Mechanics") (uncredited)
1941
Adventure in Washington as
Collins
1941
Men of Boys Town as
Slim (uncredited)
1941
Las Vegas Nights as
Bellboy (uncredited)
1941
Double Date as
Bud (as Charlie Smith)
1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as
Messenger
1941
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary as
Bob (uncredited)
1941
Cheers for Miss Bishop as
'Buddy' Warner
1941
Lucky Devils as
Johnny - Copy Boy (uncredited)
1940
Behind the News as
John Grant (uncredited)
1940
Love Thy Neighbor as
Pageboy (uncredited)
1940
Second Chorus as
College Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose (uncredited)
1940
Strike Up the Band as
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' Boy (uncredited)
1940
Hired Wife as
Leo - Office Boy (uncredited)
1940
Scatterbrain (uncredited)
1940
Private Affairs as
Walter (uncredited)
1940
Tom Brown's School Days as
Diggs (uncredited)
1940
The Shop Around the Corner as
Rudy
1939
Babes in Arms as
Shy Youth (uncredited)
1939
The Spirit of Culver as
Cadet (uncredited)
1939
Cafe Society as
Office Boy (uncredited)
1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter as
Charles (uncredited)
Writer
1964
Apache Rifles (screen play - as Charles B. Smith)
1963
Combat! (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Gideon's Army (1963) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
1963
The Gallant Men (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- To Hold Up a Mirror (1963) - (writer - as Charles B. Smith)
1962
The Beachcomber (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Day of the Whale (1962) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
1962
Lawman (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Unmasked (1962) - (writer - as Charles B. Smith)
-
Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) (4 episodes, 1961 - 1962) (teleplay - 2 episodes, 1962) (story - 1 episode, 1962)
- Across the River Lethe (1962) - (as Charles B. Smith)
- The Last Samurai (1962) - (as Charles B. Smith)
- Aloha, Cricket (1962) - (story - as Charles B. Smith) / (teleplay - as Charles B. Smith)
- A Scent of Whales (1962) - (teleplay - as Charles B. Smith)
- Total Eclipse (1962) - (as Charles B. Smith)
- The Moon of Mindanao (1961) - (as Charles B. Smith)
1962
Everglades! (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- River of No Return (1962) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
1962
Surfside 6 (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Green Beret (1962) - (as Charles B. Smith)
-
Shannon (TV Series) (1 episode, 1962) (written by - 1 episode, 1961)
- Legacy in G (1962) - (as Charles B. Smith)
- The Porcelain Egg (1961) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
-
Manhunt (TV Series) (teleplay by - 1 episode, 1961) (written by - 1 episode, 1960)
- Eency Weency Spider (1961) - (teleplay by - as Charles B. Smith)
- Target Practice (1960) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
1961
Maverick (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Golden Fleecing (1961) - (writer - as Charles B. Smith)
1961
Lock Up (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Planter's Death (1961) - (writer - as Charles B. Smith)
- Design for Murder (1961) - (writer - as Charles B. Smith)
-
Cheyenne (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode, 1961) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1960)
- The Beholden (1961) - (writer - as Charles B. Smith)
- Two Trails to Santa Fe (1960) - (teleplay - as Charles B. Smith)
1961
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Face in the Window (1961) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
-
The Deputy (TV Series) (written by - 5 episodes, 1959 - 1960) (teleplay by - 3 episodes, 1960) (story by - 1 episode, 1960)
- Sally Tornado (1960) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
- The Higher Law (1960) - (teleplay by - as Charles B. Smith)
- The Jason Harris Story (1960) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
- Palace of Chance (1960) - (story by - as Charles B. Smith) / (teleplay by - as Charles B. Smith)
- Last Gunfight (1960) - (teleplay by - as Charles B. Smith)
- Lady with a Mission (1960) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
- Lawman's Blood (1960) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
- Back to Glory (1959) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
1960
Bronco (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Apache Treasure (1960) - (writer - as Charles B. Smith)
1959
Shotgun Slade (TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
- Killer's Brand (1960) - (writer - as Charles B. Smith)
- Sudden Death (1960) - (writer - as Charles B. Smith)
- Donna Juanita (1960) - (writer - as Charles B. Smith)
- The Safe Crackers (1959) - (writer - as Charles B. Smith)
1960
Rawhide (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Incident of the Silent Web (1960) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
-
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) (3 episodes, 1959 - 1960) (written by - 1 episode, 1959)
- Black Trail (1960) - (as Charles B. Smith)
- Return of Doc Bell (1959) - (as Charles B. Smith)
- The Quiet Village (1959) - (as Charles B. Smith)
- The Little Man (1959) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
1960
Lassie (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Space Traveler (1960) - (writer - as Charles B. Smith)
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The Restless Gun (TV Series) (1 episode, 1958) (written by - 1 episode, 1959) (writer - 1 episode, 1958)
- The Pawn (1959) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
- Mercyday (1958) - (as Charles B. Smith)
- The Suffragette (1958) - (writer - as Charles B. Smith)
1959
Bat Masterson (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- Marked Deck (1959) - (story - as Charles B. Smith)
-
Mackenzie's Raiders (TV Series) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1958) (writer - 1 episode, 1958)
- Pistol Whipped (1958) - (teleplay - as Charles B. Smith)
- Attack (1958) - (writer - as Charles B. Smith)
1958
Whirlybirds (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- Story of Sister Bridgit (1958) - (story - as Charles B. Smith)
-
Target (TV Series) (written by - 3 episodes, 1958) (teleplay - 2 episodes, 1958)
- Money Go Round (1958) - (teleplay - as Charles B. Smith) / (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
- The Unknown (1958) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
- Death by the Clock (1958) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
- Fateful Decision (1958) - (teleplay - as Charles B. Smith)
1958
The Unforeseen (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Torgut (1958)
1958
Highway Patrol (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Transmitter Danger (1958) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
1958
Panic! (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- Emergency (1958) - (story - as Charles B. Smith)
1958
Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Seventh Letter (1958) - (written by - as Charles B. Smith)
1956
Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) (screenplay - 1 episode)
- Who Is This Man? (1956) - (screenplay - as Charles B. Smith)
1956
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) (teleplay - 1 episode)
- Fool Proof (1956) - (teleplay - as Charles B. Smith)
Soundtrack
1951
Rhythm Inn (performer: "With A Twist Of The Wrist", "I Love You, That Is")
1949
In the Good Old Summertime (performer: "Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie", "Play That Barbershop Chord" - uncredited)
1946
Three Little Girls in Blue (performer: "You Make Me Feel So Young" - uncredited)
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy (performer: "Jeepers Creepers" (1938) - uncredited)
Self
1953
The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #4.6 (1953) - Self
1942
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 (Documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
1966
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Attendant at Airport / Bartender
- The Gnome-Mobile: Part 2 (1978) - Attendant at Airport (uncredited)
- The Gnome-Mobile: Part 1 (1978) - Attendant at Airport (uncredited)
- A Tiger Walks: Part 2 (1966) - Bartender (uncredited)
- A Tiger Walks: Part 1 (1966) - Bartender (uncredited)
References
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