Robert Smith (American actor)
American actor (1912–2001)
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Robert Cecil Smith (December 15, 1912 – June 26, 2001) was an American actor known for his work on stage, television, and film.
December 15, 1912
Robert Smith | |
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| Born | Robert Cecil Smith December 15, 1912 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 26, 2001 (aged 88) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Years active | 1927–1949 |
Career
Smith appeared in stage plays and musicals throughout the United States.
A Variety review for Gramercy Ghost said, "Robert Smith squeezes the maximum in laughs from his role of the strait-laced fiance who is continually in hot water from one source or another".[1] Another Variety review for noted that he had "helpful drive and conviction"[2] and a Billboard review by Bob Francis noted, "Robert Smith does well as the stock-written money man who naturally loses out in the love sweepstakes".[3]
He also received positive attention for his role in The Girl in Pink Tights. Bob Francis of The Billboard again noted that Smith was one of the production's "solid contributors".[4] Variety noted, "Robert Smith plays the financial angel in good fashion".[5]
Variety positively reviewed his performance in Auntie Mame.[6][7]
Smith and Gus Becker, a former Stork Club waiter, opened a restaurant called the Coat of Arms in New York in January 1958. A farewell party for actress Rosalind Russell was held there when she left the stage production of Auntie Mame.[8]
Broadway credits
- Lost Horizons (1934)
- You Never Know (1938)
- One for the Money (1939)[9]
- Two for the Show (1940)[10][11][12]
- Gramercy Ghost (1951)[13][14]
- The Girl in Pink Tights (1954)[15]
- Auntie Mame as Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside[16][17][18][19]
Partial filmography
- Baby Brother (1927) – Tunney
- The Apache Raider (1928) – 'Beaze' La Mare
- Sunny Side Up (1929) – Little Boy (uncredited)
- Hit the Saddle (1937) – Hank, McGowan's henchmen (uncredited)
- Parachute Battalion (1941) – Private
- Father Takes a Wife (1941) – George, Junior's Driver (uncredited)
- Man-I-Cured (1941) – Leon's Nephew
- The Gay Falcon (1941) – Policeman Outside Morgue (uncredited)
- Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) – Joe – Press Agent (uncredited)
- Call Out the Marines (1942) – Billy Harrison
- Obliging Young Lady (1942) – Charles 'Charlie' Baker
- Framing Father (1942) – Reporter
- The Falcon Takes Over (1942) – Police Officer (uncredited)
- The Mayor of 44th Street (1942) – Eddie, the House Manager (uncredited)
- Criminal Court (1946) – Officer Doyle – Homicide (uncredited)
- Motor Maniacs (1946)
- On the Town (1949) – Spectator (uncredited)
