Charles Smith | |
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![]() Smith in Suddenly (1954) | |
Born | Charles Begore Smith September 13, 1920 Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | December 26, 1988 Burbank, California, U.S. | (aged 68)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1939–1967 |
Charles Begore Smith (September 13, 1920 – December 26, 1988) was an American character actor.[1] He was born in Flint, Michigan.
He had notable roles in The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and The Major and the Minor (1942). (He also had a minor singing role in the film In the Good Old Summertime, the 1949 musical remake of "The Shop Around the Corner".) As a tall, gangly young man in his early twenties, he played high schooler Dizzy Stevens, the sidekick of Henry Aldrich, in nine Aldrich Family films between 1941 and 1944.[1][2] He also played Collins, the senior U.S. Senate page boy in the 1941 film Adventure in Washington. He later had recurring roles in several TV series.
Selected filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1940 | The Shop Around the Corner | Rudy | |
1941 | Adventure in Washington | Collins | |
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary | Bob | uncredited | |
Men of Boys Town | Slim[3] | ||
Cheers for Miss Bishop | 'Buddy' Warner | ||
Henry Aldrich for President | Dizzy Stevens | ||
1942 | The Major and the Minor | Cadet Korner | |
Yankee Doodle Dandy | Teenager | uncredited | |
1943 | A Guy Named Joe | Sanderson | |
1944 | Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout | Dizzy Stevens | |
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid[2] | Dizzy Stevens | ||
1946 | Three Little Girls in Blue | Mike Bailey | uncredited |
1947 | The Trouble with Women | Ulysses S. Jones | (filmed in 1945) |
1947 | Out of the Blue (1947 film) | Elevator Boy | as Charlie Smith |
1949 | In the Good Old Summertime | Member of Quartette | uncredited |
1950 | Father of the Bride | An Usher of the Groom | uncredited |
1954 | Suddenly | Bebop |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Too Many Smiths Confuse Things". Oakland Tribune. January 17, 1943. p. 36.
- ^ a b "New Henry Aldrich Film Is Laugh Hit". Owensboro Messenger. August 13, 1944. p. 3-B.
- ^ "Big Star List For Sleigh If Rain Stops". Hollywood Citizen-News. December 23, 1940. p. 9.