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John Smith was an American actor remembered in particular for his leading roles in two NBC western television series, Cimarron City and Laramie.
Birth Name
Robert Errol Van Orden
Born
Friday, 06 March 1931
Died
Wednesday, 25 January 1995
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Meteor | Narrator | 2011 |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | Stablehand / Shepherd / Marleus / Boat Captain / Bloomer | 1995 |
| Animated Hero Classics | Scientist #2 | 1991 |
| Project U.F.O. | Ed Keller | 1978 |
| Police Woman | Russ Hawkins | 1974 |
| Justin Morgan Had a Horse | Mr. Ames | 1972 |
| Emergency! | Capt. Hammer | 1972 |
| Will to Die | Dr. Carl Isenburg | 1971 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Doc Hunter / Dr. Ben Grant / Dr. McManus | 1969 |
| 60 Minutes | Himself - Senior Attorney, U.S. Army (segment "They Didn't Ask, He Didn't Tell") | 1968 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Meteor | Narrator | 2011 |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | Stablehand / Shepherd / Marleus / Boat Captain / Bloomer | 1995 |
| Animated Hero Classics | Scientist #2 | 1991 |
| Project U.F.O. | Ed Keller | 1978 |
| Police Woman | Russ Hawkins | 1974 |
| Justin Morgan Had a Horse | Mr. Ames | 1972 |
| Emergency! | Capt. Hammer | 1972 |
| Will to Die | Dr. Carl Isenburg | 1971 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Doc Hunter / Dr. Ben Grant / Dr. McManus | 1969 |
| 60 Minutes | Himself - Senior Attorney, U.S. Army (segment "They Didn't Ask, He Didn't Tell") | 1968 |
| Adam-12 | Ron McKee | 1968 |
| Hondo and the Apaches | Ed Dow | 1967 |
| Hondo | Ed Dow | 1967 |
| The Rounders | Noble Vestry | 1966 |
| Waco | Joe Gore | 1966 |
| I Spy | Oliver | 1965 |
| Circus World | Steve McCabe | 1964 |
| The Virginian | Dee Garvey / Caine Ellis | 1962 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Laramie | Slim Sherman | 1959 |
| Island of Lost Women | Joe Walker | 1959 |
| Cimarron City | Deputy Sheriff Lane Temple / Sheriff Lane Temple / Deputy Lane Temple | 1958 |
| Handle with Care | Bill Reeves | 1958 |
| Mike Hammer | Smitty | 1958 |
| The Crooked Circle | Tommy Kelly | 1957 |
| Colt .45 | Comanche Kid / Shelby | 1957 |
| The Lawless Eighties | William Wesley Van Orsdel / William Wesley Van Orsdel, aka Brother Van | 1957 |
| The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm | Brad Johnson | 1957 |
| Fury at Showdown | Miley Sutton | 1957 |
| Tomahawk Trail | Pvt. Reynolds | 1957 |
| Men of Annapolis | Williams / Fred Porter | 1957 |
| The Women of Pitcairn Island | Thursday October Christian | 1956 |
| Friendly Persuasion | Caleb Cope | 1956 |
| Wire Service | Howie | 1956 |
| Conflict | Jeff Brady | 1956 |
| Rebel in Town | Wesley Mason | 1956 |
| Hot Rod Girl | Jeff Northrup | 1956 |
| Quincannon, Frontier Scout | Lt. Phil Hostedder | 1956 |
| The Bold and the Brave | Smith | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Philip Horton | 1956 |
| Ghost Town | Duff Dailey | 1956 |
| Desert Sands | Pvt. Rex Tyle | 1955 |
| Crossroads | Steve Maguire | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Irving Randall | 1955 |
| Frontier | Willie Magill - aka The Colfax Kid | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | David | 1955 |
| We're No Angels | Medical Officer Arnaud | 1955 |
| Wichita | Jim / Jim Earp | 1955 |
| Seven Angry Men | Frederick Brown | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Lucky Swanson | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Mr. Ames | 1954 |
| Father Knows Best | Utah | 1954 |
| The High and the Mighty | Milo Buck | 1954 |
| Stories of the Century | John Sontag | 1954 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Art | 1953 |
| The Affairs of Dobie Gillis | Student | 1953 |
| Battle Circus | Soldier | 1953 |
| Our Miss Brooks | Terrence Layton | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Jim Brattle | 1952 |
| Carbine Williams | Bob Williams | 1952 |
| The Guy Who Came Back | Boy | 1951 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | John | 1950 |
| A Woman of Distinction | Young Man | 1950 |
| The Bells of St. Mary's | Choir Member | 1945 |
| Bells of Rosarita | Choirster | 1945 |
| Going My Way | Choir Member | 1944 |
