Portrait of Howard Smith

Acting

Howard Smith

Career

Active from 1945 to 1987, with a break from 1959 to 1986, busiest in 1951 and 1958 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Howard Smith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Film Noir 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 55
Too Much Johnson
Too Much Johnson (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

as Joseph Johnson (uncredited)

1980s

1 title
Dolly
Dolly (1987)

TV show

1960s

10 titles ยท average score 62
Green Acres
Green Acres (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Brass Bottle
The Brass Bottle (1964)
GoodWatch score 48

as Senator Grindle

The Dakotas
The Dakotas (1963)

TV show

Bon Voyage!
Bon Voyage! (1962)
GoodWatch score 56

as Judge Henderson

Hazel
Hazel (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mr. Griffin

Outlaws
Outlaws (1960)

TV show

Harrigan and Son
Harrigan and Son (1960)

TV show

Peter Loves Mary
Peter Loves Mary (1960)

TV show

Murder, Inc.
Murder, Inc. (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

as Albert Anastasia

1950s

21 titles ยท average score 69
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Misrell

I Bury the Living
I Bury the Living (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as George Kraft

No Time for Sergeants
No Time for Sergeants (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

as Maj. Gen. Eugene Bush

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Martin Fairweather

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Frank Warden

A Face in the Crowd
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

as J.B. Jeffries

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Stanton C. Barryvale

First Love
First Love (1954)

TV show

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman (1951)
GoodWatch score 86

as Charley

The Great Merlini
The Great Merlini (1951)

as Davis Belmont

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show

Cry Murder
Cry Murder (1950)

as Sen. Alden

1940s

9 titles ยท average score 71
Lights Out
Lights Out (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Inch Ravel / Lt. Haines

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show

Call Northside 777
Call Northside 777 (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

as K.L. Palmer

State of the Union
State of the Union (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

as Sam I. Parrish

The Street with No Name
The Street with No Name (1948)
GoodWatch score 82

as Ralph Demory

Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death (1947)
GoodWatch score 72

as Warden

Her Kind of Man
Her Kind of Man (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bill Fellows

The Front Page
The Front Page (1945)

as Mayor