Portrait of Kent Smith

Acting

Kent Smith

Career

Active from 1942 to 1978, busiest in 1943 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 73 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kent Smith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Melodramatic 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Emotional Depth 2
  • Flashback Narrative 2
  • Mystery Thriller 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Moral Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

112
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 48
Taking Tiger Mountain
Taking Tiger Mountain (1982)
GoodWatch score 48

Producer

1970s

21 titles ยท average score 61
Die Sister, Die!
Die Sister, Die! (1978)
GoodWatch score 47

as Dr. Thorne

Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman (1975)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Chief Justice Brown

The Cat Creature
The Cat Creature (1973)
GoodWatch score 55

as Frank Lucas

The Affair
The Affair (1973)
GoodWatch score 43

as Mr. Patterson

The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

as District Attorney Tom Paine

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

The Crooked Hearts
The Crooked Hearts (1972)

as James Simpson

Probe
Probe (1972)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dr. Edward Laurent

The Last Child
The Last Child (1971)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gus Iverson

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Keats

How Awful About Allan
How Awful About Allan (1970)
GoodWatch score 48

as Raymond

Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Bennett / Doctor

1960s

34 titles ยท average score 60
Death of a Gunfighter
Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

as Andrew Oxley

Games
Games (1967)
GoodWatch score 60

as Harry Gordon

The Invaders
The Invaders (1967)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Stan Arthur / Edgar Scoville

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Senator William Townsend

The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Governor Winston E. Brubaker

A Distant Trumpet
A Distant Trumpet (1964)
GoodWatch score 51

as Secretary of War

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as General Hugh Scott

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Mr. Macy

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Aabel / Dr. Block

Moon Pilot
Moon Pilot (1962)
GoodWatch score 52

as Secretary of the Air Force

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Clifton Cavanaugh

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Jerry O'Hara / Mr. Benner

1950s

33 titles ยท average score 69
This Earth Is Mine
This Earth Is Mine (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

as Francis Fairon

Party Girl
Party Girl (1958)
GoodWatch score 75

as Jeffrey Stewart

The Mugger
The Mugger (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Pete Graham

The Badlanders
The Badlanders (1958)
GoodWatch score 54

as Cyril Lounsberry

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Dr. Arthur Younger / Dr. Curtis Metcalfe

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Prof. Paul Owens

Comanche
Comanche (1956)
GoodWatch score 54

as Quanah Parker

Paula
Paula (1952)
GoodWatch score 74

as John Rogers

My Foolish Heart
My Foolish Heart (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lewis H. Wengler

This Side of the Law
This Side of the Law (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

as David Cummins

The Damned Don't Cry
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Martin Blackford

Little Women: Jo's Story
Little Women: Jo's Story (1950)

as Professor Fritz Bhaer

1940s

21 titles ยท average score 67
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead (1949)
GoodWatch score 75

as Peter Keating

Design for Death
Design for Death (1948)

as Narrator

Magic Town
Magic Town (1947)
GoodWatch score 54

as Hoopendecker

Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Richard Talbot

The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dr. Parry

The Curse of the Cat People
The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
GoodWatch score 76

as Oliver 'Ollie' Reed

Youth Runs Wild
Youth Runs Wild (1944)
GoodWatch score 34

as Danny Coates

Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gates Trimble Pomfret

Hitler's Children
Hitler's Children (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Professor Nichols

Three Russian Girls
Three Russian Girls (1943)

as John Hill

This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine (1943)
GoodWatch score 80

as Paul Martin

Cat People
Cat People (1942)
GoodWatch score 80

as Oliver Reed

1930s

2 titles ยท average score 47
Back Door to Heaven
Back Door to Heaven (1939)
GoodWatch score 42

as Attorney (uncredited)

The Garden Murder Case
The Garden Murder Case (1936)
GoodWatch score 51

as Woode Swift