Portrait of Albert J. Smith

Acting

Albert J. Smith

Career

Active from 1921 to 1937, busiest in 1925 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score42/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Telegraph Trail
The Telegraph Trail
GoodWatch score42/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 3.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Albert J. Smith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    1.9, average 4.8
  • Romance
    1.3, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.5, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 7
  • Early Cinema 5
  • Silent Film 5
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Action & Adventure 2
  • Silent Era 2
  • Western 2
  • Morality Tale 2
  • Small Town 2
  • Romance Subplot 2
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Frontier Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

1 title ยท average score 28
The White Gorilla
The White Gorilla (1945)
GoodWatch score 28

as Lou "Brute" Hanley

1930s

23 titles ยท average score 46
The Gold Racket
The Gold Racket (1937)

as Fraser

Prairie Thunder
Prairie Thunder (1937)

as Lynch

Honor of the Range
Honor of the Range (1934)

as Henchman Smoky

The Prescott Kid
The Prescott Kid (1934)

as Frazier

The Telegraph Trail
The Telegraph Trail (1933)
GoodWatch score 42

as Gus Lynch

Border Devils
Border Devils (1932)

as Inspector Bell

Forbidden Trail
Forbidden Trail (1932)

as Burke

Dynamite Ranch
Dynamite Ranch (1932)

as Henchman Red

Between Fighting Men
Between Fighting Men (1932)

as Butch Martin

Branded
Branded (1931)

as Joe Moore

Desert Vengeance
Desert Vengeance (1931)

as McBride

Shadow Ranch
Shadow Ranch (1930)

as Dan Blake

1920s

34 titles
The Drifter
The Drifter (1929)

as Pete Lawson (as Al Smith)

The Law of Fear
The Law of Fear (1928)

as Steve Benton/The Hunchbacked Masked Bandit

Dog Justice
Dog Justice (1928)

as Pierre La Grande (Prospector)

The Man Tamer
The Man Tamer (1927)

as Steve Quinlan

Perils of the Jungle
Perils of the Jungle (1927)

as Brute Hanley

Hard Fists
Hard Fists (1927)

as Charles Crane

The Call of the Wilderness
The Call of the Wilderness (1926)

as Red Morgan (as Al Smith)

The Silent Flyer
The Silent Flyer (1926)

as Jack Hutchins

The Strings of Steel
The Strings of Steel (1926)

as Peter Allen

The Ace of Spades
The Ace of Spades (1925)

as Joe Dineen

Straight Through
Straight Through (1925)

as Granger

Man Trackers
Man Trackers (1921)

as Hanley