Charles Smith (actor)

For other people named Charles Smith, see Charles Smith (disambiguation).

Charles Smith
Smith in Suddenly (1954)
Born
Charles Begore Smith

(1920-09-13)September 13, 1920
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
DiedDecember 26, 1988(1988-12-26) (aged 68)
Burbank, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1939–1967

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

Year Title Role Notes
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

  1. ^ a b "Too Many Smiths Confuse Things". Oakland Tribune. January 17, 1943. p. 36.
  2. ^ a b "New Henry Aldrich Film Is Laugh Hit". Owensboro Messenger. August 13, 1944. p. 3-B.
  3. ^ "Big Star List For Sleigh If Rain Stops". Hollywood Citizen-News. December 23, 1940. p. 9.
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