During World War II, Smith served as a private in the U.S. Army, making training films covering among others, medical, dental, artillery, and electronics.[6]
Television
Regular cast
Kent Smith played the imperious Dr. Morton on the popular series Peyton Place with his real-life wife (Edith Atwater) cast as Mrs. Morton. Smith played Edgar Scoville in the second season of the science-fiction series The Invaders (1967-1968)[7] and was a host for the anthology series Philip Morris Playhouse (1953-1954).[7]: 831
He played Governor Winston Brubaker in "The Wild Wild West" S3 E12 "The Night of the Legion of Death" which aired 11/22/1967.He appeared in the musical remake of Lost Horizon (1972), and the television movie Probe (1972), that would become the pilot for the TV series SEARCH.
Personal life
Smith was married to actress Betty Gillette from 1937 until their divorce in 1954 and to actress Edith Atwater from 1962 until his death from congestive heart failure in Woodland Hills, California at the age of 78.[1]
Smith was a Republican and campaigned for Dwight Eisenhower in the 1952 presidential election.[8] In 1961, he said: "I'm capricious when there's a national election. My background's Republican, but whenever I'm planted in a city long enough to vote on the local level, I find I'm against whoever is in office."[3]
^ abGordon, Dr. Roger L. (2018). Supporting Actors in Motion Pictures: Volume II. Pittsburgh, PA: Dorrance Publishing. pp. 130, 131. ISBN978-1-4809-5841-8. "Kent Smith: Frank Kent Smith was born on March 19, 1907, in New York City. [...] He was married to Betty Gillette from 1937 until their divorce in 1954. They had one daughter. He married actress Edith Atwater, who appeared with him in the national company of The Best Man, in 1962. Kent Smith passed away from heart disease at age 78 in Woodland Hills, California on April 23, 1985."
^The Bulletin of the U.S. Army Medical Department, June 1945, page 28
^ abTerrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 508509. ISBN978-0-7864-6477-7.
^Motion Picture and Television Magazine, November 1952, page 34, Ideal Publishers
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