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Oscar Smith(1885-1956)

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Oscar Smith in The Freshman (1925)
Oscar Smith was born on 28 October 1885 in Topeka, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Wizard (1927), College Scandal (1935) and Close Harmony (1929). He was married to Nora LaVertt. He died on 18 March 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 28, 1885
DiedMarch 18, 1956(70)
BornOctober 28, 1885
DiedMarch 18, 1956(70)
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Known for

Edmund Lowe in The Wizard (1927)
The Wizard
7.2
  • Sam
  • 1927
Wendy Barrie, Johnny Downs, Robert Kent, and Kent Taylor in College Scandal (1935)
College Scandal
6.6
  • Generation Jones
  • 1935
Nancy Carroll and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Close Harmony (1929)
Close Harmony
6.1
  • George Washington Brown
  • 1929
Mary Brian and Richard Dix in Man Power (1927)
Man Power
  • Ptomaine
  • 1927

Credits

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  • Barbara Jo Allen, Vaughan Glaser, and Jimmy Lydon in Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)
    Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
    8.1
    • Porter (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944)
    Double Indemnity
    8.3
    • Pullman Porter (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • James Brown, Patti Hale, Cecil Kellaway, and Helen Walker in The Good Fellows (1943)
    The Good Fellows
    7.2
    • Porter (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Frances Gifford, Jimmy Lydon, Diana Lynn, Anne Rooney, and Gail Russell in Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943)
    Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
    6.5
    • Arthur - Bootblack (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Edgar Bergen, Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Harold Peary, Ginny Simms, Charlie McCarthy, and Mortimer Snerd in Here We Go Again (1942)
    Here We Go Again
    5.8
    • Pool Room Attendant (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in This Gun for Hire (1942)
    This Gun for Hire
    7.4
    • Train Porter (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Dorothy Lamour in The Fleet's In (1942)
    The Fleet's In
    6.6
    • Valet (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard in Nothing But the Truth (1941)
    Nothing But the Truth
    7.1
    • Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Ellen Drew and Charles Gemora in The Monster and the Girl (1941)
    The Monster and the Girl
    6.0
    • Bootblack (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Muriel Angelus, Gladys George, and Akim Tamiroff in The Way of All Flesh (1940)
    The Way of All Flesh
    6.8
    • Porter (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Billy Cook and Donald O'Connor in Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938)
    Tom Sawyer, Detective
    6.5
    • Curfew
    • 1938
  • Randolph Scott and Joan Bennett in The Texans (1938)
    The Texans
    6.3
    • Black Soldier (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Lew Ayres, Louise Campbell, and Roscoe Karns in Scandal Street (1938)
    Scandal Street
    5.6
    • Clarice's Boy Friend (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Lew Ayres, Mary Carlisle, and John Howard in Hold 'Em Navy (1937)
    Hold 'Em Navy
    6.3
    • Fruit Vender
    • 1937
  • William Gargan and Orien Heyward in She Asked for It (1937)
    She Asked for It
    6.3
    • Porter (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • October 28, 1885
    • Topeka, Kansas, USA
  • Died
    • March 18, 1956
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Nora LaVertt(1 child)

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    Smith came to Paramount circa 1920 as a personal attendant of movie star Wallace Reid.

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