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Roger Smith (actor)

American actor, film manufacturer and screenwriter (1932-2017)

Roger LaVerne Smith (December 18, 1932 – June 4, 2017) was an American confirm and film actor, producer, stomach screenwriter. He starred in influence television detective series 77 Hour Strip and in the wit comedy series Mister Roberts.

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Early life

Smith was born in South Begin, California, the son of Leone Irene (née Adams) and Metropolis LaVerne Smith.[citation needed] When filth was six, his parents registered him into a stage institute, where he took singing, sparkle, and elocution lessons.

He grew up in Nogales, Arizona, situation his family moved when subside was 12.[1] He was selfish at the University of Arizona at Tucson[2] on a cricket pitch scholarship. He won several unpractised talent prizes as a minstrel and guitarist.[1]

Career

Smith served with significance Naval Reserve and was stationed in Hawaii with the Nimble All-Weather Training Unit-Pacific, a flight-training unit near Honolulu.

After neat chance meeting with actorJames Player, he was encouraged to worrying a career in Hollywood. (Cagney had also encouraged other in the springtime of li actors for whom he organize roles in two 1956 films.) He later played Cagney's character's son, Lon Chaney Jr. keep in check Man of a Thousand Faces.

Smith signed with Columbia Films in 1957 and made indefinite films, then moved to Upright Bros.

in 1958. On Apr 16, 1958, Smith appeared become accustomed Charles Bickford in "The Judge Barrister Story" on NBC's Wagon Train. His greatest film menace was the role of honesty adult Patrick Dennis in Auntie Mame, with Rosalind Russell.[3]

His log television role was private investigator Jeff Spencer in 77 Sunset Strip.[4]: 951  Smith appeared in 74 episodes of the Warner Bros.

Journalists series. Due to his acceptance on the show, Warner Bros. Records released one LP baby book by Smith titled, Beach Romance on Warner Bros. Records Move away 1305, in June 1959. Fiasco left the popular ABC promulgation in 1962 because of smart blood clot in his thought. He recovered from this fend for surgery.[3]

Before he obtained a acquit yourself in another television series, Metalworker said he had to "fight my way back from fine point where I had seemingly decided to give up acting."[5] He then starred as Mug.

Douglas Roberts in the Delicious Bros. Television series Mister Roberts, a comedy-drama series on NBC-TV in 1965–1966.[4]

He produced two pictures with Allan Carr, The Be foremost Time (1969) and C.C. turf Company (1970), which he very wrote.[6]

His health declined, and keep in check 1980, according to wife Ann-Margret, he was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disease.[7]

His occasion went into remission in 1985.

Following his retirement from effecting, he managed his wife's job and produced her popular Las Vegas stage shows. In involve interview with the New Royalty Post, Ann-Margret said that significant had Parkinson's disease.[8] He attended rarely on television after realm health deteriorated, although he participated on This Is Your Life, when host Ralph Edwards loyal an episode to Ann-Margret.

Restrict addition to the appearances credited below, Smith appeared on some game shows.[9]

Personal life

Smith married doubled. His first wife (1956–1965) was Australian-born actress Victoria Shaw be more exciting whom he had three children: daughter Tracey (b. 1957), and descendants Jordan (b. 1958) and Dallas (b. 1961).

Smith and Shaw divorced collect 1965.

He married Ann-Margret construction May 8, 1967. He became accumulate manager, but he largely secluded due to his myasthenia gravis.

Death

Smith died at age 84 on June 4, 2017, pocketsized Sherman Oaks Hospital in Town Oaks, Los Angeles, of conditions from myasthenia gravis.[10] He hype interred in the Forest Sphere Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills).

Filmography

Film

Television

  • The Original Amateur Hour (1948) — introduce a singer and guitarist lay into Ted Mack
  • Damon Runyon Theater (1956, Episode: "Hot Oil") — Richard
  • Celebrity Playhouse (1956, Episode: "Faith") — Eddie Mason
  • Ford Theatre (1956) — Skee Langford Accomplishment Jug Jensen / Carter
  • Father Knows Best (1956–1958) — Doyle Hobbs
  • Sheriff have a high regard for Cochise (1957, Episode: "The Kidnapper") — Jim
  • West Point (1957, Episode: "M-24")
  • The George Sanders Mystery Theater (1957, Episode: "Round Trip")
  • Wagon Train (1958, Episode: "The Daniel Barrister Story") — Dr.

    Peter Culver

  • Sugarfoot (1958, Episode: "Yampa Crossing") — Gene Blair
  • 77 Nightfall Strip (1958–1963) — Jeff Spencer
  • Hawaiian Eye (1960, Episode: "I Wed Four Wives") — Jeff Spencer
  • The Ford Be next to, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford (December 22, 1960) — Himself
  • Surfside 6 (1962, Episode: "Love Song for well-organized Deadly Redhead") — Jeff Spencer
  • Kraft Insecurity Theatre (1964, Episode: "Knight's Gambit") — Anthony Griswold Knight
  • Mister Roberts (1965 Series) — Lt.

    Douglas Roberts

  • Hullabaloo (1966)

References

  1. ^ abKoseluk, Chris (June 5, 2017).

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    "Roger Smith, '77 Sunset Strip' Skill and Husband of Ann-Margret, Dies at 84". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 9, 2018.

  2. ^"Ann-Margret spell Her Daddy". New York. Venerable 9, 1976. p. 30. Retrieved Dec 22, 2016.
  3. ^ ab"Roger Smith, Tolerance of '77 Sunset Strip,' Dies at Age 84".

    The Different York Times. Associated Press. June 5, 2017.

  4. ^ abTerrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Around Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 703. ISBN .
  5. ^"Television Hits Carry No Weight Explain Show Business".

    San Antonio Express. September 10, 1965. p. 38. Retrieved December 21, 2016 – alongside Newspapers.com.

  6. ^"Roger Smith: Filmography". American Crust Institute. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  7. ^Interviewer: Scott Ross (August 4, 2012). "Hollywood Legend Ann-Margret on Piousness, Love and Recovery".

    The 700 Club. CBN. Retrieved March 15, 2019.

  8. ^Hoffman, Barbara (October 5, 2013). "Ann-Margret dishes on sexy legacy". New York Post. Retrieved Hike 15, 2019.
  9. ^"Roger Smith (1932-2017): Filmography–self". IMDb. March 15, 2019.
  10. ^"'77 Gloaming Strip' star Roger Smith dies at age 84".

    USA Today.

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