John Smith (Actor) Biography, Daughter, Net Worth, Death & Cause of Death

There are people who don’t even die after they die, it’s not only because of the type of work they do, but because of the way they did it. John Smith is one of those people. He was a famous American actor from the 1940s to the 1970s. He acted in many movies and TV shows including Cimarron City and Laramie for which he became very famous. Here is everything to know about him.

Biography of John Smith

The actor was born on March 6, 1931 in Los Angeles.Angeles, California, as Robert Errol Van Orden and raised by his parents, Errol and Margaret Van Orden. Of German and Dutch descent, he was a descendant of the last Dutch general manager of the colony of New Netherlands, Peter Stuyvesant. For his education, John Smith attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School in his hometown before continuing his studies at the University of California.

Growing up, he was a rather talented person who was into both sports and music, as well as acting. Nevertheless, he had wanted to become an engineer before returning to what he had always loved, acting. Although he did not study music later in life, he started at age 13 as a singer and later was part of the Robert Mitchell Boy Choir. As a member of the band, he had the chance to play uncredited roles in several films, including The Bells of St. Mary

A blond, blue-eyed actor, John Smith first worked as a mail clerk for MGM, before heading the department and finally moving on to what he knew best. Professionally he started acting in 1943, and this would see him appear in many films including Going My Way which was one of his early works, Seven Angry Men, Frontier, Quincannon, Frontier Scout, and Hot Rod Girl

Although he died in 1995, he stopped acting professionally towards the end of the 1970s and his last performances were filmed in the television series. Marcus Welby, MD, Policewoman, Emergency!, and Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color. More so, he was in the movies, Justin Morgan had a horse and Will to Die.

The actor who was known for his very sweet voice was also called Smitty in the acting circle.

During his acting career, which spanned approximately 70 years, John Smith appeared in more than 60 films, television shows and other productions.

Net value

Prior to his passing, John Smith (Robert Errol VanOrden) had already left Hollywood a few years prior, although he still had voice-over jobs. Due to his absence from the spotlight, his net worth at the time of his death has still not been determined.

woman and girl

The actor married American actress LuanaPatten in 1960. Prior to the marriage, Luana Patten, who started out as a model and then an actress, was married to Ronny Huntley when she was just 15 years old. The marriage with Huntley lasted only from 1954 to 1959, and it was after this marriage she decided to settle down with John Smith.

Unfortunately for both, their marriage did not last more than 4 years and ended in divorce in 1964. While Smith remained single choosing not to remarry for the rest of her life, Luana Pattern continued and s married in 1970 to Jerry D. Mays. Just like her two previous marriages, the third didn’t last, as it ended in 1973.

The So Dear to My Heart actress died in 1996, a year after her ex-husband aged 57.

Although the union between the two did not have several children indicated that Smith had a daughter from another relationship, although there was no record of the daughter and her name was not du public domain.

Smith’s death and cause of death

John Smith died in 1995 at the age of 63 and the cause of his death was given as cirrhosis of the liver and heart problems. He died at his home in Los Angeles and was cremated. The ash of the talented Cimarron City actor lay on the sea.

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