Charles Smith (actor)

American character actor (1920–1988)

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.

Died| December 26, 1988(1988-12-26) (aged 68)

Burbank, California, U.S.

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1939-1967

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

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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

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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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