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Richard Smith(1886-1937)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Richard Smith was born on 17 September 1886 in Michigan, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Mind Your Doctor (1924), The Cat's Whiskers (1925) and The Lost Cord (1925). He was previously married to Alice Howell. He died on 7 February 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 17, 1886
DiedFebruary 7, 1937(50)
BornSeptember 17, 1886
DiedFebruary 7, 1937(50)
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Sylvia Ashton and Richard Smith in No Flirting Allowed (1915)
Oliver Hardy, Jimmy Aubrey, and Richard Smith in Squabs and Squabbles (1919)

Known for

Mind Your Doctor
Short
  • Director
  • 1924
Neely Edwards and Thelma Hill in The Cat's Whiskers (1925)
The Cat's Whiskers
Short
  • Director
  • 1925
The Lost Cord
Short
  • Director
  • 1925
The Milky Way
Short
  • Director
  • 1925

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Director

  • Watch Your Friends
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • A Sleepy Time Pal
  • Red Suspenders
  • A One Man Show
  • Ali Gazam
  • Why Mules Leave Home
  • High and Dizzy
  • Slim Summerville and Fanny the Mule in Oh! What a Kick! (1927)
    Oh! What a Kick!
  • Hook or Crook
  • What Price Pleasure?
  • Wild Bill
  • Babes in the Sawdust
  • Nobody Loves Me
  • Wives and Women
  • It's All Over Now

Actor

  • Find the Woman
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Baby Peggy in Little Miss Hollywood (1923)
    Little Miss Hollywood
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Baby Peggy in Taking Orders (1923)
    Taking Orders
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • All Over Twist (1923)
    All Over Twist
  • Brownie the Dog in Table Steaks (1922)
    Table Steaks
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Lunatics in Politics (1920)
    Lunatics in Politics
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Alice Howell in Rubes and Romance (1920)
    Rubes and Romance
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Her Lucky Day (1920)
    Her Lucky Day
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Richard Smith and Rose Burkhardt in Cinderella Cinders (1920)
    Cinderella Cinders
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Alice Howell in Distilled Love (1920)
    Distilled Love
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Dames and Dentists
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Switches and Sweeties
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Bungs and Bunglers
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Oliver Hardy, Jimmy Aubrey, and Richard Smith in Squabs and Squabbles (1919)
    Squabs and Squabbles
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Mates and Models
    • (as Dick Smith)

Writer

  • Fibbing Fibbers
  • Andy Clyde and Vivien Oakland in In the Dog House (1934)
    In the Dog House
  • Grady Sutton and Carol Tevis in Bridal Bail (1934)
    Bridal Bail
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Mary Nolan in Beautiful and Dumb (1932)
    Beautiful and Dumb
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Double Decoy
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • The Cat's Paw
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • College Cuties
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Ray Cooke and Marion Shockley in The Freshman's Goat (1930)
    The Freshman's Goat
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Barbara Kent and Arthur Lake in Stop That Man! (1928)
    Stop That Man!
    • (as Dick Smith)
  • Surprised Honey
  • A Sleepy Time Pal
  • Ali Gazam
  • High and Dizzy
  • Hook or Crook
  • What Price Pleasure?

Personal details

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    • September 17, 1886
    • Michigan, USA
    • February 7, 1937
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Alice HowellApril 4, 1922 - February 7, 1937 (his death)

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