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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

Credits

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Director

  • Watch Your Friends
    • Director (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1929
  • A Sleepy Time Pal
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1927
  • Red Suspenders
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1927
  • A One Man Show
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1927
  • Ali Gazam
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1927
  • Why Mules Leave Home
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1927
  • High and Dizzy
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1927
  • Slim Summerville and Fanny the Mule in Oh! What a Kick! (1927)
    Oh! What a Kick!
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1927
  • Hook or Crook
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1926
  • What Price Pleasure?
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1926
  • Wild Bill
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1926
  • Babes in the Sawdust
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1926
  • Nobody Loves Me
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1926
  • Wives and Women
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1926
  • It's All Over Now
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1926

Actor

  • Find the Woman
    • George Stevenson (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1926
  • Baby Peggy in Little Miss Hollywood (1923)
    Little Miss Hollywood
    • (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1923
  • Baby Peggy in Taking Orders (1923)
    Taking Orders
    • (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1923
  • All Over Twist (1923)
    All Over Twist
    • Short
    • 1923
  • Brownie the Dog in Table Steaks (1922)
    Table Steaks
    • Smith (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1922
  • Lunatics in Politics (1920)
    Lunatics in Politics
    • (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1920
  • Alice Howell in Rubes and Romance (1920)
    Rubes and Romance
    • (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1920
  • Her Lucky Day (1920)
    Her Lucky Day
    • (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1920
  • Richard Smith and Rose Burkhardt in Cinderella Cinders (1920)
    Cinderella Cinders
    • The Butler (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1920
  • Alice Howell in Distilled Love (1920)
    Distilled Love
    • The Color Blind Artist (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1920
  • Dames and Dentists
    • (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1920
  • Switches and Sweeties
    • (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1919
  • Bungs and Bunglers
    • (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1919
  • Oliver Hardy, Jimmy Aubrey, and Richard Smith in Squabs and Squabbles (1919)
    Squabs and Squabbles
    • (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1919
  • Mates and Models
    • A Rival Artist (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1919

Writer

  • Fibbing Fibbers
    • screenplay
    • Short
    • 1936
  • Andy Clyde and Vivien Oakland in In the Dog House (1934)
    In the Dog House
    • story and screen play
    • Short
    • 1934
  • Grady Sutton and Carol Tevis in Bridal Bail (1934)
    Bridal Bail
    • Writer (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1934
  • Mary Nolan in Beautiful and Dumb (1932)
    Beautiful and Dumb
    • screenplay (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1932
  • Double Decoy
    • Writer (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1931
  • The Cat's Paw
    • Writer (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1931
  • College Cuties
    • story and scenario (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1930
  • Ray Cooke and Marion Shockley in The Freshman's Goat (1930)
    The Freshman's Goat
    • Writer (as Dick Smith)
    • Short
    • 1930
  • Barbara Kent and Arthur Lake in Stop That Man! (1928)
    Stop That Man!
    • adaptation (as Dick Smith)
    • 1928
  • Surprised Honey
    • story
    • Short
    • 1927
  • A Sleepy Time Pal
    • story
    • Short
    • 1927
  • Ali Gazam
    • story
    • Short
    • 1927
  • High and Dizzy
    • story
    • Short
    • 1927
  • Hook or Crook
    • story
    • Short
    • 1926
  • What Price Pleasure?
    • story
    • Short
    • 1926

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Dick Smith
  • Born
    • September 17, 1886
    • Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • February 7, 1937
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Alice HowellApril 4, 1922 - February 7, 1937 (his death)

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