Howard Smith (actor)

Howard Smith
Born	Howard Irving Smith (1893-08-12)August 12, 1893 Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	January 10, 1968(1968-01-10) (aged 74) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Other names	Howard I. Smith
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1918–1967
Spouse(s)	Lillian Boardman (m. 19??; died 1953)

Howard Irving Smith (August 12, 1893 – January 10, 1968) was an American character actor with a 50-year career in vaudeville, theatre, radio, films and television. In 1938, he performed in Orson Welles's short-lived stage production and once-lost film, Too Much Johnson, and in the celebrated radio production, "The War of the Worlds". He portrayed Charley in the original Broadway production of Death of a Salesman and recreated the role in the 1951 film version. On television, Smith portrayed the gruff Harvey Griffin in the situation comedy, Hazel.