Howard Irving Smith (August 12, 1893 in – January 10, 1968) was an American character actor with a 50-year career in vaudeville, theater, 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.
Howard Smith has 28 screen credits in a career dating back to 1945. Their work is anchored in the George Briggs, FBI universe with 1 titles. Signature works include The Great Merlini, Cry Murder, The Front Page. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
