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Kent Smith

Kent Smith

Actor · Died April 23, 1985, aged 78 · New York City, New York, USA

Kent Smith (born Frank Kent Smith) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. Smith's early acting experience started in 1925 when he was one of the founders of the famed Harvard "University Players", which later included Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Joshua Logan and Margaret Sullavan in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Smith's stock experience also included productions with the Maryland Theatre in Baltimore. His professional acting debut was in 1929 in Blind Window in Baltimore, Mayland. He made his Broadway acting debut in 1932 in Men Must Fight. He also appeared on Broadway in Measure for Measure, Sweet Love Remembered, The Best Man, Ah, Wilderness!, Dodsworth, Saint Joan,, Old Acquaintance, Antony and Cleopatra and Bus Stop. Smith moved to Hollywood, California, where he made his film debut in The Garden Murder Case. He appeared in such films as Cat People, Hitler's Children, This Land Is Mine, Three Russian Girls, Youth Runs Wild, The Curse of the Cat People, The Spiral Staircase, Nora Prentiss, Magic Town, My Foolish Heart, The Fountainhead, and The Damned Don't Cry. He continued acting in films such as Comanche, Sayonara, Party Girl, The Mugger, Imitation General, The Badlanders, This Earth Is Mine, Strangers When We Meet, Susan Slade, The Balcony, A Distant Trumpet, Youngblood Hawke, and The Young Lovers. Smith had roles in television films such as How Awful About Allan, The Night Stalker, The Judge and Jake Wyler, The Cat Creature, The Affair and The Disappearance of Flight 412. His numerous television credits included a continuing role in the soap opera Peyton Place as Dr. Robert Morton; Smith's wife, actress Edith Atwater, played his character's wife on the series. He began guest-starring in television series in 1949 in The Philco Television Playhouse, and also appeared in Robert Montgomery Presents, Wagon Train, General Electric Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Naked City, Have Gun Will Travel, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, The Beverly Hillbillies, Rawhide, The Americans, Barnaby Jones, The Outer Limits, Night Gallery, and the 1976 miniseries Once an Eagle. His last appearance was in a 1977 episode of Wonder Woman.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 19, 1907
Died
April 23, 1985 (aged 78)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 114 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are Kent Smith's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Bonds
20%
Society
16%
Self
15%
Power
10%
Survival
8%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 20 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 17 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 19 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 27 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 4 of 13 analyzed roles.

Mentor
4 of 13
Hero
3 of 13
Ally
3 of 13
Shadow
2 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Melancholic
20
Bittersweet
7
Romantic
7
Dread
5
Other
23

How their films linger

Bittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kent Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kent Smith's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

114 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page.

  • Taking Tiger Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Producer

  • Die Sister, Die! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Dr. Thorne

  • Once an Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 7 episodes · as Gen. Jacklyn

  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Chief Justice Brown

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • The Disappearance of Flight 412(1974)

    as Gen. Enright

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Cat Creature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Frank Lucas

  • The Affair(1973)

    as Mr. Patterson

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Lost Horizon(1973)

    as Bill Fergunson

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Female Instinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Warren Packer

  • Pete 'n' Tillie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Father Keating

  • The Judge and Jake Wyler(1972)

    as Robert Dodd

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Crooked Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as James Simpson

  • Delphi Bureau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Prescott

  • Another Part of the Forest(1972)

    as Simon Isham

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Probe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Dr. Edward Laurent

  • The Night Stalker(1972)

    as District Attorney Tom Paine

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Last Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Gus Iverson

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Keats

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Bennett · as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • How Awful About Allan(1970)

    as Raymond

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Games(1970)

    as Kaverley

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Death of a Gunfighter(1969)

    as Andrew Oxley

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Assignment to Kill(1968)

    as Mr. Eversley

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Kona Coast(1968)

    as Akamai Barnes

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Money Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Paul Kimmel

  • Games(1967)

    as Harry Gordon

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Covenant with Death(1967)

    as Oliver Parmalee

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 27 episodes · as Edgar Scoville · as Stan Arthur

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator William Townsend

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Felony Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Trouble with Angels(1966)

    as Uncle George Clancy

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Commodore Coldwell · as Elwood Hayes · as US Attorney Leonard Vanatter · as Wendell Price

  • The Wild Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Governor Winston E. Brubaker

  • The Young Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Dr. Shoemaker

  • Profiles in Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Evans Hughes

  • Youngblood Hawke(1964)

    as Paul Winter Sr.

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as General Hugh Scott

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Macy

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • A Distant Trumpet(1964)

    as Secretary of War

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Great Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gen. Nelson Miles · as Grymes · as William Carroll

  • The Outer Limits(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Aabel · as Dr. Block

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Balcony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as General

  • Going My Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Beverly Hillbillies(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Clifton Cavanaugh

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Sam Adamson · as Jerry O'Hara · as Mr. Benner

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Moon Pilot(1962)

    as Secretary of the Air Force

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Susan Slade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Dr. Fain

  • Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Dennis

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Dwight Harkavy

  • The Roaring 20's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Dexter Willis

  • Checkmate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Ainslee

  • The Aquanauts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as George

  • Strangers When We Meet(1960)

    as Stanley Baxter

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Crandall · as Michael Legrange

  • This Earth Is Mine(1959)

    as Francis Fairon

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show Actor

  • The Mugger(1958)

    as Dr. Pete Graham

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Party Girl(1958)

    as Jeffrey Stewart

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Vincent

  • Lawman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Kent Smith

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as George Blake

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Bronco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Badlanders(1958)

    as Cyril Lounsberry

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Imitation General(1958)

    as Brig. Gen. Charles Lane

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Sayonara(1957)

    as Gen. Webster

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Jonathan Michel, the Psychiatrist

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Arthur Younger · as Dr. Curtis Metcalfe

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • M Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Howard Meston

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Prof. Paul Owens

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · as Avery Coombs

  • Comanche(1956)

    as Quanah Parker

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Matinee Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Crossroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Gilbert Hughes

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Bealton · as Dakota

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Franklin

  • King Richard II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Bolingbroke

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Jonathan Michael

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Sergius Saranoff

  • Paula(1952)

    as John Rogers

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Bolingbroke

  • Little Women: Jo's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Professor Fritz Bhaer

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as David Barlow · as Steve Ferris · as Steven, at 48

  • This Side of the Law(1950)

    as David Cummins

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Damned Don't Cry(1950)

    as Martin Blackford

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 3 episodes · as Prince Albert

  • My Foolish Heart(1949)

    as Lewis H. Wengler

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Fountainhead(1949)

    as Peter Keating

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 2 episodes · as Friedrich Bhaer

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 2 episodes · as John Wilkes Booth

  • Design for Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Narrator

  • The Voice of the Turtle(1947)

    as Kenneth Bartlett

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Magic Town(1947)

    as Hoopendecker

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Nora Prentiss(1947)

    as Dr. Richard Talbot

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Okay for Sound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • The Spiral Staircase(1946)

    as Dr. Parry

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Your Next Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Instructor Lieutenant

  • Boeing B-29 Superfortress Bomb Loading Procedures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Briefing Colonel

  • Youth Runs Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Danny Coates

  • Resisting Enemy Interrogation(1944)

    as Capt. Reining - American Working for the Nazis

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Curse of the Cat People(1944)

    as Oliver 'Ollie' Reed

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Three Russian Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as John Hill

  • Dental Health (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Narrator

  • This Land Is Mine(1943)

    as Paul Martin

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Three Cadets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Captain A. Edwards

  • Forever and a Day(1943)

    as Gates Trimble Pomfret

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Hitler's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Professor Nichols

  • Cat People(1942)

    as Oliver Reed

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Back Door to Heaven(1939)

    as Attorney (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Garden Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Woode Swift

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 114 titles from 1936 to 1982; peak year 1973.

Biggest box office

Strangers When We Meet (1960)

$5.2K worldwide

Highest rated

This Land Is Mine (1943)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Cat People (1942)

Film career

19361982

Peak 1973 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting113 of 114: 113 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thProducing1 of 114: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s2 · acting1940s22 · acting1950s34 · acting1960s34 · acting1970s21 · acting1980s1 · crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
4257

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Kent Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 40; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 51 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Lost Horizon (1973)

75th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

This Land Is Mine (1943)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Kent Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kent Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roy Webb shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles