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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 6, 1903
Died
April 13, 1974
Place of Birth
Kansas City, Missouri
Also Known As
- Joseph Stanley Smith
Stanley Smith
0.7 Popularity
Biography
Stanley Smith was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 6 1903. Smith had to overcome family objections before making his career on the stage -- his father's family were bankers and his mother's dealt in lumber. He attended Hollywood High School and in his teens appeared at the Hollywood Bowl as Robin Hood. He was discovered by Lenore Ulric and given his first chance in 'Kiki' then played in stock for six years. Smith returned to the West Coast to perform in "The Royal Family." The handsome actor -- 5 feet 11 inches, 160 pounds, blonde hair, blue eyes -- attracted the attention of Pathe studios which signed the local boy. He played leading man to Nancy Carroll, Clara Bow, and Ginger Rogers in the days of the early talkies.
Known For
5.5
Bell, RAF pilot
Eagle Squadron
1942
6.0
Cadet (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
6.7
Corporal (uncredited)
Buck Privates
1941
5.6
Lieut. Frost
Flight Command
1940
🎬
0.0
The Pretty Pretender
1937
5.5
David Carter
Reform Girl
1933
6.9
Vocalist with Ralph Blackman's Band (uncredited)
Hard to Handle
1933
6.4
Joe
Hot Saturday
1932
4.5
Jimmie Moore
Follow the Leader
1930
5.7
Richard Carlson
Soup to Nuts
1930
Credits
Eagle Squadron
as Bell, RAF pilot
1942
5.5
Keep 'Em Flying
as Cadet (uncredited)
1941
6.0
Buck Privates
as Corporal (uncredited)
1941
6.7
Flight Command
as Lieut. Frost
1940
5.6
🎬
The Pretty Pretender
1937
0.0
Reform Girl
as David Carter
1933
5.5
Hard to Handle
as Vocalist with Ralph Blackman's Band (uncredited)
1933
6.9
Hot Saturday
as Joe
1932
6.4
Follow the Leader
as Jimmie Moore
1930
4.5
Soup to Nuts
as Richard Carlson
1930
5.7
Queen High
as Dick Johns
1930
6.0
Good News
as Tom
1930
5.0
Love Among the Millionaires
as Jerry Hamilton
1930
6.0
Paramount on Parade
as Marine ('The Montmartre Girl')
1930
6.1
King of Jazz
as Bridegroom ('Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')
1930
6.2
Honey
as Burton Crane
1930
5.0
Sweetie
as Biff Bentley
1929
5.5
The Sophomore
as Tom Weck
1929
4.5