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Roger Smith is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 18 december 1932 at South Gate (USA)

Roger Smith

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Birth name Roger LaVerne Smith
Nationality USA
Birth 18 december 1932 at South Gate (USA)
Death 4 june 2017 (at 84 years)

Roger LaVerne Smith (born December 18, 1932) is an American television and film actor and screenwriter. He starred in the television detective series 77 Sunset Strip and in the comedy series "Mister Roberts". He is married to actress Ann-Margret.

Biography

Smith married twice. His first wife (1956-65) was Australian-born actress Victoria Shaw, and together they had three children: daughter Tracey (b. 1957), and sons Jordan (b. 1958) and Dallas (b. 1961). He has five grandchildren: Leone (b. 1981), Alex (1984–2008), Rosalyn (b. 1988), Zach (b. 1990) and Cameron (b. 1995). He has two great grandchildren, twins Axel and Radley (b. 2010). Smith and Shaw divorced in 1965.

He has been married to Ann-Margret since May 8, 1967. He became her manager, but is now semi-retired because of myasthenia gravis.

According to cfidarren.com, Smith was a private pilot with an instrument rating issued November 30, 1966.

Usually with

Allan Carr
Allan Carr
(2 films)
Morton DaCosta
Morton DaCosta
(1 films)
Joanna Barnes
Joanna Barnes
(2 films)
Cosette Lee
Cosette Lee
(1 films)
Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Roger Smith (8 films)

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Actor

For Those Who Think Young
For Those Who Think Young (1964)
, 1h36
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Paul Lynde, Tina Louise, Bob Denver, Robert Middleton
Roles Detective Smitty (uncredited)
Rating52% 2.6111452.6111452.6111452.6111452.611145
Rich kid and party animal Gardner Pruitt III (James Darren), known as “Ding” to his friends, is on the prowl for a new conquest in the form of teenager Sandy Palmer (Pamela Tiffin). In the meantime, Ding’s influential grandfather, B.S. Cronin (Robert Middleton) wants to curtail the romance and shut down a popular local college teen hangout.
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame (1958)
, 2h23
Directed by Don Alvarado, Morton DaCosta
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about children, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne, Roger Smith, Peggy Cass, Joanna Barnes
Roles Patrick Dennis - Older
Rating78% 3.945443.945443.945443.945443.94544
Patrick Dennis (Jan Handzlik), orphaned in 1928 when his father unexpectedly dies, is placed in the care of Mame Dennis (Rosalind Russell), his father's sister in Manhattan. Mame is a flamboyant, exuberant woman, who hosts frequent parties with eclectic, bohemian guests. Patrick is quickly introduced to his aunt's free-spirited and eccentric lifestyle, including Vera Charles (Coral Browne), a Broadway actress, who spends many of her nights passed out drunk in Mame's guest room. Mame's frequently repeated motto is "Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!"
Crash Landing
Crash Landing (1958)
, 1h16
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Gary Merrill, Irene Hervey, Roger Smith, Bek Nelson, Celia Lovsky, Lewis Martin
Roles John Smithback
Rating53% 2.672342.672342.672342.672342.67234
Captain Steve Williams (Gary Merrill) is piloting a commercial airliner across the Atlantic when he loses two engines in mid-ocean. With the real prospect of ditching at sea, we see his dedication and perfectionism at work, as he tries to safeguard his plane and passengers.
Man of a Thousand Faces
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
, 2h2
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about television, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Jim Backus, Robert Evans, Troy Donahue
Roles Creighton Chaney (at 21)
Rating70% 3.5449253.5449253.5449253.5449253.544925
In the early 1900s, actor Lon Chaney (James Cagney) is working in vaudeville with his wife Cleva (Dorothy Malone). Chaney quits the show and Cleva announces that she is pregnant. Lon is happy and tells Cleva that he has been hired by the famous comedy team Kolb and Dill for an upcoming show.
Operation Mad Ball
Operation Mad Ball (1957)
, 1h45
Directed by Richard Quiney
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Jack Lemmon, Kathryn Crosby, Ernie Kovacs, Mickey Rooney, Arthur O'Connell, Dick York
Roles Cpl. Berryman
Rating64% 3.2467453.2467453.2467453.2467453.246745
In a hospital unit in the U.S. Army in Europe after World War II, Private Hogan (Jack Lemmon) does not believe that a blue-stocking can be good-looking, but the first sight of dietetic nurse Lieutenant Betty Bixby (Kathryn Grant) sets him straight. When he picks her cigarette lighter up and puts his weapon aside, he is surprísed by security officer Paul Locke (Ernie Kovacs) who admonishes him for putting down his weapon while on guard duty and confines him to quarters preliminary to a court martial. The Colonel in charge of the unit (Arthur O'Connell), however, would prefer to keep everything "in the family" and avoid a court martial.

Scriptwriter

C.C. and Company
C.C. and Company (1970)
, 1h34
Directed by Seymour Robbie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Ann-Margret, William Smith, Sid Haig, Ned Wertimer, Jennifer Billingsley, Greg Mullavey
Roles Story
Rating48% 2.4137652.4137652.4137652.4137652.413765
C.C. Ryder falls in with a biker gang in the desert, and then rescues Ann from trouble with the same gang. There next occurs a motocross race tied in with a fashion shoot. The Heads disrupt the event, but C.C. Ryder enters the race to gain Ann's favor. This puts him in conflict with Moon. When Ryder wins the race and leaves with his award money the gang kidnaps Ann, and Ryder must ride back to save her.

Producer

C.C. and Company
C.C. and Company (1970)
, 1h34
Directed by Seymour Robbie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Ann-Margret, William Smith, Sid Haig, Ned Wertimer, Jennifer Billingsley, Greg Mullavey
Roles Producer
Rating48% 2.4137652.4137652.4137652.4137652.413765
C.C. Ryder falls in with a biker gang in the desert, and then rescues Ann from trouble with the same gang. There next occurs a motocross race tied in with a fashion shoot. The Heads disrupt the event, but C.C. Ryder enters the race to gain Ann's favor. This puts him in conflict with Moon. When Ryder wins the race and leaves with his award money the gang kidnaps Ann, and Ryder must ride back to save her.