Charles Begore Smith (September 13, 1920 – December 26, 1988) was an American character actor. He was born in Flint, Michigan.
He had notable roles in The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and The Major and the Minor (1942). (He also had a minor singing role in the film In the Good Old Summertime, the 1949 musical remake of "The Shop Around the Corner".) As a tall, gangly young man in his early twenties, he played high schooler Dizzy Stevens, the sidekick of Henry Aldrich, in nine Aldrich Family films between 1941 and 1944. He also played Collins, the senior U.S. Senate page boy in the 1941 film Adventure in Washington. He later had recurring roles in several TV series.
Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 1940 The Shop Around the Corner Rudy1941 Adventure in Washington Collins Andy Hardy's Private Secretary Bob uncredited Men of Boys Town Slim Cheers for Miss Bishop 'Buddy' Warner Henry Aldrich for President Dizzy Stevens1942 The Major and the Minor Cadet Korner Yankee Doodle Dandy Teenager uncredited 1943 A Guy Named Joe Sanderson1944 Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout Dizzy Stevens Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid Dizzy Stevens 1946 Three Little Girls in Blue Mike Bailey uncredited 1947 The Trouble with Women Ulysses S. Jones (filmed in 1945) 1947Out of the Blue (1947 film) Elevator Boy as Charlie Smith 1949 In the Good Old Summertime Member of Quartette uncredited 1950 Father of the Bride An Usher of the Groom uncredited 1954 Suddenly Bebop
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