Pete Smith
![Pete Smith](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ycSdiAXbA2pqEJwEU5y5ugOl0wL.jpg)
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: September 4, 1892
Day of Death: January 12, 1979 (86 years old)
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Born Peter Schmidt in New York City, Pete Smith got a job after graduating business college with The Player magazine and later with Billboard magazine. That led to his being hired as a publicist for Famous Players-Lasky and Artcraft Pictures, and he was later appointed publicity director at Paramount Pictures. Director Marshall Neilan hired Smith to be the publicist for his own production company, and Smith left New York for Hollywood. After Neilan's company closed, Smith freelanced for a short period before being hired by MGM in 1925 as the head of its publicity department, a position he held until 1930. The job that really brought him recognition, however, was his producing, writing and narrating a series of shorts known as "Pete Smith Specialties" for MGM. The one-reelers covered just about every subject imaginable, from the animal world to the latest technology to how to handle annoying patrons in movie theaters, all delivered with Smith's trademark wry, bemused narration. Many of the later shorts were written and directed by actor Dave O'Brien, using the name David Barclay. Sixteen entries in the series were nominated for Oscars, and two of them won. The series came to an end in 1954, though there were enough made to continue releasing into 1955. Smith's later years were plagued by bad health, and he spent more and more time being hospitalized. In 1979, with his health deteriorating rapidly, he committed suicide by jumping out of the window of his ninth-floor hospital room. He was 86 years old.
2002
1955
1954
Actor Narrator (voice)
Ain't It Aggravatin'
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Do Someone a Favor!
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Rough Riding
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The Camera Caught It
Actor Narrator (voice)
Fish Tales
Actor Narrator
Film Antics
Actor Narrator
Out for Fun
Producer
Ain't It Aggravatin'
Producer
Do Someone a Favor!
Producer
Fish Tales
Producer
Film Antics
1953
1952
1951
1950
Actor Narrator (voice)
Did'ja Know?
Actor Narrator (voice)
A Wife's Life
![Wrong Way Butch](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/85hx684IS7L5lx9Ep19RqSiWhPz.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Wrong Way Butch
Actor Narrator (voice)
Crashing the Movies
![Curious Contests](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1Yb7gMapK2Y2LJqV3mWK4YPKlcN.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice) (as a Smith named Pete)
Curious Contests
Producer
Did'ja Know?
Producer
A Wife's Life
![Wrong Way Butch](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/85hx684IS7L5lx9Ep19RqSiWhPz.jpg)
Producer
Wrong Way Butch
Producer
Crashing the Movies
![Curious Contests](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1Yb7gMapK2Y2LJqV3mWK4YPKlcN.jpg)
Producer
Curious Contests
1949
1948
Actor Narrator (voice)
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
![You Can't Win](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/6MaHRfey3ZNf4sSOihpmL4sYjV3.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
You Can't Win
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Just Suppose
![Ice Aces](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9hDcvrvN9FZUyAbVssewkvOHzO2.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Ice Aces
![Bowling Tricks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/oOXaB9pORjrOhnDOrbyaf10LHy6.jpg)
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Bowling Tricks
![Let's Cogitate](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/qvJeLe2pnN7t6HECFKQFaMvia9I.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice
Let's Cogitate
Producer
I Love My Mother-In-Law But...
![You Can't Win](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/6MaHRfey3ZNf4sSOihpmL4sYjV3.jpg)
Producer
You Can't Win
Producer
Just Suppose
![Ice Aces](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9hDcvrvN9FZUyAbVssewkvOHzO2.jpg)
Producer
Ice Aces
![Ice Aces](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9hDcvrvN9FZUyAbVssewkvOHzO2.jpg)
Writer
Ice Aces
![Let's Cogitate](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/qvJeLe2pnN7t6HECFKQFaMvia9I.jpg)
Producer
Let's Cogitate
1947
Actor Narrator (voice)
Diamond Demon
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I Love My Wife BUT!
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Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12
Actor Narrator (voice)
Have You Ever Wondered?
![Now You See It](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/hXs3Aw80pf4UQnpIL3y1AC2aXgG.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Now You See It
Actor Narrator
Neighbor Pests
Producer
I Love My Wife BUT!
Producer
Have You Ever Wondered?
![Now You See It](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/hXs3Aw80pf4UQnpIL3y1AC2aXgG.jpg)
Producer
Now You See It
1946
Actor Narrator (voice)
I Love My Husband, But!
![Sure Cures](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/liCfvC2Ictvt0K890SSxXVoNw7g.jpg)
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Sure Cures
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Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
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Gettin' Glamour
![Treasures from Trash](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/pGU6mWPGnGZJGMWPwZ9aON3olF7.jpg)
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Treasures from Trash
![Studio Visit](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/rHVU2I6BBItxnhRUm85WOPZ6wCt.jpg)
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Studio Visit
Producer
I Love My Husband, But!
![Sure Cures](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/liCfvC2Ictvt0K890SSxXVoNw7g.jpg)
Producer
Sure Cures
Producer
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
Producer
Gettin' Glamour
![Treasures from Trash](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/pGU6mWPGnGZJGMWPwZ9aON3olF7.jpg)
Producer
Treasures from Trash
![Studio Visit](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/rHVU2I6BBItxnhRUm85WOPZ6wCt.jpg)
Producer
Studio Visit
1945
1944
1943
1942
![The Tree in a Test Tube](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/8RLXyt7FDwl4m7zvyE61GCoFis4.jpg)
Actor as Interlocutor (voice)
The Tree in a Test Tube
Actor Narrator
Acro-Batty
Actor
Victory Quiz
Actor Narrator (voice)
Calling All Pa's
![Marines in the Making](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/j83imZ82RaU8mOws4VWgyIHFmB.jpg)
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Marines in the Making
![Aqua Antics](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/geomRVdZdBCkb3BBuG7k7Hxadnc.jpg)
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Aqua Antics
Writer
Acro-Batty
Producer
Acro-Batty
![Marines in the Making](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/j83imZ82RaU8mOws4VWgyIHFmB.jpg)
Producer
Marines in the Making
Producer
Calling All Pa's
![Aqua Antics](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/geomRVdZdBCkb3BBuG7k7Hxadnc.jpg)
Producer
Aqua Antics
1941
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Third Dimensional Murder
![Fancy Answers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/v6kwGrcXa4TF0vc5m7DzvumAAjD.jpg)
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Fancy Answers
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Aeronutics
![How to Hold Your Husband - BACK](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/xmF9j3FDcnwYyo3OZ68aJm8PG8Q.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
![Lions on the Loose](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/zdEwnS2r2pfkjyx4nsHa3Jijm99.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Lions on the Loose
![Flicker Memories](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/6BO7TMBo1eY2fwJekVpZNvvQNvG.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Flicker Memories
![Army Champions](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/mqde7zAew2kZOWmzgdqZztX4VVl.jpg)
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Army Champions
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Football Thrills of 1940
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Water Bugs
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Cuban Rhythm
Producer
Third Dimensional Murder
![Fancy Answers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/v6kwGrcXa4TF0vc5m7DzvumAAjD.jpg)
Producer
Fancy Answers
![How to Hold Your Husband - BACK](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/xmF9j3FDcnwYyo3OZ68aJm8PG8Q.jpg)
Producer
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
![Lions on the Loose](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/zdEwnS2r2pfkjyx4nsHa3Jijm99.jpg)
Producer
Lions on the Loose
![Army Champions](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/mqde7zAew2kZOWmzgdqZztX4VVl.jpg)
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Army Champions
Producer
Cuban Rhythm
1940
1939
Actor Narrator
Let's Talk Turkey
![Radio Hams](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/eaJmayFNjQJ0VrDgOGDuFxoeeh2.jpg)
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Radio Hams
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Set 'em Up
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Take a Cue
![Weather Wizards](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/8RSgy2eo7cy5XC43w4MLVTlgKwb.jpg)
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Weather Wizards
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Heroes at Leisure
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Poetry of Nature
![Marine Circus](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/d3iW8qKPzlSMc7w0RZk2B9xfUtN.jpg)
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Marine Circus
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Double Diving
Producer
Heroes at Leisure
1938
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Three on a Rope
![The New Audioscopiks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/6vDsZ9ZqMV15GBB7RTKGTjwCR2v.jpg)
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The New Audioscopiks
Actor Narrator (voice)
Fisticuffs
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Penny's Party
![Anaesthesia](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/oQwBD022BNX3oFrPaNGlpLkJqqR.jpg)
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Anaesthesia
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Football Thrills of 1937
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Grid Rules
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Hot on Ice
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Man's Greatest Friend
Actor
Penny's Picnic
![Anaesthesia](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/oQwBD022BNX3oFrPaNGlpLkJqqR.jpg)
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Anaesthesia
Director
Football Thrills of 1937
Producer
Football Thrills of 1937
Producer
Grid Rules
Producer
Hot on Ice
Producer
Man's Greatest Friend
1937
![Romance of Radium](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/smOT3unqVgudlHuihFBGL6mgwm7.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Romance of Radium
![Penny Wisdom](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/5wpqonMHzh5TxridHAwPMNC0QOy.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Penny Wisdom
![Friend Indeed](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/gNF5qay8W3mCIEjeJFRoOWsQJT.jpg)
Actor Narrator
Friend Indeed
Actor Narrator (voice)
Pigskin Champions
![The Grand Bounce](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/iIhmAwpsrbp9AC1ohiIQzS5NMGh.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Grand Bounce
Actor Narrator (voice)
Bar-Rac's Night Out
![Candid Cameramaniacs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/yYe9vEW8sLYWLfquj4WK2KJC5Ub.jpg)
Actor Narrator
Candid Cameramaniacs
Actor Narrator (voice)
Equestrian Acrobats
Actor Narrator
Dexterity
![Penny Wisdom](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/5wpqonMHzh5TxridHAwPMNC0QOy.jpg)
Producer
Penny Wisdom
![Romance of Radium](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/smOT3unqVgudlHuihFBGL6mgwm7.jpg)
Producer
Romance of Radium
Producer
Bar-Rac's Night Out
Producer
Dexterity
1936
![The Jonker Diamond](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/5IDGPLZL1uAW2yYAGGR7l4sxxau.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
The Jonker Diamond
Actor Narrator (voice)
Let's Dance
![Wanted - A Master](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/16v1Kz8pHZn1OLYmd8hVfUTw5vA.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice) / Dog (voice)
Wanted - A Master
![Harnessed Rhythm](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/w2xy2qMroeu6lRuqXjdKU7NFnSm.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Harnessed Rhythm
![Killer Dog](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9HFeUiZSioeEVySAc3oV1ymrsmf.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Killer Dog
![Hurling](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/5Oe44ZNqbdYzOl9vtDzLGNQVHqH.jpg)
Actor Narrator
Hurling
![Wanted - A Master](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/16v1Kz8pHZn1OLYmd8hVfUTw5vA.jpg)
Producer
Wanted - A Master
![Harnessed Rhythm](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/w2xy2qMroeu6lRuqXjdKU7NFnSm.jpg)
Producer
Harnessed Rhythm
![The Jonker Diamond](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/5IDGPLZL1uAW2yYAGGR7l4sxxau.jpg)
Writer
The Jonker Diamond
![The Jonker Diamond](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/5IDGPLZL1uAW2yYAGGR7l4sxxau.jpg)
Producer
The Jonker Diamond
![Killer Dog](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9HFeUiZSioeEVySAc3oV1ymrsmf.jpg)
Producer
Killer Dog
1935
![Donkey Baseball](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/xYrrJVmNXxP44Tkr6NwXnNVcbvV.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Donkey Baseball
Actor Narrator (voice)
Water Sports
![Audioscopiks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/e3jGE8aVKHspxiBdLISrECIsKl0.jpg)
Actor Commentator (voice)
Audioscopiks
![La Fiesta de Santa Barbara](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/cSmNf3t1cNLulTl23zppQZnQM0Z.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Actor Narrator (voice)
Trained Hoofs
![Donkey Baseball](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/xYrrJVmNXxP44Tkr6NwXnNVcbvV.jpg)
Writer
Donkey Baseball
![Donkey Baseball](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/xYrrJVmNXxP44Tkr6NwXnNVcbvV.jpg)
Producer
Donkey Baseball
![La Fiesta de Santa Barbara](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/cSmNf3t1cNLulTl23zppQZnQM0Z.jpg)
Producer
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Producer
Water Sports
Writer
Trained Hoofs
1934
![Goofy Movies Number Two](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/iB3AZV2Q3F1wYBGwBS4eEPAwLXl.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Two
![Goofy Movies Number Three](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/gZ1gEkNjJCIE9cWpsT5ibFFouKZ.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Three
![Goofy Movies Number Four](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/12u121XW8tj7gidsgjJv9oKHoCT.jpg)
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Goofy Movies Number Four
![Goofy Movies Number Five](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/f2sJGRbHo2y2lWq0nk4iRefG0yv.jpg)
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Goofy Movies Number Five
![Goofy Movies Number Six](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/f2UMY3GPKRTgMpGghJ75lzJ5QnZ.jpg)
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Goofy Movies Number Six
![Goofy Movies Number Seven](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/y5CaWRlrCI7AN8XxW9UgHV5NC0R.jpg)
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Goofy Movies Number Seven
Actor Narrator (voice)
Goofy Movies Number Eight
![Goofy Movies Number Nine](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/kHXzEBFKhIeJzy2xcTV5FT4gFSB.jpg)
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Goofy Movies Number Nine
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Goofy Movies Number Ten
![Strikes and Spares](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/hXyx3FyaiEAQxgO4XaB8Bx4faAd.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Strikes and Spares
![Roping Wild Bears](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/qSwSvUy7SkC7KMKLSSnl1oNCpmt.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Roping Wild Bears
![Manhattan Melodrama](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/gAuBeXANJ0NhlQY7kmas63dFMz7.jpg)
Actor Racetrack Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
![Pro Football](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/678uKiI2at9YTM0gnHIKsoKtoTH.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Pro Football
![Goofy Movies Number Two](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/iB3AZV2Q3F1wYBGwBS4eEPAwLXl.jpg)
Producer
Goofy Movies Number Two
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Goofy Movies Number Five
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Goofy Movies Number Six
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Goofy Movies Number Seven
Producer
Goofy Movies Number Eight
![Goofy Movies Number Nine](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/kHXzEBFKhIeJzy2xcTV5FT4gFSB.jpg)
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Goofy Movies Number Nine
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Goofy Movies Number Ten
![Strikes and Spares](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/hXyx3FyaiEAQxgO4XaB8Bx4faAd.jpg)
Producer
Strikes and Spares
1933
1932
![Swing High](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/jlbJbWT4sNyZ3raX5TgsdOzi4hp.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Swing High
![Snow Birds](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9dtLt9t1cMA52mQleWDZ6oy9XMe.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Snow Birds
Actor Narrator (voice)
Microscopic Mysteries
![Color Scales](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/fvPW0JFbYjhcf0Ci3aWCX9m0gQ5.jpg)
Actor Narrator (voice)
Color Scales
Actor Narrator (voice)
Desert Regatta
Actor Narrator (voice)
Olympic Events
Producer
Microscopic Mysteries
![Color Scales](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/fvPW0JFbYjhcf0Ci3aWCX9m0gQ5.jpg)
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Color Scales
Producer
Desert Regatta
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Olympic Events