Augustus Smith
Actor · Writer
Born Jan 14, 1891
Active 1934–present
J. Augustus Smith, also known as Gus Smith, was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. In 1936 he was one of three theatre artists who succeeded John Houseman in leading the Negro Theatre Unit of the Federal Theatre Project in…
Filmography
Boarding House Blues (1948) - Norman NormanKiller Diller (1948) - Stage Hand (as Gus Smith)Hi-De-Ho (1947) - PreacherChicago After Dark (1946)Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941) - Pa Wilkins (as Gus Smith)Stolen Paradise (1940) - DixonSunday Sinners (1940) - The DeaconDrums O' Voodoo (1934) - Elder Amos Berry · WriterChloe, Love Is Calling You (1934) - Mose, thieving worker