Pete Smith
Actor · Writer · Producer · Director
Born Sep 4, 1892 · New York City, New York, USA
Active 1931–1979 · Awards: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Color, Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Academy Honorary Award
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.
Filmography
Out for Fun (1954) — NarratorCurious Contests (1950) — Narrator (voice) (as a Smith named Pete) · ProducerSports Oddities (1949) — NarratorSurfboard Rhythm (1947) — NarratorI Love My Husband, But! (1946) — Narrator (voice) · ProducerFala at Hyde Park (1946) — NarratorBadminton (1945) — Narrator (voice) · ProducerWater Wisdom (1943) — Narrator(voice)Water Bugs (1941) — Narrator (voice)Stuffie (1940)Quicker'n a Wink (1940) — Narrator (voice) · ProducerSpots Before Your Eyes (1940) — Narrator · ProducerPlease Answer (I.Q. #3) (1940) — NarratorWedding Bills (1940) — Narrator (voice)Double Diving (1939) — NarratorSet 'em Up (1939) — NarratorTake a Cue (1939) — Narrator (voice)Football Thrills of 1937 (1938) — Narrator · Director · ProducerGrid Rules (1938) — Narrator · ProducerDexterity (1937) — Narrator · ProducerHurling (1936) — NarratorManhattan Melodrama (1934) — Racetrack Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)Olympic Events (1932) — Narrator (voice) · ProducerSwing High (1932) — Narrator (voice)