Deceased
How Did Pete Smith Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 86Also known asPeter Schmidt , 'a Smith named Pete', A Smith Named PeteGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn04/09/1892Born inNew York City, New York, USADied12/01/1979 (aged 86)Died inSanta MonicaCausesuicide by jumping from heightWikidataQ1753034 ↗TMDb#1147060 ↗
Peter Schmidt, Americanized to Pete Smith, was a film producer based in Hollywood, California. He is best known for the Pete Smith Specialties, a long-running series of general-interest short films, ranging from human-interest stories to sports subjects. Best remembered are the comedies, exaggerating common pet peeves and household problems, with Smith offering pointed commentary in his distinctive, nasal tenor.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts StoryMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 110 |
| 1955 | MGM ParadeSeries | Self | 63 |
| 1955 | The Man Around the HouseMovie | Narrator (voice) | 63 |
| 1953 | This Is a Living?Movie | Narrator (voice) | 61 |
| 1953 | The Mosconi StoryMovie | Narrator | 61 |
| 1953 | Dogs 'n DucksMovie | Narrator (voice) | 61 |
| 1952 | ReducingMovie | Narrator (voice) | 60 |
| 1951 | Bargain MadnessMovie | Narrator (voice) | 59 |
| 1949 | Water TrixMovie | Narrator (voice) | 57 |
| 1948 | Just SupposeMovie | Narrator (voice) | 56 |
| 1948 | Bowling TricksMovie | Narrator(voice) | 56 |
| 1947 | Diamond DemonMovie | Narrator (voice) | 55 |
| 1947 | I Love My Wife BUT!Movie | Narrator (voice) | 55 |
| 1947 | Have You Ever Wondered?Movie | Narrator (voice) | 55 |
| 1946 | I Love My Husband, But!Movie | Narrator (voice) | 54 |
| 1945 | The Great MorganMovie | Narrator in 'Badminton' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | 53 |
| 1944 | Movie PestsMovie | Narrator (voice) | 52 |
| 1944 | Groovie MovieMovie | Narrator | 52 |
| 1943 | Hollywood DaredevilsMovie | Narrator | 51 |
| 1943 | Seeing HandsMovie | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 51 |
| 1942 | Marines in the MakingMovie | Narrator (voice) | 50 |
| 1942 | The Tree in a Test TubeMovie | as Interlocutor (voice) | 50 |
| 1941 | Army ChampionsMovie | Narrator (voice) | 49 |
| 1941 | How to Hold Your Husband - BACKMovie | Narrator (voice) | 49 |
| 1941 | Penny To the RescueMovie | Narrator | 49 |
| 1940 | Quicker'n a WinkMovie | Narrator (voice) | 48 |
| 1939 | Set 'em UpMovie | Narrator | 47 |
| 1938 | FisticuffsMovie | Narrator (voice) | 46 |
| 1938 | Penny's PicnicMovie | — | 46 |
| 1938 | Penny's PartyMovie | Narrator | 46 |
| 1937 | Romance of RadiumMovie | Narrator (voice) | 45 |
| 1937 | Penny WisdomMovie | Narrator (voice) | 45 |
| 1937 | Candid CameramaniacsMovie | Narrator | 45 |
| 1936 | The Jonker DiamondMovie | Narrator (voice) | 44 |
| 1936 | Killer DogMovie | Narrator (voice) | 44 |
| 1935 | La Fiesta de Santa BarbaraMovie | Narrator (voice) | 43 |
| 1935 | AudioscopiksMovie | Commentator (voice) | 43 |
| 1935 | Donkey BaseballMovie | Narrator (voice) | 43 |
| 1934 | Manhattan MelodramaMovie | Racetrack Announcer (Voice) (uncredited) | 42 |
| 1934 | Pro FootballMovie | Narrator (voice) | 42 |
| 1934 | Strikes and SparesMovie | Narrator (voice) | 42 |
| 1933 | HandlebarsMovie | Narrator (voice) | 41 |
| 1932 | Swing HighMovie | Narrator (voice) | 40 |