Edward Lester Smith (October 8, 1911 â€" September 20, 2002), stage
name Bruce Edwards, was an American actor and photographer. He
primarily played supporting roles in Hollywood films and film serials
of the 1940s and early 1950s. After retiring in 1953, he pursued a
photography career. A yachting enthusiast, he was also the
owner-director of a summer camp for boys.Edward Lester Smith was born
on October 8, 1911, in Los Angeles, California. His parents were
Clarence F. Smith and Susan Lotta. His father, a captain in the
American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, was killed in action in
1918. He was raised by his mother. He graduated from Los Angeles High
School and Menlo College.Using the stage name Bruce Edwards, he made
his film debut in an uncredited role in Flight Command (1940). After
several more uncredited appearances, he landed the male lead opposite
Jane Withers in Small Town Deb (1942). After that he was mainly tapped
for supporting roles, with the notable exception of starring as
Stephen Colt in Republic Pictures' film serial The Black Widow (1947).
Mayer compared the quality of Edwards' repartee with co-star Virginia
Lindley to the verbal sparring between Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell
in His Girl Friday (1940). Edwards appeared in two other film serials,
including as the villainous Professor Paul Williams in the first six
chapters of Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc (1948). At the end of
his career he acted in low-budget westerns. He retired from Hollywood
in 1953, but continued to make occasional guest appearances in film
and television.
name Bruce Edwards, was an American actor and photographer. He
primarily played supporting roles in Hollywood films and film serials
of the 1940s and early 1950s. After retiring in 1953, he pursued a
photography career. A yachting enthusiast, he was also the
owner-director of a summer camp for boys.Edward Lester Smith was born
on October 8, 1911, in Los Angeles, California. His parents were
Clarence F. Smith and Susan Lotta. His father, a captain in the
American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, was killed in action in
1918. He was raised by his mother. He graduated from Los Angeles High
School and Menlo College.Using the stage name Bruce Edwards, he made
his film debut in an uncredited role in Flight Command (1940). After
several more uncredited appearances, he landed the male lead opposite
Jane Withers in Small Town Deb (1942). After that he was mainly tapped
for supporting roles, with the notable exception of starring as
Stephen Colt in Republic Pictures' film serial The Black Widow (1947).
Mayer compared the quality of Edwards' repartee with co-star Virginia
Lindley to the verbal sparring between Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell
in His Girl Friday (1940). Edwards appeared in two other film serials,
including as the villainous Professor Paul Williams in the first six
chapters of Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc (1948). At the end of
his career he acted in low-budget westerns. He retired from Hollywood
in 1953, but continued to make occasional guest appearances in film
and television.
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