In 1954, as a young and relatively unknown actor, he took on a small role in the Canadian children’s show The Canadian Howdy Doody Show. The show was the Canadian adaptation of one of the most popular ...

Back then, Howdy Doody was just a voice that Smith did on the radio. When Smith appeared on the television for the first time it was on a program called the “Puppet Playhouse” on December 27 ...