Darryl Richard Rosenberg (born March 18, 1946) is an American television and theatre actor. He is known for playing the role of Morton "Smitty" Smith in the American

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television series ''

The Donna Reed Show ''The Donna Reed Show'' is an American sitcom starring Donna Reed as the middle-class housewife Donna Stone. Carl Betz co-stars as her pediatrician husband Dr. Alex Stone, and Shelley Fabares and Paul Petersen as their teenage children, Mary ...

''. Born in the

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. Richard began his career in 1953, first appearing in the anthology television series '' Suspense'', where he played the role of Ivan. He then appeared on Broadway plays from 1954, appearing in the Broadway play ''King of Hearts'', in which he played the role of Billy. His theatre appearances include '' Miss Isobel'', ''A Roomful of Roses'', ''

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'', ''Harbor Lights'' and '' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof''. Richard guest-starred in television programs including ''

Mr. Novak ''Mr. Novak'' is an American television dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role as a high school teacher. The series aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965. It won a Peabody Award in 1963. Synopsis The series follows ...

'', ''

The Phil Silvers Show ''The Phil Silvers Show'', originally titled ''You'll Never Get Rich'', is a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959. A pilot titled "Audition Show" was made in 1955, but it was never broadcast. 143 other episodes were broadcast – all half-a ...

'', ''

The Rifleman ''The Rifleman'' is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the fictional town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show ...

'', '' The Detectives'', ''

Sam Benedict ''Sam Benedict'' is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from September 1962 to March 1963. The series was created and executive produced by E. Jack Neuman. The character Sam Benedict is based on real-life lawyer Jake Ehrlich, who served as t ...

'', ''

The Betty Hutton Show ''The Betty Hutton Show'' is an American sitcom that aired from October 1, 1959, until June 30, 1960, on CBS's Thursday schedule (8-8:30 pm Eastern). The show was sponsored by General Foods' Post Cereals, and was produced by Desilu and Hutton Produ ...

'', ''

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'' (with

Tom Lowell Lowell Thomas (born January 17, 1941) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing baby-faced Pvt. Billy Nelson in the American drama television series ''Combat!''. Life and career Lowell was born in Philade ...

) and ''

The Tom Ewell Show ''The Tom Ewell Show'', also known as ''The Trouble With Tom'', is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS during the 1960-61 television season. It depicts the challenges a husband and father faces as he resides in a household otherwise c ...

''. In 1961, Richard played the role of Morton "Smitty" Smith in the American

television series ''

'', the best friend of Jeff Stone (

Paul Petersen William Paul Petersen (born September 23, 1945) is an American actor, singer, novelist, and activist. Petersen first rose to prominence in the 1950s playing Jeff Stone on ''The Donna Reed Show'', and transitioned to a singing career in the 19 ...

). He retired from acting in 1966, later being president of the company Rich-Art Productions.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Richard, Darryl 1946 births Living people American male television actors American male stage actors American male child actors 20th-century American male actors American theatre people