Edward "Gunboat" Smith (February 17, 1887 – August 6, 1974) was an Irish American boxer and later a boxing referee. Smith's career record reads like a veritable Who's Who of the early 20th century boxing scene, facing 12 different Hall of Famers a combined total of 23 times. Among the all-time greats he faced were the legendary Jack Dempsey, Harry Greb, Sam Langford, and Georges Carpentier.
Smith was a professional boxer who fought at least 140 bouts in a career that lasted from 1909 until 1921. He fought such greats as Harry Greb, Jack Dempsey, Battling Levinsky, Bombardier Billy Wells, Georges Carpentier, Sam Langford, Jack Twin Sullivan and Jess Willard.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Love Thy Neighbor
1933
Short
The Prizefighter
Pipe Down
1929
Short
Midnight Rose
1928
Casey
The City Gone Wild
1927
Policeman
We're All Gamblers
1927
Gunboat
Wings
1927
The Sergeant
The Great Gatsby
1926
Bert
Say It Again
1926
Gunner Jones
The Arizona Streak
1926
Jim (as Ed Smith)
Let's Get Married
1926
Slattery
Bashful Buccaneer
1925
Lovers in Quarantine
1925
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Fear Fighter
1925
Prison Inmate
The Lucky Devil
1925
Sailor Sheldon
The Shock Punch
1925
Terrence O'Rourke
Manhattan
1924
Joe Madden
Wrongly Accused
1912/II
Short
The Dope Fiend (as Edward Smith)
The Obsession
1912
Short as Edward Smith
The Man Inside
1912
Short
Alonzo (as Edward Smith)
A Woman's Way
1912
Short
Dick - the Bandit - Ruth's Sweetheart (as Ed Smith)