ard ▁Fol lies ▁at ▁Republic ▁Pictures ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Minor ▁roles ▁in ▁other ▁films ▁included ▁the ▁musical ▁Best ▁Foot ▁For ward ▁with ▁Luc ille ▁Ball ▁and ▁Kansas ▁City ▁K itt y , ▁in ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁" K iller ". ▁ ▁Past or ▁Smith ▁After ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁half , ▁Smith ▁attended ▁La ▁Sierra ▁University , ▁a ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁college ▁in ▁R ivers ide , ▁California . ▁He ▁married ▁another ▁student ▁att ending ▁La ▁Sierra , ▁Jean ▁V enden , ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁four ▁sons : ▁Dan , ▁David , ▁Richard , ▁and ▁Donald . ▁ ▁Smith ▁became ▁a ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁Church , ▁minister ing ▁at ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁cities ▁of ▁San ▁Diego , ▁Pal m ▁Spr ings , ▁Es cond ido , ▁Santa ▁Maria , ▁O ce ans ide . ▁and ▁in ▁northern ▁California ▁at ▁the ▁Saint ▁Hel ena ▁S DA ▁church ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁Smith s ▁moved ▁to ▁S iam ▁( present ▁day ▁Th ailand ), ▁where ▁Dar wood , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Past or ▁Ken ▁Smith , ▁did ▁mission ary ▁work . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁fourth ▁son , ▁Donald , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bang k ok . ▁The ▁Smith s ▁remained ▁in ▁Th ailand ▁for ▁four teen ▁years ▁before ▁going ▁back