Smithy
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Smithy may refer to:
Smithy is also a documented nickname for a number of notable people and fictional characters:
- ForgeForgeA forge is a hearth used for forging. The term "forge" can also refer to the workplace of a smith or a blacksmith, although the term smithy is then more commonly used.The basic smithy contains a forge, also known as a hearth, for heating metals...
, also called a smithy, the workplace of a smith or a blacksmith - Smith (metalwork)Smith (metalwork)A metalsmith, often shortened to smith, is a person involved in making metal objects. In contemporary use a metalsmith is a person who uses metal as a material, uses traditional metalsmithing techniques , whose work thematically relates to the practice or history of the practice, or who engages in...
, sometimes referred to as a smithy, a person involved in the shaping of metal objects - Smithy (1924 film)Smithy (1924 film)-Cast:* Stan Laurel - Smithy* James Finlayson - Sergeant* William Gillespie - The Boss* Glenn Tryon - Mr. Smith* Jack Ackroyd - * Eddie Baker - * Sammy Brooks - Man in Employment Line * Jack Gavin - Foreman...
, a silent American film starring Stan Laurel - Smithy (1946 film), an Australian film based on Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's flight across the Pacific Ocean
- Smithy (Mario), the main villain of the video game Super Mario RPG
Smithy is also a documented nickname for a number of notable people and fictional characters:
- Sir Charles Kingsford SmithCharles Kingsford SmithSir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC , often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia...
, Australian pioneer aviator - W. G. G. Duncan SmithW. G. G. Duncan SmithGroup Captain Wilfrid George Gerald Duncan Smith, DSO and Bar, DFC and 2 Bars was a British Royal Air Force Second World War Flying ace.-Early life:...
, World War II flying ace - Mike SmithMike Smith (television presenter)Mike Smith is a British television, radio presenter, racing driver, pilot, and businessman.-Radio career:...
, a British television, radio presenter, racing driver, pilot and businessman and host of the controversial show, GhostwatchGhostwatchGhostwatch is a British reality–horror/mockumentary television movie, first broadcast on BBC1 on 31 October , 1992.Despite having been recorded weeks in advance, the narrative was presented as 'live' television...
. - Dale SmithDale Smith (The Bill)Dale Smith is a fictional character played by Alex Walkinshaw in the British police procedural television series, The Bill. He first appeared in 1999 as a police constable, and eventually became inspector.-Character history:...
, a fictional character on the TV series The Bill - Neil "Smithy" Smith, fictional character on the TV series Gavin & StaceyGavin & StaceyGavin & Stacey is a British comedy television series. A romantic comedy-drama, the show follows the long-distance relationship of Gavin from Billericay in Essex, England, and Stacey from Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The writers of the show, actors James Corden and Ruth Jones, also...