Hi There, Alan Smithee is referred only to a director that has their name removed from the credit block. The alias George Spelvin is used by actors, chiefly for the theater, who don't want their name known or who haven't yet been confirmed for an engagement and a name needs to go into the program. Ciao, Alison ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/screensite