Hal Smith (actor)
| Hal Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Harold John Smith August 24, 1916 Petoskey, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 1994 (aged 77) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Hal J. Smith Hal John Smith |
| Education | Massena Central High School |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1936–1994 |
| Known for | Otis Campbell in The Andy Griffith Show Owl in the Winnie the Pooh franchise |
| Spouse(s) | Louise C. Smith (m. 1936; her death 1992) |
| Children | 1 |
Harold John Smith, known as Hal Smith (August 24, 1916 – January 28, 1994), was an American actor and voice actor best known as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on CBS' The Andy Griffith Show.
Smith was also active in voice-over roles, having played many characters on various animated shorts including Owl in the first four original Winnie the Pooh shorts (the first three of which were combined into the feature film, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh) and later The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Uncle Tex on The Flintstones, Goliath in Davey and Goliath, and Flintheart Glomgold and Gyro Gearloose on DuckTales, as well as multiple other characters in The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Quick Draw McGraw Show, The Gumby Show, The Jetsons, Top Cat, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, Hong Kong Phooey, and many more. He is also known to radio listeners as John Avery Whittaker in Adventures in Odyssey.
Smith was born in Petoskey, Emmet County, in the northern portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, but he spent a significant part of his early years living in Massena, New York. He graduated from the Massena High School in 1936. His mother was a seamstress, and his father worked at the local Aluminum Company Of America (Alcoa) factory.
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