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Hal Smith
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Overview
Born
August 24
,
1916
·
Petoskey, Michigan, USA
Died
January 28
,
1994
·
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
(heart attack)
Birth name
Harold John Smith
Mini Bio
Hal Smith was born on August 24, 1916 in Petoskey, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for
The Great Race (1965)
,
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
and
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
. He was married to Vivian M. Angstadt. He died on January 28, 1994 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Family
Spouse
Vivian M. Angstadt
(August 13, 1938 - 1992) (her death, 1 child)
Trivia
Even though he played Otis Campbell, the town drunk, in the Andy Griffith Show, Hal Smith never drank in real life.
He alternated with actor/game show host
Jack Bailey
as the voice of
Walt Disney
's Goofy after the original voice artist,
Pinto Colvig
, died in 1967.
Served in the Special Services during World War II.
Provided the voice of the much beloved "Mr. Whittaker" in the very popular radio kids program Adventure in Odyssey.
Hal Smith in later years used he Otis Campbell character in Mother's Against Drunk Driving spot ads.
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We were paid $5.00 a show. That was a lot of money in those days. My sisters, Bernadeen and Kathleen were also great dancers. They performed up a storm. We did a lot of different acts back then and
Abe Cohen
helped us. He really enjoyed our work.
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