Hal Smith

Early life Harold John Smith was born on August 24, 1916, in Petoskey, Michigan to Jay D. Smith and Emma Smith (nee Ploof). He was the third of four children with two older sisters—Kathleen and Bernadeen—and one younger brother named Glenford, who was called "Glen". After graduation from high school, in Massena, New York, Smith worked from 1936 to 1943 as a DJ and voice talent for WIBX Radio in Utica, New York. While in Manila, he was made assistant manager of the enlisted men's club at the Far East Air Force (FEAF) headquarters.

The Andy Griffith Show Smith's best-remembered on-screen character was Otis Campbell, the town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show, during most of the series' run from 1960 to 1967. When intoxicated, he would often comically let himself into his regular jail cell—using the key which was stored within reach of the two comfortable jail rooms— and "sleep off" the effects of alcohol. Deputy Barney Fife would often become irritated with Otis and would attempt to either sober him up or rehabilitate him in several episodes.

Hal Smith was the opposite of his character. According to longtime friends Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, he did not drink in real life. Smith, however, in a 1964 interview with his hometown paper, said he was a “social drinker.” The Otis character stopped appearing in the sitcom towards the end of the series because of sponsor concerns regarding the comic portrayal of excessive drinking. Smith appeared as Calver Weems in the Don Knotts comedy The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966), playing essentially the same town drunk character.

Smith would play Otis one more time in the television movie Return to Mayberry (1986). In the television movie, Otis is the town's ice cream truck driver and is reported to have been "sober for years.” Smith later used his Otis Campbell character in commercial spots for the Mothers Against Drunk Driving organization, and he appeared as Otis in Alan Jackson's music video "Don't Rock the Juke Box.”

Other performances In 1957, Smith played Rollin Daggett in the role of a newspaper man in the early days of Mark Twain in the "Fifteen Paces to Fame" episode of Death Valley Days. He made at least one appearance in the TV series Perry Mason, the episode titled "The Case of the Treacherous Toupee", (season 4, episode 1), in 1960. He had a small role as a restaurant manager in the 10/01/1960 Leave It to Beaver episode "Beaver Won't Eat". Smith had a cameo role as the Mayor of Boracho in The Great Race in 1965. He played the industrialist Hans Spear on CBS's sitcom Hogan's Heroes ("The Swing Shift", season 2, episode 21).

He portrayed King Theseus of Rhodes in The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1965) and later provided various voices for the cartoon series The New 3 Stooges.

In 1967, he played John Wilson in the 1967 episode "The Man Who Didn't Want Gold" of the syndicated Western series Death Valley Days and Mr. Weber in The Lucy Show.

In 1969, Smith had a cameo role as a drunk driver in the Adam-12 episode "Log 51: A Jumper – Code Two". Also in 1969, he appeared in the Petticoat Junction episode "The Great Race". He played Jug Gunderson, a moonshiner that helped the Cannonball train win the aforementioned race. Though his character was never seen drinking or drunk, by the end of the episode, he makes an oath to himself to stop drinking and reform.

In the mid-1960s, Smith also had a morning children's show on the Los Angeles television station KHJ called The Pancake Man, sponsored by the International House of Pancakes (IHOP) restaurant chain. He reprised the role of the Pancake Man as "Kartoon King" in the 1971 episode of The Brady Bunch, titled "The Winner". He also played Mother Goose in the X-rated animated feature film Once Upon a Girl in 1976. He appeared in two episodes of the Odd Couple the early 1970s

Voice acting Smith also worked extensively as a voice actor in animated films and television series. His first voice credit was as "Pepe", a boxing rooster, in Walter Lantz's cartoon "The Bongo Punch" in 1957. Beginning in the late 1950s with such shows as The Huckleberry Hound Show and Quick Draw McGraw, Smith became one of the most prolific voice actors in Hollywood, eventually working with most of the major studios and production companies, such as Hanna-Barbera, Walt Disney, Warner Bros., the Mirisch Corporation, and Sid and Marty Krofft, with voice roles on such series as The Flintstones in which he mostly did the voices of Texas millionaires such as Fred's rich uncle Tex, Pink Panther, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Yogi Bear and Looney Tunes.

In 1962, he voiced Taurus, the Scots-accented mechanic of the spaceship Starduster for the series Space Angel. According to the book: Space Patrol, missions of daring in the name of early television, "It's rumored that Gene Roddenberry was a huge fan of the show and patterned Star Trek's engineer, Mr. Scott, after McCloud's Scottish sidekick, Taurus". He also did voices for the Hong Kong Phooey series. In 1977, he was the voice of Grandpa Josiah in the cartoon special, Halloween Is Grinch Night. That same year, he began voicing the Disney character Winnie the Pooh, replacing Sterling Holloway, who had provided the voice of the character for many years, beginning with the Disney Read-Along adaptation of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too. He was also very active with doing voices in 1980s; he was Sludge in The Smurfs, Goofy in Mickey's Christmas Carol, in Disney's DuckTales he did the voices of Scrooge McDuck's rival Flintheart Glomgold and the absent-minded scientist Gyro Gearloose and in Frog And Toad are Friends and Frog And Toad Together he also did the voice of Toad.

Smith also voiced the Disney cartoon character Goofy after Pinto Colvig died in 1967 and would voice him up until Mickey's Christmas Carol in 1983. Additionally, he provided the voice of Owl in the two original Winnie the Pooh featurettes (Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree and Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day) and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in 1977. In the 1960s, he was one of the most sought after voice actors in Hollywood. From 1959 till 1975, he provided the voices for Goliath, Davey's dad and many other characters in Davey and Goliath. From 1960 to 1961, he was the voice of Elmer Fudd after Arthur Q. Bryan died. In 1963, he voiced Dr. Todd Goodheart, Belly Laguna, and Dr. Von Upp in The Funny Company cartoon series. From 1964 to 1966, he was the voice of Yappee in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon shorts Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey. He was also the voice of Cosgoode Creeps, Asa Shanks, the Farmer and Mr. Greenway, on Scooby-Doo, Where are You!.

In 1981, he reprised his role as Owl and Winnie the Pooh in the short Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons. He then voiced the two characters in Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore in 1983, as well as Disney Channel's television series Welcome to Pooh Corner. He married his second wife Louise C. Smith in 1947; they remained married until her death in 1992. They had a son named Terry Jay Smith (1950 - 1998).

Filmography Live-action Film YearTitleRole Notes 1946 Stars Over Texas Peddler Tucker 1950 The Milkman Oswald Uncredited 1951 Week-End with Father TV Master of Ceremonies Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952 You for Me Malcolm O. Henry's Full House Dandy (segment "The Last Leaf"), Uncredited 1953 Confidentially Connie Townsman Uncredited Francis Covers the Big Town Vance Walking My Baby Back Home Mr. Ross 1954 Ricochet Romance Cook 1955 Santa Fe Passage Bartender There's Always Tomorrow 1957 The Unholy Wife Doctor at Rodeo Uncredited Pawnee Bartender Eighteen and Anxious Abortionist 1958 The High Cost of Loving Woods, Middle Manager Uncredited Hot Car Girl Lou, Soda Bar Owner 1959 Steve Canyon Clerk Episode: "The Sergeant" 1960 The Apartment Man in Santa Claus Suit Uncredited The Miracle of the White Reindeer Santa Claus 1962 The Three Stooges Meet Hercules King Theseus of Rhodes The Couch Pitchman Uncredited 1963 Son of Flubber Bartender Critic's Choice Drunk 1964 Dear Heart Stubby 1965 The Great Race Mayor of Borracho 1966 The Ghost and Mr. Chicken Calver Weems Uncredited 1971 The Million Dollar Duck Courthouse Guard 1973 Oklahoma Crude C.R. Miller 1976 Once Upon a Girl Mother Goose Due to an X rating by the MPAA, Smith and Frank Welker are credited using a pseudonym. 1977 The Hazing Ice Man 1988 18 Again! Irv

Television YearTitleRole Notes 1952–1967 Death Valley Days Various roles 9 episodes 1953–1963 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 27 episodes 1956 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Bartender Episode: "The Assassins" 1957–1961 Have Gun – Will Travel Various roles 4 episodes 1958 Tombstone Territory Whitey Beck Episode "The Tin Gunman" 1959 Bonanza Durwood Watkyns Episode: "The Magnificent Adah" Peter Gunn Various roles 3 episodes 1960 Gunsmoke Mr. Dobie (Hotel Manager) Episode: "Old Flame" Route 66 Drunk Episode: "Strengthening Angels" Leave It To Beaver Restaurant Manager Episode: "Beaver Won't Eat" 1960–1962 Perry Mason Moulage Man / Supper Club Owner Episodes: "The Case of the Treacherous Toupee", "Case of the Shapely Shadow" 1960–1966 The Andy Griffith Show Otis Campbell 32 episodes 1961 Hazel Announcer Episode: "Hazel and the Playground" 1962 Wagon Train Carl Grant Episode: "The Daniel Clay Story" 1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Tompy Dill Season 2 Episode 4: "You'll Be the Death of Me" 1965 The Addams Family Judge Harvey Saunders Episode: "The Addams Family in Court" 1965–1969 Petticoat Junction Jug Gunderson / Ben Miller / Mr. Richardson 3 episodes 1967 Get Smart Restaurant Patron Episode: "The Mysterious Dr. T" Off to See the Wizard Hotel Desk Clerk Episode: "Rhino" The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Kenneth Quartz Episode: "The Matterhorn Affair" Hogan's Heroes Hans Spear Episode: "The Swing Shift" 1969 Green Acres Horace Colby Season 5, Episode 8: “The Youth Center” Mod Squad Jeweler Episode: "My Name Is Manolete" Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Harry Hostelman Unknown episodes Adam-12 Edward J Brown / Drunk Driver Season 1 episode 19 1969–1970 The Doris Day Show Merle / Mr. Peavy / The Drunk 4 episodes 1969–1971 The Brady Bunch Kartoon King / Santa Claus Episodes: "The Voice of Christmas" & "The Winner" 1971 Green Acres Sheriff Episode: "Star Witness" 1973 The Streets of San Francisco Johnny Dolan Episode: "Trail of the Sepent" 1974 Barnaby Jones Leon Episode: Foul Play 1975 Ellery Queen Coroner Will Bailey Episode: The Adventure of the Chinese Dog 1979 The Hollywood Squares Guest Appearance Episode: "8-20-1979" 1980–1984 The Dukes of Hazzard Henry Flatt / Pop Durham Episodes: "R.I.P. Henry Flatt and Undercover Dukes Part Two"1982 Little House on the Prairie Trumble Episode: "He Was Only Twelve : Part 1" Fantasy Island Otis McAllister / Mr. Quarry Episodes: "Daddy's Little Girl/The Whistle" & "The Kleptomaniac/Thank God, I'm a Country Girl" 1985 The Disney Family Album Himself Episode: "Voice Actors" 1985–1986 Night Court Bum / Man in Art Gallery 2 episodes, "The Gypsy" (Season 2) and "Dan's Escort" (Season 3) 1986 Return to Mayberry Otis Campbell TV movie 1987 Highway To Heaven Martin Episode: "All That Glitters" The Mother Goose Video Treasury Old King Cole Video

Voice roles Film YearTitleRole Notes 1957 The Bongo Punch Pepe Chickeeto / Ring Announcer Walter Lantz theatrical short 1960 Dog Gone People Elmer Fudd Merrie Melodies theatrical short, Uncredited 1961 Count Down Clown Additional voices Loopy De Loop theatrical short Happy Go Loopy What's My Lion? Elmer Fudd Looney Tunes theatrical short 1964 Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! Corn Pone / Moose 1965 Horse Shoo Additional voices Loopy De Loop theatrical short 1966 Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree Owl 1967 The Jungle Book Slob Elephant / Monkey Episode: "No Bones About It / An Ill Wind / Beach Bully" 1976 The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show Various characters Unknown episodes 1977 A Flintstone Christmas Santa Claus / Elevator Operator TV movie Halloween Is Grinch Night Josiah TV special What's New, Mr. Magoo? Additional voices Unknown episodes 1977–1980 Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels Snow Wolf / Mr. Holiday / Additional voices 39 episodes 1978 The All New Pink Panther Show Additional voices Unknown episodes The Fantastic Four 13 episodes The Small One Auctioneer Short film Yogi's Space Race Additional voices 7 episodes The Scooby Doo Show Chevaux Le Beau / Mr. Taylor / Additional voices Episode: The Beast is Awake in Bottomless Lake 1979 The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show Doctor Honctoff 16 episodes Casper's First Christmas Santa Claus TV special Gulliver's Travels Additional voices 1980 Yogi's First Christmas Otto the Chef / Santa Claus TV movie Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? Good Fairy-in-Chief / Various TV special 1981 Trollkins Additional Voices 13 episodes The Kwicky Koala Show Unknown episodes No Man's Valley George / Louis TV special The All-New Popeye Hour Col. Crumb 3 episodes 1982 Jokebook Additional voices Unknown episodes Richie Rich 1 episode Here Comes Garfield Reba/Skinny TV special Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper J. Wellington Jones / Sergeant / Zookeeper TV special 1982–1983 Shirt Tales Additional voices 23 episodes 1982–1987 The Smurfs Additional voices 17 episodes 1983 Christmas at Pooh Corner Pooh / Owl TV special Pooh Corner Thanksgiving The Dukes Additional voices Unknown episodes The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show Sidney Gaspar / Mummy / Additional voices Episode: Where's Scooby Doo? 1983–1986 Welcome to Pooh Corner Winnie the Pooh / Owl 120 episodes 1984 Christmas Is For Sharing TV special Because It's Halloween Pooh's Funny Valentine's Day Garfield in the Rough Dicky Beaver The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries Harriet Mullins's associate / Additional voices Episode: "Ghosts of the Ancient Astronauts" Pole Position Additional voices The Cabbage Patch Kids' First Christmas Colonel Casey Strong Kids, Safe Kids Yogi Bear / Dino / Ghost

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