Hal Smith (actor)

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Hal Smith
Smith's character Otis Campbell looking towards a camera
Smith as Otis Campbell in The Andy Griffith Show in the 1960s
Born
Harold John Smith

(1916-08-24)August 24, 1916
Petoskey, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJanuary 28, 1994(1994-01-28) (aged 77)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Burial placeWoodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica
OccupationActor
Years active1946–1994
Spouse
Louise C. Smith
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(m. 1936; died 1992)​
Children1
Military career
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army Air Forces[1]
Years of service1943–1946
Rank Sergeant[2]
UnitSpecial Services
Battles / warsWorld War II
Awards American Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Philippine Liberation Medal

Harold John Smith[3] (August 24, 1916 – January 28, 1994) was an American actor. He is credited in over 300 film and television productions, and was best known for his role as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on CBS's The Andy Griffith Show and for voicing Owl and Winnie the Pooh (replacing Sterling Holloway) 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 Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons, Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore and in the television series, Welcome to Pooh Corner and The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. He also did a cameo in The Apartment as a drunken Santa Claus. Hal played the voice of Goliath the dog in the Davey and Goliath TV series which aired from 1961-1965

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  3. ^ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York State, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147