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name: "Hal Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/hal-smith"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 August 1916"
died: "28 January 1994"
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average_fi1m_score: 91
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:30.704660+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Hal Smith

Actor. Born 24 August 1916 in Petoskey, Michigan, USA. Died 28 January 1994.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 August 1916, Petoskey, Michigan, USA
- **Died:** 28 January 1994
- **Active:** 1960–1991
- **Also known as:** Hal John Smith, Hal J. Smith, هال اسمیت

## Biography

Hal Smith (1916–1994) was an American actor and voice actor. He appeared in over 300 film and television productions and was best known for playing Otis Campbell, the town drunk, on the CBS series *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960–1966).

Smith provided voices for numerous animated productions, including Owl in *The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh* (1977) and subsequent shorts, Goofy in *Mickey's Christmas Carol* (1983), and Philippe in the Disney film *Beauty and the Beast* (1991). He also voiced characters in series such as *DuckTales* (1987) and *Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!* (1969). Earlier in his career he worked in radio and served in the US Army Air Forces during the Second World War.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, behindthevoiceactors.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Beauty and the Beast* (1991), Fi1m 91, as Philippe (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/beauty-and-the-beast.md)
- *The Apartment* (1960), Fi1m 91, as Man in Santa Claus Suit (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-apartment.md)

## Also known for

- *The Jungle Book* (1967), Slob Elephant (uncredited)
- *An American Tail* (1986), Moe (voice)
- *The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh* (1977), Owl (voice)
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974)
- *The Flintstones* (1960), Radio Announcer (voice), Knuckles Stickazora (voice), Butcher / Patron / Announcer (voice), Neighbor (voice), Announcer / Dan / Boxx / Colonel / Seller / Dinosaur (voice), Cop / Guy #2 / Charlie (voice), Mushrocks (voice), Soda Jerk / Referee / Announcer (voice), Tumbleweed / Manager / Attendant / Bronk / Chet (voice), Mr. Hardrock / Ambassador / Fireman / Man #3 (voice), Tex (voice), Will / Cop (voice), A.A. Carborundum / Photographer #2 / Kid (voice), Scout / Pa / Red (voice), Announcer / Cop #2 (voice), Teammate / Rocket #1 / Guy #2 / Voice #2 (voice), Sportscaster (voice), Rock Roll (voice), Orville / Tex / Boy / Clerk (voice), Peddler / Emcee / Guard (voice), Mr. Berger / Cat / Orderly / Driver / Bailiff (voice), Holdup Man / Harvey / Guy #3 / Chief / Sonny (voice), Joe Rockhead / Cat / Phonograph Bird (voice), Father / Cop #2 / Announcer #1 / Doris / Boy / Fiendish (voice), Creepers / Horace / Giggles (voice), Santa Claus (voice), Irving Pinecone / General / Bird #2 (voice), Uncle Tex / Carmen / Dinosaur / Pilot / Cow (voice), Lawn Mower / Head #2 / Rocky / Rover / Kid / Gummo (voice)
- *Mickey's Christmas Carol* (1983), Goofy - Jacob Marley's Ghost / Collector for the Poor #1 (voice)
- *Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!* (1969), Big Ben (voice), The Phantom / Bluestone the Great (voice), The Headless Specter / Asa Shanks / Phony Phantom (voice), Cosgood Creeps / Green Ghosts (voice), Farmer (voice), Mr. Greenway (voice)
- *DuckTales* (1987), Gyro Gearloose / Flintheart Glomgold (voice)

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