Hal Smith(1916-1994)

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Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)

Hal Smith was born on 24 August 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 Harriet Louise Curtis and Vivian Marie Angstadt. He died on 28 January 1994 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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TV Series

7.7

Adventures in Odyssey
8.5
TV Series
- John Whittaker
- Medieval Man
- Storekeeper ...
- 1987–2005
Garfield and Friends
7.2
TV Series
- (voice)
- 1994
Three Little Pigs Sing a Gig
5.9
Video
- Lumpy Pig
- Big Bad Wolf (voice)
- 1994
Adventures in Odyssey: Once Upon an Avalanche
6.8
Video
- John Avery Whittaker (voice)
- 1994
Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Detective Tigger
7.7
Video
- Owl (voice)
- 1994
Adventures in Odyssey: Star Quest
7.2
Video
- John Avery Whittaker (voice)
- 1993
The Town Santa Forgot
7.2
TV Movie
- Santa Claus (voice)
- 1993
Bonkers
6.7
TV Series
- Santa Claus (voice)
- 1993
Morris Has a Cold
7.1
Short
- Boris (voice)
- 1993
Adventures in Odyssey: Shadow of a Doubt
7.4
Video
- John Avery Whittaker (voice)
- 1993
Camp Candy
6.8
TV Series
- (voice, as Hal John Smith)
- 1992
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
6.2
TV Series
- (voice)
- 1992
Aladdin
8.0
- Jafar's Horse (voice, uncredited)
- 1992
The Little Mermaid
6.7
TV Series
- Villain #1 (voice)
- 1992
Adventures in Odyssey: A Fine Feathered Frenzy
7.2
Video
- John Avery Whittaker (voice)
- 1992

The Town Santa Forgot
7.2
TV Movie
- performer: "So Little Time 'Til Christmas Day"
- 1993
DuckTales
8.0
TV Series
- performer: "The Old Soft Shoe" (uncredited)
- 1987
Alice Through the Looking Glass
5.4
TV Movie
- performer: "We're Bad"
- 1987
Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper
6.7
TV Movie
- performer: "Jingle Bells" (uncredited)
- 1982
It's Grinch Night
6.3
TV Movie
- performer: "I Wouldn't Go Out On a Night Like This"
- 1977
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
7.5
- performer: "Mind Over Matter", "Hip-Hip Pooh-ray!"
- 1977
Santa and the Three Bears
6.6
- performer: "Jingle Bells" (uncredited)
- 1970
The Jungle Book
7.6
- Soundtrack ("Colonel Hathi's March (The Elephant Song)" (1967), "Colonel Hathi's March (Reprise)" (1967), uncredited)
- 1967
The Andy Griffith Show
8.4
TV Series
- performer: "The Vacant Chair"
- performer: "The Dipsy Doodle"
- performer: "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"
- 1961–1964

Alternative names
- Mother Goose
Born
- August 24, 1916
- Petoskey, Michigan, USA
Died
- January 28, 1994
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouses
Children
- Terry Fay Smith
Parents
Other works
Hal Smith was the host of a children's television show called, "The Pancake Man", that aired during the late 1950s or early 1960s. It was presented by the International House of Pancakes and featured Hal as the chef with two characters, Pete and Repete [syrup bottles]. The show featured some great animation.
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography

Trivia
Even though he played Otis Campbell, the town drunk, in the Andy Griffith Show, Hal Smith never drank in real life.

Quotes
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.