From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harold John "Hal" Smith (August 24, 1916 – January 28, 1994) was an American character actor and voice actor. Smith is best known as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show, and was the voice of many characters on various animated cartoon shorts. He is also known to radio listeners as John Avery Whittaker on Adventures in Odyssey. Smith is often wrongly given credit for the writing of the movie It Came from Beneath the Sea, as well as ten other produced feature films. The true co-writer of those movies is Harold Jacob Smith, who wrote as "Hal Smith" until 1958. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Smith (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Hal Smith has 153 screen credits in a career dating back to 1951. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently Frog and Toad Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, DuckTales, Beauty and the Beast. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 7 universes
