Name: Hal Smith
Date of Birth: 24 August 1916 He alternated with actor/game show host Jack Bailey as the voice of Walt Disney's Goofy after the orginal voice artist, Pinto Colvig, died in 1967. Provided the voice of the much beloved "Mr. Whittaker" in the very popular radio kids program Adventure in Odyssey. Hal Smith's character, "Mr. Whittaker", from the radio program "Adventures In Odyssey" was recently brought back with Paul Herlinger handling his voice. Reprised his role of Otis Campbell, Mayberry's town drunk on the "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960) in country singer Alan Jackson's 1991 video, "Don't Rock the Jukebox." ... One of the most prolific cartoon voicepersons in entertainment history, most of his work having been done for Hanna-Barbera. Related to this, Smith played the character "Cartoon King" on a 1970 episode of "The Brady Bunch." Is interred in the mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetary, in Santa Monica, California, USA. Only child Terry Jay Smith died on October 11, 1998. Read more Hal Smith movies (actor)Hal Smith tv shows (actor)User Comments |
