Harold John "Hal" Smith was an American actor and voice actor, who had done numerous voice roles for Disney, including Goofy (after Pinto Colvig's death), Grumpy and Sleepy (also after Colvig's death), Winnie the Pooh (after Sterling Holloway's retirement) and Owl in the Winnie the Pooh franchise, Gyro Gearloose and Flintheart Glomgold in DuckTales, the Auctioneer in The Small One, and Philippe the horse in Beauty and the Beast, among others.
Smith worked from 1936 to 1943 as a DJ and voice talent for WIBX Radio in Utica, New York. After serving in the United States Army Special Services during World War II, he traveled to Hollywood and appeared in many television series, such as I Married Joan, Fury, Rescue 8, Dennis the Menace, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Donna Reed Show, Perry Mason, Leave It to Beaver, and The Red Skelton Show. He was best known, however, for his role as Otis Campbell, the town drunk in the CBS sitcom The Andy Griffith Show.
He also made appearances in films, including The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The Three Stooges Meet Hercules, and Once Upon a Girl.
With his voice talent, Smith contributed to various animated shows, such as The Smurfs, Davey and Goliath, The Flintstones, The Yogi Bear Show, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Quick Draw McGraw Show, and various Looney Tunes characters. He was also very active in television commercials for 3 Musketeers, United Van Lines, Hickory Farms, Toyota, Green Giant, General Mills, Mattel, Kellogg's, Pizza Hut, Ivory soap, Doctor Ross Dog Food, Pioneer Chicken, and Coca-Cola.
Additionally, Smith provided the voice of Toad (alongside Will Ryan as Frog) in various Frog and Toad short films produced by Churchill.
Roles
(briefly)
(briefly)
(Winnie the Pooh franchise)
(Disney Read-Along, 1978)
(The Jungle Book)
(Adventures of the Gummi Bears)
(DuckTales)
(DuckTales)
(Darkwing Duck)
(Donald's Fire Survival Plan remake)
(DuckTales)
(Fluppy Dogs)
(Fluppy Dogs)
