Hal Smith's character, "Mr. Whittaker", from the radio program "Adventures In Odyssey" was brought back with Paul Herlinger handling his voice.
He alternated with actor/game show host Jack Bailey as the voice of Walt Disney's Goofy after the original voice artist, Pinto Colvig, died in 1967.
Is interred in the mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetary, in Santa Monica, California, USA.
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."
Only child Terry Jay Smith died on October 11, 1998.
Provided the voice of the much beloved "Mr. Whittaker" in the very popular radio kids program Adventure in Odyssey.
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."