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Hal Smith
Voice of
John Avery Whittaker
(1987-1994)
Harold John "Hal" Smith (August 24,
1916 – January 28, 1994) was an American character actor
and voice-over artist. Smith is best known as Otis
Campbell, the town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show,
and was the voice of many characters in animated cartoon
shorts. He is also known to radio listeners as John
Avery Whittaker on Adventures in Odyssey. He was
responsible for much of the cast joining the show after
he signed on, and he continued recording episodes until
a few weeks before his death, even while his health
deteriorated. Additionally, he voiced dozens of other
characters during the over 250 episodes he participated
in. Hal referred to his career with Focus and
Adventures in Odyssey as one of the most gratifying
things he did in his life.
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