He fronted his own orchestra in the 1930s (‘Hal Smith and His Music’), was a radio actor, appeared in burlesque in Los Angeles after his discharge from the Air Force and has been a familiar ...

Hal Smith with Admiral Wagner's airplane during World War II while entertaining troops in the USO in Europe and other parts of the world. Courtesy John Michaud He made his movie debut in 1946's ...

Hal Smith, who played Mayberry's lovable town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show, has died. He was 77. Smith died Jan. 28 at his Santa Monica home, said Don Pitts, the veteran performer's longtime agent.

Hal Smith with Admiral Wagner's airplane during World War II while entertaining troops in the USO in Europe and other parts of the world. He made his movie debut in 1946's Stars Over Texas ...