What does Otis Campbell do for a living?

Character overview. Otis works as a glue dipper in a furniture factory Monday through Friday and drinks all weekend. After a binge, Otis will usually lock himself in the town jail until he is sober.

What is Otis Campbell’s real name?

Hal SmithThe Andy Griffith Show
Otis Campbell/Played by

Was Otis Campbell really a drunk?

In the episode The Case of the Punch in the Nose It is revealed that Otis was first arrested for drunkenness on September 23, 1941, at 2:00 PM, but was released as it was “his first offense.” A common joke on the show was to have Otis see something bizarre or unexpected while he was inebriated that was actually present …

What happened to Otis on Mayberry?

Hal Smith, who played the chunky, cheerful, affable inebriate Otis Campbell in Andy Griffith’s mythical hometown of Mayberry, N.C., has died, apparently of a heart attack. He was 77. Don Pitts, his longtime agent, said the TV, film and radio veteran died at his Santa Monica home Jan.

Who is Otis Campbell’s wife?

Rita Campbell
Rita Campbell is the wife of Mayberry town drunk Otis Campbell….

Rita Campbell
Spouse	Otis Campbell
Romances
Children
Portrayed by	Dorothy Neumann

Who was Hal Smith’s wife?

Louise C. Smithm. 1936–1992
Hal Smith/Wife

Was Otis Campbell married on The Andy Griffith Show?

Bass, Juanita down at the diner, Wally and later Howard Sprague—and his domineering mother. The only person who was married was Otis Campbell, and he was the town drunk. I’m not sure what that says about the institution of marriage, but I do recall one show when Otis was about to release himself from the jail.

How old was Otis Campbell at death?

77
Hal Smith (actor)

Hal Smith
Smith as Otis Campbell in The Andy Griffith Show in the 1960s
Born	Harold John SmithAugust 24, 1916 Petoskey, Michigan, U.S.
Died	January 28, 1994 (aged 77) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Resting place	Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica

Did Andy and Helen Get Married in real life?

Andy Taylor eventually did get hitched In the show’s first season, Andy and Helen marry. In real life, Griffith and Helen Crump actor Aneta Corsaut were romantically involved, to the point that he asked her to marry him several times. This time it was Corsaut and not the show’s writers who said no to marriage.

Was Helen Crump married in real life?

The Helen Crump actor died in 1995 of cancer at the age of 62, days after her birthday. She never married in real life but on Mayberry R.F.D., the spin-off series to The Andy Griffith Show, she and Andy Taylor finally tied the knot.