Cause of death Stroke Name Otis Harlan Occupation Actor Role Actor | Years active 1906–1938 Children Marion Harlan Spouse(s) Nellie Harvey | |
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Resting place Green Lawn CemeteryColumbus, Ohio Movies Snow White and the Seve, Ride Him - Cowboy, Show Boat, The Student Prince in, A Midsummer Night's Dr | ||
Otis Harlan (December 29, 1865 – January 21, 1940) was an American comedic actor.
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Biography
Harlan was born in Zanesville, Ohio in 1865. He married Nellie Harvey and had a daughter named Marion. Harlan was the uncle of the silent film era leading man, Kenneth Harlan.
Career
In 1893, he appeared in Victor Herbert's The Magic Knight. He was playing in vaudeville shows by 1911, appearing in Irving Berlin's ragtime musicals. Harlan also played the role of Cap'n Andy in the first, part-talkie film version of "Show Boat" (1929). He was also seen as the Master of Ceremonies in the sound prologue that accompanied the film. In 1935, Harlan played the role of Starveling in Max Reinhardt's 1935 film version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 1937, Harlan provided the voice of "Happy", one of the Seven Dwarfs in the Disney animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In the same year he also appeared in the Our Gang short Roamin' Holiday. Contrary to popular belief, Harlan did not voice Mr. Mole in Bambi. Mr. Mole was voiced by Bambi's story director, Perce Pearce.
Death
He died in Martinsville, Indiana of a stroke on January 21, 1940 at the age of 74. His interment is located in the Greenlawn Cemetery section of New South Park Cemetery in Martinsville, Indiana.
Filmography
Actor
1942
Bambi as
Mr. Mole (voice, unconfirmed, uncredited)
1938
The Texans as
Henry (uncredited)
1938
Outlaws of Sonora as
Newt
1938
Scandal Street as
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1938
Self Control (Short) as
Uncle Smiley (voice)
1938
Mr. Boggs Steps Out as
Abner Katz
1937
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as
Happy (voice, uncredited)
1937
Western Gold as
Jake
1937
Roamin' Holiday (Short) as
Hiram Jenks
1936
Can This Be Dixie? as
Thoma Jefferson Peachtree
1936
The Singing Kid as
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
1935
Hitch Hike Lady as
Mayor Loomis
1935
Dr. Socrates as
Fisher (uncredited)
1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream as
Starveling - the Tailor
1935
Diamond Jim as
Drunk (uncredited)
1935
Western Frontier as
Cookie
1935
Chinatown Squad as
Dad, on Sacramento Street (uncredited)
1935
The Hoosier Schoolmaster as
Squire Hawkins
1934
Music in the Air as
Baker (uncredited)
1934
Life Returns as
Dr. Henderson
1934
Young and Beautiful as
Sugar Daddy (uncredited)
1934
King Kelly of the U.S.A. as
Prime Minister
1934
The Old Fashioned Way as
Mr. Wendelschaffer (uncredited)
1934
I Can't Escape as
Jim Bonn
1934
Let's Talk It Over as
Purser
1934
Palooka as
Doorman Riley (uncredited)
1933
The Sin of Nora Moran as
Jake - Sadie's Husband - First Drunk
1933
Hoopla as
Town Councilman - Side Show Customer (uncredited)
1933
Marriage on Approval as
Justice of the Peace Michael O'Connors
1933
Open Sesame (Short)
1933
Doctor Bull as
Agitator (uncredited)
1933
Laughing at Life as
Businessman
1933
Mister Mugg (Short)
1933
The Telegraph Trail as
Uncle Zeke Keller
1932
Women Won't Tell as
Henry Jones
1932
That's My Boy as
Mayor of Athens
1932
No Living Witness as
Pop Everett
1932
Ride Him, Cowboy as
Judge Jones
1932
The Rider of Death Valley as
Peck
1932
Ex-Rooster (Short)
1932
Racing Youth as
Dave
1932
Partners as
Auctioneer
1931
The Big Shot as
Doctor Peaslee
1931
Air Eagles as
Mr. Ramsey
1931
Morals for Women as
Mr. Johnston
1931
Cut it Out, Doctor (Short)
1931
Aloha as
Old Ben
1931
Millie as
Luke - Counterman (uncredited)
1930
Man to Man as
Rip Henry
1930
Mountain Justice as
Jud McTavish
1930
King of Jazz as
Charles's Intended Father-in-Law
1930
Captain of the Guard as
Jacques
1930
Dames Ahoy as
Bill Jones
1930
Loose Ankles as
Maj. Rupert Harper
1930
Parade of the West as
Professor Clayton
1930
Embarrassing Moments as
Adam Fuller
1930
Take the Heir as
John Walker
1929
The Mississippi Gambler as
Tiny Beardsley
1929
Barnum Was Right as
Samuel Locke
1929
His Lucky Day as
Jerome Van Dyne
1929
Broadway as
'Porky' Thompson
1929
Show Boat as
Capt. Andy Hawks
1929
Clear the Decks as
Pussyfoot
1929
Silks and Saddles as
Jimmy McKee
1928
Port of Dreams as
Joe Evans
1928
The Speed Classic as
The Thirsty One
1928
The Grip of the Yukon as
Farrell O'Neil
1928
Good Morning, Judge as
Jerry Snoot
1928
Dad's Choice (Short) as
The Father
1928
The Shepherd of the Hills as
By Thunder
1927
Galloping Fury as
Pop Tully
1927
Silk Stockings as
Judge Foster
1927
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg as
Old Ruder
1927
Down the Stretch as
Babe Dilley
1927
Girl in the Rain
1927
Don't Tell the Wife as
Magistrate
1927
The Silent Rider as
Sourdough Jackson
1926
The Cheerful Fraud as
Mr. Bytheway
1926
The Whole Town's Talking as
George Simmonns
1926
The Unknown Cavalier as
Judge Blowfly Jones
1926
The Midnight Message as
Richard Macy
1926
3 Bad Men as
Zach Little
1926
The Prince of Pilsen as
Bndit Chief
1926
Winning the Futurity as
Tom Giles
1926
The Pay-Off as
The Young Woman's Father
1925
The Perfect Clown as
The Boss
1925
What Happened to Jones? as
Ebenezer Goodly
1925
Thunder Mountain as
Jeff Coulter
1925
Dollar Down as
Norris
1925
The Limited Mail as
Mr. Joffrey
1925
Lightnin' as
Zeb
1925
Where Was I? as
Bennett
1925
Fine Clothes as
Alfred
1925
Nine and Three-Fifths Seconds as
Motherbund
1925
How Baxter Butted In as
Amos Nichols
1925
Oh, Doctor! as
Mr. Clinch
1925
The Redeeming Sin as
Papa chuchu
1924
The Dixie Handicap as
The Old Retainer
1924
The Clean Heart as
Puddlebox
1924
Captain Blood as
Corliss
1924
Welcome Stranger as
Seth Trimble
1924
Code of the Wilderness as
Uncle Jephon
1924
One Law for the Woman as
Judge Blake
1924
Mademoiselle Midnight as
Padre Francisco
1924
The White Sin as
Judge Langley
1924
George Washington, Jr. as
Sen. Hopkins
1924
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln as
Denton Offut
1924
The Lullaby as
Thomas Elliott
1923
The Near Lady as
Herman Schultz
1923
Pioneer Trails as
'Easy Aaron' Cropsey
1923
The Barefoot Boy as
Wilson
1923
The Brass Bottle as
Captain of the Guard
1923
The Victor as
Chewing Gum Baron
1923
Main Street as
Ezra Stowbody
1923
Truxton King as
Hobbs
1923
The Spider and the Rose as
The Secretary
1922
Glad Rags (Short)
1922
The World's a Stage as
Richard Manseld Bishop
1922
Without Compromise as
Dr. Evans
1922
The Eternal Flame as
Abbé Conrand
1922
The Ladder Jinx as
Thams Gridley
1922
Up and at 'Em as
William Jackson
1922
The Understudy as
Mr. Manning
1922
Gay and Devilish as
Peter Armitage (the uncle)
1922
Is Matrimony a Failure? as
Mr. Pearson
1922
The Right That Failed as
Mr. Duffey
1922
Two Kinds of Women as
Major Langworthy
1921
The Foolish Age as
'Old Top' Carr
1921
Keeping Up with Lizzie as
Sam Henshaw
1921
The Girl in the Taxi as
Alexis
1921
Philo Gubb: The Correspondence School Detackative (Short)
1921
Diamonds Adrift as
Brick McCann
1921
The Hound of Tankervilles (Short)
1920
The Romance Promoters as
Trustee
1920
Welcome Home (Short) as
Maj. Otie
1916
The Resurrection of Dan Packard (Short)
1916
A Milk White Flag (Short) as
Piggott Luce
1916
Temperance Town (Short) as
Mink Jones
1916
A Stranger in New York (Short) as
The Stranger
1915
A Black Sheep as
Goodrich Mudd
Soundtrack
2022
CBS News Sunday Morning (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #45.12 (2022) - (performer: "Heigh-Ho (Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs)")
2021
MsMojo (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Top 20 Catchiest Songs from Classic Movie Musicals (2021) - (performer: "Heigh-Ho")
2012
Parks and Recreation (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Pawnee Commons (2012) - (performer: "Heigh-Ho")
1996
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Topsy Turvy (Video short) (performer: "The Silly Song")
1992
The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song (Video documentary) (performer: "Heigh-Ho")
1990
Disney Sing Along Songs: I Love to Laugh! (Video short) (performer: "Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum")
1984
Gremlins (performer: "Heigh-Ho" (1937) - uncredited)
1937
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (performer: "The Dig Dig Dig Song", "Heigh-Ho", "Bluddle-uddle-um-dum (Dwarfs' Washing and Yodel Song)", "The Silly Song" - uncredited)
Self
1933
How to Break 90 #5: Impact (Short) as
Self - Otis Harlan (uncredited)
Archive Footage
2009
Animation Lookback (TV Series documentary) as
Happy
- Walt Disney Animation Studios Part 1 (2009) - Happy
2008
That Fellow in the Coat (TV Series) as
Happy
- The Top 11 Greatest Disney Songs (2008) - Happy
2005
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs: Enchanted Tea Party (Video short) as
Happy
2001
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All (Video documentary short) as
Happy (uncredited)
1997
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Collection of All-Time Favorites - The Early Years (Video short) as
Happy
1996
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Topsy Turvy (Video short) as
Happy
1992
The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song (Video documentary) as
Happy
1990
Celebrating Walt Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': The One That Started It All (TV Movie documentary) as
Happy (uncredited)
1987
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Collection of All-Time Favorites - The Early Years (Video short) as
Happy
1987
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Heigh-Ho (Video short) as
Happy
1981
Rascal Dazzle (TV Movie) as
Hiram Jenks
1977
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Happy
- Disney's Greatest Villains (1977) - Happy
1939
Land of Liberty
References
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