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Otis Harlan (December 29, 1865 – January 21, 1940) was an American actor and comedian. He voiced Happy, one of the Seven Dwarfs in the Disney animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.[1]

Otis Harlan
Harlan in 1922
Born	(1865-12-29)December 29, 1865 Zanesville, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 21, 1940(1940-01-21) (aged 74) Martinsville, Indiana, U.S.
Resting place	New South Park Cemetery, Martinsville, Indiana
Occupation	Actor comedian
Years active	1893–1940
Spouse	Nellie Harvey
Children	1
Relatives	Kenneth Harlan (nephew)

Early years

Harlan was born in Zanesville, Ohio in 1865.[1] He married Nellie Harvey and had a daughter named Marion. Harlan was the uncle of the silent film era leading man, Kenneth Harlan.[2]

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.[1] 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.[3]

Death

Harlan died in Martinsville, Indiana, of a stroke on January 21, 1940, at the age of 74. He is buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery section of New South Park Cemetery in Martinsville, Indiana.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

References

External links

• Otis Harlan at IMDb
• Otis Harlan at the Internet Broadway Database
• Otis Harlan at Find a Grave

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