Talk:Paul Smith (American actor, born 1929)

Paul Smith at Mayberry Wikia
An additional reference may be found at Mayberry Wikia/The Andy Griffith Show Wiki (http://mayberry.wikia.com/wiki/Paul_Smith) where a specific name entry for Paul Smith exists as a result of his two 1963 appearances — "Class Reunion" [February 4] as the husband of Barney's high school girlfriend, and "Ernest T. Bass Joins the Army" [October 14] as the army doctor who examines Bass. This unnamed uniformed officer is similar to the befuddled captain he played two years and two months later on "Gomer Pyle, POW", the Christmas Eve 1965 episode of Gomer Pyle-USMC. &mdash;Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 03:49, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Death reported by IMDb
It should be noted that in November 2014, the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) revised its entry for Paul Smith to state that his death which, up to that point, was not indicated, had occurred 8 years and 8 months earlier, on March 3, 2006, a month past the February 5 date of his 77th birthday. IMDb specified that he died in North Hollywood, but no other supporting evidence, such as obituaries or memorials was submitted.

Based on the foregoing, the closest result at Social Security Death Index is for Arthur Smith (July 17, 1929 – March 3, 2006). The IMDb entry indicates "Birth Name Arthur Paul Smith" and includes two photographs from Smith's guest role on the December 21–22, 1966 two-part episode of Batman but, as of this writing, continues to show the date of birth as February 5, 1929, rather than July 17, 1929, as indicated in the Social Security Death Index.

If the July 1929 birth date is correct, then Smith would have died seven-and-a-half months past his 76th birthday. The death date has been part of IMDb's entry for over three years but, in the absence of any further evidence, these details will not be inserted in the article. If he is still living, Paul Smith would be 89 years old either on February 5, 2018 (per IMDb) or on July 17, 2018 (per Social Security Death Index). &mdash;Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 00:14, 4 January 2018 (UTC)