Hannibal A. Goose was a tremendous talent as an actor yet he suffered from a temperamental personality that made it impossible for him to find work in Hollywood. TV viewers might remember him from the 1964-70 NBC frontier drama Daniel Boone where...
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Hannibal A. Goose was a tremendous talent as an actor yet he suffered from a temperamental personality that made it impossible for him to find work in Hollywood. TV viewers might remember him from the 1964-70 NBC frontier drama Daniel Boone where he played Israel Boone's pet goose. It was Hannibal's show biz apex. He fast became a favorite of the show's fans and received more fan mail than any of the human actors. He even won a Golden Globe award for 1965 as Best Animal Actor beating out Arnold the Pig from Green Acres and Lassie. But alas, Hannibal's failure to get along with fellow Daniel Boone cast members led to a suspension from the show. A massive letter writing campaign organized by members of Hannibal's fan club led to his re-instatement but he was fired again (for good this time) after flubbing 31 takes in one of his scenes. Hannibal would claim a few years later that one of his fellow cast members drugged his snack food thus causing him to mess up when the cameras were rolling.

After his dismissal from Daniel Boone, the word was put out in Hollywood. Don't hire Hannibal A. Goose because he's trouble to work with on the set. So, despite his talent, Hannibal never worked again after Daniel Boone except for a couple of commercials. He ended up being served as Christmas Dinner in a Los Angeles homeless shelter in 1971 just another in a long line of Hollywood tragedies.