Paul Winchell
Born Paul Wilchinsky on December 21, 1922, the son of Sol and Clara Wilchinsky, Paul Winchell grew up to be the most beloved ventriloquist of American children. Ironically, as famous as Paul was, his dummy, Jerry Mahoney, was probably more famous. Not since Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in the previous two decades had a ventriloquist and his dummy known equal celebrity. Entering the spotlight on the Edward Bowes "Original Amateur Hour" (1948), he began working soon after in a review show in which Major Bowes would showcase the winners of his radio program. He started his television career on the CBS program The Bigelow Show (1948) in 1948; The Paul Winchell Show (1950), originally called "The Spiedel Show," in 1950; and, finally, the best-known of his shows Winchell-Mahoney Time (1965). With a clubhouse premise, his dummies Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff--another of Paul's characters--as the clubhouse leaders, and the music of the bandleader Milton Delugg. A new innovation of Winchell's was to replace the dummy's hands with those of puppeteers who were hidden behind the dummies in a crate. Winch also played many serous dramatic roles on television without his dummy sidekicks. What may be even more famous is that he created the voice of Tigger for the Walt Disney Company's "Winnie The Pooh" motion-picture series, based on the famous books by A.A. Milne. He played the role behind the scenes until 1999, when he was replaced by Jim Cummings, who also voiced Pooh from the time that Sterling Holloway died. He was also the voice of many other world-famous cartoon characters. A little-known fact about Winchell is that he was one of the original inventors of an artificial heart--years before the first successful transplant with such of a device--an automobile that runs on battery power, a method for breeding tilapia, and many other inventions that are still around today. - IMDb Mini Biography By: MeanDean
Known For
Credits
- 2003 · The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery as Tigger
- 2002 · Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year as Tigger (segment "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too") (voice)
- 2000 · Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun as Tigger (voice)
- 1999 · Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving as Tigger (voice)
- 1999 · Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You as Tigger (voice)
- 1999 · Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh as Tigger (voice)
- 1998 · A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving as Tigger (voice)
- 1997 · Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin as Tigger (voice)
- 1996 · The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece as Self - Voice of 'Tigger'
- 1995 · Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day as Tigger (voice)
- 1994 · In Search of Dr. Seuss as (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1994 · Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh as Tigger (voice)
- 1994 · Winnie the Pooh: Playtime - Pooh Party as Tigger (voice)
- 1993 · Droopy, Master Detective as Rumpley's Dad (voice)
- 1991 · Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too as Tigger (voice)
- 1990 · Wake, Rattle, and Roll as
- 1990 · Fender Bender 500 as Dick Dastardly (voice)
- 1988 · Garfield and Friends as
- 1988 · The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh as Tigger (voice)
- 1987 · Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose as Dread Baron (voice)
- 1986 · Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure as (voice)
- 1986 · Gummi Bears: A New Beginning as Zummi Gummi (voice)
- 1985 · Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears as Zummi Gummi (voice)
- 1985 · Yogi's Treasure Hunt as Dick Dastardly (voice)
- 1984 · The Smurfic Games as Gargamel (voice)
- 1984 · Here Are the Smurfs as Gargamel (voice)
- 1983 · The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas as Gargamel (voice)
- 1983 · The 1st Annual NBC Yummy Awards as
- 1983 · Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore as Tigger (voice)
- 1983 · My Smurfy Valentine as Gargamel (voice)
- 1982 · The Smurfs Christmas Special as Gargamel (voice)
- 1982 · The Smurfs Springtime Special as Gargamel (voice)
- 1981 · The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma as Umpire / Thief / Reporter (voice)
- 1981 · The Smurfs as Gargamel (voice)
- 1981 · Spider-Man as
- 1981 · Trollkins as
- 1981 · The Fox and the Hound as Boomer (voice)
- 1980 · Heathcliff as Marmaduke
- 1978 · Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue as Bubi Bear / Fleego (voice)
- 1977 · The Robonic Stooges as Moe / Mummy / Professor Octane
- 1977 · Shake, Rattle and Roll as Shake
- 1977 · The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh as Tigger (voice)
- 1976 · Clue Club as Woofer
- 1975 · The Tiny Tree as Turtle
- 1975 · The Man from Clover Grove as Jefferson Swickle
- 1975 · Joe Forrester as
- 1975 · The Oddball Couple as
- 1974 · Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too as Tigger (voice)
- 1974 · Hong Kong Phooey as Mr. Shrink
- 1974 · Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch as Revs/Captain Tough (voice)
- 1973 · Dr. Seuss on the Loose as Sneetches / Sam-I-Am / Green Eggs and Ham Hater (voice)
- 1973 · Goober and the Ghost Chasers as
- 1973 · Blue Aces Wild as Wizard (voice)
- 1973 · Killarney Blarney as Jamie / Timmy (voice)
- 1973 · The Ghost of Potter's Field as Mr. Carlson
- 1972 · A Christmas Story as Goober (voice)
- 1972 · The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park as Fleegle / Tree (voice)
- 1972 · Ghost Story as Mr. Carlson
- 1971 · McMillan and Wife as
- 1971 · Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! as
- 1971 · The Wizard of Id as The King of Id/Peasant
- 1970 · The Aristocats as Chinese Cat (voice)
- 1970 · Which Way to the Front? as Schroeder
- 1970 · Goldilocks as Bobcat / Various Animals (voice)
- 1970 · Nanny and the Professor as
- 1969 · Love, American Style as Dale
- 1969 · The Brady Bunch as
- 1969 · Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines as Dick Dastardly / The General (voice)
- 1969 · The Perils of Penelope Pitstop as
- 1969 · Vernon's Volunteers as Fire Chief Vernon
- 1968 · Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day as Tigger (voice)
- 1968 · Here's Lucy as Knife Thrower / Jeweler
- 1968 · Here's Lucy as Carlo
- 1968 · Wacky Races as Clyde (voice)
- 1968 · The Banana Splits Adventure Hour as
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1966 · The Lone Ranger as The Rainmaker (voice)
- 1965 · The Dean Martin Show as
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self - Ventriloquist
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Paul Winchell
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Doc Putnam
- 1962 · The Beverly Hillbillies as Grandpa Winch
- 1962 · The Jetsons as Dr. Input (voice)
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1960 · The Flintstones as Umpire / Thief / Reporter (voice)
- 1960 · Stop! Look! and Laugh! as Paul Winchell
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1958 · The Donna Reed Show as
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Henry Clement
- 1956 · Circus Time as
- 1950 · The Paul Winchell Show as Host
- 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- 1950 · Your Show of Shows as
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
- 1949 · Lights Out as
- 1948 · The Bigelow Show as
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Ventriloquist
- 1939 · Everything's on Ice as Voice of Dummy