Paul Winchell
Known for: Acting
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
Filmography
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Perry Mason
Henry Clement
1957
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Series
Garfield and Friends
1988
Series
The Smurfs
Gargamel (voice)
1981
Series
Love, American Style
Dale
1969
Series
Love, American Style
Harvey
1969
Series
Love, American Style
Ralph
1969
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
Grandpa Winch
1962
Series
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Series
The Lucy Show
Paul Winchell
1962
Series
The Lucy Show
Doc Putnam
1962
Series
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Tigger (voice)
1988
Series
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Zummi Gummi (voice)
1985
Series
Here's Lucy
Knife Thrower / Jeweler
1968
Series
Here's Lucy
Carlo
1968
Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Series
The Brady Bunch
1969
Series
The Jetsons
Dr. Input (voice)
1962
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968
Series
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
Dick Dastardly / The General (voice)
1969
Series
Your Show of Shows
1950
Series
Lights Out
1949
Series
The Dean Martin Show
1965
Series
Droopy, Master Detective
Rumpley's Dad (voice)
1993
Series
McMillan & Wife
TV Interviewer
1971
Series
Heathcliff
Marmaduke
1980
Series
Nanny and the Professor
1970
Series
The Hollywood Palace
Self
1964
Series
Ghost Story
Mr. Carlson
1972
Film
The Aristocats
Chinese Cat (voice)
1970
Series
Wake, Rattle, and Roll
1990
Series
Wacky Races
Clyde (voice)
1968
Series
Hong Kong Phooey
Mr. Shrink
1974
Series
Fender Bender 500
Dick Dastardly (voice)
1990
Film
The Fox and the Hound
Boomer (voice)
1981
Series
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
Dick Dastardly (voice)
1985
Series
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
1969
Series
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
1968
Series
Spider-Man
1981
Series
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
Revs/Captain Tough (voice)
1974
Series
Joe Forrester
1975
Film
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Tigger (voice)
1977
Series
Goober and the Ghost Chasers
1973
Film
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Tigger (voice)
1997
Series
The Lone Ranger
The Rainmaker (voice)
1966
Series
Clue Club
Woofer
1976
Series
The Oddball Couple
Fleabag (voice)
1975
Series
Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
1971
Series
The Robonic Stooges
Moe / Mummy / Professor Octane
1977
Series
Trollkins
1981
Film
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
Tigger (segment "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too") (voice)
2002
Series
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Shake
1977
Film
Goldilocks
Bobcat / Various Animals (voice)
1970
Film
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
Tigger (voice)
1999
Series
Winnie the Pooh
Tigger
1966
Film
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
Tigger (voice)
1999
Film
Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
Bubi Bear / Fleego (voice)
1978
Film
Stop! Look! and Laugh!
Paul Winchell
1960
Film
Which Way to the Front?
Schroeder
1970
Film
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Tigger (voice)
1968
Film
Dr. Seuss on the Loose
Sneetches / Sam-I-Am / Green Eggs and Ham Hater (voice)
1973
Film
Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
Tigger (voice)
1991
Film
Winnie The Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh
Tigger (voice)
1994
Film
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
Dread Baron (voice)
1987
Film
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun
Tigger (voice)
2000
Film
The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
Tigger
2003
Film
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
Tigger (voice)
1983
Film
Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh
Tigger (voice)
1995
Film
The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma
Umpire / Thief / Reporter (voice)
1981
Film
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Tigger (voice)
1974
Film
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
Self - Voice of 'Tigger'
1996
Film
Winnie The Pooh Playtime: Detective Tigger
Tigger (voice)
1994
Film
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
Tigger (voice)
1998
Film
The Smurfs Halloween Special
Gargamel
1983
Film
The Man from Clover Grove
Jefferson Swickle
1975
Film
The Smurfic Games
Gargamel (voice)
1984
Film
The Smurfs Christmas Special
Gargamel (voice)
1982
Film
Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day
Tigger (voice)
1995
The Paul Winchell Show
Host
1950
Film
The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
Gargamel (voice)
1983
Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure
(voice)
1986
Film
The Smurfs Springtime Special
Gargamel (voice)
1982
Film
The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
Fleegle / Tree (voice)
1972
Film
Gummi Bears: A New Beginning
Zummi Gummi (voice)
1986
Film
Here Are the Smurfs
Gargamel (voice)
1984
Film
My Smurfy Valentine
Gargamel (voice)
1983
Film
The 1st Annual NBC Yummy Awards
1983
Film
The Wizard of Id
The King of Id/Peasant
1971
Film
A Christmas Story
Goober (voice)
1972
Film
Everything's on Ice
Voice of Dummy
1939
The Bigelow Show
1948
Film
Romeo and Smurfette
Gargamel (Voice)
1981
Circus Time
1956
Film
Winnie The Pooh Playtime: Pooh Party
Tigger (voice)
1994
Film
The Tiny Tree
Turtle
1975
Film
Killarney Blarney
Jamie / Timmy (voice)
1973
Vernon's Volunteers
Fire Chief Vernon
1969
Film
Blue Aces Wild
Wizard (voice)
1973