Paul Winchell
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1922-12-21
- Died
- 2005-06-24
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Paul Wilchinsky
Biography
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
TV Shows (50)
Perry Mason
1957
as Henry Clement
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Love, American Style
1969
as Dale / Harvey / Ralph
What's My Line?
1950
as Self / Self - Panelist
Garfield and Friends
1988
The Smurfs
1981
as Gargamel (voice)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Grandpa Winch
The Donna Reed Show
1958
The Lucy Show
1962
as Paul Winchell / Doc Putnam
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Lights Out
1949
Here's Lucy
1968
as Knife Thrower / Jeweler / Carlo
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1988
as Tigger (voice)
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
1985
as Zummi Gummi (voice)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Jetsons
1962
as Dr. Input (voice)
The Brady Bunch
1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
McMillan & Wife
1971
The Dean Martin Show
1965
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
1969
as Dick Dastardly / The General (voice)
Ghost Story
1972
as Mr. Carlson
Your Show of Shows
1950
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
Droopy, Master Detective
1993
as Rumpley's Dad (voice)
Nanny and the Professor
1970
Heathcliff
1980
as Marmaduke
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
1969
Wacky Races
1968
as Clyde (voice)
Hong Kong Phooey
1974
as Mr. Shrink
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
1974
as Revs/Captain Tough (voice)
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
1968
Joe Forrester
1975
Spider-Man
1981
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
1985
as Dick Dastardly (voice)
Clue Club
1976
as Woofer
Wake, Rattle, and Roll
1990
The Lone Ranger
1966
as The Rainmaker (voice)
Goober and the Ghost Chasers
1973
The Robonic Stooges
1977
as Moe / Mummy / Professor Octane
Fender Bender 500
1990
as Dick Dastardly (voice)
Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
1971
Shake, Rattle and Roll
1977
as Shake
Trollkins
1981
Winnie the Pooh
1966
as Tigger
The Oddball Couple
1975
as Fleabag (voice)
The Bigelow Show
1948
The Paul Winchell Show
1950
as Host
Circus Time
1956
Movies (46)
The Aristocats
1970
as Chinese Cat (voice)
The Fox and the Hound
1981
as Boomer (voice)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977
as Tigger (voice)
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
1997
as Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
1999
as Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
2002
as Tigger (segment "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too") (voice)
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1968
as Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
1999
as Tigger (voice)
The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
2003
as Tigger
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
1987
as Dread Baron (voice)
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
1983
as Tigger (voice)
Which Way to the Front?
1970
as Schroeder
The Smurfic Games
1984
as Gargamel (voice)
The Smurfs Springtime Special
1982
as Gargamel (voice)
A Christmas Story
1972
as Goober (voice)
Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
1991
as Tigger (voice)
Dr. Seuss on the Loose
1973
as Sneetches / Sam-I-Am / Green Eggs and Ham Hater (voice)
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
1998
as Tigger (voice)
Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure
1986
as (voice)
The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma
1981
as Umpire / Thief / Reporter (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun
2000
as Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh
1995
as Tigger (voice)
Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
1978
as Bubi Bear / Fleego (voice)
Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh
1994
as Tigger (voice)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
1996
as Self - Voice of 'Tigger'
Here Are the Smurfs
1984
as Gargamel (voice)
The Smurfs Halloween Special
1983
as Gargamel
The Smurfs Christmas Special
1982
as Gargamel (voice)
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
1974
as Tigger (voice)
Romeo and Smurfette
1981
as Gargamel (Voice)
Gummi Bears: A New Beginning
1986
as Zummi Gummi (voice)
Blue Aces Wild
1973
as Wizard (voice)
My Smurfy Valentine
1983
as Gargamel (voice)
Goldilocks
1970
as Bobcat / Various Animals (voice)
The Tiny Tree
1975
as Turtle
Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day
1995
as Tigger (voice)
The Man from Clover Grove
1975
as Jefferson Swickle
The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
1983
as Gargamel (voice)
Everything's on Ice
1939
as Voice of Dummy
The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
1972
as Fleegle / Tree (voice)
Vernon's Volunteers
1969
as Fire Chief Vernon
Winnie the Pooh: Playtime - Pooh Party
1994
as Tigger (voice)
The 1st Annual NBC Yummy Awards
1983
Stop! Look! and Laugh!
1960
as Paul Winchell
The Wizard of Id
1971
as The King of Id/Peasant
Killarney Blarney
1973
as Jamie / Timmy (voice)
About 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 h… With 96 credits spanning from 1939 to 2003, Paul Winchell has appeared in 46 films and 50 TV shows.
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- The Aristocats (1970) — as Chinese Cat (voice)
- The Fox and the Hound (1981) — as Boomer (voice)
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) — as Tigger (voice)
- Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) — as Tigger (voice)
- Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999) — as Tigger (voice)
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