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Paul Winchell

Acting
Known For

82 Years Old

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

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 21st December 1922

Died

24th June 2005

All Credits

Love, American Style Image
Love, American Style
Ralph
Love, American Style Image
Love, American Style
Harvey
Love, American Style Image
Love, American Style
Dale
The Smurfs Image
The Smurfs
Gargamel (voice)
Garfield and Friends Image
Garfield and Friends
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines Image
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
Dick Dastardly / The General (voice)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Image
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Mike Douglas Show Image
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Perry Mason Image
Perry Mason
Henry Clement
Here's Lucy Image
Here's Lucy
Carlo
Here's Lucy Image
Here's Lucy
Knife Thrower / Jeweler
The Colgate Comedy Hour Image
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Donna Reed Show Image
The Donna Reed Show
Yogi's Treasure Hunt Image
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
Dick Dastardly (voice)
Lights Out Image
Lights Out
Your Show of Shows Image
Your Show of Shows
Hong Kong Phooey Image
Hong Kong Phooey
Mr. Shrink
The Hollywood Palace Image
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Ventriloquist
The Lucy Show Image
The Lucy Show
Doc Putnam
The Lucy Show Image
The Lucy Show
Paul Winchell
The Jetsons Image
The Jetsons
Dr. Input (voice)
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Image
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Tigger (voice)
The Ed Sullivan Show Image
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
McMillan & Wife Image
McMillan & Wife
Heathcliff Image
Heathcliff
Marmaduke
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch Image
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
Revs/Captain Tough (voice)
Joe Forrester Image
Joe Forrester
77 Sunset Strip Image
77 Sunset Strip
The Dean Martin Show Image
The Dean Martin Show
The Lone Ranger Image
The Lone Ranger
The Rainmaker (voice)
Spider-Man Image
Spider-Man
Wacky Races Image
Wacky Races
Clyde (voice)
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears Image
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Zummi Gummi (voice)
The Oddball Couple Image
The Oddball Couple
The Beverly Hillbillies Image
The Beverly Hillbillies
Grandpa Winch
Droopy, Master Detective Image
Droopy, Master Detective
Rumpley's Dad (voice)
What's My Line? Image
What's My Line?
Self - Panelist
What's My Line? Image
What's My Line?
Self
Trollkins Image
Trollkins
Nanny and the Professor Image
Nanny and the Professor
Wake, Rattle, and Roll Image
Wake, Rattle, and Roll
The Robonic Stooges Image
The Robonic Stooges
Moe / Mummy / Professor Octane
Clue Club Image
Clue Club
Woofer
Goober and the Ghost Chasers Image
Goober and the Ghost Chasers
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop Image
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
Shake, Rattle and Roll Image
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Shake
Fender Bender 500 Image
Fender Bender 500
Dick Dastardly (voice)
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour Image
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! Image
Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
The Brady Bunch Image
The Brady Bunch
Ghost Story Image
Ghost Story
Mr. Carlson
The Aristocats Image
The Aristocats
Chinese Cat (voice)
The Fox and the Hound Image
The Fox and the Hound
Boomer (voice)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Image
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Tigger (voice)
No Image
The Paul Winchell Show
Host
No Image
Circus Time
The Pink Panther Image
The Pink Panther
No Image
The Bigelow Show
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year Image
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
Tigger (segment "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too") (voice)
Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too Image
Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
Tigger (voice)
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin Image
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving Image
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day Image
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You Image
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore Image
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
Tigger (voice)
The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery Image
The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
Tigger
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too Image
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Tigger (voice)
The Smurfs Christmas Special Image
The Smurfs Christmas Special
Gargamel (voice)
Stop! Look! and Laugh! Image
Stop! Look! and Laugh!
Paul Winchell
The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma Image
The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma
Umpire / Thief / Reporter (voice)
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose Image
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
Dread Baron (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh Image
Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh
Tigger (voice)
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving Image
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
Tigger (voice)
Which Way to the Front? Image
Which Way to the Front?
Schroeder
Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue Image
Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
Bubi Bear / Fleego (voice)
Dr. Seuss on the Loose Image
Dr. Seuss on the Loose
Sneetches / Sam-I-Am / Green Eggs and Ham Hater (voice)
Romeo and Smurfette Image
Romeo and Smurfette
Gargamel (Voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day Image
Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day
Tigger (voice)
The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas Image
The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
Gargamel (voice)
A Christmas Story Image
A Christmas Story
Goober (voice)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece Image
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
Self - Voice of 'Tigger'
No Image
Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure
(voice)
The Smurfs Springtime Special Image
The Smurfs Springtime Special
Gargamel (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun Image
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun
Tigger (voice)
Everything's on Ice Image
Everything's on Ice
Voice of Dummy
The Smurfic Games Image
The Smurfic Games
Gargamel (voice)
The 1st Annual NBC Yummy Awards Image
The 1st Annual NBC Yummy Awards
The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park Image
The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
Fleegle / Tree (voice)
My Smurfy Valentine Image
My Smurfy Valentine
Gargamel (voice)
The Man from Clover Grove Image
The Man from Clover Grove
Jefferson Swickle
Killarney Blarney Image
Killarney Blarney
Jamie / Timmy (voice)
Blue Aces Wild Image
Blue Aces Wild
Wizard (voice)
The Tiny Tree Image
The Tiny Tree
Turtle
Gummi Bears: A New Beginning Image
Gummi Bears: A New Beginning
Zummi Gummi (voice)
Here Are the Smurfs Image
Here Are the Smurfs
Gargamel (voice)
No Image
Winnie the Pooh: Playtime - Pooh Party
Tigger (voice)
The Wizard of Id Image
The Wizard of Id
The King of Id/Peasant
No Image
Vernon's Volunteers
Fire Chief Vernon
Goldilocks Image
Goldilocks
Bobcat / Various Animals (voice)
Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh Image
Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh
Tigger (voice)