Acting
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
Filmography
The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
Film · 2003
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
Film · 2002
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun
Film · 2000
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
Film · 1999
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
Film · 1999
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
Film · 1998
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Film · 1997
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
Film · 1996
Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh
Film · 1995
Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day
Film · 1995
Winnie The Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh
Film · 1994
Winnie The Pooh Playtime: Pooh Party
Film · 1994
Winnie The Pooh Playtime: Detective Tigger
Film · 1994
Droopy, Master Detective
Series · 1993
Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
Film · 1991
Wake, Rattle, and Roll
Series · 1990
Fender Bender 500
Series · 1990
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Series · 1988
Garfield and Friends
Series · 1988
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
Film · 1987
Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure
Film · 1986
Gummi Bears: A New Beginning
Film · 1986
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Series · 1985
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
Series · 1985
The Smurfic Games
Film · 1984
Here Are the Smurfs
Film · 1984
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
Film · 1983
The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
Film · 1983
The 1st Annual NBC Yummy Awards
Film · 1983
My Smurfy Valentine
Film · 1983
The Smurfs Halloween Special
Film · 1983
The Smurfs Springtime Special
Film · 1982
The Smurfs Christmas Special
Film · 1982
The Fox and the Hound
Film · 1981
The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma
Film · 1981
Romeo and Smurfette
Film · 1981
Spider-Man
Series · 1981
Trollkins
Series · 1981
The Smurfs
Series · 1981
Heathcliff
Series · 1980
Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
Film · 1978
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Film · 1977
The Robonic Stooges
Series · 1977
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Series · 1977
Clue Club
Series · 1976
The Tiny Tree
Film · 1975
The Man from Clover Grove
Film · 1975
The Oddball Couple
Series · 1975
Joe Forrester
Series · 1975
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Film · 1974
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
Series · 1974
Hong Kong Phooey
Series · 1974
Blue Aces Wild
Film · 1973
Killarney Blarney
Film · 1973
Dr. Seuss on the Loose
Film · 1973
Goober and the Ghost Chasers
Series · 1973
A Christmas Story
Film · 1972
The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
Film · 1972
Ghost Story
Series · 1972
The Wizard of Id
Film · 1971
McMillan & Wife
Series · 1971
Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
Series · 1971
The Aristocats
Film · 1970
Goldilocks
Film · 1970
Which Way to the Front?
Film · 1970
Nanny and the Professor
Series · 1970
Vernon's Volunteers
Film · 1969
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
The Brady Bunch
Series · 1969
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
Series · 1969
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
Series · 1969
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Film · 1968
Wacky Races
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series · 1968
The Lone Ranger
Series · 1966
Winnie the Pooh
Series · 1966
The Dean Martin Show
Series · 1965
The Hollywood Palace
Series · 1964
The Lucy Show
Series · 1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Series · 1962
The Lucy Show
Series · 1962
The Jetsons
Series · 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Stop! Look! and Laugh!
Film · 1960
77 Sunset Strip
Series · 1958
The Donna Reed Show
Series · 1958
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Circus Time
Series · 1956
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Series · 1950
Your Show of Shows
Series · 1950
The Paul Winchell Show
Series · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
Lights Out
Series · 1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
The Bigelow Show
Series · 1948
Everything's on Ice
Film · 1939