Paul Winchell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

100

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-12-21

Day of death

2005-06-24 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Paul Winchell

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

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Smurfs

    The Smurfs

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Garfield and Friends

    Garfield and Friends

  • The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

    The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

  • Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears

    Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • The Jetsons

    The Jetsons

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Brady Bunch

    The Brady Bunch

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore

    Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • The Fox and the Hound

    The Fox and the Hound

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Your Show of Shows

    Your Show of Shows

  • Wacky Races

    Wacky Races

  • The Aristocats

    The Aristocats

  • Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines

    Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines

  • The Dean Martin Show

    The Dean Martin Show

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece

    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece

  • Droopy, Master Detective

    Droopy, Master Detective

  • The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery

    The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery

  • Killarney Blarney

    Killarney Blarney

  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Heathcliff

    Heathcliff

  • Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year

    Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year

  • Nanny and the Professor

    Nanny and the Professor

  • Spider-Man

    Spider-Man

  • Goldilocks

    Goldilocks

  • Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving

    Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving

  • Joe Forrester

    Joe Forrester

  • Hong Kong Phooey

    Hong Kong Phooey

  • The Man from Clover Grove

    The Man from Clover Grove

  • Goober and the Ghost Chasers

    Goober and the Ghost Chasers

  • The Banana Splits Adventure Hour

    The Banana Splits Adventure Hour

  • The Perils of Penelope Pitstop

    The Perils of Penelope Pitstop

  • Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin

    Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

    Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

  • The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas

    The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas

  • Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!

    Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!

  • Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too

    Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too

  • The Tiny Tree

    The Tiny Tree

  • Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You

    Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You

  • Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose

    Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose

  • Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too

    Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too

  • Fender Bender 500

    Fender Bender 500

  • A Christmas Story

    A Christmas Story

  • Yogi's Treasure Hunt

    Yogi's Treasure Hunt

  • The Smurfs Christmas Special

    The Smurfs Christmas Special

  • Dr. Seuss on the Loose

    Dr. Seuss on the Loose

  • Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue

    Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue

  • Wake, Rattle, and Roll

    Wake, Rattle, and Roll

  • A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving

    A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving

  • Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch

    Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch

  • Blue Aces Wild

    Blue Aces Wild

  • Which Way to the Front?

    Which Way to the Front?

  • The Robonic Stooges

    The Robonic Stooges

  • Gummi Bears: A New Beginning

    Gummi Bears: A New Beginning

  • The Smurfs Halloween Special

    The Smurfs Halloween Special

  • The 1st Annual NBC Yummy Awards

    The 1st Annual NBC Yummy Awards

  • The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma

    The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma

  • Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day

    Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day

  • Romeo and Smurfette

    Romeo and Smurfette

  • Everything's on Ice

    Everything's on Ice

  • Here Are the Smurfs

    Here Are the Smurfs

  • Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun

    Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun

  • Trollkins

    Trollkins

  • Shake, Rattle and Roll

    Shake, Rattle and Roll

  • The Smurfic Games

    The Smurfic Games

  • Clue Club

    Clue Club

  • Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh

    Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh

  • The Oddball Couple

    The Oddball Couple

  • My Smurfy Valentine

    My Smurfy Valentine

  • Stop! Look! and Laugh!

    Stop! Look! and Laugh!

  • Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh

    Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh

  • The Smurfs Springtime Special

    The Smurfs Springtime Special

  • The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park

    The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park

  • Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure

    Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure

  • The Paul Winchell Show

    The Paul Winchell Show

  • The Wizard of Id

    The Wizard of Id

  • The Bigelow Show

    The Bigelow Show

  • Circus Time

    Circus Time

  • Vernon's Volunteers

    Vernon's Volunteers

  • Winnie the Pooh: Playtime - Pooh Party

    Winnie the Pooh: Playtime - Pooh Party