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.
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
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Filmography (Movies)
The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
Character:Tigger
Release Date:01/06/2003
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
Character:Tigger (segment "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too") (voice)
Release Date:12/11/2002
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun
Character:Tigger (voice)
Release Date:06/11/2000
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
Character:Tigger (voice)
Release Date:08/11/1999
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
Character:Tigger (voice)
Release Date:12/02/1999
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
Character:Tigger (voice)
Release Date:22/11/1998
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Character:Tigger (voice)
Release Date:05/08/1997
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
Character:Self - Voice of 'Tigger'
Release Date:27/03/1996
Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh
Character:Tigger (voice)
Release Date:06/09/1995
Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day
Character:Tigger (voice)
Release Date:13/01/1995
Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh
Character:Tigger (voice)
Release Date:18/02/1994
Winnie the Pooh: Playtime - Pooh Party
Character:Tigger (voice)
Release Date:15/02/1994
Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
Character:Tigger (voice)
Release Date:14/12/1991
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
Character:Dread Baron (voice)
Release Date:22/11/1987
Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure
Character:(voice)
Release Date:28/11/1986
Gummi Bears: A New Beginning
Character:Zummi Gummi (voice)
Release Date:18/07/1986
The Smurfic Games
Character:Gargamel (voice)
Release Date:20/05/1984
Here Are the Smurfs
Character:Gargamel (voice)
Release Date:28/03/1984
The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
Character:Gargamel (voice)
Release Date:12/11/1983
The Smurfs Halloween Special
Character:Gargamel
Release Date:05/11/1983
The 1st Annual NBC Yummy Awards
Character:
Release Date:17/09/1983
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
Character:Tigger (voice)
Release Date:11/03/1983
My Smurfy Valentine
Character:Gargamel (voice)
Release Date:13/02/1983
The Smurfs Christmas Special
Character:Gargamel (voice)
Release Date:13/12/1982
The Smurfs Springtime Special
Character:Gargamel (voice)
Release Date:07/04/1982
Romeo and Smurfette
Character:Gargamel (Voice)
Release Date:10/10/1981
The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma
Character:Umpire / Thief / Reporter (voice)
Release Date:04/10/1981
The Fox and the Hound
Character:Boomer (voice)
Release Date:10/07/1981
Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
Character:Bubi Bear / Fleego (voice)
Release Date:13/01/1978
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Character:Tigger (voice)
Release Date:11/03/1977
The Tiny Tree
Character:Turtle
Release Date:14/12/1975
The Man from Clover Grove
Character:Jefferson Swickle
Release Date:12/12/1975
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Character:Tigger (voice)
Release Date:20/09/1974
Dr. Seuss on the Loose
Character:Sneetches / Sam-I-Am / Green Eggs and Ham Hater (voice)
Release Date:15/10/1973
Blue Aces Wild
Character:Wizard (voice)
Release Date:16/05/1973
Killarney Blarney
Character:Jamie / Timmy (voice)
Release Date:16/05/1973
A Christmas Story
Character:Goober (voice)
Release Date:01/12/1972
The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
Character:Fleegle / Tree (voice)
Release Date:25/11/1972
The Wizard of Id
Character:The King of Id/Peasant
Release Date:04/12/1971
The Aristocats
Character:Chinese Cat (voice)
Release Date:24/12/1970
Which Way to the Front?
Character:Schroeder
Release Date:03/09/1970
Goldilocks
Character:Bobcat / Various Animals (voice)
Release Date:31/03/1970
Vernon's Volunteers
Character:Fire Chief Vernon
Release Date:01/01/1969
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Character:Tigger (voice)
Release Date:20/12/1968
Stop! Look! and Laugh!
Character:Paul Winchell
Release Date:07/01/1960
Everything's on Ice
Character:Voice of Dummy
Release Date:05/10/1939
Television Appearances
Droopy, Master Detective
Character:Rumpley's Dad (voice)
Wake, Rattle, and Roll
Character:
Fender Bender 500
Character:Dick Dastardly (voice)
Garfield and Friends
Character:
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Character:Tigger (voice)
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Character:Zummi Gummi (voice)
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
Character:Dick Dastardly (voice)
Spider-Man
Character:
Trollkins
Character:
The Smurfs
Character:Gargamel (voice)
Heathcliff
Character:Marmaduke
The Robonic Stooges
Character:Moe / Mummy / Professor Octane
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Character:Shake
Clue Club
Character:Woofer
Joe Forrester
Character:
The Oddball Couple
Character:
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
Character:Revs/Captain Tough (voice)
Hong Kong Phooey
Character:Mr. Shrink
Goober and the Ghost Chasers
Character:
Ghost Story
Character:Mr. Carlson
McMillan & Wife
Character:
Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
Character:
Nanny and the Professor
Character:
Love, American Style
Character:Dale
Love, American Style
Character:Harvey
Love, American Style
Character:Ralph
The Brady Bunch
Character:
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
Character:
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
Character:Dick Dastardly / The General (voice)
Here's Lucy
Character:Knife Thrower / Jeweler
Here's Lucy
Character:Carlo
Wacky Races
Character:Clyde (voice)
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
Character:
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self
The Lone Ranger
Character:The Rainmaker (voice)
The Dean Martin Show
Character:
The Hollywood Palace
Character:Self
The Lucy Show
Character:Paul Winchell
The Lucy Show
Character:Doc Putnam
The Beverly Hillbillies
Character:Grandpa Winch
The Jetsons
Character:Dr. Input (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
77 Sunset Strip
Character:
The Donna Reed Show
Character:
Perry Mason
Character:Henry Clement
Circus Time
Character:
The Paul Winchell Show
Character:Host
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
Your Show of Shows
Character:
What's My Line?
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Panelist
Lights Out
Character:
The Bigelow Show
Character:
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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