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Paul Winchell

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Paul Winchell

December 21, 1922June 24, 2005 (aged 82)New York City, New York, USA
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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

Movies with Paul Winchell

The Aristocats
7.3
Movie

The Aristocats

1970

The Fox and the Hound
7.2
Movie

The Fox and the Hound

1981

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
7.2
Movie

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

1977

Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
7.1
Movie

Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin

1997

Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
6.9
Movie

Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year

2002

Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
6.7
Movie

Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving

1999

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
7.3
Movie

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

1968

Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
6.7
Movie

Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore

1983

Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
6.9
Movie

Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You

1999

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
7.7
Movie

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too

1974

Dr. Seuss on the Loose
7.2
Movie

Dr. Seuss on the Loose

1973

Goldilocks
8.0
Movie

Goldilocks

1970

The Tiny Tree
6.3
Movie

The Tiny Tree

1975

Which Way to the Front?
4.8
Movie

Which Way to the Front?

1970

The Smurfic Games
6.9
Movie

The Smurfic Games

1984

Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
6.9
Movie

Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too

1991

My Smurfy Valentine
7.3
Movie

My Smurfy Valentine

1983

Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun
8.0
Movie

Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun

2000

Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
6.7
Movie

Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose

1987

Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh
7.6
Movie

Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh

1995

A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
6.6
Movie

A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving

1998

The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
5.6
Movie

The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park

1972

Romeo and Smurfette
6.0
Movie

Romeo and Smurfette

1981

Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh
6.0
Movie

Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh

1994

A Christmas Story
4.0
Movie

A Christmas Story

1972

The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
7.3
Movie

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

2003

Stop! Look! and Laugh!
5.3
Movie

Stop! Look! and Laugh!

1960

The Smurfs Christmas Special
6.4
Movie

The Smurfs Christmas Special

1982

Blue Aces Wild
5.8
Movie

Blue Aces Wild

1973

The Smurfs Halloween Special
7.0
Movie

The Smurfs Halloween Special

1983

The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma
6.9
Movie

The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma

1981

Everything's on Ice
5.3
Movie

Everything's on Ice

1939

Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure
9.0
Movie

Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure

1986

The Smurfs Springtime Special
6.7
Movie

The Smurfs Springtime Special

1982

Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
5.0
Movie

Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue

1978

Winnie the Pooh: Playtime - Pooh Party
8.0
Movie

Winnie the Pooh: Playtime - Pooh Party

1994

Here Are the Smurfs
8.0
Movie

Here Are the Smurfs

1984

Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day
6.9
Movie

Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day

1995

The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
5.6
Movie

The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas

1983

The Man from Clover Grove
8.0
Movie

The Man from Clover Grove

1975

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
6.1
Movie

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

1996

Vernon's Volunteers
7.0
Movie

Vernon's Volunteers

1969

Gummi Bears: A New Beginning
6.0
Movie

Gummi Bears: A New Beginning

1986

The Wizard of Id
0.0
Movie

The Wizard of Id

1971

The 1st Annual NBC Yummy Awards
0.0
Movie

The 1st Annual NBC Yummy Awards

1983

Killarney Blarney
5.7
Movie

Killarney Blarney

1973

TV Shows with Paul Winchell