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
Chinese Cat (voice)
The Aristocats
Boomer (voice)
The Fox and the Hound
Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh
Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun
Tigger (voice)
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Gargamel (voice)
The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
(voice)
Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure
Zummi Gummi (voice)
Gummi Bears: A New Beginning
Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
The King of Id/Peasant
The Wizard of Id
Bobcat / Various Animals (voice)
Goldilocks
Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day
Paul Winchell
Stop! Look! and Laugh!
Schroeder
Which Way to the Front?
The 1st Annual NBC Yummy Awards
Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Voice of Dummy
Everything's on Ice
Goober (voice)
A Christmas Story
Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
Gargamel (voice)
The Smurfs Springtime Special
Tigger (voice)
A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
Gargamel (voice)
The Smurfic Games
Gargamel (voice)
My Smurfy Valentine
Self - Voice of 'Tigger'
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
Turtle
The Tiny Tree
Wizard (voice)
Blue Aces Wild
Jamie / Timmy (voice)
Killarney Blarney
Tigger (voice)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Gargamel (voice)
The Smurfs Christmas Special
Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh
Sneetches / Sam-I-Am / Green Eggs and Ham Hater (voice)
Dr. Seuss on the Loose
Jefferson Swickle
The Man from Clover Grove
Umpire / Thief / Reporter (voice)
The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma
Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Playtime - Pooh Party
Dread Baron (voice)
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
Fleegle / Tree (voice)
The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
Tigger (segment "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too") (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
Tigger (voice)
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
Tigger
The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
Fire Chief Vernon
Vernon's Volunteers
Bubi Bear / Fleego (voice)
Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
Gargamel (voice)
Here Are the Smurfs
Gargamel (Voice)
Romeo and Smurfette
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
45
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-12-21
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Paul Wilchinsky