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 p ... revious 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
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
2002
as Tigger (segment "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too") (voice)
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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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The Smurfs
as Gargamel (voice)
Episodes: 422
First Aired: Sep 12, 1981
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
as Dick Dastardly / The General (voice)
Episodes: 89
First Aired: Sep 13, 1969
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
as Zummi Gummi (voice)
Episodes: 76
First Aired: Sep 14, 1985
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
as Tigger (voice)
Episodes: 53
First Aired: Sep 10, 1988
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
as Revs/Captain Tough (voice)
Episodes: 39
First Aired: Sep 07, 1974
Heathcliff
as Marmaduke
Episodes: 39
First Aired: Oct 04, 1980
Wacky Races
as Clyde (voice)
Episodes: 34
First Aired: Sep 14, 1968
The Robonic Stooges
as Moe / Mummy / Professor Octane
Episodes: 32
First Aired: Sep 10, 1977
Hong Kong Phooey
as Mr. Shrink
Episodes: 31
First Aired: Sep 07, 1974
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
as Dick Dastardly (voice)
Episodes: 27
First Aired: Sep 02, 1985
Clue Club
as Woofer
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Aug 14, 1976
Shake, Rattle and Roll
as Shake
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Sep 10, 1977
Fender Bender 500
as Dick Dastardly (voice)
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Sep 17, 1990
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Grandpa Winch
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 26, 1962
The Lucy Show
as Doc Putnam
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
Here's Lucy
as Knife Thrower / Jeweler
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1968
Love, American Style
as Dale
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1969
The Lucy Show
as Paul Winchell
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
Perry Mason
as Henry Clement
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1957
Ghost Story
as Mr. Carlson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1972
The Lone Ranger
as The Rainmaker (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1966
Here's Lucy
as Carlo
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1968
The Jetsons
as Dr. Input (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1962
Droopy, Master Detective
as Rumpley's Dad (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1993
The Flintstones
as Umpire / Thief / Reporter (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1960
Love, American Style
as Harvey
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1969
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
Episodes: 37
First Aired: Sep 07, 1968
Trollkins
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Sep 12, 1981
Wake, Rattle, and Roll
Episodes: 20
First Aired: Sep 17, 1990
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
Episodes: 17
First Aired: Sep 13, 1969
Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Sep 11, 1971
Goober and the Ghost Chasers
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Sep 08, 1973
The Oddball Couple
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Sep 06, 1975
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Feb 02, 1950
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 09, 1967
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 10, 1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jun 20, 1948
The Donna Reed Show
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 24, 1958
77 Sunset Strip
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 10, 1958
The Brady Bunch
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 1969
Spider-Man
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1981
McMillan & Wife
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1971
Nanny and the Professor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 21, 1970
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Ventriloquist
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 04, 1964
Your Show of Shows
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 1950
The Dean Martin Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1965
Circus Time
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1956
Lights Out
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 19, 1949
The Bigelow Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 1948
Joe Forrester
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 1975
The Paul Winchell Show
as Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1950
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 11, 1961
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 02, 1950
Garfield and Friends
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1988
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