1922-12-21 New York City, New York, USA
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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The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery | Tigger | 2003-06-01 |
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Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year | Tigger (segment "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too") (voice) | 2002-11-12 |
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Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun | Tigger (voice) | 2000-11-06 |
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Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You | Tigger (voice) | 1999-02-12 |
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Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving | Tigger (voice) | 1999-11-08 |
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A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving | Tigger (voice) | 1998-11-22 |
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Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin | Tigger (voice) | 1997-08-05 |
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece | Self - Voice of 'Tigger' | 1996-03-27 |
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Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day | Tigger (voice) | 1995-01-13 |
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Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh | Tigger (voice) | 1995-09-06 |
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Winnie the Pooh: Playtime - Pooh Party | Tigger (voice) | 1994-02-15 |
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Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh | Tigger (voice) | 1994-02-18 |
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Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too | Tigger (voice) | 1991-12-14 |
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Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose | Dread Baron (voice) | 1987-11-22 |
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Gummi Bears: A New Beginning | Zummi Gummi (voice) | 1986-07-18 |
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Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure | (voice) | 1986-11-28 |
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Here Are the Smurfs | Gargamel (voice) | 1984-03-28 |
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The Smurfic Games | Gargamel (voice) | 1984-05-20 |
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Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore | Tigger (voice) | 1983-03-11 |
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The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas | Gargamel (voice) | 1983-11-12 |
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The 1st Annual NBC Yummy Awards | 1983-09-17 | |
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My Smurfy Valentine | Gargamel (voice) | 1983-02-13 |
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The Smurfs Halloween Special | Gargamel | 1983-11-05 |
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The Smurfs Springtime Special | Gargamel (voice) | 1982-04-07 |
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The Smurfs Christmas Special | Gargamel (voice) | 1982-12-13 |
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Romeo and Smurfette | Gargamel (Voice) | 1981-10-10 |
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The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma | Umpire / Thief / Reporter (voice) | 1981-10-04 |
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The Fox and the Hound | Boomer (voice) | 1981-07-10 |
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Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue | Bubi Bear / Fleego (voice) | 1978-01-13 |
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Tigger (voice) | 1977-03-11 |
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The Man from Clover Grove | Jefferson Swickle | 1975-12-12 |
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The Tiny Tree | Turtle | 1975-12-14 |
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Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too | Tigger (voice) | 1974-09-20 |
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Killarney Blarney | Jamie / Timmy (voice) | 1973-05-16 |
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Blue Aces Wild | Wizard (voice) | 1973-05-16 |
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Dr. Seuss on the Loose | Sneetches / Sam-I-Am / Green Eggs and Ham Hater (voice) | 1973-10-15 |
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The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park | Fleegle / Tree (voice) | 1972-11-25 |
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A Christmas Story | Goober (voice) | 1972-12-01 |
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The Wizard of Id | The King of Id/Peasant | 1971-12-04 |
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Which Way to the Front? | Schroeder | 1970-09-03 |
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Goldilocks | Bobcat / Various Animals (voice) | 1970-03-31 |
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The Aristocats | Chinese Cat (voice) | 1970-12-24 |
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Vernon's Volunteers | Fire Chief Vernon | 1969-01-01 |
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Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day | Tigger (voice) | 1968-12-20 |
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Stop! Look! and Laugh! | Paul Winchell | 1960-01-07 |
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Everything's on Ice | Voice of Dummy | 1939-10-05 |
