
Paul Winchell
Acting
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
movieThe Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery
as Tigger · 2003 · 7.3
movieWinnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
as Tigger (segment "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too") (voice) · 2002 · 6.9
movieWinnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun
as Tigger (voice) · 2000 · 8.0
movieWinnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
as Tigger (voice) · 1999 · 6.7
movieWinnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You
as Tigger (voice) · 1999 · 6.9
movieA Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
as Tigger (voice) · 1998 · 6.6
moviePooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
as Tigger (voice) · 1997 · 7.1
movieThe Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
as Self - Voice of 'Tigger' · 1996 · 6.1
movieWinnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh
as Tigger (voice) · 1995 · 7.6
movieWinnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day
as Tigger (voice) · 1995 · 6.9
movieWinnie the Pooh Playtime: Cowboy Pooh
as Tigger (voice) · 1994 · 6.0
Winnie the Pooh: Playtime - Pooh Party
as Tigger (voice) · 1994 · 8.0
tvDroopy, Master Detective
as Rumpley's Dad (voice) · 1993 · 5.8
movieWinnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
as Tigger (voice) · 1991 · 6.9
tvWake, Rattle, and Roll
as · 1990 · 7.0
tvFender Bender 500
as Dick Dastardly (voice) · 1990 · 6.0
tvGarfield and Friends
as · 1988 · 7.3
tvThe New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
as Tigger (voice) · 1988 · 7.7
movieYogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
as Dread Baron (voice) · 1987 · 6.7
Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure
as (voice) · 1986 · 9.0
movieGummi Bears: A New Beginning
as Zummi Gummi (voice) · 1986 · 6.0
tvDisney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
as Zummi Gummi (voice) · 1985 · 7.5
tvYogi's Treasure Hunt
as Dick Dastardly (voice) · 1985 · 7.4
movieThe Smurfic Games
as Gargamel (voice) · 1984 · 6.9