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Paul Winchell

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Geboren
21. Dezember 1922 · New York City, New York, USA
Gestorben
24. Juni 2005

Biografie

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

Bekannt aus

Poster zu Aristocats
Aristocats
Film · 1970 · ★ 7,3
Poster zu Cap und Capper
Cap und Capper
Film · 1981 · ★ 7,2
Poster zu Die vielen Abenteuer von Winnie Puuh
Die vielen Abenteuer von Winnie Puuh
Film · 1977 · ★ 7,3
Poster zu Die Schlümpfe
Die Schlümpfe
Serie · 1981 · ★ 7,0
Poster zu Die Jetsons
Die Jetsons
Serie · 1962 · ★ 7,3
Poster zu Garfield und seine Freunde
Garfield und seine Freunde
Serie · 1988 · ★ 7,3
Poster zu Winnie Puuh auf großer Reise
Winnie Puuh auf großer Reise
Film · 1997 · ★ 7,2
Poster zu Die Gummibärenbande
Die Gummibärenbande
Serie · 1985 · ★ 7,5
Poster zu Neue Abenteuer mit Winnie Puuh
Neue Abenteuer mit Winnie Puuh
Serie · 1988 · ★ 7,7
Poster zu Wacky Races - Autorennen Total
Wacky Races - Autorennen Total
Serie · 1968 · ★ 7,3
Poster zu Winnie Puuh - Honigsüße Weihnachtszeit
Winnie Puuh - Honigsüße Weihnachtszeit
Film · 2002 · ★ 7,0
Poster zu Drei Mädchen und drei Jungen
Drei Mädchen und drei Jungen
Serie · 1969 · ★ 6,7

Filmografie