Paul J. Smith
- Visual effects
- March 15, 1906 · Nahma Township, Michigan, USA
- November 17, 1980
Biography
Paul J. Smith (March 15, 1906 – November 17, 1980) was an American animator and director. Smith began as a cel painter for Walt Disney Animation in 1926, then moved up to an animator. In 1928, when all the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons for Charles Mintz were completed, Smith left the payroll. Smith worked for the Walter Lantz studio for much of his career, first as an animator, and then as a director. He also animated at Warner Bros. Cartoons. By 1955, Smith had taken over as primary director of the Woody Woodpecker cartoon shorts. With Smith in the director's chair, the Woody Woodpecker series maintained its trademark frenetic energy, while the animation itself was simplified, due to budget constraints. By the late 1960s, Smith became the sole director of the Lantz studio's output: the cartoon series Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy, and The Beary Family. Smith stayed with Lantz until the studio was closed in 1972. Smith died in Van Nuys, California on November 17, 1980. He was the brother of animators Frank Smith and Hank Smith and the uncle of actor and film director Charles Martin Smith. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known for
Filmography
- The King of Ads · Director
- Bye, Bye, Blackboard · Director
- Indian Corn · Director
- Pecking Holes in Poles · Director
- Gold Diggin' Woodpecker · Director
- The Rude Intruder · Director
- The Genie with the Light Touch · Director
- Chili Con Corny · Director
- For the Love of Pizza · Director
- Show Biz Beagle · Director
- Unlucky Potluck · Director
- Rain Rain, Go Away · Director
- A Fish Story · Director
- Let Charlie Do It · Director
- Kitty from the City · Director
- The Reluctant Recruit · Director
- Moochin' Pooch · Director
- Airlift a la Carte · Director
- Charlie the Rainmaker · Director
- Shanghai Woody · Director
- The Snoozin' Bruin' · Director
- The Bungling Builder · Director
- How to Trap a Woodpecker · Director
- Chilly's Hide-a-Way · Director
- Woody's Magic Touch · Director
- Sleepy Time Chimes · Director
- Flim Flam Fountain · Director
- All Hams on Deck · Director
- Chilly's Cold War · Director
- Buster's Last Stand · Director
- Hi-Rise Wise Guys · Director
- Coo Coo Nuts · Director
- Chilly's Ice Folly · Director
- Wild Bill Hiccup · Director
- Seal on the Loose · Director
- Gooney's Goofy Landings · Director
- The Unhandy Man · Director
- Charlie in Hot Water · Director
- Charlie's Golf Classic · Director
- A Gooney Is Born · Director
- Sleepy Time Bear · Director
- Phoney Pony · Director
- Prehistoric Super Salesman · Director
- Ship a-Hoy Woody · Director
- Chilly and the Looney Gooney · Director
- Charlie's Campout · Director
- Little Skeeter · Director
- Cool It, Charlie · Director
- Tumble Weed Greed · Director
- Project Reject · Director
- Woody's Knight Mare · Director
- Gopher Broke · Director
- One Horse Town · Director
- Highway Hecklers · Director
- A Lad in Bagdad · Director
- A Peck of Trouble · Director
- Paste Makes Waste · Director
- Jerky Turkey · Director
- Under Sea Dogs · Director
- Lotsa Luck · Director
- Fat in the Saddle · Director
- Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin · Director
- Woody the Freeloader · Director
- Hook, Line, and Stinker · Director
- Bugged in a Rug · Director
- Chiller Dillers · Director
- Chilly Chums · Director
- Chilly and the Woodchopper · Director
- Secret Agent Woody Woodpecker · Director
- Horse Play · Director
- Hot Time on Ice · Director
- The Nautical Nut · Director
- Hot Diggity Dog · Director
- Have Gun Can't Travel · Director
- Vicious Viking · Director
- Mouse in the House · Director
- Sissy Sheriff · Director
- Window Pains · Director
- Polar Fright · Director
- Monster of Ceremonies · Director