History Creator / PaulWinchell

* GameShowHost: He worked with his puppet, Jerry Mahoney, on the Creator/{{NBC}} children's game show ''Runaround'' (produced by [[Creator/MerrillHeatter Heatter-Quigley]], which also co-produced ''Wacky Races'' {which was originally planned to have a live-action game show segment}) in the early 1970s.

* SadClown: Winchell had a troubled life off the stage, as revealed in his autobiography. He suffered through an abusive childhood, was involved in multiple strained marriages, and battled depression throughout his life (culminating in a breakdown which saw him briefly institutionalized), while his relationship with his own children was so strained that they were not notified of his death in 2005.

His best-known animation voice roles include Tigger of Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''[[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Winnie the Pooh]]'' films, Dick Dastardly of ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'', and Gargamel and Baby Smurf of ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs''. Winchell also invented the artificial heart and, in his later years, produced museum-quality paintings.

Paul Winchell (born Paul Wilchinsky; December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005) was an American ventriloquist, voice actor and inventor.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Winchell was an inventor as well as an actor and in 1963 he attempted to patent the idea of disposable razors. At the time disposable razor blades were common, but the idea of a full razor that would be used only once and then thrown away was viewed as ridiculous, so the patent was refused.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Winchell was an inventor as well as an actor and in 1963 he attempted to patent the idea of disposable razors. At the time disposable razor blades were common, but the idea of a full razor that would be used only once and then thrown away was seen as ridiculous so the patent was refused.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Winchell was an inventor as well as an actor and in 1963 he attempted to patent the idea of disposable razors. At the time disposable razor blades were common, but the idea of a full razor that would be used only once and be thrown away was ridiculous so the patent was refused.

* SadClown: Winchell had a troubled life off the stage, as revealed in his autobiography. He suffered through an abusive childhood, was involved in multiple strained marriages, and battled depression for most of his life (which culminated in a breakdown that saw him briefly institutionalized). His relationship with his own children was so strained, they were not notified of his death in 2005.

* {{Ventriloquism}}: Winchell was regarded as a master of the form, with his dummy Jerry Mahoney.

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Paul Winchell (born Paul Wilchinsky, December 21, 1922 - June 24, 2005) was an American ventriloquist, voice actor and inventor.

His best-known animation voice roles include Tigger of Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''[[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Winnie the Pooh]]'' films, Dick Dastardly of ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'', Gargamel and Baby Smurf of ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs''. Winchell also invented the artificial heart and, in his later years, produced museum-quality paintings.

His best-known animation voice roles include Tigger of Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''[[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Winnie the Pooh]]'' films, Dick Dastardly of ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'', and Gargamel of ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs''. Winchell also invented the artificial heart and, in his later years, produced museum-quality paintings.

* CompilationMovie: Winchell starred in the 1960 film ''Stop! Look! and Laugh!'' with both Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff. The movie though is better known from multiple clips from various shorts of Film/TheThreeStooges.

* BadassMustache: He sported one in his later years.