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Paul Winchell

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American actor (1922–2005)

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • God 2000 Religion Without the Bible
  • Ventriloquism for fun and profit
  • Winch

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
99
Total plays
588

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Key facts

Born
Paul Wilchinsky , ( 1922-12-21 ) December 21, 1922, New York City , U.S.
Died
June 24, 2005 (2005-06-24) (aged 82), Moorpark, California , U.S.
Occupations
Ventriloquist comedian actor humanitarian inventor
Years active
1938–1999
Spouse s
Dorothy Movitz ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1960 ) ​ , Nina Russell ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1972 ) ​ , Jean Freeman ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1974 ) ​
Children
3, including April Winchell
Website
www.paulwinchell.com (archive)

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Encyclopedic overview

Paul Winchell (né Wilchinsky; December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005) was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, humanitarian, and inventor whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1950 to 1954, he hosted The Paul Winchell Show, which also used two other titles during its prime time run on NBC: The Speidel Show, and What's My Name? From 1965 to 1968, Winchell hosted the children's television series Winchell-Mahoney Time.

He made guest appearances on television series from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s, such as Perry Mason, The Dick Van Dyke Show, McMillan & Wife, The Brady Bunch, The Donna Reed Show, and appearances as Homer Winch on The Beverly Hillbillies. In animation, Winchell was the original voice of Tigger, Dick Dastardly, Gargamel, Scrubbing Bubbles, and other characters.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paul Winchell” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.