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| - Paul Winchell (December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005), born Paul Wilchinski (the family later shortened it to Wilchen), was one of the voice actors for the Smurfs cartoon show, best known for his role as Gargamel the wizard. He was also known for playing Dick Dastardly, another Hanna-Barbera villain, and Tigger from the Winnie the Pooh franchise.
- From 1950-1954, 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 1965-1968, Winchell hosted the children's television series, Winchell-Mahoney Time. Winchell, who had medical training, was also an inventor, becoming the first person to build and patent a mechanical artificial heart, implantable in the chest cavity (US Patent #3097366). He has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in television. He is also widely known for being the original voice of Tigger.
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- Paul Winchell voiced Sam-I-Am, Guy in the Hat and a few Sneetches on Dr. Seuss on the Loose.
- Paul Winchell (December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005) was an American ventriloquist and voice actor, whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. During the mid-1960s, he hosted the children's television show Winchell-Mahoney Time (1965–1968). Winchell was also an amateur inventor, becoming the first person to build and patent a mechanical, artificial heart, implantable in the chest cavity (US Patent #3097366). He has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in television.
- In addition to being a voice actor, he was also a ventriloquist and amateur inventor and had his own show called The Paul Winchell Show. Winchell had a daughter, April Winchell, who later became a voice actress.
- Paul Winchell (b. December 21, 1922-d. June 24, 2005) was an American ventriloquist, comedian, and voice actor. He's best known for voicing Gargamel in The Smurfs & Tigger in Winnie the Pooh. He hosted two game shows, Runaround and Sense or Nonsense. Winchell was also one of the panelists on What's My Line?.
- Paul Winchell was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, voice actor, humanitarian and inventor who voiced Tigger in the Winnie the Pooh franchise, Shun Gon the Chinese Cat in The Aristocats, Boomer in The Fox and the Hound, Gargamel from The Smurfs and Zummi Gummi in the first five seasons of Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears. Paul Winchell was married three times, fathering five children. Through his second marriage to British actress Nina Russel, he had a daughter, April Winchell, who later became a voice actress herself.
- Winchell, who had medical training, was also an inventor, becoming the first person to build and patent a mechanical artificial heart, implantable in the chest cavity (US Patent #3097366). He has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in television. Winchell died on June 24, 2005, of natural causes, at his home in Los Angeles California. He was 82 years old. Winchell was survived by his wife, daughter April, his other children, and three grandchildren. His remains were cremated and his ashes were scattered around his home property.
- Beginning with the television series The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, he alternated in the role with Jim Cummings, the current voice of Pooh. And Tigger Too. His final role as Tigger was in Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You. He was originally going to return and suppose to voice Tigger for The Tigger Movie (2000) but his voice was too scratchy to voice the character that Jim Cummings took over instead. Winchell has a daughter named April Winchell who is also a voice actress. Paul Winchell died in his sleep at his home on June 24th, 2005.
- Paul Winchell was an American voice actor and ventriloquist, among other occupations. He may be best known for his ventriloquist work with dummies Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff. He is also famous for providing voices for characters such as Tigger from Disney's Winnie the Pooh, Dick Dastardly from Wacky Races, Fearless Freddy the Shark Hunter from Misterjaw, Gargamel and various Smurfs from The Smurfs, and Zummi Gummi on Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears. He has also portrayed several characters from the 1970s Dr. Seuss specials, as well as Mr. Owl in the long running Tootsie Pops commercial from 1969.
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