Paul Winchell

Paul Winchell was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor and inventor.

Winchell died on June 24, 2005 at the age of 82. He is succeeded by his daughter April Winchell.

20th century

 * The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968-1970)
 * Fleegle (voice)
 * Wacky Races (1968-1969)
 * Dick Dastardly
 * Clyde
 * The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969-1970)
 * Clyde
 * Softy
 * Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969-1970)
 * Dick Dastardly
 * The General
 * Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971-1972)
 * Bubi Bear
 * Slicks
 * Furface
 * Pipsqueak
 * Tiptoes
 * The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971-1972)
 * Rocky Rockhead ("Mayor May Not," 1971)
 * A Christmas Story (1972)
 * Goober
 * Sleezer
 * Runto
 * Goober and the Ghost Chasers (1973)
 * Goober
 * Yogi's Gang (1973)
 * Sheik of Selfishness ("The Sheik of Selfishness," 1973)
 * Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch (1974)
 * Revs
 * Clue Club (1976)
 * Woofer
 * The Skatebirds (1977)
 * Moe Howard
 * CB Bears (1977)
 * Shake
 * Casper and the Angels (1979)
 * Fungo
 * The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980-1981)
 * Doctor Cronkrock ("Be Patient, Fred," 1980)
 * The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
 * Rafferty ("It's a Jungle Out There," 1981)
 * The Smurfs (1981-1987)
 * Gargamel
 * Trollkins (1981)
 * Mayor Lumpkin
 * The Jetsons
 * Doctor Input ("S'No Relative," 1985)
 * Taxi passenger ("S'No Relative," 1985)
 * Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985-1988)
 * Dick Dastardly
 * Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987)
 * Dread Baron
 * Wake, Rattle & Roll (1990-1991)
 * Dick Dastardly
 * Droopy, Master Detective (1993)
 * Rumpley's dad ("A Chip off the Old Blockhead," 1993)

Behind the scenes

 * Winchell was an inventor during his lifetime. He created an electric-powered artificial heart with the assistance of Dr. Henry Heimlich, inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, and held an early U.S. patent for such a device. The University of Utah developed a similar apparatus around the same time, but when they tried to patent it, Winchell's patents were cited as prior art. Eventually, Winchell donated his heart patents to the university.