Biography
Paul J. Smith (March 15, 1906 β 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]
Filmography
all 214
Movies 213
Director 191
TV Shows 1
The King of Ads (1991)
Walter, Woody and the World of Animation (1982)
Bye, Bye, Blackboard (1972)
The Genie with the Light Touch (1972)
Show Biz Beagle (1972)
For the Love of Pizza (1972)
The Rude Intruder (1972)
Indian Corn (1972)
Pecking Holes in Poles (1972)
Chili Con Corny (1972)
Gold Diggin' Woodpecker (1972)
Unlucky Potluck (1972)
Rain Rain, Go Away (1972)
Let Charlie Do It (1972)
A Fish Story (1972)
Kitty from the City (1971)
The Snoozin' Bruin' (1971)
Chilly's Hide-a-Way (1971)
Charlie the Rainmaker (1971)
Airlift a la Carte (1971)
How to Trap a Woodpecker (1971)
The Reluctant Recruit (1971)
Shanghai Woody (1971)
The Bungling Builder (1971)
Moochin' Pooch (1971)
Woody's Magic Touch (1971)
Sleepy Time Chimes (1971)
Flim Flam Fountain (1971)
All Hams on Deck (1970)
Chilly's Cold War (1970)
Buster's Last Stand (1970)
Hi-Rise Wise Guys (1970)
Coo Coo Nuts (1970)
Chilly's Ice Folly (1970)
Wild Bill Hiccup (1970)
Seal on the Loose (1970)
Gooney's Goofy Landings (1970)
The Unhandy Man (1970)
Charlie's Golf Classic (1970)
Charlie in Hot Water (1970)
A Gooney Is Born (1970)
Sleepy Time Bear (1969)
Phoney Pony (1969)
Prehistoric Super Salesman (1969)
Ship a-Hoy Woody (1969)
Chilly and the Looney Gooney (1969)
Little Skeeter (1969)
Charlie's Campout (1969)
Cool It, Charlie (1969)
Tumble Weed Greed (1969)
Project Reject (1969)
Woody's Knight Mare (1969)
Gopher Broke (1969)
One Horse Town (1968)
Highway Hecklers (1968)
A Lad in Bagdad (1968)
A Peck of Trouble (1968)
Lotsa Luck (1968)
Under Sea Dogs (1968)
Paste Makes Waste (1968)
Jerky Turkey (1968)
Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin (1968)
Fat in the Saddle (1968)
Woody the Freeloader (1968)
Hook, Line, and Stinker (1968)
Bugged in a Rug (1968)
Chiller Dillers (1967)
Chilly Chums (1967)
Secret Agent Woody Woodpecker (1967)
Chilly and the Woodchopper (1967)
Horse Play (1967)
Hot Diggity Dog (1967)
The Nautical Nut (1967)
Hot Time on Ice (1967)
Have Gun Can't Travel (1967)
Vicious Viking (1967)
Mouse in the House (1967)
Sissy Sheriff (1967)
Window Pains (1967)
Polar Fright (1966)
Monster of Ceremonies (1966)
Practical Yolk (1966)
South Pole Pals (1966)
Astronut Woody (1966)
The Big Bite (1966)
Woody and the Beanstalk (1966)
Hassle in a Castle (1966)
Snow Place Like Home (1966)
Lonesome Ranger (1966)
Foot Brawl (1966)
Canned Dog Feud (1965)
What's Peckin' (1965)
Davey Cricket (1965)
Janie Get Your Gun (1965)
Guest Who? (1965)
Woodpecker Wanted (1965)
Case of the Elephant's Trunk (1965)
Roamin' Roman (1964)
Spook-a-Nanny (1964)
Roof-Top Razzle Dazzle (1964)
Freeway Fracas (1964)
Rah Rah Ruckus (1964)
Saddle-Sore Woody (1964)
The Case of the Maltese Chicken (1964)
The Goose Is Wild (1963)
Hi-Seas Hi-Jacker (1963)
Goose in the Rough (1963)
Case of the Cold Storage Yegg (1963)
Shutter Bug (1963)
Charlie's Mother-in-Law (1963)
Coming Out Party (1963)
The Secret Weapon (1963)
Calling Dr. Woodpecker (1962)
Crowin' Pains (1962)
Short in the Saddle (1962)
Little Woody Riding Hood (1962)
Hyde and Sneak (1962)
Tragic Magic (1962)
Careless Caretaker (1962)
Phoney Express (1962)
The Beary Family (1962)
Room and Bored (1962)
Robin Hoody Woody (1962)
Home Sweet Homewrecker (1962)
Case of the Red-Eyed Ruby (1961)
Phantom of the Horse Opera (1961)
Mississippi Slow Boat (1961)
Busman's Holiday (1961)
Sufferin' Cats (1961)
St. Moritz Blitz (1961)
Papoose on the Loose (1961)
The Bird Who Came to Dinner (1961)
Rough and Tumbleweed (1961)
Fowled Up Falcon (1960)
Ozark Lark (1960)
Fish Hooked (1960)
Bats in the Belfry (1960)
How to Stuff a Woodpecker (1960)
Pistol Packin' Woodpecker (1960)
Heap Big Hepcat (1960)
Jungle Medics (1960)
Kiddie League (1959)
Romp in a Swamp (1959)
The Tee Bird (1959)
Bee Bopped (1959)
Log Jammed (1959)
Truant Student (1959)
Tomcat Combat (1959)
Jittery Jester (1958)
Three-Ring Fling (1958)
Tree's a Crowd (1958)
Everglade Raid (1958)
Half Empty Saddles (1958)
Salmon Yeggs (1958)
Misguided Missile (1958)
His Better Elf (1958)
Dopey Dick, the Pink Whale (1957)
Fodder and Son (1957)
Round Trip to Mars (1957)
International Woodpecker (1957)
The Unbearable Salesman (1957)
Box Car Bandit (1957)
Red Riding Hoodlum (1957)
Arts and Flowers (1956)
Niagara Fools (1956)
Calling All Cuckoos (1956)
Woodpecker from Mars (1956)
Chief Charlie Horse (1956)
Get Lost (1956)
After the Ball (1956)
Bunco Busters (1955)
Square Shootin' Square (1955)
Bedtime Bedlam (1955)
Private Eye Pooch (1955)
Witch Crafty (1955)
Helter Shelter (1955)
Real Gone Woody (1954)
Pig in a Pickle (1954)
Paw's Night Out (1954)
Hot Rod Huckster (1954)
Hay Rube (1954)
A Horse's Tale (1954)
Chilly Willy (1953)
Hot Noon or 12 O'Clock for Sure (1953)
Plywood Panic (1953)
Maw and Paw (1953)
The Flying Turtle (1953)
The Mouse and the Lion (1953)
The Dog That Cried Wolf (1953)
Ali Baba and the Thieves (1953)
Little Red Riding Hood (1953)
Termites from Mars (1952)
Chew-Chew Baby (1945)
The Beach Nut (1944)
The Barber of Seville (1944)
Dangerous Dan McFoo (1939)
Have You Got Any Castles? (1938)
Egghead Rides Again (1937)
Pigs Is Pigs (1937)
A Cartoonist's Nightmare (1935)
Country Boy (1935)
Bosko's Woodland Daze (1932)
I Wish I Had Wings (1932)
The Queen Was in the Parlor (1932)
Bosko and Bruno (1932)
Freddy the Freshman (1932)
Battling Bosko (1932)
Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land (1931)
One More Time (1931)
Bosko's Holiday (1931)
Ups 'n Downs (1931)
The Booze Hangs High (1930)
Congo Jazz (1930)
Sinkin' in the Bathtub (1930)
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Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1906-03-15
Deathday1980-11-17 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
SiblingsFrank Smith, Hank Smith
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsPaul Smith
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