Paul J. Smith

Known for Visual Effects

Details

Birthday: March 15, 1906

Deathday: November 17, 1980

Place of birth: Nahma Township, Michigan, USA

Biography

Paul J. Smith (March 15, 1906 – 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]

Director

1991

The King of Ads

1972

The Genie with the Light Touch

1972

The Rude Intruder

1972

Pecking Holes in Poles

1972

Indian Corn

1972

Gold Diggin' Woodpecker

1972

For the Love of Pizza

1972

Show Biz Beagle

1972

Chili Con Corny

1972

Bye, Bye, Blackboard

1972

A Fish Story

1972

Let Charlie Do It

1972

Unlucky Potluck

1972

Rain Rain, Go Away

1971

Flim Flam Fountain

1971

Sleepy Time Chimes

1971

Woody's Magic Touch

1971

The Reluctant Recruit

1971

Charlie the Rainmaker

1971

Kitty from the City

1971

How to Trap a Woodpecker

1971

Moochin' Pooch

1971

Chilly's Hide-a-Way

1971

Shanghai Woody

1971

Airlift a la Carte

1971

The Snoozin' Bruin'

1971

The Bungling Builder

1970

A Gooney Is Born

1970

Gooney's Goofy Landings

1970

Seal on the Loose

1970

Wild Bill Hiccup

1970

Chilly's Ice Folly

1970

Coo Coo Nuts

1970

Hi-Rise Wise Guys

1970

Buster's Last Stand

1970

Chilly's Cold War

1970

All Hams on Deck

1970

Charlie in Hot Water

1970

Charlie's Golf Classic

1970

The Unhandy Man

1969

Project Reject

1969

Woody's Knight Mare

1969

Tumble Weed Greed

1969

Little Skeeter

1969

Cool It, Charlie

1969

Charlie's Campout

1969

Chilly and the Looney Gooney

1969

Ship a-Hoy Woody

1969

Prehistoric Super Salesman

1969

Phoney Pony

1969

Sleepy Time Bear

1969

Gopher Broke

1968

Hook, Line, and Stinker

1968

Woody the Freeloader

1968

Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin

1968

Fat in the Saddle

1968

Paste Makes Waste

1968

Under Sea Dogs

1968

Jerky Turkey

1968

Lotsa Luck

1968

A Peck of Trouble

1968

A Lad in Bagdad

1968

Highway Hecklers

1968

One Horse Town

1968

Bugged in a Rug

1967

Vicious Viking

1967

Have Gun Can't Travel

1967

Chilly Chums

1967

Sissy Sheriff

1967

Hot Time on Ice

1967

Window Pains

1967

Secret Agent Woody Woodpecker

1967

Chiller Dillers

1967

Horse Play

1967

The Nautical Nut

1967

Chilly and the Woodchopper

1967

Hot Diggity Dog

1967

Mouse in the House

1966

Lonesome Ranger

1966

Hassle in a Castle

1966

South Pole Pals

1966

Woody and the Beanstalk

1966

Foot Brawl

1966

Polar Fright

1966

Snow Place Like Home

1966

Astronut Woody

1966

Monster of Ceremonies

1966

The Big Bite

1966

Practical Yolk

1965

Janie Get Your Gun

1965

Davey Cricket

1965

Case of the Elephant's Trunk

1965

Canned Dog Feud

1965

Woodpecker Wanted

1965

What's Peckin'

1965

Guest Who?

1964

Freeway Fracas

1964

Roamin' Roman

1964

Roof-Top Razzle Dazzle

1964

Saddle-Sore Woody

1964

The Case of the Maltese Chicken

1964

Rah Rah Ruckus

1964

Spook-a-Nanny

1963

Hi-Seas Hi-Jacker

1963

Case of the Cold Storage Yegg

1963

Goose in the Rough

1963

Charlie's Mother-in-Law

1963

Coming Out Party

1963

The Goose Is Wild

1963

The Secret Weapon

1963

Shutter Bug

1962

Hyde and Sneak

1962

Room and Bored

1962

Calling Dr. Woodpecker

1962

Crowin' Pains

1962

Little Woody Riding Hood

1962

Careless Caretaker

1962

Short in the Saddle

1962

Home Sweet Homewrecker

1962

Phoney Express

1962

Tragic Magic

1962

Robin Hoody Woody

1961

Papoose on the Loose

1961

Case of the Red-Eyed Ruby

1961

Sufferin' Cats

1961

Mississippi Slow Boat

1961

Busman's Holiday

1961

Phantom of the Horse Opera

1961

Rough and Tumbleweed

1961

The Bird Who Came to Dinner

1961

St. Moritz Blitz

1960

Heap Big Hepcat

1960

How to Stuff a Woodpecker

1960

Ozark Lark

1960

Pistol Packin' Woodpecker

1960

Bats in the Belfry

1960

Fowled Up Falcon

1960

Fish Hooked

1959

Tomcat Combat

1959

Kiddie League

1959

Romp in a Swamp

1959

Log Jammed

1959

Bee Bopped

1959

The Tee Bird

1959

Truant Student

1958

Jittery Jester

1958

Three-Ring Fling

1958

Everglade Raid

1958

Half Empty Saddles

1958

Misguided Missile

1958

Tree's a Crowd

1958

Salmon Yeggs

1958

His Better Elf

1957

Box Car Bandit

1957

Red Riding Hoodlum

1957

Round Trip to Mars

1957

Fodder and Son

1957

The Unbearable Salesman

1957

Dopey Dick, the Pink Whale

1957

International Woodpecker

1956

Arts and Flowers

1956

Calling All Cuckoos

1956

Chief Charlie Horse

1956

Get Lost

1956

Niagara Fools

1956

Woodpecker from Mars

1956

After the Ball

1955

Bunco Busters

1955

Private Eye Pooch

1955

Square Shootin' Square

1955

Bedtime Bedlam

1955

Witch Crafty

1955

Helter Shelter

1954

Hot Rod Huckster

1954

A Horse's Tale

1954

Real Gone Woody

1954

Hay Rube

1954

Paw's Night Out

1954

Pig in a Pickle

1953

Chilly Willy

1953

Hot Noon or 12 O'Clock for Sure

1953

Maw and Paw

1953

The Dog That Cried Wolf

1953

The Flying Turtle

1953

Plywood Panic

1953

The Mouse and the Lion

1953

Symphony Night

1953

The Hound and the Rabbit

Writer

1953

Little Red Riding Hood