Paul J. Smith
Known For: Visual Effects
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: March 15, 1906
Day of Death: November 17, 1980 (75 years old)
Place of Birth: Nahma Township, Michigan, USA
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]
1991
1972
Director
The Genie with the Light Touch
Director
The Rude Intruder
Director
Pecking Holes in Poles
Director
Indian Corn
Director
Gold Diggin' Woodpecker
Director
For the Love of Pizza
Director
Show Biz Beagle
Director
Chili Con Corny
Director
Bye, Bye, Blackboard
Director
A Fish Story
Director
Let Charlie Do It
Director
Unlucky Potluck
Director
Rain Rain, Go Away
1971
Director
Flim Flam Fountain
Director
Sleepy Time Chimes
Director
Woody's Magic Touch
Director
The Reluctant Recruit
Director
Charlie the Rainmaker
Director
Kitty from the City
Director
How to Trap a Woodpecker
Director
Moochin' Pooch
Director
Chilly's Hide-a-Way
Director
Shanghai Woody
Director
Airlift a la Carte
Director
The Snoozin' Bruin'
Director
The Bungling Builder
1970
Director
A Gooney Is Born
Director
Gooney's Goofy Landings
Director
Seal on the Loose
Director
Wild Bill Hiccup
Director
Chilly's Ice Folly
Director
Coo Coo Nuts
Director
Hi-Rise Wise Guys
Director
Buster's Last Stand
Director
Chilly's Cold War
Director
All Hams on Deck
Director
Charlie in Hot Water
Director
Charlie's Golf Classic
Director
The Unhandy Man
1969
Director
Project Reject
Director
Woody's Knight Mare
Director
Tumble Weed Greed
Director
Little Skeeter
Director
Cool It, Charlie
Director
Charlie's Campout
Director
Chilly and the Looney Gooney
Director
Ship a-Hoy Woody
Director
Prehistoric Super Salesman
Director
Phoney Pony
Director
Sleepy Time Bear
Director
Gopher Broke
1968
Director
Hook, Line, and Stinker
Director
Woody the Freeloader
Director
Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin
Director
Fat in the Saddle
Director
Paste Makes Waste
Director
Under Sea Dogs
Director
Jerky Turkey
Director
Lotsa Luck
Director
A Peck of Trouble
Director
A Lad in Bagdad
Director
Highway Hecklers
Director
One Horse Town
Director
Bugged in a Rug
1967
Director
Vicious Viking
Director
Have Gun Can't Travel
Director
Chilly Chums
Director
Sissy Sheriff
Director
Hot Time on Ice
Director
Window Pains
Director
Secret Agent Woody Woodpecker
Director
Chiller Dillers
Director
Horse Play
Director
The Nautical Nut
Director
Chilly and the Woodchopper
Director
Hot Diggity Dog
Director
Mouse in the House
1966
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1963
1962
1961
1960
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1958
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
Writer
Ali Baba and the Thieves
Writer
Little Red Riding Hood
Director
Chilly Willy
Director
Hot Noon or 12 O'Clock for Sure
Director
Maw and Paw
Director
The Dog That Cried Wolf
Director
The Flying Turtle
Director
Plywood Panic
Director
The Mouse and the Lion
Director
The Tortoise and the Hare
Director
The Lion and the Mouse
Director
The Grasshopper and the Ants
