Paul Terry
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1887-02-19
Day of Death
1971-10-25 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
San Mateo, California, USA
Paul Terry
Biography
Paul Houlton Terry was an American pioneering animator and founder of Terrytoons, cartoonist, screenwriter, film director and producer. He produced over 1,300 cartoons between 1915 and 1955 including the many Terrytoons cartoons. His studio's most famous character is Mighty Mouse, and also created Heckle and Jeckle, Gandy Goose and Dinky Duck.
Known For
Acting
(2021)
Cartoon Carnival
as Self (archive footage)
(1968)
(1931)
Crew
The Cat and the Magnet
Producer, Director
The End of the World
Director
A Day's Outing
Director
Deep Stuff
Director
Fish Day
Director
The Villain's Curse
Director
The Fox and the Goat
Director
The Frog and the Catfish
Director
Fruitful Farm
Director
Mysteries of Old Chinatown
Director
One Game Pup
Director
One Good Turn Deserves Another
Director
(2024)
The Life and Times of Farmer Al
Characters
(1953)
The Timid Scarecrow
Producer
(1952)
The Happy Cobblers
Writer, Producer
(1951)
Movie Madness
Producer
(1951)
Flop Secret
Writer, Producer
(1951)
Beaver Trouble
Producer
(1950)
The Fox Hunt
Writer
(1950)
Mother Goose's Birthday Party
Producer
(1950)
Better Late Than Never
Producer
(1948)
Taming the Cat
Producer
(1947)
Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick
Producer
(1947)
Aladdin's Lamp
Story, Producer
(1947)
Crying Wolf
Producer
(1947)
Flying South
Story, Producer, Presenter
(1946)
Svengali's Cat
Producer
(1946)
The Wicked Wolf
Producer
(1946)
My Old Kentucky Home
Producer
(1946)
Throwing the Bull
Producer
(1946)
The Johnstown Flood
Producer
(1946)
Mighty Mouse in the Trojan Horse
Producer
(1946)
Winning the West
Producer
(1946)
The Electronic Mouse Trap
Producer
(1946)
The Jail Break
Producer
(1946)
The Crackpot King
Producer
(1946)
The Hep Cat
Producer
(1946)
The Uninvited Pests
Producer
(1945)
Christmas Toyshop
Director, Producer, Writer
(1945)
Mighty Mouse in Krakatoa
Producer
(1945)
Ants in Your Pantry
Producer
(1945)
The Silver Streak
Producer
(1945)
Mighty Mouse and the Wolf
Producer
(1945)
Bad Bill Bunion
Producer
(1945)
Mighty Mouse and the Pirates
Producer
(1945)
The Port of Missing Mice
Producer
(1945)
Raiding the Raiders
Producer
(1945)
(1944)
Eliza on the Ice
Producer
(1944)
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Producer
(1944)
The Green Line
Producer
(1944)
The Two Barbers
Producer
(1944)
The Sultan's Birthday
Producer
(1944)
(1944)
Wolf! Wolf!
Producer
(1943)
Down with Cats
Producer
(1943)
Pandora's Box
Producer
(1943)
The Lion and the Mouse
Producer
(1943)
Super Mouse Rides Again
Producer
(1942)
Ickle Meets Pickle
Presenter, Producer
(1942)
The Mouse of Tomorrow
Producer
(1942)
Frankenstein's Cat
Producer
(1942)
School Daze
Producer
(1942)
The Big Build-Up
Producer
(1942)
Somewhere in the Pacific
Writer
(1940)
The Snow Man
Producer
(1940)
Rover's Rescue
Producer
(1940)
Rover's Rescue
Producer
(1939)
The Old Fire Horse
Story
(1939)
The Golden West
Producer
(1938)
Devil of the Deep
Producer
(1938)
Maid in China
Writer
(1937)
The Mechanical Cow
Producer
(1937)
The Dancing Bear
Producer
(1937)
The Saw Mill Mystery
Director
(1937)
Puddy's Coronation
Director
(1937)
Bugs Beetle and His Orchestra
Director
(1937)
The Big Game Haunt
Producer, Story
(1937)
The Hay Ride
Story, Producer
(1936)
The Sailor's Home
Director
(1936)
A Tough Egg
Director
(1936)
The Feud
Director
(1936)
Barnyard Amateurs
Director
(1936)
The Western Trail
Director
(1936)
Alpine Yodeler
Director
(1936)
The 19th Hole Club
Director
(1936)
Home Town Olympics
Director
(1936)
Off to China
Director
(1935)
The Foxy-Fox
Director
(1935)
The First Snow
Director
(1935)
Ye Olde Toy Shop
Director
(1935)
A June Bride
Director
(1935)
A Modern Red Riding Hood
Director
(1935)
Football
Director
(1935)
The Bull Fight
Director
(1935)
Peg Leg Pete, the Pirate
Director
(1935)
What a Night
Director
(1935)
Fireman, Save My Child
Director
(1935)
Flying Oil
Director
(1935)
Birdland
Director
(1935)
Moans and Groans
Director
(1935)
The Moth and the Spider
Director
(1935)
The Mayflower
Director
(1935)
Five Puplets
Director
(1935)
Hey Diddle Diddle
Director
(1935)
Opera Night
Director
(1935)
Southern Horse-pitality
Director
(1935)
Circus Days
Director
(1935)
King Looney XIV
Director
(1935)
Old Dog Tray
Director
(1935)
Amateur Night
Director
(1935)
Aladdin's Lamp
Director
(1935)
Chain Letters
Director
(1934)
Holland Days
Director
(1934)
South Pole or Bust
Director
(1934)
A Mad House
Director
(1934)
Mice in Council
Director
(1934)
Irish Sweepstakes
Director
(1934)
The Last Straw
Writer, Director
(1934)
The Owl and the Pussycat
Director
(1934)
My Lady's Garden
Director
(1934)
Tom, Tom the Piper's Son
Director
(1934)
Joe's Lunch Wagon
Director
(1934)
Slow But Sure
Director
(1934)
Why Mules Leave Home
Director
(1934)
The Magic Fish
Director
(1934)
Jail Birds
Director
(1934)
The Lion's Friend
Director
(1934)
The Dog Show
Director
(1934)
Jack's Shack
Director
(1934)
Hot Sands
Director
(1934)
See the World
Director
(1934)
Pandora
Director
(1934)
The King's Daughter
Director
(1933)
Tropical Fish
Writer
(1933)
Beanstalk Jack
Writer
(1933)
Who Killed Cock-Robin
Writer
(1933)
Rip Van Winkle
Director
(1933)
The Banker's Daughter
Screenplay
(1933)
The Sunny South
Director
(1932)
Happy Polo
Director
(1932)
Bull-ero
Director
(1932)
Hollywood Diet
Writer
(1932)
Ireland or Bust
Writer
(1932)
(1932)
Play Ball
Director
(1932)
Southern Rhythm
Director
(1932)
The Spider Talks
Director
(1931)
The Sultan's Cat
Story
(1931)
The Black Spider
Writer
(1931)
The Lorelei
Writer
(1931)
Sing Sing Song
Writer
(1931)
By the Sea
Writer
(1931)
Blues
Director
(1931)
Around the World
Director
(1931)
China
Director
(1931)
Clowning
Director
(1931)
The Fireman's Bride
Director
(1931)
Quack Quack
Director
(1931)
A Day to Live
Director
(1931)
Jingle Bells
Director
(1931)
Summertime
Director
(1931)
The Champ
Producer
(1931)
2000 B.C.
Producer, Writer
(1930)
Ship Ahoy
Producer
(1930)
The Family Album
Animation
(1930)
Scotch Highball
Producer, Writer, Animation
(1930)
Pigskin Capers
Writer, Producer
(1930)
Salt Water Taffy
Director
(1930)
Kangaroo Steak
Writer
(1930)
Swiss Cheese
Writer
(1930)
Fried Chicken
Writer
(1930)
French Fried
Writer
(1930)
Irish Stew
Writer
(1930)
Caviar
Writer
(1930)
Spanish Onions
Writer
(1930)
Hot Turkey
Writer
(1929)
Wood Choppers
Director
(1929)
Snapping the Whip
Director
(1929)
Presto-Chango
Director
(1929)
Skating Hounds
Director
(1929)
House Cleaning Time
Director
(1929)
The Break of Day
Director
(1929)
Sweet Adeline
Director
(1929)
Polo Match
Director
(1929)
Cop's Bride
Director
(1929)
Wooden Money
Director
(1929)
Ball Park
Producer, Director, Animation
(1929)
The Big Burg
Director
(1929)
The Black Duck
Director
(1929)
A Lad and His Lamp
Director
(1929)
Jail Breakers
Director
(1929)
Faithful Pup
Director
(1929)
The Big Shot
Director
(1929)
April Showers
Director
(1929)
Back to the Soil
Director
(1929)
A Stone Age Romance
Director
(1929)
Cabaret
Director
(1929)
Concentrate
Director
(1929)
Stage Struck
Director
(1929)
Three Game Guys
Director
(1929)
Farmer's Goat
Director
(1929)
Grandma's House
Director
(1929)
Custard Pies
Director
(1929)
Homeless Cats
Director
(1929)
In His Cups
Director
(1929)
Kidnapped
Director
(1929)
Land o' Cotton
Director
(1929)
Bug House College Days
Director
(1929)
The Big Scare
Director
(1929)
Barnyard Melody
Producer
(1929)
A Midsummer's Day
Director
(1929)
The Queen Bee
Director
(1929)
The Water Cure
Director
(1929)
A Midsummer's Day Dream
Director
(1928)
City Slickers
Writer, Producer
(1928)
The Mouse's Bride
Producer
(1928)
Dinner Time
Director
(1928)
Gridiron Demons
Producer, Director
(1928)
Kill or Cure
Producer
(1928)
War Bride
Director
(1928)
Big Game
Director
(1928)
The Huntsman
Producer, Director
(1928)
Sunday on the Farm
Director, Producer
(1928)
A Short Circuit
Producer
(1928)
A Day Off
Director
(1928)
Laundry Man
Producer, Director
(1928)
Coast to Coast
Producer
(1928)
White Elephant
Director, Producer
(1928)
Barnyard Politics
Director
(1928)
Alaska or Bust
Director
(1928)
Barnyard Artists
Director
(1928)
A Blaze of Glory
Director
(1928)
Barnyard Lodge Number One
Director
(1928)
The County Fair
Director
(1928)
A Cross Country Run
Director
(1928)
The Early Bird
Director
(1928)
The Flying Age
Director
(1928)
The Good Ship Nellie
Director
(1928)
A Jungle Triangle
Director
(1928)
The Magnetic Bat
Director
(1928)
Mail Man
Director
(1928)
Monkey Love
Director
(1928)
On the Ice
Director
(1928)
Outnumbered
Director
(1928)
A Polar Flight
Director
(1928)
Puppy Love
Director
(1928)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Director
(1928)
The Son Shower
Director
(1928)
Sunny Italy
Director
(1928)
The Wandering Minstrel
Director
(1927)
A Hole In One
Director
(1927)
River Of Doubt
Director
(1927)
Rats in His Garret
Director, Producer
(1927)
When Snow Flies
Producer
(1927)
The Plow Boy's Revenge
Director
(1927)
Horses, Horses, Horses
Director
(1927)
All for a Bride
Director
(1927)
All Bull and a Yard Wide
Director
(1927)
The Junk Man
Director
(1927)
The Big Tent
Director
(1927)
Ant Life as It Isn't
Director
(1927)
A Brave Heart
Director
(1927)
The Boy Friend
Director
(1927)
Bubbling Over
Director
(1927)
Subway Sally
Director
(1927)
The Bully
Director
(1927)
Carnival Week
Director
(1927)
Christmas Cheer
Director
(1927)
Cracked Ice
Director
(1927)
The Crawl Stroke Kid
Director
(1927)
Cutting a Melon
Director
(1927)
Flying Fishers
Director
(1927)
A Dog's Day
Director
(1927)
The Honor Man
Director
(1927)
High Stakes
Director
(1927)
The Home Agent
Director
(1927)
Hook, Line and Sinker
Director
(1927)
A Horse's Tale
Director
(1927)
The Human Fly
Director
(1927)
In the Rough
Director
(1927)
The Big Reward
Director
(1927)
The Love Nest
Director
(1927)
The Magician
Director
(1927)
The Medicine Man
Director
(1927)
The Pie-Eyed Piper
Director
(1927)
The Fable of the Romantic Mouse
Director
(1927)
Saved by a Keyhole
Director
(1927)
Taking the Air
Director
(1926)
Dough Boys
Director
(1926)
Gold Push
Director
(1926)
The Mail Coach
Producer
(1926)
Knight Out
Director, Producer
(1926)
Pests
Producer
(1926)
Why Argue
Producer
(1926)
The Land Boom
Producer, Director
(1926)
Where Friendship Ceases
Producer
(1926)
The Phoney Express
Director, Producer, Animation
(1926)
Hunting in 1950
Director
(1926)
An Alpine Flapper
Director
(1926)
Bars and Stripes
Director
(1926)
Buck Fever
Director
(1926)
The Charleston Queen
Director
(1926)
Chop Suey and Noodles
Director
(1926)
A Buggy Ride
Director
(1926)
Farm Hands
Director
(1926)
Fly Time
Director
(1926)
Gun Shy
Director
(1926)
Hearts and Showers
Director
(1926)
Hitting the Rails
Director
(1926)
Home Sweet Home
Director
(1926)
The June Bride
Director
(1926)
Jungle Sports
Director
(1926)
Lighter Than Air
Director
(1926)
Liquid Dynamite
Director
(1926)
The Merry Blacksmith
Director
(1926)
Radio Controlled
Director
(1926)
The Musical Parrot
Director
(1926)
The Wicked City
Director
(1926)
Scrambled Eggs
Director
(1926)
A Plumber's Life
Director
(1926)
The Road House
Director
(1926)
Rough and Ready Romeo
Director
(1926)
The Shootin' Fool
Director
(1926)
Sink or Swim
Director
(1926)
Three Blind Mice
Director
(1926)
Up in the Air
Director
(1926)
Venus of Venice
Director
(1926)
The Wind Jammers
Director
(1925)
In Dutch
Animation
(1925)
The Haunted House
Director
(1925)
Transatlantic Flight
Director
(1925)
Window Washers
Director
(1925)
The Ugly Duckling
Director
(1925)
More Mice Than Brains
Producer
(1925)
Closer Than a Brother
Director
(1925)
Echoes from the Alps
Director
(1925)
Air-Cooled
Director
(1925)
Barnyard Follies
Director
(1925)
Bigger and Better Jails
Director
(1925)
At the Zoo
Director
(1925)
The Bonehead Age
Director
(1925)
Bubbles
Director
(1925)
Clean-Up Week
Director
(1925)
Darkest Africa
Director
(1925)
Fisherman's Luck
Director
(1925)
A Fast Worker
Director
(1925)
For the Love of a Gal
Director
(1925)
The Great Open Spaces
Director
(1925)
The Haunted House
Director
(1925)
The Hero Wins
Director
(1925)
The Honor System
Director
(1925)
The Housing Shortage
Director
(1925)
The Lion and the Monkey
Director
(1925)
Noah Had His Troubles
Director
(1925)
Nuts and Squirrels
Director
(1925)
Permanent Waves
Director
(1925)
The Pie Man
Director
(1925)
Runaway Balloon
Director
(1925)
The Runt
Director
(1925)
S.O.S.
Director
(1925)
Soap
Director
(1925)
Wild Cats of Paris
Director
(1925)
A Yarn About Yarn
Director
(1924)
That Old Can of Mine
Director
(1924)
On the Ice
Producer, Director
(1924)
When Winter Comes
Producer
(1924)
Amelia Comes Back
Director
(1924)
An Ideal Farm
Director
(1924)
The Black Sheep
Director
(1924)
Black Magic
Director
(1924)
The Body in the Bag
Director
(1924)
The Champion
Director
(1924)
Down on the Farm
Director
(1924)
The Flying Carpet
Director
(1924)
Flying Fever
Director
(1924)
Desert Sheiks
Director
(1924)
Good Old College Days
Director
(1924)
Jolly Jail Bird
Director
(1924)
Hawks of the Sea
Director
(1924)
Homeless Pups
Director
(1924)
House Cleaning
Director
(1924)
In the Good Old Summertime
Director
(1924)
A Lighthouse by the Sea
Director
(1924)
Lumber Jacks
Director
(1924)
Message from the Sea
Director
(1924)
Noah's Athletic Club
Director
(1924)
The Organ Grinder
Director
(1924)
The Prodigal Pup
Director
(1924)
The Rat's Revenge
Director
(1924)
Running Wild
Director
(1924)
Rural Romance
Director
(1924)
She Knew Her Man
Director
(1924)
A Trip to the Pole
Director
(1924)
Why Mice Leave Home
Director
(1924)
A Woman's Honor
Director
(1923)
(1923)
(1923)
The Burglar Alarm
Producer
(1923)
Happy Go Luckies
Producer, Animation
(1923)
The Walrus Hunters
Director
(1923)
Amateur Night on the Ark
Director, Producer
(1923)
The Thoroughbred
Director
(1923)
Aged in the Wood
Director
(1923)
The Bad Bandit
Director
(1923)
A Barnyard Rodeo
Director
(1923)
The Beauty Parlor
Director
(1923)
The Cat Came Back
Director
(1923)
The Covered Pushcart
Director
(1923)
A Dark Horse
Director
(1923)
Springtime
Director
(1923)
Farmer Al Falfa's Bride
Director
(1923)
Farmer Al Falfa's Pet Cat
Director
(1923)
Derby Day
Director
(1923)
The Fable of the Jolly Rounders
Director
(1923)
A Fish Story
Director
(1923)
The Five Fifteen
Director
(1923)
The Gamblers
Director
(1923)
The Fable of the Gliders
Director
(1923)
The Good Old Days
Director
(1923)
Great Explorers
Director
(1923)
The High Flyers
Director
(1923)
Five Orphans of the Storm
Producer, Director
(1923)
Love in a Cottage
Director
(1923)
The Morning After
Director
(1923)
Mysteries of the Sea
Director
(1923)
The Nine of Spades
Director
(1923)
Pharaoh's Tomb
Director
(1923)
(1923)
Spooks
Director
(1923)
The Stork's Mistake
Director
(1923)
Do Women Pay?
Director
(1922)
The Spendthrift
Director
(1922)
The Fable of the Mischievous Cat
Producer
(1922)
The Model Dairy
Producer, Animation
(1922)
The Farmer And The Mice
Producer
(1922)
The Fable of Henpecked Henry
Producer
(1922)
(1922)
The Fox and the Grapes
Producer
(1922)
The Fable of Friday the 13th
Producer
(1922)
The Farmer and his Cat
Director
(1922)
The Dissatisfied Cobbler
Director
(1922)
The Lion and the Mouse
Animation, Associate Producer
(1922)
The Eternal Triangle
Director
(1922)
The Fable of the Man Who Laughs
Director
(1922)
The Bear and the Bees
Director
(1922)
The Fable of the Boastful Cat
Director
(1922)
The Boy and the Bear
Director
(1922)
The Fable of Brewing Trouble
Director
(1922)
The Cat and the Pig
Director
(1922)
The Cat and the Swordfish
Director
(1922)
Cheating the Cheaters
Director
(1922)
(1922)
Crime in a Big City
Director
(1922)
Magic Boots
Director
(1922)
The Elephant's Trunk
Director
(1922)
The Dog And The Mosquito
Writer, Director
(1922)
The Dog and the Wolves
Director
(1922)
(1922)
The Fable of the Dog's Paradise
Director
(1922)
The Hunter and His Dog
Director
(1922)
The Farmer and the Cat
Director
(1922)
Love at First Sight
Director
(1922)
The Maid and the Millionaire
Director
(1922)
(1922)
The Rich Cat and the Poor Cat
Director
(1922)
The Fable of the Rolling Stone
Director
(1922)
The Fable of a Stone Age Romeo
Director
(1922)
The Tiger and the Donkey
Director
(1922)
Fable of the Two Explorers
Director
(1922)
Two Slick Traders
Director
(1922)
The Two Trappers
Director
(1922)
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Director
(1922)
(1921)
Venus and the Cat
Producer
(1921)
The Fashionable Fox
Director
(1921)
(1921)
The Cat and the Canary
Director
(1921)
Cats at Law
Director
(1921)
(1921)
The Cat And The Monkey
Director
(1921)
The Fly and the Ant
Director
(1921)
The Dog and the Flea
Director
(1921)
The Dog and the Bone
Director
(1921)
The Frog and the Ox
Director
(1921)
The Frogs That Wanted a King
Director
(1921)
(1921)
Hare and Frogs
Director
(1921)
The Hare and the Tortoise
Director
(1921)
The Wolf and the Kid
Director
(1921)
The Hermit and the Bear
Director
(1921)
The Lioness and the Bugs
Director
(1921)
Mice at War
Director
(1921)
The Owl and the Grasshopper
Director
(1921)
The Rooster and the Eagle
Director
(1921)
The Wayward Dog
Director
(1921)
The Woman and the Hen
Director
(1920)
The Bone of Contention
Director
(1920)
A Cat's Life
Director
(1917)
Ventriloquists
Animation
(1917)
Farmer Al Falfa's Wayward Pup
Director
(1917)
Character as Revealed by the Ear
Director
(1917)
Character as Revealed by the Eye
Director
(1917)
(1917)
(1917)
20,000 Feats under the Sea
Director
(1917)
Golden Spoon Mary
Director
(1917)
His Trial
Director
(1917)
Some Barrier
Director
(1916)
Farmer Al Falfa Sees New York
Director
(1916)
Farmer Al Falfa's Catastrophy
Director
(1916)
Farmer Al Falfa's Revenge
Director
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
(1916)
Farmer Al Falfa's Blind Pig
Director
(1916)
Farmer Al Falfa's Egg-Citement
Director
(1916)
(1916)
Farmer Al Falfa's Wolfhound
Director
(1916)
(1915)
Down on the Phoney Farm
Writer, Producer, Director, Animation
(1915)
Little Herman
Director