Paul J. Smith
Personal Info
Known for
Visual Effects
Gender
Male
Birthday
1906-03-15
Day of Death
1980-11-17 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Nahma Township, Michigan, USA
Paul J. Smith
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]
Known For
Crew
(1991)
The King of Ads
Director
(1972)
Indian Corn
Director
(1972)
Pecking Holes in Poles
Director
(1972)
Gold Diggin' Woodpecker
Director
(1972)
The Rude Intruder
Director
(1972)
The Genie with the Light Touch
Director
(1972)
Chili Con Corny
Director
(1972)
Bye, Bye, Blackboard
Director
(1972)
For the Love of Pizza
Director
(1972)
Show Biz Beagle
Director
(1972)
A Fish Story
Director
(1972)
Let Charlie Do It
Director
(1972)
Unlucky Potluck
Director
(1972)
Rain Rain, Go Away
Director
(1971)
The Reluctant Recruit
Director
(1971)
Moochin' Pooch
Director
(1971)
Airlift a la Carte
Director
(1971)
Sleepy Time Chimes
Director
(1971)
Woody's Magic Touch
Director
(1971)
Charlie the Rainmaker
Director
(1971)
Kitty from the City
Director
(1971)
Shanghai Woody
Director
(1971)
The Snoozin' Bruin'
Director
(1971)
The Bungling Builder
Director
(1971)
Flim Flam Fountain
Director
(1971)
How to Trap a Woodpecker
Director
(1971)
Chilly's Hide-a-Way
Director
(1970)
Hi-Rise Wise Guys
Director
(1970)
Wild Bill Hiccup
Director
(1970)
Seal on the Loose
Director
(1970)
A Gooney Is Born
Director
(1970)
Chilly's Cold War
Director
(1970)
Buster's Last Stand
Director
(1970)
All Hams on Deck
Director
(1970)
Gooney's Goofy Landings
Director
(1970)
Chilly's Ice Folly
Director
(1970)
Coo Coo Nuts
Director
(1970)
The Unhandy Man
Director
(1970)
Charlie in Hot Water
Director
(1970)
Charlie's Golf Classic
Director
(1969)
Ship a-Hoy Woody
Director
(1969)
Chilly and the Looney Gooney
Director
(1969)
Sleepy Time Bear
Director
(1969)
Project Reject
Director
(1969)
Charlie's Campout
Director
(1969)
Prehistoric Super Salesman
Director
(1969)
Little Skeeter
Director
(1969)
Tumble Weed Greed
Director
(1969)
Phoney Pony
Director
(1969)
Cool It, Charlie
Director
(1969)
Woody's Knight Mare
Director
(1969)
Gopher Broke
Director
(1968)
Paste Makes Waste
Director
(1968)
Woody the Freeloader
Director
(1968)
Jerky Turkey
Director
(1968)
Fat in the Saddle
Director
(1968)
Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin
Director
(1968)
Hook, Line, and Stinker
Director
(1968)
A Peck of Trouble
Director
(1968)
A Lad in Bagdad
Director
(1968)
Under Sea Dogs
Director
(1968)
Lotsa Luck
Director
(1968)
Highway Hecklers
Director
(1968)
One Horse Town
Director
(1968)
Bugged in a Rug
Director
(1967)
Chilly Chums
Director
(1967)
Sissy Sheriff
Director
(1967)
Have Gun Can't Travel
Director
(1967)
Vicious Viking
Director
(1967)
Hot Time on Ice
Director
(1967)
Horse Play
Director
(1967)
The Nautical Nut
Director
(1967)
Window Pains
Director
(1967)
Hot Diggity Dog
Director
(1967)
Chilly and the Woodchopper
Director
(1967)
Chiller Dillers
Director
(1967)
Secret Agent Woody Woodpecker
Director
(1967)
Mouse in the House
Director
(1966)
Woody and the Beanstalk
Director
(1966)
South Pole Pals
Director
(1966)
Hassle in a Castle
Director
(1966)
Practical Yolk
Director
(1966)
Polar Fright
Director
(1966)
Snow Place Like Home
Director
(1966)
Monster of Ceremonies
Director
(1966)
Astronut Woody
Director
(1966)
Lonesome Ranger
Director
(1966)
The Big Bite
Director
(1966)
Foot Brawl
Director
(1965)
Janie Get Your Gun
Director
(1965)
What's Peckin'
Director
(1965)
Case of the Elephant's Trunk
Director
(1965)
Canned Dog Feud
Director
(1965)
Woodpecker Wanted
Director
(1965)
Davey Cricket
Director
(1965)
Guest Who?
Director
(1964)
Roamin' Roman
Director
(1964)
Roof-Top Razzle Dazzle
Director
(1964)
The Case of the Maltese Chicken
Director
(1964)
Freeway Fracas
Director
(1964)
Saddle-Sore Woody
Director
(1964)
Rah Rah Ruckus
Director
(1964)
Spook-a-Nanny
Director
(1963)
Coming Out Party
Director
(1963)
Charlie's Mother-in-Law
Director
(1963)
Case of the Cold Storage Yegg
Director
(1963)
Goose in the Rough
Director
(1963)
Hi-Seas Hi-Jacker
Director
(1963)
The Goose Is Wild
Director
(1963)
The Secret Weapon
Director
(1963)
Shutter Bug
Director
(1962)
Room and Bored
Director
(1962)
Little Woody Riding Hood
Director
(1962)
Hyde and Sneak
Director
(1962)
Calling Dr. Woodpecker
Director
(1962)
Crowin' Pains
Director
(1962)
Careless Caretaker
Director
(1962)
Home Sweet Homewrecker
Director
(1962)
Phoney Express
Director
(1962)
Short in the Saddle
Director
(1962)
Tragic Magic
Director
(1962)
Robin Hoody Woody
Director
(1961)
Sufferin' Cats
Director
(1961)
Busman's Holiday
Director
(1961)
Phantom of the Horse Opera
Director
(1961)
St. Moritz Blitz
Director
(1961)
Case of the Red-Eyed Ruby
Director
(1961)
Papoose on the Loose
Director
(1961)
Mississippi Slow Boat
Director
(1961)
Rough and Tumbleweed
Director
(1961)
The Bird Who Came to Dinner
Director
(1960)
Heap Big Hepcat
Director
(1960)
How to Stuff a Woodpecker
Director
(1960)
Fowled Up Falcon
Director
(1960)
Fish Hooked
Director
(1960)
Bats in the Belfry
Director
(1960)
Ozark Lark
Director
(1960)
Pistol Packin' Woodpecker
Director
(1959)
Tomcat Combat
Director
(1959)
Romp in a Swamp
Director
(1959)
Kiddie League
Director
(1959)
Log Jammed
Director
(1959)
Bee Bopped
Director
(1959)
The Tee Bird
Director
(1959)
Truant Student
Director
(1958)
Jittery Jester
Director
(1958)
Three-Ring Fling
Director
(1958)
Everglade Raid
Director
(1958)
Half Empty Saddles
Director
(1958)
Misguided Missile
Director
(1958)
Tree's a Crowd
Director
(1958)
Salmon Yeggs
Director
(1958)
His Better Elf
Director
(1957)
Box Car Bandit
Director
(1957)
Red Riding Hoodlum
Director
(1957)
Fodder and Son
Director
(1957)
Round Trip to Mars
Director
(1957)
International Woodpecker
Director
(1957)
Dopey Dick, the Pink Whale
Director
(1957)
The Unbearable Salesman
Director
(1956)
Chief Charlie Horse
Director
(1956)
Arts and Flowers
Director
(1956)
Calling All Cuckoos
Director
(1956)
Niagara Fools
Director
(1956)
Get Lost
Director
(1956)
Woodpecker from Mars
Director
(1956)
After the Ball
Director
(1955)
Bunco Busters
Director
(1955)
Helter Shelter
Director
(1955)
Bedtime Bedlam
Director
(1955)
Square Shootin' Square
Director
(1955)
Witch Crafty
Director
(1955)
Private Eye Pooch
Director
(1954)
Hot Rod Huckster
Director
(1954)
Real Gone Woody
Director
(1954)
A Horse's Tale
Director
(1954)
Hay Rube
Director
(1954)
Paw's Night Out
Director
(1954)
Pig in a Pickle
Director
(1953)
Ali Baba and the Thieves
Writer
(1953)
Little Red Riding Hood
Writer
(1953)
Hot Noon or 12 O'Clock for Sure
Director
(1953)
Chilly Willy
Director
(1953)
Maw and Paw
Director
(1953)
The Flying Turtle
Director
(1953)
The Dog That Cried Wolf
Director
(1953)
Plywood Panic
Director
(1953)
The Mouse and the Lion
Director
(1953)
The Tortoise and the Hare
Director
(1953)
The Lion and the Mouse
Director
(1953)
Symphony Night
Director
(1953)
The Hound and the Rabbit
Director
(1952)
Termites from Mars
Animation
(1952)
Born to Peck
Animation
(1951)
Wicket Wacky
Animation
(1951)
The Woody Woodpecker Polka
Animation
(1947)
It's a Grand Old Nag
Animation
(1946)
Bathing Buddies
Animation
(1946)
Mousie Come Home
Animation
(1945)
Chew-Chew Baby
Animation
(1944)
The Barber of Seville
Animation
(1944)
The Beach Nut
Animation
(1941)
Hold That Ghost
Animation
(1939)
Dangerous Dan McFoo
Animation
(1938)
Have You Got Any Castles?
Animation
(1937)
Pigs Is Pigs
Animation
(1937)
Egghead Rides Again
Animation
(1935)
A Cartoonist's Nightmare
Animation
(1935)
Flowers for Madame
Animation
(1935)
Little Dutch Plate
Animation
(1935)
Country Boy
Animation
(1934)
Those Beautiful Dames
Animation
(1932)
Freddy the Freshman
Animation
(1932)
The Queen Was in the Parlor
Animation
(1932)
Battling Bosko
Animation
(1932)
I Wish I Had Wings
Animation
(1932)
Bosko and Bruno
Animation
(1932)
Bosko's Woodland Daze
Animation
(1931)
Ups 'n Downs
Animation
(1931)
Bosko's Holiday
Animation
(1931)
(1931)
One More Time
Animation
(1930)
Congo Jazz
Animation
(1930)
The Booze Hangs High
Animation
(1930)
Sinkin' in the Bathtub
Animation