Paul J. Smith

Personal Info

Know For

Visual Effects

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-03-15 (74 years old)

Deathday

1980-11-17

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, ...

Production

1956

Arts and Flowers

as Director

1957

Box Car Bandit

as Director

1956

1956

1956

Get Lost

as Director

1956

Niagara Fools

as Director

1957

1959

Tomcat Combat

as Director

1945

Chew-Chew Baby

as Animation

1944

1944

The Beach Nut

as Animation

1967

Vicious Viking

as Director

1967

1967

Chilly Chums

as Director

1967

Sissy Sheriff

as Director

1967

Hot Time on Ice

as Director

1966

Lonesome Ranger

as Director

1966

1966

South Pole Pals

as Director

1966

Foot Brawl

as Director

1966

Polar Fright

as Director

1966

1966

Astronut Woody

as Director

1966

1966

The Big Bite

as Director

1966

Practical Yolk

as Director

1965

1965

Davey Cricket

as Director

1965

Canned Dog Feud

as Director

1965

1965

What's Peckin'

as Director

1964

Freeway Fracas

as Director

1964

Roamin' Roman

as Director

1964

1964

1963

1963

1963

Coming Out Party

as Director

1962

Hyde and Sneak

as Director

1962

Room and Bored

as Director

1962

1962

Crowin' Pains

as Director

1962

1962

1962

1962

Phoney Express

as Director

1962

Tragic Magic

as Director

1961

1961

Sufferin' Cats

as Director

1961

1961

Busman's Holiday

as Director

1961

1961

St. Moritz Blitz

as Director

1960

Heap Big Hepcat

as Director

1960

Ozark Lark

as Director

1960

1960

Fowled Up Falcon

as Director

1960

Fish Hooked

as Director

1959

Kiddie League

as Director

1959

Romp in a Swamp

as Director

1959

Log Jammed

as Director

1958

Jittery Jester

as Director

1958

Three-Ring Fling

as Director

1958

Everglade Raid

as Director

1958

1958

1957

1957

Fodder and Son

as Director

1956

1956

After the Ball

as Director

1955

Bunco Busters

as Director

1955

1955

1955

Bedtime Bedlam

as Director

1955

Witch Crafty

as Director

1955

Helter Shelter

as Director

1954

Hot Rod Huckster

as Director

1953

Chilly Willy

as Director

1953

Maw and Paw

as Director

1967

Window Pains

as Director

1967

Chiller Dillers

as Director

1967

Horse Play

as Director

1967

The Nautical Nut

as Director

1967

Hot Diggity Dog

as Director

1954

A Horse's Tale

as Director

1954

Real Gone Woody

as Director

1968

1968

1968

1968

Under Sea Dogs

as Director

1968

Jerky Turkey

as Director

1968

Lotsa Luck

as Director

1968

1968

A Lad in Bagdad

as Director

1968

Highway Hecklers

as Director

1968

One Horse Town

as Director

1969

Project Reject

as Director

1969

1969

1969

Little Skeeter

as Director

1969

Cool It, Charlie

as Director

1969

1969

Ship a-Hoy Woody

as Director

1969

Phoney Pony

as Director

1969

Sleepy Time Bear

as Director

1970

A Gooney Is Born

as Director

1970

1970

Wild Bill Hiccup

as Director

1970

1970

Coo Coo Nuts

as Director

1970

1970

1970

1970

All Hams on Deck

as Director

1971

1971

1971

1971

1971

1971

1971

Moochin' Pooch

as Director

1971

1971

Shanghai Woody

as Director

1971

1971

1971

1972

1972

1972

Indian Corn

as Director

1972

1972

Show Biz Beagle

as Director

1972

Chili Con Corny

as Director

1972

1937

1937

Pigs Is Pigs

as Animation

1972

A Fish Story

as Director

1972

1970

1970

1970

The Unhandy Man

as Director

1969

Gopher Broke

as Director

1968

Bugged in a Rug

as Director

1967

1964

Rah Rah Ruckus

as Director

1965

Guest Who?

as Director

1953

1954

Hay Rube

as Director

1959

Bee Bopped

as Director

1972

Unlucky Potluck

as Director

1972

1963

1958

Tree's a Crowd

as Director

1958

Salmon Yeggs

as Director

1953

Plywood Panic

as Director

1962

1958

His Better Elf

as Director

1930

Congo Jazz

as Animation

1930

1930

1931

Ups 'n Downs

as Animation

1931

Bosko's Holiday

as Animation

1931

One More Time

as Animation

1932

Battling Bosko

as Animation

1932

1932

Bosko and Bruno

as Animation

1932

I Wish I Had Wings

as Animation

1932

1963

1953

1964

Spook-a-Nanny

as Director

1959

The Tee Bird

as Director

1939

1963

Shutter Bug

as Director

1954

Paw's Night Out

as Director

1952

Termites from Mars

as Animation

1954

Pig in a Pickle

as Director

1935

1959

Truant Student

as Director

1947

1952

Born to Peck

as Animation

1951

Wicket Wacky

as Animation

1946

Bathing Buddies

as Animation

1946

Mousie Come Home

as Animation

1935

Flowers for Madame

as Animation

1935

Little Dutch Plate

as Animation

1941

Hold That Ghost

as Animation

1991

The King of Ads

as Director

1935

Country Boy

as Animation

1953

1953

Symphony Night

as Director

1934

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