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