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]
Directing (190 movies)
Arts and Flowers
1956
Box Car Bandit
1957
Calling All Cuckoos
1956
Chief Charlie Horse
1956
Get Lost
1956
Niagara Fools
1956
Red Riding Hoodlum
1957
Tomcat Combat
1959
Vicious Viking
1967
Have Gun Can't Travel
1967
Chilly Chums
1967
Sissy Sheriff
1967
Hot Time on Ice
1967
Lonesome Ranger
1966
Hassle in a Castle
1966
South Pole Pals
1966
Woody and the Beanstalk
1966
Foot Brawl
1966
Polar Fright
1966
Snow Place Like Home
1966
Astronut Woody
1966
Monster of Ceremonies
1966
The Big Bite
1966
Practical Yolk
1966
Janie Get Your Gun
1965
Davey Cricket
1965
Case of the Elephant's Trunk
1965
Canned Dog Feud
1965
Woodpecker Wanted
1965
What's Peckin'
1965
Freeway Fracas
1964
Roamin' Roman
1964
Roof-Top Razzle Dazzle
1964
Saddle-Sore Woody
1964
The Case of the Maltese Chicken
1964
Hi-Seas Hi-Jacker
1963
Case of the Cold Storage Yegg
1963
Goose in the Rough
1963
Charlie's Mother-in-Law
1963
Coming Out Party
1963
Hyde and Sneak
1962
Room and Bored
1962
Calling Dr. Woodpecker
1962
Crowin' Pains
1962
Little Woody Riding Hood
1962
Careless Caretaker
1962
Short in the Saddle
1962
Home Sweet Homewrecker
1962
Phoney Express
1962
Tragic Magic
1962
Papoose on the Loose
1961
Case of the Red-Eyed Ruby
1961
Sufferin' Cats
1961
Mississippi Slow Boat
1961
Busman's Holiday
1961
Phantom of the Horse Opera
1961
Rough and Tumbleweed
1961
The Bird Who Came to Dinner
1961
St. Moritz Blitz
1961
Heap Big Hepcat
1960
How to Stuff a Woodpecker
1960
Ozark Lark
1960
Pistol Packin' Woodpecker
1960
Bats in the Belfry
1960
Fowled Up Falcon
1960
Fish Hooked
1960
Kiddie League
1959
Romp in a Swamp
1959
Log Jammed
1959
Jittery Jester
1958
Three-Ring Fling
1958
Everglade Raid
1958
Half Empty Saddles
1958
Misguided Missile
1958
Round Trip to Mars
1957
Fodder and Son
1957
The Unbearable Salesman
1957
Dopey Dick, the Pink Whale
1957
International Woodpecker
1957
Woodpecker from Mars
1956
After the Ball
1956
Bunco Busters
1955
Private Eye Pooch
1955
Square Shootin' Square
1955
Bedtime Bedlam
1955
Witch Crafty
1955
Helter Shelter
1955
Hot Rod Huckster
1954
Chilly Willy
1953
Hot Noon or 12 O'Clock for Sure
1953
Maw and Paw
1953
Window Pains
1967
Secret Agent Woody Woodpecker
1967
Chiller Dillers
1967
Horse Play
1967
The Nautical Nut
1967
Chilly and the Woodchopper
1967
Hot Diggity Dog
1967
A Horse's Tale
1954
Real Gone Woody
1954
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Baba and the Thieves | 1953 | Writer |
| Little Red Riding Hood | 1953 | Writer |