Visual Effects
Paul J. Smith
EN cinema · 223 credits
Born
15 March 1906
Died
17 November 1980 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Nahma Township, Michigan, USA
Also known as Paul Smith
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
Filmography
The King of Ads
Director
Chili Con Corny
Director
Bye, Bye, Blackboard
Director
Show Biz Beagle
Director
Unlucky Potluck
Director
Airlift a la Carte
Director
Flim Flam Fountain
Director
Chilly's Hide-a-Way
Director
Hi-Rise Wise Guys
Director
Wild Bill Hiccup
Director
Chilly's Cold War
Director
Buster's Last Stand
Director
All Hams on Deck
Director
Coo Coo Nuts
Director
Ship a-Hoy Woody
Director
Tumble Weed Greed
Director
Fat in the Saddle
Director
A Lad in Bagdad
Director
Under Sea Dogs
Director
Lotsa Luck
Director
Chilly Chums
Director
Sissy Sheriff
Director
Hot Time on Ice
Director
Horse Play
Director
Hot Diggity Dog
Director
Chiller Dillers
Director
South Pole Pals
Director
Polar Fright
Director
Astronut Woody
Director
The Big Bite
Director
Janie Get Your Gun
Director
What's Peckin'
Director
Canned Dog Feud
Director
Woodpecker Wanted
Director
Roamin' Roman
Director
Freeway Fracas
Director
Saddle-Sore Woody
Director
Spook-a-Nanny
Director
Shutter Bug
Director
Room and Bored
Director
Crowin' Pains
Director
Careless Caretaker
Director
Phoney Express
Director
Short in the Saddle
Director
Tragic Magic
Director
Robin Hoody Woody
Director
Sufferin' Cats
Director
Busman's Holiday
Director
Rough and Tumbleweed
Director
Heap Big Hepcat
Director
Fowled Up Falcon
Director
Fish Hooked
Director
Bats in the Belfry
Director
Ozark Lark
Director
Tomcat Combat
Director
Romp in a Swamp
Director
Kiddie League
Director
Log Jammed
Director
Bee Bopped
Director
The Tee Bird
Director
Truant Student
Director
Jittery Jester
Director
Three-Ring Fling
Director
Everglade Raid
Director
Half Empty Saddles
Director
Misguided Missile
Director
Tree's a Crowd
Director
Salmon Yeggs
Director
His Better Elf
Director
Box Car Bandit
Director
Red Riding Hoodlum
Director
Fodder and Son
Director
Round Trip to Mars
Director
Chief Charlie Horse
Director
Arts and Flowers
Director
Calling All Cuckoos
Director
Niagara Fools
Director
Get Lost
Director
Woodpecker from Mars
Director
After the Ball
Director
Bunco Busters
Director
Helter Shelter
Director
Bedtime Bedlam
Director
Witch Crafty
Director
Private Eye Pooch
Director
Hot Rod Huckster
Director
Real Gone Woody
Director
A Horse's Tale
Director
Hay Rube
Director
Paw's Night Out
Director
Pig in a Pickle
Director
Chilly Willy
Director
Maw and Paw
Director
The Flying Turtle
Director
Plywood Panic
Director
Termites from Mars
Animation
Born to Peck
Animation
Wicket Wacky
Animation
Bathing Buddies
Animation
Mousie Come Home
Animation
Chew-Chew Baby
Animation
The Barber of Seville
Animation
The Beach Nut
Animation
Hold That Ghost
Animation
Dangerous Dan McFoo
Animation
Pigs Is Pigs
Animation
Egghead Rides Again
Animation
A Cartoonist's Nightmare
Animation
Flowers for Madame
Animation
Little Dutch Plate
Animation
Country Boy
Animation
Those Beautiful Dames
Animation
Freddy the Freshman
Animation
Battling Bosko
Animation
I Wish I Had Wings
Animation
Bosko and Bruno
Animation
Bosko's Woodland Daze
Animation
Ups 'n Downs
Animation
Bosko's Holiday
Animation
One More Time
Animation
Congo Jazz
Animation
The Booze Hangs High
Animation
Sinkin' in the Bathtub
Animation
The Ocean Hop
Animation