Jonathan Winters Biography (1925-)

Full name, Jonathan Harshman Winters III; born November 11, 1925, in Dayton,OH; son of Jonathan H. (an investment broker) and Alice Kilgore (a radio personality; maiden name, Rodgers) Winters; married Eileen Ann Schauder, September 11, 1948; children: Jonathan IV, Lucinda Kelley. Addresses: Contact:945 Lilac Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93108; c/o Abrams Rubaloff & Lawrence,8075 West 3rd St., Suite 303, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, comedian, writer, producer, editor
Birth Details: November 11, 1925; Dayton, Ohio

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
The Garry Moore Show, CBS, 1954-1963
And Here's the Show, NBC, 1955
NBC Comedy Hour, NBC, 1956
The Jonathan Winters Show, NBC, 1956-1957
Masquerade Party, CBS, 1958
The Jack Paar Program, NBC, 1962-1963
Voice of the Giant, Linus the Lionhearted (animated), CBS, 1964-1966 then ABC, 1966-1969
The Andy Williams Show, NBC, 1965-1971
The Jonathan Winters Show, CBS, 1967-1969
Hot Dog, 1970
Host, The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters, syndicated, 1972-1974
Mearth, Mork and Mindy, ABC, 1981-1982
Voice of Papa Smurf and additional voices, The Smurfs (animated; also known as Smurfs' Adventures), NBC, 1981-1990
Hee Haw, CBS, 1983-1984
Voice of Grandpa Smurf, The Smurfs (animated; also known as Smurfs' Adventures), NBC, 1985-1990
Additional voice, Yogi's Treasure Hunt (animated), syndicated, 1985
Voice of Roger Gustav, Mr. Freebus, and additional voices, The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (animated), NBC, 1988
Voice of Coach Cadaver, Rick Moranis in Gravedale High (animated;also known as Gravedale High), NBC, 1990
Voice of Igor and Granny, Little Dracula (animated), 1991
Gunny Davis, Davis Rules, ABC, 1991 then CBS, 1991-1992
Voice of Mayor Cod, Fish Police (animated), CBS, 1992
Host, Jonathan Winters: Spaced Out, Showtime, 1993
Miniseries
Professor Albert Paradine II, More Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1980
Voice of Humpty Dumpty, Alice in Wonderland (animated; also knownas Alice through the Looking Glass), CBS, 1985
Movies
Jeremiah Klay, Now You See It, Now You Don't, NBC, 1986
Additional voice, The Little Troll Prince (animated), syndicated,1987
Episodic
Omnibus, CBS, 1954
The Steve Allen Show, NBC, 1954-1961
Garry Moore Show, 1954-1963
Lord Nikidik, "The Land of Oz," Shirley Temple Theater, NBC, 1960
Barnaby, "Babes in Toyland," Shirley Temple Theater, NBC, 1960
Fats Brown, "A Game of Pool," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1961
NBC Monitor Show, NBC, 1963
The London Palladium, NBC, 1966
Dean Martin Show, NBC, 1966-1967
The Carol Burnett Show, 1967-1968
The Mouse Factory, syndicated, 1972
Hollywood Squares, NBC, 1975
The Muppet Show, 1979
Dave McConnell, "Mork and the Family Reunion," Mork and Mindy, 1981
Aloha Paradise, ABC, 1981
World of Disney, CBS, 1982
Voice of Stanley, "Who Bopped Bugs Bunny?" Tiny Toon Adventures (animated), 1990
Also appeared as voice, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (animated), syndicated; voice of himself and Maude Frickert, The New Scooby-Doo Movies (animated); additional voice, Captain Planet and the Planeteers(animated); voice of Stinkbomb, "Smell Ya Later," Animaniacs (animated); and on Good Morning, America, ABC, and Talent Scouts.
Pilots
Take One, NBC, 1981
Faith, CBS, 1994
Specials
Jonathan Winters Presents a Wild Winters Night, NBC, 1964
The Jonathan Winters Special, NBC, 1964
The Jonathan Winters Show, NBC, February, 1965
The Jonathan Winters Show, NBC, May, 1965
With Love, Sophia, 1967

The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters, NBC, 1970
Plimpton! Did You Hear the One About ... ?, 1971
Disney World: A Gala Opening (also known as The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World), 1971
Special London Bridge Special, 1972
The Engelbert Humperdinck Special, 1973
The Fricker Fracus (animated), CBS, 1973
Jonathan Winters Presents Two Hundred Years of American Humor, NBC, 1976
Freedom Is, syndicated, 1976
Dean Martin's Red Hot Scandals of 1926, 1976
Dean Martin's Red Hot Scandals Part 2, 1977
Dean Martin's Christmas in California, 1977
Uncle Tim Wants You!, 1977
Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope for President, 1980
Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in "Who Makes the World Laugh"--Part One, 1983
The Suzanne Somers Special, 1983
The Great Standups (also known as The Great Standups: Sixty Years of Laughter), 1984
The World's Funniest Commercial Goofs, ABC, 1985
NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986
Host, King Kong: The Living Legend, syndicated, 1986
David Letterman's 2nd Annual Holiday Film Festival, NBC, 1986
Bob Hope's High-Flying Birthday, NBC, 1986
Bob Hope's Tropical Comedy Special from Tahiti, NBC, 1987
Voice of Grandpa, `Tis the Season to Be Smurfy (animated), NBC, 1987
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge, 1987
Happy Birthday, Bob--50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC, NBC,1988
Jonathan Winters Show, Showtime, 1988
Host, Showtime Presents: Jonathan Winters and Friends, Showtime, 1989
Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (animated), TNT, 1989
Jonathan Winters and His Traveling Roadshow (also known as AndHis Traveling Road Show), Showtime, 1990
Narrator, Paul Bunyan, Showtime, 1990
Voice of Harry, Wake, Rattle and Roll (animated), syndicated, 1990
The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1991
Voice of Abracadabra and the owl, The Wish That Changed Christmas(animated), CBS, 1991
Voice of narrator, Frosty Returns, 1993
Jonathan Winters: Spaced Out, Showtime, 1993
Voice of Santa, Santa vs. the Snowman, ABC, 1997
Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean: Jonathan Winters, ComedyCentral, 2000
Comedy Central Presents the Second Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Celebrating the Humor of Jonathan Winters, Comedy Central, 2000
Television Executive Producer
Jonathan Winters: Spaced Out, Showtime, 1993
Film Appearances
Voice of Sir Quigley Broken Bottom, Saiyu-ki (also known as Alakazam the Great and The Enchanted Monkey), 1960
Lennie Pike, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, United Artists, 1963
Henry/Wilbur Glenworthy, The Loved One, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
Officer Norman Jones, The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!, United Artists, 1966
Professor Klobb, Penelope, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
Jasper Lynch, Eight on the Lam (also known as Eight on the Run), United Artists, 1967
The Midnight Oil, 1967
Dad and narrator, Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet andI'm Feeling So Sad, Paramount, 1967
General Billy Joe Hallson, Viva Max!, Commonwealth United, 1969
Sonic Boom, 1974
H. S. and Harvey Tilson, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, United Artists, 1979
Tyler, Long Shot, 1981
Voice of Molester, Porky Pine, and other characters, Pogo for President: "I Go Pogo" (also known as Go Pogo, I Go Pogo, and Pogo for President), 1984
W. D. Westmoreland, Say Yes, 1986
Ralph, Moon over Parador, Universal, 1988
Storyteller, Rabbit Ears: Paul Bunyan, 1990
Voice of Wade Pig, Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (animated; also known as How I Spent My Vacation), 1992
Himself, Maude Frickert, and other characters, Gone Fish'n, 1993
Wainwright Barth, The Shadow, Universal, 1993
Grizzled man, The Flintstones, Universal, 1994
Voice of the thief, Arabian Knight (animated), Miramax, 1995
Whoppa Chopper pilot, Ohio cop with bullhorn, and Jeb, The Adventuresof Rocky and Bullwinkle (also known as Die Abenteuer von Rocky und Bullwinkle), Universal, 2000
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big, 2000
Film Editor
Gone Fish'n, 1993
Stage Appearances
John Murray Anderson's Almanac (revue), Imperial Theatre, New YorkCity, 1954
RECORDINGS
Albums
The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Jonathan Winters, 1965
The Little Prince, c. 1975
Crank(y) Calls, Audio Select, 1995
Recorded comedy albums for Verve/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960-64, includingAnother Day, Another World, The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters, Down to Earth with Jonathan Winters, Here's Jonathan, Humor Seen through the Eyes of Jonathan Winters, and Whistle-Stoppingwith Jonathan Winters; also recorded an album with Columbia Records.
Music Videos
Appeared in the video for "I Can't Dance" by Genesis.
WRITINGS
Television Specials
The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters, NBC, 1970
Jonathan Winters Presents Two Hundred Years of American Humor, NBC, 1976
Uncle Tim Wants You!, 1977
Books
Mouse Breath, Conformity and Other Social Ills, Bobbs-Merrill, 1965
Winter's Tales: Stories and Observations for the Unusual, Random House, 1987
Hangings, Random House, 1988
Jonathan Winters: After the Beep, Putnam, 1989
Hang-Ups, 1990

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Time, November 8, 1999, p. 153
U.S. News & World Report, November 1, 1999, p. 23
Variety, October 25, 1999, p. 60

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