Paul J. Smith

Paul J. 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]

The King of Ads
1991
Director
Gold Diggin' Woodpecker
1972
Director
Show Biz Beagle
1972
Director
The Genie with the Light Touch
1972
Director
Chili Con Corny
1972
Director
For the Love of Pizza
1972
Director
Bye, Bye, Blackboard
1972
Director
Airlift a la Carte
1971
Director
Chilly's Hide-a-Way
1971
Director
Flim Flam Fountain
1971
Director
Wild Bill Hiccup
1970
Director
Buster's Last Stand
1970
Director
Hi-Rise Wise Guys
1970
Director
Coo Coo Nuts
1970
Director
All Hams on Deck
1970
Director
Chilly's Cold War
1970
Director
Tumble Weed Greed
1969
Director
Chilly and the Looney Gooney
1969
Director
Ship a-Hoy Woody
1969
Director
A Lad in Bagdad
1968
Director
Fat in the Saddle
1968
Director
Hook, Line, and Stinker
1968
Director
Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin
1968
Director
Under Sea Dogs
1968
Director
Lotsa Luck
1968
Director
Have Gun Can't Travel
1967
Director
Chilly Chums
1967
Director
Sissy Sheriff
1967
Director
Hot Time on Ice
1967
Director
Hot Diggity Dog
1967
Director
Chiller Dillers
1967
Director
Chilly and the Woodchopper
1967
Director
Horse Play
1967
Director
Polar Fright
1966
Director
The Big Bite
1966
Director
Woody and the Beanstalk
1966
Director
Monster of Ceremonies
1966
Director
South Pole Pals
1966
Director
Astronut Woody
1966
Director
Canned Dog Feud
1965
Director
Janie Get Your Gun
1965
Director
What's Peckin'
1965
Director
Woodpecker Wanted
1965
Director
Freeway Fracas
1964
Director
Saddle-Sore Woody
1964
Director
Roamin' Roman
1964
Director
Spook-a-Nanny
1964
Director
The Secret Weapon
1963
Director
Shutter Bug
1963
Director
Room and Bored
1962
Director
Little Woody Riding Hood
1962
Director
Calling Dr. Woodpecker
1962
Director
Crowin' Pains
1962
Director
Short in the Saddle
1962
Director
Careless Caretaker
1962
Director
Tragic Magic
1962
Director
Home Sweet Homewrecker
1962
Director
Robin Hoody Woody
1962
Director
Sufferin' Cats
1961
Director
Busman's Holiday
1961
Director
Phantom of the Horse Opera
1961
Director
Fowled Up Falcon
1960
Director
Heap Big Hepcat
1960
Director
How to Stuff a Woodpecker
1960
Director
Bats in the Belfry
1960
Director
Ozark Lark
1960
Director
Pistol Packin' Woodpecker
1960
Director
Tomcat Combat
1959
Director
Kiddie League
1959
Director
Romp in a Swamp
1959
Director
Log Jammed
1959
Director
The Tee Bird
1959
Director
Jittery Jester
1958
Director
Everglade Raid
1958
Director
Half Empty Saddles
1958
Director
Misguided Missile
1958
Director
Tree's a Crowd
1958
Director
His Better Elf
1958
Director
Box Car Bandit
1957
Director
Red Riding Hoodlum
1957
Director
Fodder and Son
1957
Director
The Unbearable Salesman
1957
Director
Round Trip to Mars
1957
Director
Dopey Dick, the Pink Whale
1957
Director
International Woodpecker
1957
Director
Arts and Flowers
1956
Director
Niagara Fools
1956
Director
Calling All Cuckoos
1956
Director
Chief Charlie Horse
1956
Director
Get Lost
1956
Director
Woodpecker from Mars
1956
Director
After the Ball
1956
Director
Bunco Busters
1955
Director
Witch Crafty
1955
Director
Private Eye Pooch
1955
Director
Square Shootin' Square
1955
Director
Bedtime Bedlam
1955
Director
Helter Shelter
1955
Director
Hot Rod Huckster
1954
Director
Real Gone Woody
1954
Director
A Horse's Tale
1954
Director
Ali Baba and the Thieves
1953
Writer
Little Red Riding Hood
1953
Writer
Hot Noon or 12 O'Clock for Sure
1953
Director
Chilly Willy
1953
Director
Maw and Paw
1953
Director
Termites from Mars
1952
Animation
Born to Peck
1952
Animation
The Woody Woodpecker Polka
1951
Animation
Mousie Come Home
1946
Animation
Bathing Buddies
1946
Animation
Chew-Chew Baby
1945
Animation
The Barber of Seville
1944
Animation
The Beach Nut
1944
Animation
Hold That Ghost
1941
Animation
Dangerous Dan McFoo
1939
Animation
Egghead Rides Again
1937
Animation
Pigs Is Pigs
1937
Animation
A Cartoonist's Nightmare
1935
Animation
Little Dutch Plate
1935
Animation
Flowers for Madame
1935
Animation
Country Boy
1935
Animation
Those Beautiful Dames
1934
Animation
Freddy the Freshman
1932
Animation
Battling Bosko
1932
Animation
The Queen was in the Parlor
1932
Animation
Bosko and Bruno
1932
Animation
I Wish I Had Wings
1932
Animation
Bosko's Woodland Daze
1932
Animation
Ups 'n Downs
1931
Animation
Bosko's Holiday
1931
Animation
Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land
1931
Animation
One More Time
1931
Animation
Sinkin' in the Bathtub
1930
Animation
Congo Jazz
1930
Animation
The Booze Hangs High
1930
Animation