Jonathan Winters

Actor Nov 11 (died age 87) Dayton, Ohio, USA 1950–2023 (73 year career)

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Biography

Jonathan Harshman Winters III (November 11, 1925 – April 11, 2013) was an American comedian, actor, author, television host, and artist. He started performing as a stand up comedian before transitioning his career to acting in film and television. Winters received numerous accolades including two Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, the American Academy of Achievement in 1973, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1999.

Known For

Film

The Smurfs

Papa Smurf (voice)

Film

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Lennie Pike

Film

The Smurfs 2

Papa Smurf (voice)

Film

The Flintstones

Gobo The Grizzled Man

Film

The Shadow

Wainwright Barth

Film

Hanna-Barbera's 50th

Self

Film

The Thief and the Cobbler

The Thief (voice)

Film

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Wilbur Glenworthy in The Loved Ones (archive footage)

Filmography

Acting (125)

Movies (71)

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point

2023

as Lennie Pike (archive footage)

The Smurfs 2

2013

as Papa Smurf (voice)

5.8

The Smurfs

2011

as Papa Smurf (voice)

5.8

Certifiably Jonathan

2007

as Self

4.0

Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

2007

as Self (archive footage)

Cattle Call

2006

as Thomas the Studio Tour Guide

4.0

Jonathan Winters: Rare & Riotous

2005

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Wilbur Glenworthy in The Loved Ones (archive footage)

7.6

Comic Book: The Movie

as Wally

Swing

as Uncle Bill

Jack Paar: Smart Television

2003

as Self

Santa vs. the Snowman

2002

as Santa (voice)

7.2

The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

2002

as Self

10.0

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

2000

as The President

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

2000

as Whoppa Chopper Pilot / Ohio Cop with Bullhorn / Jeb

4.3

Jonathan Winters: On the Loose

2000

as Himself

Funny Is Money

1999

as Self

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1998

as Self - Roaster (archive footage)

5.0

Daisy-Head Mayzie

1995

as Dr. Eisenbart (voice)

5.0

The Flintstones

1994

as Gobo The Grizzled Man

The Shadow

as Wainwright Barth

Yogi the Easter Bear

as Ranger Mortimer (voice)

6.7

The Bears Who Saved Christmas: Christopher & Holly

1994

as Charlie Compass (voice)

5.6

The Thief and the Cobbler

as The Thief (voice)

Frosty Returns

as Narrator (Voice)

Gone Fish'n

Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas

1993

as Dogs / Worker #1 (voice)

2.0

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation

1992

as Wade Pig / Superman (voice)

6.8

Mickey's Audition

1992

as Cinematographer

4.0

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

1991

as Self

The Wish That Changed Christmas

1991

as The Owl (voice)

7.2

Rabbit Ears - Paul Bunyan

1990

as Narrator (voice)

Hanna-Barbera's 50th

1989

as Self

9.2

Tim Conway's Comedy Review: 'Scue Me!

1989

as Self

Moon Over Parador

1988

as Ralph

5.8

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

as Self

6.0

Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge

1987

as Self

1.0

The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy

1987

as Grandpa Smurf (voice)

6.5

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1987

as Tweedledee/Tweedledum

5.8

The Little Troll Prince

1987

as King Ulvik (Left Head)

The Longshot

as Tyler

Say Yes

as W.D. Westmoreland

King Kong! The Living Legend

1986

as Self

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

1986

as Self

The All New NFL Football Follies

1986

as Self

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

as Self

The Pound Puppies

as Bigelow (voice)

Star Fairies

as Wishing Well (voice)

8.6

E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind

1984

as Emerson Foosnagel III

1.0

Suzanne Somers... And 10,000 G.I.s

1983

as Self

More Wild Wild West

1980

as Prof. Albert Paradine II

5.8

I Go Pogo

1980

as Porky Pine / Molester Mole / Wiley Catt (voice)

2.7

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

1979

as H.S. / Harvey Tilson

5.6

Mickey's 50

1978

as Self

Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera

1977

as Self

Halloween Hall o' Fame

1977

Dean Martin's Red Hot Scandals of 1926

1976

as Al Capone

The Special London Bridge Special

1972

as English Tour Guide / Tourist #1 / Little Boy Tourist / Texas Tourist

Festival at Ford's

1971

as Self

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

1971

as Self

7.0

Viva Max!

1969

as General Billy Joe Hallson

5.5

Now You See It, Now You Don't

1968

as Jeremiah 'Jerry' Klay

Eight on the Lam

1967

as Sgt. Jasper Lynch / Jasper's Mother

4.9

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

1967

as Dad / Narrator

4.4

With Love, Sophia

1967

as Self

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

as Norman Jones

Penelope

as Professor Klobb

Murder at N.B.C.

The Loved One

as Wilbur Glenworthy / Harry Glenworthy

6.2

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

as Lennie Pike

7.0

From Rugs to Riches

1956

Television (54)

Inside Comedy

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Life with Bonnie

as Q.T. Marlens

Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean

1999

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

1994

7.8

Animaniacs

1993

as Stinkbomb D. Basset (voice)

Fish Police

Little Dracula

Davis Rules

as Gunny Davis

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

1990

as Eco the Clown (voice)

Tiny Toon Adventures

as Stanley (voice)

Gravedale High

as Coach Cadaver (voice)

6.0

Wake, Rattle, and Roll

1990

6.0

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures

1990

6.6

The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley

Alice in Wonderland

as Humpty Dumpty

Late Night with David Letterman

as Self

Aloha Paradise

The Tim Conway Show

as Self

Mork & Mindy

as Dave McConnell

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

Dinah!

as Self

The Midnight Special

as Self

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

1972

as Jonathan Winters / Maude Frickert (voice)

7.7

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

1972

5.7

The Smothers Brothers Summer Show

1970

8.0

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

as Self

6.6

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

as Self - Guest

7.7

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1967

as Self - Cameo

6.9

The Jonathan Winters Show

as Self - Host

Dateline: Hollywood

The Dean Martin Show

Linus the Lionhearted

1964

as The Giant (voice)

7.0

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Jerry Lewis Show

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Be Our Guest

The Twilight Zone

as James Howard "Fats" Brown

8.5

Startime

1959

6.0

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958

as General Nikidik

6.2

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

as Self

7.0

The Arlene Francis Show

1957

The Steve Allen Show

1956

as Self - Comedian

5.6

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

as Self

6.0

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Self

Omnibus

I've Got a Secret

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

as Self

6.8

Star Time

1950

as Self

The Annual Comedy Hall of Fame