Paul J. Smith
Visual EffectsPaul 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]
Filmography — Crew
The King of Ads
Director
Bedtime Bedlam
Director
Box Car Bandit
Director
Red Riding Hoodlum
Director
Charlie's Mother-in-Law
Director
The Secret Weapon
Director
Bunco Busters
Director
Maw and Paw
Director
Three-Ring Fling
Director
Charlie in Hot Water
Director
Robin Hoody Woody
Director
Rough and Tumbleweed
Director
Jittery Jester
Director
The Tee Bird
Director
Papoose on the Loose
Director
Niagara Fools
Director
A Fish Story
Director
Under Sea Dogs
Director
Romp in a Swamp
Director
Guest Who?
Director
Sufferin' Cats
Director
Have Gun Can't Travel
Director
Chilly Willy
Director
Sleepy Time Chimes
Director
Foot Brawl
Director
Fowled Up Falcon
Director
Goose in the Rough
Director
The Unbearable Salesman
Director
Truant Student
Director
After the Ball
Director
Tomcat Combat
Director
The Dog That Cried Wolf
Director
How to Trap a Woodpecker
Director
Jerky Turkey
Director
Tree's a Crowd
Director
Bee Bopped
Director
Seal on the Loose
Director
Half Empty Saddles
Director
Case of the Elephant's Trunk
Director
Kiddie League
Director
Log Jammed
Director
Janie Get Your Gun
Director
Chief Charlie Horse
Director
His Better Elf
Director
The Goose Is Wild
Director
Round Trip to Mars
Director
Private Eye Pooch
Director
Moochin' Pooch
Director
Woody the Freeloader
Director
Rain Rain, Go Away
Director
How to Stuff a Woodpecker
Director
Plywood Panic
Director
Short in the Saddle
Director
Square Shootin' Square
Director
The Bungling Builder
Director
Woodpecker Wanted
Director
Everglade Raid
Director
Hot Noon or 12 O'Clock for Sure
Director
Indian Corn
Director
Dopey Dick, the Pink Whale
Director
Fish Hooked
Director
Busman's Holiday
Director
Case of the Cold Storage Yegg
Director
Woodpecker from Mars
Director
Paw's Night Out
Director
Case of the Red-Eyed Ruby
Director
Pig in a Pickle
Director
Heap Big Hepcat
Director
Rah Rah Ruckus
Director
Fodder and Son
Director
Bats in the Belfry
Director
The Flying Turtle
Director
Salmon Yeggs
Director
Let Charlie Do It
Director
Gold Diggin' Woodpecker
Director
A Gooney Is Born
Director
Gopher Broke
Director
Calling All Cuckoos
Director
Bugged in a Rug
Director
Show Biz Beagle
Director
Cool It, Charlie
Director
The Bird Who Came to Dinner
Director
Charlie's Golf Classic
Director
A Horse's Tale
Director
Spook-a-Nanny
Director
Hi-Seas Hi-Jacker
Director
Roamin' Roman
Director
Chiller Dillers
Director
Ozark Lark
Director
Misguided Missile
Director
Mouse in the House
Director
Gooney's Goofy Landings
Director
Charlie the Rainmaker
Director
Canned Dog Feud
Director
Mississippi Slow Boat
Director
Little Red Riding Hood
Writer
Hyde and Sneak
Director
Chilly Chums
Director
Tragic Magic
Director
Pistol Packin' Woodpecker
Director
Phantom of the Horse Opera
Director
Davey Cricket
Director
International Woodpecker
Director
Crowin' Pains
Director
St. Moritz Blitz
Director
Hay Rube
Director
Chilly's Cold War
Director
Get Lost
Director
Charlie's Campout
Director
Real Gone Woody
Director
Unlucky Potluck
Director
Airlift a la Carte
Director
Chilly's Hide-a-Way
Director
Phoney Pony
Director
Kitty from the City
Director
Roof-Top Razzle Dazzle
Director
All Hams on Deck
Director
Woody and the Beanstalk
Director
Sleepy Time Bear
Director
Lotsa Luck
Director
Wild Bill Hiccup
Director
Paste Makes Waste
Director
Chilly's Ice Folly
Director
Room and Bored
Director
Flim Flam Fountain
Director
Bye, Bye, Blackboard
Director
Practical Yolk
Director
Project Reject
Director
The Case of the Maltese Chicken
Director
Window Pains
Director
Coo Coo Nuts
Director
Witch Crafty
Director
Tumble Weed Greed
Director
Secret Agent Woody Woodpecker
Director
Shanghai Woody
Director
The Reluctant Recruit
Director
The Rude Intruder
Director
Symphony Night
Director
Chilly and the Woodchopper
Director
Arts and Flowers
Director
The Hound and the Rabbit
Director
Chilly and the Looney Gooney
Director
Home Sweet Homewrecker
Director
Hot Time on Ice
Director
Monster of Ceremonies
Director
Highway Hecklers
Director
Polar Fright
Director
Helter Shelter
Director
Snow Place Like Home
Director
Chili Con Corny
Director
Sissy Sheriff
Director
Calling Dr. Woodpecker
Director
Prehistoric Super Salesman
Director
Phoney Express
Director
Pecking Holes in Poles
Director
The Nautical Nut
Director
Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin
Director
One Horse Town
Director
Shutter Bug
Director
Fat in the Saddle
Director
Vicious Viking
Director
Hassle in a Castle
Director
Ship a-Hoy Woody
Director
Woody's Magic Touch
Director
Freeway Fracas
Director
Hi-Rise Wise Guys
Director
Careless Caretaker
Director
Hot Rod Huckster
Director
A Peck of Trouble
Director
Saddle-Sore Woody
Director
Little Woody Riding Hood
Director
Hot Diggity Dog
Director
A Lad in Bagdad
Director
The Genie with the Light Touch
Director
Little Skeeter
Director
South Pole Pals
Director
The Big Bite
Director
Hook, Line, and Stinker
Director
Astronut Woody
Director
Lonesome Ranger
Director
What's Peckin'
Director
Horse Play
Director
Buster's Last Stand
Director
The Snoozin' Bruin'
Director
For the Love of Pizza
Director
The Unhandy Man
Director
Coming Out Party
Director
Woody's Knight Mare
Director
The Mouse and the Lion
Director