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Paul Winchell

1922 - 2005

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Paul Winchell (né Wilchinsky; December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005) was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, humanitarian, and inventor whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1950 to 1954, he hosted The Paul Winchell Show, which also used two other titles during its prime time run on NBC: The Speidel Show, and What's My Name? From 1965 to 1968, Winchell hosted the children's television series Winchell-Mahoney Time. He made guest appearances on television series from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s, such as Perry Mason, The Dick Van Dyke Show, McMillan & Wife, The Brady Bunch, The Donna Reed Show, and appearances as Homer Winch on The Beverly Hillbillies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Winchell is the 7,300th most popular actor (down from 6,897th in 2024), the 11,263rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,185th in 2019) and the 3,357th most popular American Actor.

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Among people born in 1922, Paul Winchell ranks 413. Before him are Willi Heeks, Franz Fühmann, Royal Dano, Coleen Gray, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, and John Anderson. After him are Kai Winding, Ágnes Nemes Nagy, George R. Price, Turhan Bey, Bert I. Gordon, and Patricia Canning Todd. Among people deceased in 2005, Paul Winchell ranks 333. Before him are Keith Andes, Christopher Fry, Robert Creeley, Nikolai Puchkov, Misael Escuti, and August Wilson. After him are Georges Dransart, Harold J. Stone, Eugene J. Martin, Ruth Warrick, Jesús Iglesias, and Adrian Biddle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Winchell ranks 11,263 out of 20,380. Before him are John Hencken (1954), Charles Sands (1865), John Anderson (1922), and Tully Marshall (1864). After him are David Miller (1973), George Fisher (1970), Ted King (1965), James Aloysius Hickey (1920), Bill Hicks (1961), Phil Lesh (1940), Paul Petersen (1945), and Adam Schiff (1960).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Paul Winchell ranks 3,357. Before him are Stephanie Zimbalist (1956), Viola Dana (1897), Dick Jones (1927), John Anderson (1922), and Tully Marshall (1864). After him are Ted King (1965), Paul Petersen (1945), Chad Allen (1974), Leah Remini (1970), Tony Cox (1958), Amy Aquino (1957), and Martha Raye (1916).

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