Jonathan Winters
Jonathan Harshman Winters III (November 11, 1925 – April 11, 2013) was an American comedian, actor, author, and artist. Beginning in 1960, Winters recorded many classic comedy albums for the Verve Records label. He also had records released every decade for over 50 years, receiving 11 nominations for Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album during his career and winning a Grammy Award for Best Album for Children for his contribution to an adaptation of The Little Prince in 1975 and the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album for Crank(y) Calls in 1996.
With a career spanning more than six decades, Winters also appeared in hundreds of television show episodes/series and films combined, including eccentric characters on The Steve Allen Show, The Garry Moore Show, The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (1972–74), Mork & Mindy, Hee Haw, and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. He also voiced Grandpa Smurf on The Smurfs TV series (1986–89) and Papa Smurf in The Smurfs (2011). Winters' final feature film was The Smurfs 2 in 2013, which is dedicated in his memory.
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ALBUMS
- Outpatients released: 2001
- Crank(y) Calls released: 1999
- Stuff 'n Nonsense released: 1969
- Wings It! released: 1968
- Whistle Stopping With Jonathan Winters released: 1964
- Humor Seen Through The Eyes Of Jonathan released: 1963
- Another Day Another World released: 1962
- Here's Jonathan released: 1961
- Down To Earth released: 1960
- The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters released: 1960
Crank(y) Calls
Released 1999- We're Only Visitors
- Dr. Death
- Blue Fox to Red Beaver
- The Bunny Song
- Ross Perot Calling Every American
- Do You Have Your PTL Card?
- The Old Homestead
- In Harm's Way
- Together
- A Violent Elderly Person
- St. Vitus' Dance
- Flood Waters
- Mitch
- Flush Your Mind
- Sprinkling System
- Going to Branson
- Where Are You?
- Storm Center
- Fourth of July
- Too Smart for the Room
- No Names or Numbers
- This Is Very Sad
- I'll Get Back at You
- The Deficit
- Magical Tour
- Return the Call
- I Don't Get It
- See You on the Airwaves
Stuff 'n Nonsense
Released 1969- Intro By Chester Honeyhugger
- Heart Transplant
- John Wayne Landing On The Moon
- Unusual Sounds
- A Mouse Just Caught In A Trap
- Mother Says "No"
- Maude Frickert In Dog Fight With The Red Baron
- Male Elephant Wrapping A Present
- Hippies
- Shoe Clerk
- Maude Frickert On Motocycle - Asking For A Date
- The Abominable Snowman
- President Nixon's First Day In Office
- Gorilla Drafted Into Marine Corps
- Maude Frickert's Nursery School
- Country Doctor Delivering A Baby
- Astronauts Going To The Moon
- Chester Honeyhugger As An Elevator Operator
- Hijack To Cuba
- John Wayne Protecting The Fort
- General Custer
- Maude Frickert On First Night Of Honeymoon
- Elderly Gentleman Seeing A Flying Saucer
- Chester Honeyhugger Asking For A Date
Wings It!
Released 1968- Necking In A '38 Ford
- The Deer Hunters
- The Shy Guy Returns A Toaster
- King Kwazi
- Japanese Gardener
- Audience Improvisation: Maude Frickert On The Freeway / The Traffic Cop / The Used Car Salesman / The Sport Reporter And Bombing / Man On The Phone
- Maude Frickert Explains The Birds And The Bees
- Sound Improvisations
- Closing
Born: 1925-11-11
Died: 2013-04-11
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