Personal Info
Birth date
1925-11-11 (99 Years)
Day of death
2013-04-11
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Also known as
Jonathan Harshman Winters III
Jonathan Winters
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.
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
Overview:
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.Late Night with David Letterman
5.808
Overview:
Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.The Carol Burnett Show
7.7
Overview:
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."The Merv Griffin Show
5.75
Overview:
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5
Overview:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7
Overview:
Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It originally aired during late-night. During most of its run it was broadcast from Studio 6B inside the RCA Building. The same studio would also host early episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Its theme song was an instrumental version of "Everything's Coming Up Roses", and the closing theme was "So Until I See You" by Al Lerner.What's My Line?
6.9
Overview:
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.Animaniacs
8.001
Overview:
The two Warner Brothers Yakko and Wakko and their Warner sister Dot had been (supposedly) created in the 1930's, but their cartoons were too screwy for the general public to handle. The three Warners were locked up in the studio water tower until they escaped in the 90's. There, they run wild, causing chaos everywhere!The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
6.9
Overview:
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an American comedy and variety show hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS from 1967 to 1969.The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.8
Overview:
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6
Overview:
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors and its theme song, sung by Shore, was "See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet", which continued to be used in Chevrolet advertising for several more years after the cancellation of the show.The Twilight Zone
8.447
Overview:
A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.I've Got a Secret
7.75
Overview:
A panel tries to determine a contestant's secret: something that is unusual, amazing, embarrassing, or humorous about that person.Tiny Toon Adventures
7.772
Overview:
Follow the adventures of a group of young cartoon characters who attend the Acme Looniversity to become the next generation of characters from the Looney Tunes series.The Bob Hope Show
7
Overview:
The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night block known as "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (Sept. 1950 to Dec. 1955). Also known as, "The Chevy Show with Bob Hope." When the first special debuted in October of 1950 it was the most expensive television program made up to that point - costing an astronomical $1,500 a minute to produce. Bob Hope had his own television show and radio show at the same time. For the next three seasons, The Bob Hope Show was broadcast once a month on Tuesday nights, giving Milton Berle a week off. Bob ended his radio show in April, 1956. Bob Hope also had another show by a similar name, "The Bob Hope Show (All Star Revue)". In addition, he performed in "Specials" for many years. It is the longest running variety program in television's history with a record of 45 years of televised entertainment.Mork & Mindy
7.1
Overview:
A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.Captain Planet and the Planeteers
6.8
Overview:
Eco-villains beware: Captain Planet is here to save the day! With the guidance of Gaia, five Planeteers - representing Earth, Fire, Water, Wind and Heart - come together to defend our planet from environmental destruction. With their powers combined, the team becomes the solution to pollution!The Dean Martin Show
7.316
Overview:
The Dean Martin Show, also known as The Dean Martin Variety Show, is a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974 for 264 episodes. It was broadcast by NBC and hosted by entertainer Dean Martin. The theme song to the series was his 1964 hit "Everybody Loves Somebody."Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
7.8
Overview:
Three young monsters — Ickis, Oblina and Krumm — attends an institute for monsters under a city dump and learn to frighten humans.Life with Bonnie
6.5
Overview:
The host of the local morning talk show Morning Chicago creatively balances family commitment—to her husband John, a hard-working family practice doctor, and their three young children— and career obligations.The New Scooby-Doo Movies
7.7
Overview:
Aside from doubling the length of each episode, The New Scooby-Doo Movies differed from its predecessor in the addition of a rotating special guest star slot; each episode featured real-life celebrities or well known fictional characters joining the Mystery, Inc. gang in solving the mystery of the week. Some episodes, in particular the episodes guest-starring the characters from The Addams Family, Batman, and Jeannie, deviated from the established Scooby-Doo format of presenting criminals masquerading as supernatural beings by introducing real ghosts, witches, monsters, and other such characters into the plots.Shirley Temple's Storybook
6.2
Overview:
Shirley Temple's Storybook is an American children's anthology series hosted and narrated by actress Shirley Temple. The series features adaptations of fairy tales like Mother Goose and other family-oriented stories performed by well-known actors, although one episode, an adaptation of The House of the Seven Gables, was meant for older youngsters. Temple's three children made their acting debuts in the last episode of the first season, "Mother Goose".Dinah!
6.667
Overview:
Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home oriented show about cooking, crafts and occasionally music. This format lasted until May of 1974. When the show came back in October of 1974 the format had changed drastically to a variety talk show which was called Dinah. and went on until 1981. This show was also known as "Dinah and Friends" during the summer of 1976.The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
6.9
Overview:
Martin Short’s Ed Grimley careens through a series of life-affirming and science learning Saturday morning adventuresThe Wonderful World of Disney
7.774
Overview:
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.The Midnight Special
7.833
Overview:
The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a special on August 19, 1972, then began its run as a regular series on February 2, 1973; its last episode was on May 1, 1981. The ninety-minute program followed the Friday night edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The show typically featured guest hosts, except for a period from July 1975 through March 1976 when singer Helen Reddy served as the regular host. Wolfman Jack served as the announcer and frequent guest host. The series also occasionally aired vintage footage of older acts. As the program neared the end of its run in the early 1980s, it began to frequently use lip-synched performances rather than live. The program also featured occasional comedic performances such as Richard Pryor and Andy Kaufman.Acting
TBAThe Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (1 Episode) as Unknown
2023It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point as Lennie Pike (archive footage)
2013The Smurfs 2 as Papa Smurf (voice)
2012Inside Comedy (1 Episode) as Self
2011The Smurfs as Papa Smurf (voice)
2007Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s as Self (archive footage)
2007Certifiably Jonathan as Self
2006Cattle Call as Thomas the Studio Tour Guide
2005Jonathan Winters: Rare & Riotous as Unknown
2004Los Angeles Plays Itself as Wilbur Glenworthy in The Loved Ones (archive footage)
2004Comic Book: The Movie as Wally
2003Jack Paar: Smart Television as Self
2003Swing as Uncle Bill
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2002Santa vs. the Snowman as Santa (voice)
2002Life with Bonnie (1 Episode) as Q.T. Marlens
2002The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo as Self
2000Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big as The President
2000The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Whoppa Chopper Pilot / Ohio Cop with Bullhorn / Jeb
2000Jonathan Winters: On the Loose as Himself
1999Funny Is Money as Self
1999Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean (1 Episode) as Unknown
1998The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self - Roaster (archive footage)
1995Daisy-Head Mayzie as Dr. Eisenbart (voice)
1994The Bears Who Saved Christmas: Christopher & Holly as Charlie Compass (voice)
1994Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1 Episode) as Unknown
1994The Shadow as Wainwright Barth
1994The Flintstones as Gobo The Grizzled Man
1994Yogi the Easter Bear as Ranger Mortimer (voice)
1993Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas as Dogs / Worker #1 (voice)
1993The Thief and the Cobbler as The Thief (voice)
1993Animaniacs (1 Episode) as Stinkbomb D. Basset (voice)
1993Gone Fish'n as Unknown
1992Frosty Returns as Narrator (Voice)
1992Mickey's Audition as Cinematographer
1992Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation as Wade Pig / Superman (voice)
1992Fish Police (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1991The Wish That Changed Christmas as The Owl (voice)
1991Little Dracula (26 Episodes) as Unknown
1991Davis Rules (29 Episodes) as Gunny Davis
1991Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' as Self
1990Wake, Rattle, and Roll (20 Episodes) as Unknown
1990Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1 Episode) as Unknown
1990Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1 Episode) as Eco the Clown (voice)
1990Tiny Toon Adventures (0, 1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Stanley (voice), Wade Pig (voice)
1990Gravedale High (6 Episodes) as Coach Cadaver (voice)
1990Rabbit Ears - Paul Bunyan as Narrator (voice)
1989Hanna-Barbera's 50th as Self
1989Tim Conway's Comedy Review: 'Scue Me! as Self
1988The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (13 Episodes) as Unknown
1988Moon Over Parador as Ralph
1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self
1987The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy as Grandpa Smurf (voice)
1987The Little Troll Prince as Unknown
1987Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge as Self
1987Alice Through the Looking Glass as Tweedledee/Tweedledum
1986Say Yes as W.D. Westmoreland
1986King Kong! The Living Legend as Self
1986TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines as Self
1986The Longshot as Tyler
1986The All New NFL Football Follies as Self
1985Alice in Wonderland (1 Episode) as Humpty Dumpty
1985The Pound Puppies as Bigelow (voice)
1985Star Fairies as Wishing Well (voice)
1984E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind as Emerson Foosnagel III
1983Suzanne Somers... And 10,000 G.I.s as Self
1982Hanky Panky as Mr. Puckett (uncredited)
1982Late Night with David Letterman (1 Episode) as Self
1981Aloha Paradise (1 Episode) as Unknown
1980More Wild Wild West as Prof. Albert Paradine II
1980I Go Pogo as Porky Pine / Molester Mole / Wiley Catt (voice)
1980The Tim Conway Show (1 Episode) as Self
1979The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh as H.S. / Harvey Tilson
1978Mickey's 50 as Self
1978Mork & Mindy (1, 18 Episode) as Dave McConnell, Mearth
1977Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera as Self
1977Halloween Hall o' Fame as Unknown
1976Dean Martin's Red Hot Scandals of 1926 as Al Capone
1976The Muppet Show (1 Episode) as Self - Special Guest Star
1974Dinah! (1 Episode) as Self
1972Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1 Episode) as Jonathan Winters / Maude Frickert (voice)
1972The Midnight Special (1 Episode) as Self
1972The Special London Bridge Special as English Tour Guide / Tourist #1 / Little Boy Tourist / Texas Tourist
1971Festival at Ford's as Self
1971The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World as Self
1970The Smothers Brothers Summer Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969Viva Max! as General Billy Joe Hallson
1968Now You See It, Now You Don't as Jeremiah 'Jerry' Klay
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1 Episode) as Self
1967The Jonathan Winters Show (2 Episodes) as Self - Host
1967The Carol Burnett Show (1, 2 Episode) as Self - Guest, Self
1967Eight on the Lam as Sgt. Jasper Lynch / Jasper's Mother
1967Dateline: Hollywood (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad as Dad / Narrator
1967The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1 Episode) as Self - Cameo
1966Penelope as Professor Klobb
1966Murder at N.B.C. as Unknown
1966The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! as Norman Jones
1965The Loved One as Wilbur Glenworthy / Harry Glenworthy
1965The Dean Martin Show (11 Episodes) as Unknown
1964Linus the Lionhearted (3 Episodes) as The Giant (voice)
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Lennie Pike
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1963The Jerry Lewis Show (1 Episode) as Self
1962The Merv Griffin Show (1 Episode) as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (6 Episodes) as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show (1 Episode) as Self - Co-Host
1960Be Our Guest (19 Episodes) as Unknown
1959Startime (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959The Twilight Zone (1 Episode) as James Howard "Fats" Brown
1958Shirley Temple's Storybook (1 Episode) as General Nikidik
1957The Arlene Francis Show (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1, 7, 10 Episode) as Unknown, Self, Self - Guest Host
1956From Rugs to Riches as Unknown
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (2 Episodes) as Self
1956The Steve Allen Show (3, 1 Episode) as Self - Comedian, Self - Guest
1954The Wonderful World of Disney (1 Episode) as Self
1952Omnibus (1 Episode) as Unknown
1952I've Got a Secret (1 Episode) as Unknown
1950The Colgate Comedy Hour (1 Episode) as Self
1950Star Time (1 Episode) as Self
1950The Bob Hope Show (3 Episodes) as Self
1950What's My Line? (2, 1 Episode) as Self - Mystery Guest, Self - Panelist