Jonathan Winters
Biography
Jonathan Winters was an American comedian and actor who also wrote and hosted television programs and painted. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, and began his career as a stand-up performer before moving into film and television. Starting in 1960 he recorded comedy albums for Verve Records and created characters such as Maude Frickert. His movie credits included It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination; The Loved One (1965); The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966); The Flintstones (1994); and The Shadow (1994). On the small screen he appeared on Mork & Mindy, won a Primetime Emmy Award for his supporting role on Davis Rules, and provided the voice of Grandpa Smurf on The Smurfs before playing Papa Smurf in The Smurfs (2011). He won two Grammy Awards and in 1999 was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
87years old at death
- Born Dayton
- Died Montecito
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Jonathan Harshman Winters III (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 15
- Career span
- 48 years1963 to 2011
Genres
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A first
In 1956, RCA's first public demonstration of color videotape aired on The Jonathan Winters Show, and Winters used the technology to play two characters who bantered back and forth as if both were in the studio at once.
Big break
Winters got his big break working for Alistair Cooke on the CBS Sunday morning show Omnibus. In 1957, Tums sponsored his 15-minute routine in the first color television show.
Jonathan Winters movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Smurfs2011 Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasyas Papa Smurfvoice
IMDb rating 5.4106K votes
- The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle2000as Whoppa Chopper Pilot / Ohio Cop with Bullhorn / Jeb
IMDb rating 4.322K votes
Most often with
John Goodman appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
John Goodman's page
Frank Welker's page
Clive Revill's page
Carl Reiner's page
Milton Berle's page
Dann Florek's page
Also two films together2 more actors
- Dick ShawnPenelope (1966) and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- Ben BlueThe Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966) and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jonathan Winters's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.1 billion
7 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 15 films: 7 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 7Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$564M53.2% of the total
- 2$342M32.2% of the total
- 3$60M5.7% of the total
- 4$48M4.5% of the total
- 5$35M3.3% of the total
- 6$11M1.1% of the total
- 7$669K0.1% of the total
Awards
Six awards and honors from 1963 to 1999, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1991 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Davis Rules | Won |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 1995 | Best Comedy Album | Won | |
| 1975 | Best Children's Music Album | The Little Prince | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 1999 | Mark Twain Prize for American Humor | Won | |
| 1963 | Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award | Won | |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.