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Paul Terry

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
3

Gender
Male

Birthday
February 19, 1887 (139 years old)

Place of Birth
San Mateo, California, USA

Paul Terry

Biography

Paul Houlton Terry was an American pioneering animator and founder of Terrytoons, cartoonist, screenwriter, film director and producer. He produced over 1,300 cartoons between 1915 and 1955 including the many Terrytoons cartoons. His studio's most famous character is Mighty Mouse, and also created Heckle and Jeckle, Gandy Goose and Dinky Duck.

Known For

Writing

2024The Life and Times of Farmer Al...Characters
1952The Happy Cobblers...Writer
1951Flop Secret...Writer
1951The Rainmakers...Story
1950The Fox Hunt...Writer
1949Hula Hula Land...Story
1949Happy Landing...Story
1949The Power of Thought...Story
1948Taming the Cat...Story
1947Flying South...Story
1947Aladdin's Lamp...Story
1945Christmas Toyshop...Writer
1942Somewhere in the Pacific...Writer
1939The Old Fire Horse...Story
1938Maid in China...Writer
1937The Hay Ride...Story
1937The Big Game Haunt...Story
1934The Last Straw...Writer
1933Beanstalk Jack...Writer
1933Tropical Fish...Writer
1933Who Killed Cock-Robin...Writer
1933The Banker's Daughter...Screenplay
1932Ireland or Bust...Writer
1932Hollywood Diet...Writer
1932Farmer Al Falfa's Ape Girl...Writer
1931The Lorelei...Writer
1931The Black Spider...Writer
1931By the Sea...Writer
19312000 B.C....Writer
1931The Sultan's Cat...Story
1931Sing, Sing Prison...Writer
1930Pigskin Capers...Writer
1930Scotch Highball...Writer
1930Fried Chicken...Writer
1930Irish Stew...Writer
1930French Fried...Writer
1930Kangaroo Steak...Writer
1930Swiss Cheese...Writer
1930Hot Turkey...Writer
1930Spanish Onions...Writer
1930Caviar...Writer
1928City Slickers...Writer
1922The Dog And The Mosquito...Writer
1921The Fox and Crow...Writer
1915Down on the Phoney Farm...Writer

Production

1953The Timid Scarecrow...Producer
1952The Happy Cobblers...Producer
1951Movie Madness...Producer
1951Flop Secret...Producer
1951Beaver Trouble...Producer
1951Steeple Jacks...Producer
1951The Rainmakers...Producer
1951Bulldozing the Bull...Producer
1950Rival Romeos...Producer
1950Mother Goose's Birthday Party...Producer
1950King Tut's Tomb...Producer
1950Better Late Than Never...Producer
1949Hula Hula Land...Producer
1949Happy Landing...Producer
1949The Power of Thought...Producer
1948Taming the Cat...Producer
1947The Hitch Hikers...Producer
1947Fishing by the Sea...Producer
1947Flying South...Producer
1947Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick...Producer
1947Cat Trouble...Producer
1947Aladdin's Lamp...Producer
1947Crying Wolf...Producer
1946The Hep Cat...Producer
1946The Uninvited Pests...Producer
1946The Crackpot King...Producer
1946The Jail Break...Producer
1946The Electronic Mouse Trap...Producer
1946Winning the West...Producer
1946Mighty Mouse in the Trojan Horse...Producer
1946The Johnstown Flood...Producer
1946Throwing the Bull...Producer
1946My Old Kentucky Home...Producer
1946The Wicked Wolf...Producer
1946Svengali's Cat...Producer
1945Christmas Toyshop...Producer
1945Mighty Mouse in Krakatoa...Producer
1945Bad Bill Bunion...Producer
1945The Silver Streak...Producer
1945Mighty Mouse and the Wolf...Producer
1945Mighty Mouse and the Kilkenny Cats...Producer
1945Raiding the Raiders...Producer
1945Ants in Your Pantry...Producer
1945The Port of Missing Mice...Producer
1945Mighty Mouse and the Pirates...Producer
1944The Sultan's Birthday...Producer
1944The Two Barbers...Producer
1944The Green Line...Producer
1944Wolf! Wolf!...Producer
1944Eliza on the Ice...Producer
1944Mighty Mouse Meets Jekyll and Hyde Cat...Producer
1944The Wreck of the Hesperus...Producer
1943The Lion and the Mouse...Producer
1943Down with Cats...Producer
1943Super Mouse Rides Again...Producer
1943Pandora's Box...Producer
1942Frankenstein's Cat...Producer
1942Ickle Meets Pickle...Producer
1942The Mouse of Tomorrow...Producer
1942School Daze...Producer
1942The Big Build-Up...Producer
1940The Snow Man...Producer
1940Rover's Rescue...Producer
1939The Golden West...Producer
1939Nick's Coffee Pot...Producer
1938Devil of the Deep...Producer
1937The Dancing Bear...Producer
1937The Mechanical Cow...Producer
1937The Hay Ride...Producer
1937The Big Game Haunt...Producer
1931The Champ...Producer
19312000 B.C....Producer
1930Pigskin Capers...Producer
1930Scotch Highball...Producer
1930Ship Ahoy...Producer
1929Barnyard Melody...Producer
1929Ball Park...Producer
1928Gridiron Demons...Producer
1928White Elephant...Producer
1928Laundry Man...Producer
1928Kill or Cure...Producer
1928Sunday on the Farm...Producer
1928The Huntsman...Producer
1928City Slickers...Producer
1928The Mouse's Bride...Producer
1928Coast to Coast...Producer
1928A Short Circuit...Producer
1927Rats in His Garret...Producer
1927When Snow Flies...Producer
1926Where Friendship Ceases...Producer
1926The Phoney Express...Producer
1926Why Argue...Producer
1926Knight Out...Producer
1926Pests...Producer
1926The Land Boom...Producer
1926The Mail Coach...Producer
1925More Mice Than Brains...Producer
1924On the Ice...Producer
1924When Winter Comes...Producer
1923Five Orphans of the Storm...Producer
1923Happy Go Luckies...Producer
1923The Burglar Alarm...Producer
1923Amateur Night on the Ark...Producer
1923The Fable of the Traveling Salesman...Producer
1922The Fable of Friday the 13th...Producer
1922The Fable of Henpecked Henry...Producer
1922The Fable of the Mischievous Cat...Producer
1922The Farmer And The Mice...Producer
1922The Lion and the Mouse...Associate Producer
1922The Fox and the Grapes...Producer
1922The Model Dairy...Producer
1921Venus and the Cat...Producer
1921Mice In Council...Producer
1915Down on the Phoney Farm...Producer
The Cat and the Magnet...Producer

Crew

1947Flying South...Presenter
1942Ickle Meets Pickle...Presenter

Directing

1945Christmas Toyshop...Director
1938Bugs Beetle and His Orchestra...Director
1937The Saw Mill Mystery...Director
1937Puddy's Coronation...Director
1936A Tough Egg...Director
1936The Sailor's Home...Director
1936The Western Trail...Director
1936Off to China...Director
1936Barnyard Amateurs...Director
1936Home Town Olympics...Director
1936Alpine Yodeler...Director
1936The 19th Hole Club...Director
1936The Feud...Director
1935The Mayflower...Director
1935Ye Olde Toy Shop...Director
1935Southern Horse-pitality...Director
1935Aladdin's Lamp...Director
1935A June Bride...Director
1935Football...Director
1935Hey Diddle Diddle...Director
1935Circus Days...Director
1935Birdland...Director
1935Chain Letters...Director
1935The Foxy-Fox...Director
1935Amateur Night...Director
1935Moans and Groans...Director
1935King Looney XIV...Director
1935Opera Night...Director
1935Modern Red Hood...Director
1935Five Puplets...Director
1935Flying Oil...Director
1935Old Dog Tray...Director
1935The Moth and the Spider...Director
1935Fireman, Save My Child...Director
1935Peg Leg Pete, the Pirate...Director
1935The Bull Fight...Director
1935What a Night...Director
1935The First Snow...Director
1934The Dog Show...Director
1934South Pole or Bust...Director
1934Jack's Shack...Director
1934Tom, Tom the Piper's Son...Director
1934Hot Sands...Director
1934The Magic Fish...Director
1934Jail Birds...Director
1934Why Mules Leave Home...Director
1934Mice in Council...Director
1934Irish Sweepstakes...Director
1934My Lady's Garden...Director
1934See the World...Director
1934Slow But Sure...Director
1934Pandora...Director
1934The Lion's Friend...Director
1934The King's Daughter...Director
1934Joe's Lunch Wagon...Director
1934A Mad House...Director
1934The Owl and the Pussycat...Director
1934The Last Straw...Director
1934Rip Van Winkle...Director
1934Holland Days...Director
1933The Sunny South...Director
1932Southern Rhythm...Director
1932Happy Polo...Director
1932Bull-ero...Director
1932Play Ball...Director
1932The Spider Talks...Director
1931Summertime...Director
1931China...Director
1931Jingle Bells...Director
1931Around the World...Director
1931Blues...Director
1931A Day to Live...Director
1931The Fireman's Bride...Director
1931Clowning...Director
1931Quack Quack...Director
1930Salt Water Taffy...Director
1929The Big Scare...Director
1929Cabaret...Director
1929Bug House College Days...Director
1929Three Game Guys...Director
1929A Stone Age Romance...Director
1929Farmer's Goat...Director
1929A Midsummer's Day...Director
1929Stage Struck...Director
1929House Cleaning Time...Director
1929Jail Breakers...Director
1929In His Cups...Director
1929Kidnapped...Director
1929April Showers...Director
1929Wood Choppers...Director
1929Polo Match...Director
1929Custard Pies...Director
1929Ball Park...Director
1929Faithful Pup...Director
1929Concentrate...Director
1929Skating Hounds...Director
1929Homeless Cats...Director
1929The Water Cure...Director
1929Presto-Chango...Director
1929The Big Shot...Director
1929Cop's Bride...Director
1929The Black Duck...Director
1929The Big Burg...Director
1929A Lad and His Lamp...Director
1929Back to the Soil...Director
1929Grandma's House...Director
1929Wooden Money...Director
1929Sweet Adeline...Director
1929The Queen Bee...Director
1929The Break of Day...Director
1929Snapping the Whip...Director
1929Land o' Cotton...Director
1928Gridiron Demons...Director
1928White Elephant...Director
1928Barnyard Politics...Director
1928Mail Man...Director
1928A Day Off...Director
1928The Fishing Fool...Director
1928A Polar Flight...Director
1928Laundry Man...Director
1928Big Game...Director
1928Dinner Time...Director
1928Monkey Love...Director
1928The Magnetic Bat...Director
1928Sunday on the Farm...Director
1928Alaska or Bust...Director
1928A Cross Country Run...Director
1928Sunny Italy...Director
1928Outnumbered...Director
1928The Huntsman...Director
1928The Early Bird...Director
1928Ride 'Em Cowboy...Director
1928War Bride...Director
1928Puppy Love...Director
1928The Flying Age...Director
1928Barnyard Artists...Director
1928A Jungle Triangle...Director
1928Barnyard Lodge Number One...Director
1928The Spider's Lair...Director
1928The Son Shower...Director
1928On the Ice...Director
1928A Blaze of Glory...Director
1928The County Fair...Director
1928The Good Ship Nellie...Director
1928The Wandering Minstrel...Director
1927High Stakes...Director
1927The Junk Man...Director
1927Christmas Cheer...Director
1927Rats in His Garret...Director
1927The Home Agent...Director
1927A Horse's Tale...Director
1927Carnival Week...Director
1927The Boy Friend...Director
1927Flying Fishers...Director
1927Saved by a Keyhole...Director
1927A Brave Heart...Director
1927The Big Tent...Director
1927A Hole In One...Director
1927River Of Doubt...Director
1927All Bull and a Yard Wide...Director
1927The Human Fly...Director
1927Cutting a Melon...Director
1927Hook, Line and Sinker...Director
1927The Big Reward...Director
1927Ant Life as It Isn't...Director
1927The Bully...Director
1927The Love Nest...Director
1927Horses, Horses, Horses...Director
1927A Dog's Day...Director
1927Bubbling Over...Director
1927The Pie-Eyed Piper...Director
1927The Honor Man...Director
1927The Medicine Man...Director
1927The Crawl Stroke Kid...Director
1927The Magician...Director
1927All for a Bride...Director
1927Taking the Air...Director
1927Cracked Ice...Director
1927In the Rough...Director
1927The Plow Boy's Revenge...Director
1927Subway Sally...Director
1926Bars and Stripes...Director
1926The Musical Parrot...Director
1926Sink or Swim...Director
1926Buck Fever...Director
1926Hitting the Rails...Director
1926Home Sweet Home...Director
1926Radio Controlled...Director
1926Gun Shy...Director
1926The Phoney Express...Director
1926The Road House...Director
1926The Charleston Queen...Director
1926Knight Out...Director
1926A Buggy Ride...Director
1926Scrambled Eggs...Director
1926Dough Boys...Director
1926Venus of Venice...Director
1926Chop Suey and Noodles...Director
1926Jungle Sports...Director
1926A Plumber's Life...Director
1926The Land Boom...Director
1926An Alpine Flapper...Director
1926Liquid Dynamite...Director
1926Farm Hands...Director
1926Hearts and Showers...Director
1926Rough and Ready Romeo...Director
1926The Shootin' Fool...Director
1926The Merry Blacksmith...Director
1926Fly Time...Director
1926Up in the Air...Director
1926The Wicked City...Director
1926Hunting in 1950...Director
1926The Wind Jammers...Director
1926The June Bride...Director
1926Lighter Than Air...Director
1926Three Blind Mice...Director
1926Gold Push...Director
1925Noah Had His Troubles...Director
1925The Bonehead Age...Director
1925The Great Open Spaces...Director
1925The Honor System...Director
1925Wild Cats of Paris...Director
1925Closer Than a Brother...Director
1925Air-Cooled...Director
1925The Hero Wins...Director
1925The Lion and the Monkey...Director
1925Nuts and Squirrels...Director
1925The Ugly Duckling...Director
1925Barnyard Follies...Director
1925Window Washers...Director
1925Bubbles...Director
1925A Yarn About Yarn...Director
1925For the Love of a Gal...Director
1925Soap...Director
1925The Runt...Director
1925Echoes from the Alps...Director
1925A Fast Worker...Director
1925Runaway Balloon...Director
1925Darkest Africa...Director
1925Permanent Waves...Director
1925The Housing Shortage...Director
1925At the Zoo...Director
1925S.O.S....Director
1925The Pie Man...Director
1925Clean-Up Week...Director
1925Transatlantic Flight...Director
1925Bigger and Better Jails...Director
1925Fisherman's Luck...Director
1925The Haunted House...Director
1924Down on the Farm...Director
1924Noah's Athletic Club...Director
1924On the Ice...Director
1924Lumber Jacks...Director
1924She Knew Her Man...Director
1924Black Magic...Director
1924Hawks of the Sea...Director
1924A Lighthouse by the Sea...Director
1924In the Good Old Summertime...Director
1924Message from the Sea...Director
1924Amelia Comes Back...Director
1924Flying Fever...Director
1924House Cleaning...Director
1924The Prodigal Pup...Director
1924A Woman's Honor...Director
1924Desert Sheiks...Director
1924The Body in the Bag...Director
1924That Old Can of Mine...Director
1924The Organ Grinder...Director
1924The Flying Carpet...Director
1924Jolly Jail Bird...Director
1924An Ideal Farm...Director
1924Homeless Pups...Director
1924A Trip to the Pole...Director
1924The Champion...Director
1924Running Wild...Director
1924Why Mice Leave Home...Director
1924Good Old College Days...Director
1924The Rat's Revenge...Director
1924Rural Romance...Director
1924The Black Sheep...Director
1923The Good Old Days...Director
1923Five Orphans of the Storm...Director
1923A Dark Horse...Director
1923The Cat Came Back...Director
1923The Morning After...Director
1923Do Women Pay?...Director
1923Farmer Al Falfa's Pet Cat...Director
1923The Five Fifteen...Director
1923Aged in the Wood...Director
1923A Barnyard Rodeo...Director
1923The High Flyers...Director
1923Derby Day...Director
1923The Walrus Hunters...Director
1923Love in a Cottage...Director
1923The Nine of Spades...Director
1923The Thoroughbred...Director
1923The Bad Bandit...Director
1923Great Explorers...Director
1923Mysteries of the Sea...Director
1923Springtime...Director
1923The Beauty Parlor...Director
1923The Covered Pushcart...Director
1923Amateur Night on the Ark...Director
1923The Stork's Mistake...Director
1923The Fable of the Jolly Rounders...Director
1923A Fish Story...Director
1923Pharaoh's Tomb...Director
1923Spooks...Director
1923The Gamblers...Director
1923The Fable of the Mysterious Hat...Director
1923Farmer Al Falfa's Bride...Director
1923The Fable of the Spider and the Fly...Director
1923The Fable of the Gliders...Director
1923The Fable of a Raisin and a Cake of Yeast...Director
1922The Fable of Henry's Busted Romance...Director
1922Cheating the Cheaters...Director
1922The Fable of a Stone Age Romeo...Director
1922The Fable of the Man Who Laughs...Director
1922The Fable of the Dog's Paradise...Director
1922The Two Trappers...Director
1922The Fable of the Rolling Stone...Director
1922The Elephant's Trunk...Director
1922The Fable of the Romantic Mouse...Director
1922The Fable of the Boastful Cat...Director
1922The Dog And The Mosquito...Director
1922Fable of the Two Explorers...Director
1922Two Slick Traders...Director
1922The Boy and the Bear...Director
1922The Fable of the Mechanical Horse...Director
1922The Country Mouse and the City Cat...Director
1922The Fable of Brewing Trouble...Director
1922The Fable of the Dog and the Fish...Director
1922The Fable of the Worm That Turned...Director
1922Crime in a Big City...Director
1922The Farmer and His Cat...Director
1922The Cat and the Pig...Director
1922The Eternal Triangle...Director
1922The Dog and the Wolves...Director
1922The Hunter and His Dog...Director
1922The Maid and the Millionaire...Director
1922The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing...Director
1922Love at First Sight...Director
1922The Boy and the Dog...Director
1922The Spendthrift...Director
1922The Rich Cat and the Poor Cat...Director
1922Magic Boots...Director
1922The Cat and the Swordfish...Director
1922The Bear and the Bees...Director
1922The Tiger and the Donkey...Director
1922The Dissatisfied Cobbler...Director
1921The Dog and the Flea...Director
1921The Wayward Dog...Director
1921The Wolf and the Kid...Director
1921The Fable of the Cat and the Mice...Director
1921The Fly and the Ant...Director
1921The Frogs That Wanted a King...Director
1921The Woman and the Hen...Director
1921The Owl and the Grasshopper...Director
1921The Cat and the Monkey...Director
1921The Frog and the Ox...Director
1921The Dog and the Bone...Director
1921The Hare and the Tortoise...Director
1921The Hermit and the Bear...Director
1921Mice at War...Director
1921Hare and Frogs...Director
1921The Country Mouse and the City Mouse...Director
1921The Lioness and the Bugs...Director
1921Cats at Law...Director
1921The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg...Director
1921The Rooster and the Eagle...Director
1921The Cat and the Canary...Director
1921The Fashionable Fox...Director
1920A Cat's Life...Director
1920The Bone of Contention...Director
1917Character as Revealed by the Ear...Director
1917Character as Revealed by the Mouth...Director
1917Character as Revealed by the Eye...Director
1917His Trial...Director
1917Some Barrier...Director
1917Character as Revealed by the Nose...Director
1917Farmer Al Falfa's Wayward Pup...Director
1917Golden Spoon Mary...Director
191720,000 Feats under the Sea...Director
1916Farmer Al Falfa's Blind Pig...Director
1916Farmer Al Falfa's Prune Plantation...Director
1916Farmer Al Falfa Sees New York...Director
1916Farmer Al Falfa's Wolfhound...Director
1916Farmer Al Falfa's Revenge...Director
1916Farmer Al Falfa's Egg-Citement...Director
1916Farmer Al Falfa's Watermelon Patch...Director
1916Farmer Al Falfa and His Tentless Circus...Director
1916Farmer Al Falfa's Scientific Dairy...Director
1916Farmer Al Falfa Invents a New Kite...Director
1916Farmer Al Falfa's Catastrophy...Director
1915Down on the Phoney Farm...Director
1915Little Herman...Director
A Day's Outing...Director
Deep Stuff...Director
The End of the World...Director
The Villain's Curse...Director
Fish Day...Director
The Fox and the Goat...Director
The Frog and the Catfish...Director
From Rags to Riches and Back Again...Director
Fruitful Farm...Director
Mysteries of Old Chinatown...Director
One Game Pup...Director
One Good Turn Deserves Another...Director
The Cat and the Magnet...Director

Visual Effects

1930Scotch Highball...Animation
1930The Family Album...Animation
1929Ball Park...Animation
1926The Phoney Express...Animation
1925In Dutch...Animation
1923Happy Go Luckies...Animation
1922The Lion and the Mouse...Animation
1922The Model Dairy...Animation
1921Mice In Council...Animation
1917Ventriloquists...Animation
1915Down on the Phoney Farm...Animation

Acting

2021Cartoon Carnivalas Self (archive footage)
1968Social Security in Americaas
1931The Black Spideras