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Paul Terry

Producer, Writer, Actor, Director

19 February 1887 — 25 October 1971 (84 years)
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

  • Gypsy Life
    Gypsy Life1945
  • The Three Bears
    The Three Bears1939
  • Wolf! Wolf!
    Wolf! Wolf!1944
  • All Out for 'V'
    All Out for 'V'1942
  • The Heckle and Jeckle Show
    The Heckle and Jeckle Show1 season
  • Mighty Mouse Meets Jekyll and Hyde Cat
    Mighty Mouse Meets Jekyll and Hyde Cat1944
  • The Snow Man
    The Snow Man1940
  • Mighty Mouse and the Wolf
    Mighty Mouse and the Wolf1945
  • Mighty Mouse and the Pirates
    Mighty Mouse and the Pirates1945
  • The Johnstown Flood
    The Johnstown Flood1946
  • Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick
    Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick1947
  • Down with Cats
    Down with Cats1943
  • Mother Goose's Birthday Party
    Mother Goose's Birthday Party1950

Filmography

1956
Heckle and Jeckle · as Executive Producer
1954
Blue Plate Symphony
1954
The Reformed Wolf
1954
Nonsense Newsreel
1953
Mouse Menace
1953
Bargain Daze
1953
The Reluctant Pup
1953
When Mousehood Was in Flower
1953
Hot Rods
1953
Ten Pin Terrors
1953
Featherweight Champ
1952
Mouse Meets Bird
1952
Snappy Snapshots
1952
A Soapy Opera
1952
Sink or Swim
1952
Hansel and Gretel
1952
Flat Foot Fledgling
1951
The Mechanical Bird
1951
Papa's Little Helpers
1951
The Cat's Tale
1951
Little Problems
1951
A Swiss Miss
1951
Tall Timber Tale
1951
Seasick Sailors
1951
Injun Trouble
1951
The Elephant Mouse
1951
Musical Madness
1951
Spring Fever
1950
Sunny Italy
1950
Three Is a Crowd
1950
Sour Grapes
1950
Mother Goose's Birthday Party
1950
King Tut's Tomb
1950
If Cats Could Sing
1950
Mouse and Garden
1950
Cat Happy
1950
Law and Order
1950
Dream Walking
1950
Anti-Cats
1950
A Merry Chase
1950
The Fox Hunt
1949
Comic Book Land
1949
Dingbat Land
1948
The Power of Thought
1948
The Mysterious Stranger
1948
The Magic Slipper
1948
Free Enterprise
1948
Loves Labor Won
1948
Triple Trouble
1948
The Hard Boiled Egg
1948
Seeing Ghosts
1948
Hounding the Hares
1948
The Feudin' Hillbillies
1948
Taming the Cat
1948
Felix the Fox
1948
Mighty Mouse and the Magician
1947
Lazy Little Beaver
1947
Swiss Cheese Family Robinson
1947
The First Snow
1947
A Date for Dinner
1947
Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick
1947
Cat Trouble
1947
Aladdin's Lamp
1947
Crying Wolf
1946
The Uninvited Pests
1946
The Jail Break
1946
The Johnstown Flood
1946
Throwing the Bull
1946
My Old Kentucky Home
1946
The Wicked Wolf
1945
Bad Bill Bunion
1945
Who's Who in the Jungle
1945
Gypsy Life
1945
The Silver Streak
1945
Mighty Mouse and the Wolf
1945
Smoky Joe
1945
Mighty Mouse and the Kilkenny Cats
1945
Post War Inventions
1945
Raiding the Raiders
1945
The Port of Missing Mice
1945
Mighty Mouse and the Pirates
1944
Dear Old Switzerland
1944
At the Circus
1944
The Sultan's Birthday
1944
The Two Barbers
1944
The Green Line
1944
Wolf! Wolf!
1944
Eliza on the Ice
1944
Mighty Mouse Meets Jekyll and Hyde Cat
1944
The Champion of Justice
1943
The Lion and the Mouse
1943
Down with Cats
1943
Super Mouse Rides Again
1942
Barnyard WAAC
1942
Night Life in the Army
1942
The Big Build-Up
1942
Life with Fido
1942
All Out for 'V'
1942
Oh, Gentle Spring
1942
Cat Meets Mouse
1941
The Bird Tower
1941
The Old Oaken Bucket
1940
The Snow Man
1940
Landing of the Pilgrims
1940
How Wet Was My Ocean
1940
Harvest Time
1939
The First Robin
1939
The Orphan Duck
1939
The Nutty Network
1939
The Three Bears
1939
The Owl and the Pussycat
1934
The Owl and the Pussycat
1931
Aladdin's Lamp
1931
A Day to Live
1931
The Fireman's Bride
1931
Sing Sing Song
1931
Clowning
1931
The Explorer
1931
Quack Quack
1931
Go West, Big Boy
1931
Razzberries
1931
Club Sandwich
1931
Popcorn
1930
Pigskin Capers
1930
The Office Boy
1930
Scotch Highball
1930
Fried Chicken
1930
Dutch Treat
1930
French Fried
1930
Chop Suey
1930
Western Whoopee
1930
Dixie Days
1927
River of Doubt
1927
A Hole in One
1927
One Man Dog
1927
Aesop's Film Fables: Best Man Wins
1927
Aesop's Film Fables: Good Old Days
1927
Aesop's Film Fables: Dark Horse
1927
Aesop's Film Fables: The Morning After
1923
The Five Fifteen
1923
A Barnyard Rodeo
1923
The Circus
1923
The High Flyers
1923
The Cat's Whiskers
1923
Love in a Cottage
1923
Derby Day
1923
The Cat's Revenge
1923
Walrus Hunters
1923
The Cat That Failed
1923
Great Explorers
1923
The Bad Bandit
1923
Marathon Dancers
1921
The Fashionable Fox

1954
Nonsense Newsreel
1953
Mouse Menace
1952
A Soapy Opera
1952
Hansel and Gretel
1951
A Swiss Miss
1951
Spring Fever
1950
The Fox Hunt
1949
Comic Book Land
1948
Hounding the Hares
1944
Mighty Mouse Meets Jekyll and Hyde Cat
1939
The Nutty Network
1934
The Owl and the Pussycat
1931
Aladdin's Lamp
1931
A Day to Live
1931
The Fireman's Bride
1931
Sing Sing Song
1931
Clowning
1931
The Explorer
1931
Quack Quack
1931
Go West, Big Boy
1931
Razzberries
1931
Club Sandwich
1931
Popcorn
1930
Pigskin Capers
1930
Scotch Highball
1930
Fried Chicken
1930
Dutch Treat
1930
French Fried
1930
Chop Suey

1956
Heckle and Jeckle · as Creator

2021
Cartoon Carnival · as Self (archive Footage)

1934
The Owl and the Pussycat
1931
A Day to Live
1931
The Fireman's Bride
1931
Clowning
1931
Quack Quack
1927
River of Doubt
1927
A Hole in One
1923
The Five Fifteen
1923
A Barnyard Rodeo
1923
The High Flyers
1923
The Cat's Whiskers
1923
Love in a Cottage
1923
Derby Day
1923
Walrus Hunters
1923
Great Explorers
1923
The Bad Bandit
1921
The Fashionable Fox

1954
Blue Plate Symphony · as Story
1954
The Reformed Wolf · as Story
1953
Bargain Daze · as Story
1953
The Reluctant Pup · as Story
1953
When Mousehood Was in Flower · as Story
1953
Hot Rods · as Story
1953
Ten Pin Terrors · as Story
1953
Featherweight Champ · as Story
1952
Mouse Meets Bird · as Story
1952
Snappy Snapshots · as Story
1952
Sink or Swim · as Story
1952
Flat Foot Fledgling · as Story
1951
The Mechanical Bird · as Story
1951
Papa's Little Helpers · as Story
1951
The Cat's Tale · as Story
1951
Little Problems · as Story
1951
Tall Timber Tale · as Story
1951
Seasick Sailors · as Story
1951
Injun Trouble · as Story
1951
The Elephant Mouse · as Story
1951
Musical Madness · as Story
1950
Sunny Italy · as Story
1950
Three Is a Crowd · as Story
1950
Sour Grapes · as Story
1950
Mother Goose's Birthday Party · as Story
1950
King Tut's Tomb · as Story
1950
If Cats Could Sing · as Story
1950
Mouse and Garden · as Story
1950
Cat Happy · as Story
1950
Law and Order · as Story
1950
Dream Walking · as Story
1950
Anti-Cats · as Story
1949
Dingbat Land · as Story
1948
The Power of Thought · as Story
1948
The Mysterious Stranger · as Story
1948
The Magic Slipper · as Story
1948
Free Enterprise · as Story
1948
Loves Labor Won · as Story
1948
Triple Trouble · as Story
1948
The Hard Boiled Egg · as Story
1948
Seeing Ghosts · as Story
1948
The Feudin' Hillbillies · as Story
1948
Taming the Cat · as Story
1948
Felix the Fox · as Story
1948
Mighty Mouse and the Magician · as Story
1947
Lazy Little Beaver · as Story
1947
The First Snow · as Story
1947
A Date for Dinner · as Story
1947
Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick · as Story
1947
Cat Trouble · as Story
1947
Aladdin's Lamp · as Story
1947
Crying Wolf · as Story
1946
The Uninvited Pests · as Story
1946
The Jail Break · as Story
1946
The Johnstown Flood · as Story
1946
Throwing the Bull · as Story
1946
The Wicked Wolf · as Story
1945
Bad Bill Bunion · as Story
1945
Who's Who in the Jungle · as Story
1945
Gypsy Life · as Story
1945
The Silver Streak · as Story
1945
Mighty Mouse and the Wolf · as Story
1945
Smoky Joe · as Story
1945
Mighty Mouse and the Kilkenny Cats · as Story
1945
Post War Inventions · as Story
1945
Raiding the Raiders · as Story
1945
The Port of Missing Mice · as Story
1945
Mighty Mouse and the Pirates · as Story
1944
Dear Old Switzerland · as Story
1944
At the Circus · as Story
1944
The Sultan's Birthday · as Story
1944
The Two Barbers · as Story
1944
The Green Line · as Story
1944
Wolf! Wolf! · as Story
1944
Eliza on the Ice · as Story
1944
The Champion of Justice · as Story
1943
The Lion and the Mouse · as Story
1943
Down with Cats · as Story
1943
Super Mouse Rides Again · as Story
1942
Barnyard WAAC · as Story
1942
Night Life in the Army · as Story
1942
The Big Build-Up · as Story
1942
Life with Fido · as Story
1942
Oh, Gentle Spring · as Story
1942
Cat Meets Mouse · as Story
1941
The Bird Tower · as Story
1941
The Old Oaken Bucket · as Story
1940
The Snow Man · as Story
1940
Landing of the Pilgrims · as Story
1940
Harvest Time · as Story
1939
The First Robin · as Story
1939
The Orphan Duck · as Story
1939
The Three Bears · as Story
1939
The Owl and the Pussycat · as Story
1930
Scotch Highball · as Animation
1923
The Circus · as Story