Person

Paul Terry

Directing · 1887–1971 · San Mateo, California, USA

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

Filmography

2024The Life and Times of Farmer AlCharacters
2021Cartoon CarnivalSelf (archive footage)
1968Social Security in America
1953The Timid ScarecrowProducer
1952The Happy CobblersWriter
1951Movie MadnessProducer
1951Flop SecretWriter
1951Beaver TroubleProducer
1951Steeple JacksProducer
1951The RainmakersStory
1951Bulldozing the BullProducer
1950Rival RomeosProducer
1950Mother Goose's Birthday PartyProducer
1950King Tut's TombProducer
1950Better Late Than NeverProducer
1950The Fox HuntWriter
1949Hula Hula LandProducer
1949Happy LandingProducer
1949The Power of ThoughtProducer
1948Taming the CatProducer
1947The Hitch HikersProducer
1947Fishing by the SeaProducer
1947Flying SouthStory
1947Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye DickProducer
1947Cat TroubleProducer
1947Aladdin's LampStory
1947Crying WolfProducer
1946The Hep CatProducer
1946The Uninvited PestsProducer
1946The Crackpot KingProducer
1946The Jail BreakProducer
1946The Electronic Mouse TrapProducer
1946Winning the WestProducer
1946Mighty Mouse in the Trojan HorseProducer
1946The Johnstown FloodProducer
1946Throwing the BullProducer
1946My Old Kentucky HomeProducer
1946The Wicked WolfProducer
1946Svengali's CatProducer
1945Christmas ToyshopDirector
1945Mighty Mouse in KrakatoaProducer
1945Bad Bill BunionProducer
1945The Silver StreakProducer
1945Mighty Mouse and the WolfProducer
1945Mighty Mouse and the Kilkenny CatsProducer
1945Raiding the RaidersProducer
1945Ants in Your PantryProducer
1945The Port of Missing MiceProducer
1945Mighty Mouse and the PiratesProducer
1944The Sultan's BirthdayProducer
1944The Two BarbersProducer
1944The Green LineProducer
1944Wolf! Wolf!Producer
1944Eliza on the IceProducer
1944Mighty Mouse Meets Jekyll and Hyde CatProducer
1944The Wreck of the HesperusProducer
1943The Lion and the MouseProducer
1943Down with CatsProducer
1943Super Mouse Rides AgainProducer
1943Pandora's BoxProducer
1942Somewhere in the PacificWriter
1942Frankenstein's CatProducer
1942Ickle Meets PickleProducer
1942The Mouse of TomorrowProducer
1942School DazeProducer
1942The Big Build-UpProducer
1940The Snow ManProducer
1940Rover's RescueProducer
1939The Golden WestProducer
1939The Old Fire HorseStory
1939Nick's Coffee PotProducer
1938Devil of the DeepProducer
1938Maid in ChinaWriter
1938Bugs Beetle and His OrchestraDirector
1937The Saw Mill MysteryDirector
1937The Dancing BearProducer
1937The Mechanical CowProducer
1937Puddy's CoronationDirector
1937The Hay RideStory
1937The Big Game HauntProducer
1936A Tough EggDirector
1936The Sailor's HomeDirector
1936The Western TrailDirector
1936Off to ChinaDirector
1936Barnyard AmateursDirector
1936Home Town OlympicsDirector
1936Alpine YodelerDirector
1936The 19th Hole ClubDirector
1936The FeudDirector
1935The MayflowerDirector
1935Ye Olde Toy ShopDirector
1935Southern Horse-pitalityDirector
1935Aladdin's LampDirector
1935A June BrideDirector
1935FootballDirector
1935Hey Diddle DiddleDirector
1935Circus DaysDirector
1935BirdlandDirector
1935Chain LettersDirector
1935The Foxy-FoxDirector
1935Amateur NightDirector
1935Moans and GroansDirector
1935King Looney XIVDirector
1935Opera NightDirector
1935Modern Red HoodDirector
1935Five PupletsDirector
1935Flying OilDirector
1935Old Dog TrayDirector
1935The Moth and the SpiderDirector
1935Fireman, Save My ChildDirector
1935Peg Leg Pete, the PirateDirector
1935The Bull FightDirector
1935What a NightDirector
1935The First SnowDirector
1934The Dog ShowDirector
1934South Pole or BustDirector
1934Jack's ShackDirector
1934Tom, Tom the Piper's SonDirector
1934Hot SandsDirector
1934The Magic FishDirector
1934Jail BirdsDirector
1934Why Mules Leave HomeDirector
1934Mice in CouncilDirector
1934Irish SweepstakesDirector
1934My Lady's GardenDirector
1934See the WorldDirector
1934Slow But SureDirector
1934PandoraDirector
1934The Lion's FriendDirector
1934The King's DaughterDirector
1934Joe's Lunch WagonDirector
1934A Mad HouseDirector
1934The Owl and the PussycatDirector
1934The Last StrawWriter
1934Rip Van WinkleDirector
1934Holland DaysDirector
1933The Sunny SouthDirector
1933Beanstalk JackWriter
1933Tropical FishWriter
1933Who Killed Cock-RobinWriter
1933The Banker's DaughterScreenplay
1932Ireland or BustWriter
1932Hollywood DietWriter
1932Southern RhythmDirector
1932Farmer Al Falfa's Ape GirlWriter
1932Happy PoloDirector
1932Bull-eroDirector
1932Play BallDirector
1932The Spider TalksDirector
1931SummertimeDirector
1931The LoreleiWriter
1931ChinaDirector
1931The Black Spider
1931Jingle BellsDirector
1931Around the WorldDirector
1931The ChampProducer
1931By the SeaWriter
1931BluesDirector
19312000 B.C.Writer
1931A Day to LiveDirector
1931The Sultan's CatStory
1931The Fireman's BrideDirector
1931Sing, Sing PrisonWriter
1931ClowningDirector
1931Quack QuackDirector
1930Pigskin CapersWriter
1930Salt Water TaffyDirector
1930Scotch HighballAnimation
1930Fried ChickenWriter
1930Irish StewWriter
1930French FriedWriter
1930Kangaroo SteakWriter
1930The Family AlbumAnimation
1930Swiss CheeseWriter
1930Hot TurkeyWriter
1930Spanish OnionsWriter
1930CaviarWriter
1930Ship AhoyProducer
1929Barnyard MelodyProducer
1929The Big ScareDirector
1929CabaretDirector
1929Three Game GuysDirector
1929Bug House College DaysDirector
1929A Stone Age RomanceDirector
1929Farmer's GoatDirector
1929A Midsummer's DayDirector
1929Stage StruckDirector
1929House Cleaning TimeDirector
1929Jail BreakersDirector
1929In His CupsDirector
1929KidnappedDirector
1929April ShowersDirector
1929Wood ChoppersDirector
1929Polo MatchDirector
1929Custard PiesDirector
1929Ball ParkAnimation
1929Faithful PupDirector
1929ConcentrateDirector
1929Skating HoundsDirector
1929Homeless CatsDirector
1929The Water CureDirector
1929Presto-ChangoDirector
1929The Big ShotDirector
1929Cop's BrideDirector
1929The Black DuckDirector
1929The Big BurgDirector
1929A Lad and His LampDirector
1929Back to the SoilDirector
1929Grandma's HouseDirector
1929Wooden MoneyDirector
1929Sweet AdelineDirector
1929The Queen BeeDirector
1929The Break of DayDirector
1929Snapping the WhipDirector
1929Land o' CottonDirector
1928Gridiron DemonsDirector
1928White ElephantProducer
1928Barnyard PoliticsDirector
1928Mail ManDirector
1928A Day OffDirector
1928The Fishing FoolDirector
1928A Polar FlightDirector
1928Laundry ManProducer
1928Big GameDirector
1928Dinner TimeDirector
1928Kill or CureProducer
1928Monkey LoveDirector
1928The Magnetic BatDirector
1928Sunday on the FarmProducer
1928Alaska or BustDirector
1928A Cross Country RunDirector
1928Sunny ItalyDirector
1928OutnumberedDirector
1928The HuntsmanProducer
1928City SlickersWriter
1928The Early BirdDirector
1928Ride 'Em CowboyDirector
1928The Mouse's BrideProducer
1928War BrideDirector
1928Coast to CoastProducer
1928Puppy LoveDirector
1928The Flying AgeDirector
1928Barnyard ArtistsDirector
1928A Jungle TriangleDirector
1928Barnyard Lodge Number OneDirector
1928The Spider's LairDirector
1928The Son ShowerDirector
1928On the IceDirector
1928A Blaze of GloryDirector
1928The County FairDirector
1928A Short CircuitProducer
1928The Good Ship NellieDirector
1928The Wandering MinstrelDirector
1927High StakesDirector
1927The Junk ManDirector
1927Christmas CheerDirector
1927Rats in His GarretProducer
1927The Home AgentDirector
1927A Horse's TaleDirector
1927Carnival WeekDirector
1927The Boy FriendDirector
1927Flying FishersDirector
1927Saved by a KeyholeDirector
1927A Brave HeartDirector
1927The Big TentDirector
1927A Hole In OneDirector
1927River Of DoubtDirector
1927All Bull and a Yard WideDirector
1927The Human FlyDirector
1927Cutting a MelonDirector
1927Hook, Line and SinkerDirector
1927The Big RewardDirector
1927Ant Life as It Isn'tDirector
1927The BullyDirector
1927The Love NestDirector
1927Horses, Horses, HorsesDirector
1927When Snow FliesProducer
1927A Dog's DayDirector
1927Bubbling OverDirector
1927The Pie-Eyed PiperDirector
1927The Honor ManDirector
1927The Medicine ManDirector
1927The Crawl Stroke KidDirector
1927The MagicianDirector
1927All for a BrideDirector
1927Taking the AirDirector
1927Cracked IceDirector
1927In the RoughDirector
1927The Plow Boy's RevengeDirector
1927Subway SallyDirector
1926Bars and StripesDirector
1926The Musical ParrotDirector
1926Where Friendship CeasesProducer
1926Sink or SwimDirector
1926Buck FeverDirector
1926Hitting the RailsDirector
1926Home Sweet HomeDirector
1926Radio ControlledDirector
1926Gun ShyDirector
1926The Phoney ExpressDirector
1926Why ArgueProducer
1926The Road HouseDirector
1926Knight OutDirector
1926The Charleston QueenDirector
1926A Buggy RideDirector
1926PestsProducer
1926Scrambled EggsDirector
1926Dough BoysDirector
1926Venus of VeniceDirector
1926Chop Suey and NoodlesDirector
1926Jungle SportsDirector
1926A Plumber's LifeDirector
1926The Land BoomProducer
1926An Alpine FlapperDirector
1926Liquid DynamiteDirector
1926Farm HandsDirector
1926Hearts and ShowersDirector
1926Rough and Ready RomeoDirector
1926The Shootin' FoolDirector
1926The Merry BlacksmithDirector
1926Fly TimeDirector
1926Up in the AirDirector
1926The Mail CoachProducer
1926The Wicked CityDirector
1926Hunting in 1950Director
1926The Wind JammersDirector
1926The June BrideDirector
1926Lighter Than AirDirector
1926Three Blind MiceDirector
1926Gold PushDirector
1925Noah Had His TroublesDirector
1925The Bonehead AgeDirector
1925The Great Open SpacesDirector
1925More Mice Than BrainsProducer
1925The Honor SystemDirector
1925Wild Cats of ParisDirector
1925Closer Than a BrotherDirector
1925Air-CooledDirector
1925The Hero WinsDirector
1925The Lion and the MonkeyDirector
1925Nuts and SquirrelsDirector
1925The Ugly DucklingDirector
1925Barnyard FolliesDirector
1925Window WashersDirector
1925BubblesDirector
1925A Yarn About YarnDirector
1925For the Love of a GalDirector
1925SoapDirector
1925The RuntDirector
1925Echoes from the AlpsDirector
1925A Fast WorkerDirector
1925Runaway BalloonDirector
1925Darkest AfricaDirector
1925Permanent WavesDirector
1925The Housing ShortageDirector
1925At the ZooDirector
1925S.O.S.Director
1925The Pie ManDirector
1925In DutchAnimation
1925Clean-Up WeekDirector
1925Transatlantic FlightDirector
1925Bigger and Better JailsDirector
1925Fisherman's LuckDirector
1925The Haunted HouseDirector
1924On the IceProducer
1924Down on the FarmDirector
1924Noah's Athletic ClubDirector
1924Lumber JacksDirector
1924She Knew Her ManDirector
1924Black MagicDirector
1924Hawks of the SeaDirector
1924A Lighthouse by the SeaDirector
1924In the Good Old SummertimeDirector
1924Message from the SeaDirector
1924Amelia Comes BackDirector
1924Flying FeverDirector
1924House CleaningDirector
1924The Prodigal PupDirector
1924A Woman's HonorDirector
1924Desert SheiksDirector
1924The Body in the BagDirector
1924That Old Can of MineDirector
1924The Organ GrinderDirector
1924The Flying CarpetDirector
1924Jolly Jail BirdDirector
1924An Ideal FarmDirector
1924Homeless PupsDirector
1924A Trip to the PoleDirector
1924When Winter ComesProducer
1924The ChampionDirector
1924Running WildDirector
1924Why Mice Leave HomeDirector
1924Good Old College DaysDirector
1924The Rat's RevengeDirector
1924Rural RomanceDirector
1924The Black SheepDirector
1923The Good Old DaysDirector
1923Five Orphans of the StormProducer
1923Happy Go LuckiesAnimation
1923A Dark HorseDirector
1923The Cat Came BackDirector
1923The Morning AfterDirector
1923Do Women Pay?Director
1923Farmer Al Falfa's Pet CatDirector
1923The Five FifteenDirector
1923Aged in the WoodDirector
1923A Barnyard RodeoDirector
1923The High FlyersDirector
1923Derby DayDirector
1923The Walrus HuntersDirector
1923Love in a CottageDirector
1923The Nine of SpadesDirector
1923The ThoroughbredDirector
1923The Bad BanditDirector
1923Great ExplorersDirector
1923Mysteries of the SeaDirector
1923The Burglar AlarmProducer
1923SpringtimeDirector
1923The Beauty ParlorDirector
1923The Covered PushcartDirector
1923Amateur Night on the ArkProducer
1923The Stork's MistakeDirector
1923The Fable of the Jolly RoundersDirector
1923A Fish StoryDirector
1923Pharaoh's TombDirector
1923SpooksDirector
1923The GamblersDirector
1923The Fable of the Traveling SalesmanProducer
1923The Fable of the Mysterious HatDirector
1923Farmer Al Falfa's BrideDirector
1923The Fable of the Spider and the FlyDirector
1923The Fable of the GlidersDirector
1923The Fable of a Raisin and a Cake of YeastDirector
1922The Fable of Henry's Busted RomanceDirector
1922Cheating the CheatersDirector
1922The Fable of a Stone Age RomeoDirector
1922The Fable of the Man Who LaughsDirector
1922The Fable of Friday the 13thProducer
1922The Fable of the Dog's ParadiseDirector
1922The Two TrappersDirector
1922The Fable of Henpecked HenryProducer
1922The Fable of the Rolling StoneDirector
1922The Elephant's TrunkDirector
1922The Fable of the Romantic MouseDirector
1922The Fable of the Boastful CatDirector
1922The Dog And The MosquitoWriter
1922Fable of the Two ExplorersDirector
1922Two Slick TradersDirector
1922The Boy and the BearDirector
1922The Fable of the Mechanical HorseDirector
1922The Fable of the Mischievous CatProducer
1922The Farmer And The MiceProducer
1922The Country Mouse and the City CatDirector
1922The Fable of Brewing TroubleDirector
1922The Fable of the Dog and the FishDirector
1922The Fable of the Worm That TurnedDirector
1922Crime in a Big CityDirector
1922The Cat and the PigDirector
1922The Farmer and His CatDirector
1922The Eternal TriangleDirector
1922The Dog and the WolvesDirector
1922The Hunter and His DogDirector
1922The Maid and the MillionaireDirector
1922The Wolf in Sheep's ClothingDirector
1922Love at First SightDirector
1922The Boy and the DogDirector
1922The Lion and the MouseAnimation
1922The SpendthriftDirector
1922The Rich Cat and the Poor CatDirector
1922The Fox and the GrapesProducer
1922The Model DairyProducer
1922Magic BootsDirector
1922The Cat and the SwordfishDirector
1922The Bear and the BeesDirector
1922The Tiger and the DonkeyDirector
1922The Dissatisfied CobblerDirector
1921The Dog and the FleaDirector
1921The Wayward DogDirector
1921The Wolf and the KidDirector
1921The Fable of the Cat and the MiceDirector
1921The Fly and the AntDirector
1921The Frogs That Wanted a KingDirector
1921The Woman and the HenDirector
1921The Owl and the GrasshopperDirector
1921The Cat and the MonkeyDirector
1921The Frog and the OxDirector
1921The Dog and the BoneDirector
1921Venus and the CatProducer
1921The Hare and the TortoiseDirector
1921The Hermit and the BearDirector
1921Mice at WarDirector
1921Hare and FrogsDirector
1921The Fox and CrowWriter
1921The Country Mouse and the City MouseDirector
1921The Lioness and the BugsDirector
1921Cats at LawDirector
1921Mice In CouncilProducer
1921The Goose That Laid the Golden EggDirector
1921The Rooster and the EagleDirector
1921The Cat and the CanaryDirector
1921The Fashionable FoxDirector
1920A Cat's LifeDirector
1920The Bone of ContentionDirector
1917Character as Revealed by the EarDirector
1917Character as Revealed by the MouthDirector
1917Character as Revealed by the EyeDirector
1917His TrialDirector
1917Some BarrierDirector
1917Character as Revealed by the NoseDirector
1917Farmer Al Falfa's Wayward PupDirector
1917Golden Spoon MaryDirector
1917VentriloquistsAnimation
191720,000 Feats under the SeaDirector
1916Farmer Al Falfa's Blind PigDirector
1916Farmer Al Falfa's Prune PlantationDirector
1916Farmer Al Falfa Sees New YorkDirector
1916Farmer Al Falfa's WolfhoundDirector
1916Farmer Al Falfa's RevengeDirector
1916Farmer Al Falfa's Egg-CitementDirector
1916Farmer Al Falfa's Watermelon PatchDirector
1916Farmer Al Falfa and His Tentless CircusDirector
1916Farmer Al Falfa's Scientific DairyDirector
1916Farmer Al Falfa Invents a New KiteDirector
1916Farmer Al Falfa's CatastrophyDirector
1915Down on the Phoney FarmAnimation
1915Little HermanDirector
—The Cat and the MagnetProducer
—The End of the WorldDirector
—A Day's OutingDirector
—Deep StuffDirector
—Fish DayDirector
—The Villain's CurseDirector
—The Frog and the CatfishDirector
—The Fox and the GoatDirector
—Fruitful FarmDirector
—From Rags to Riches and Back AgainDirector
—Mysteries of Old ChinatownDirector
—One Game PupDirector
—One Good Turn Deserves AnotherDirector

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