We've seen before that ventriloquist Paul Winchell could do drama. He guest starred in a 1968 episode of The Virginian. Here, he plays Jingo, a friend of the Virginian (James Drury). In this excerpt, we'll see Paul around the 3 1/2 minute mark.
This came five years before his previously showcased appearance on Circle of Fear, but I get the feeling that, with the resume he put together, doing both comedies and dramas, Paul by all rights should've merited some Emmy consideration, not just for his work hosting children's shows.
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Actually, Paul Winchell has a whole bunch of on-camera acting credits - mostly comedies, but quite a few dramatic performances as well.
This goes all the way back to his variety shows in the early '50s, when he would sometimes appear in straight dramatic scenes with New York actors; these were all live shows, and are therefore most likely lost.
In the meantime, may I call your attention to "The Case Of The Nervous Neighbor", a Perry Mason episode from 1964?
No spoilers here; suffice to say that Paul Winchell plays the character referred to in the title ...
Worth looking for (or you can wait until MeTV gets around to it again ...).
I'd love to get a copy of it on YouTube or Dailymotion that hasn't been tampered with to avoid the copyright police, Mike. Same goes for his turn on Nanny & The Professor. I've got at least one of his appearances with Lucille Ball up. I can recall his IMDB page to get the full 411 and work from there......
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