Chilly Willy | |
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Woody Woodpecker character | |
First appearance | Chilly Willy (1953) |
Created by | Paul J. Smith (original) Tex Avery (redesign) |
Adapted by | Walter Lantz Productions |
Designed by | Tex Avery |
Voiced by | Sara Berner (1953) Grace Stafford (1954, 1957, 1963)[1] Nancy Wible (1955) (singing voice in Hot and Cold Penguin opening) Bonnie Baker (1956, 1961) (singing voice in the openings) Gloria Wood (1957)[1] Daws Butler (1964–1972) Brad Norman (2018) Dee Bradley Baker (2020–present) |
Spinoffs | Appearances |
Years active | 1953–present |
In-universe information | |
Species | Penguin |
Gender | Male |
Significant other | Chilly Lilly |
Chilly Willy is a cartoon character, a diminutive penguin. He was created by director Paul Smith for the Walter Lantz studio in 1953, and developed further by Tex Avery in the two subsequent films following Smith's debut entry. The character soon became the second most popular Lantz/Universal character, behind Woody Woodpecker.[2] Fifty Chilly Willy cartoons were produced between 1953 and 1972.[3]