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{{Short description|American comedian, actor and artist (1925–2013)}}
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{{Infobox comedian
| name        = Jonathan Winters
| image       = Jonathan Winters - publicity.jpg
| caption     = Winters in 1963
| birth_name  = Jonathan Harshman Winters III
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1925|11|11}}
| birth_place = [[Dayton, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2013|04|11|1925|11|11|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Montecito, California]], U.S.
| spouse      = {{marriage|Eileen Schauder|1948|2009|reason=d.}}
| children    = 2
| medium      = Stand-up, film, television, books
| active      = 1949–2013
| genre       = [[Character comedy]], [[Improvisational theatre|improvisational comedy]]
| subject     =
| website     = {{URL|http://www.jonathanwinters.com/}}
}}

'''Jonathan Harshman Winters III''' (November 11, 1925&nbsp;– April 11, 2013) was an American comedian, actor, author, television host, and artist. He started performing as a stand up comedian before transitioning his career to acting in film and television. Winters received numerous accolades including two [[Grammy Awards]], a [[Primetime Emmy Award]], as well as a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 1960,<ref name="LA Times obit" /> the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]] in 1973,<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/}}</ref> and the [[Mark Twain Prize for American Humor]] in 1999.

Beginning in 1960, Winters recorded many classic [[comedy album]]s for the [[Verve Records]] label including ''[[The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters]]'' (1960). He also had [[#Discography|records released every decade]] for over 50 years, receiving 11 Grammy nominations, including eight for [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|Best Comedy Album]], during his career. From these nominations, he won the [[Grammy Award for Best Album for Children#1970s|Grammy Award for Best Album for Children]] for his contribution to [[List of The Little Prince adaptations#Vinyl record|an adaptation]] of ''[[The Little Prince]]'' in 1975 and the [[38th Annual Grammy Awards#Spoken|Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album]] for ''Crank(y) Calls'' in 1996.

With a career spanning more than six decades, Winters also appeared in hundreds of television shows and films, including eccentric characters on ''[[The Steve Allen Show]]'', ''[[The Garry Moore Show]]'', ''The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters'' (1972–74), ''[[Mork & Mindy]]'', and ''[[Hee Haw]]''. For his role in the 1963 comedy film ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'', he received a nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]. In 1991, Winters won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] for playing Gunny Davis in the short-lived sitcom ''[[Davis Rules]]''. In 2002, he was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]] for his performance as Q.T. Marlens on ''[[Life with Bonnie]]''. Winters was presented with a Pioneer [[TV Land Award]] by [[Robin Williams]] in 2008. 

He also voiced [[List of The Smurfs characters#Smurfs|Grandpa Smurf]] on ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]'' TV series from 1986 to the show's conclusion in 1989. Over twenty years later, Winters was introduced to a new generation through voicing [[Papa Smurf]] in ''[[The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]'' (2011) and ''[[The Smurfs 2]]'' (2013). Winters died nine days after recording his dialogue for ''The Smurfs 2''; the film was dedicated to his memory. Winters also spent time painting and presenting his artwork, including [[Screen printing|silkscreens]] and sketches, in many [[Art exhibition|gallery shows]]. He authored several books including his book of short stories entitled ''[[#Bibliography|Winters' Tales]]'' (1988).<ref name="Post obit" />