Jonathan Winters (born November 11, 1925 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American comedic actor. His full birth name is Jonathan Harshman Winters III. He's descended from Valentine Winters, founder of the Winters National Bank in Dayton; it is now part of JPMorgan Chase. After attending public school in Springfield, Ohio, Jonathan enlisted in the Marines at age 17 and served in the South Pacific during World War II. After his discharge he studied cartooning at Dayton Art Institute, where he met Eileen Schauder, whom he married in 1948. He began comedy routines and acting while studying at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.

Beginning as a stand-up comic with a madcap wildness, Winters recorded many classic comedy albums. Probably the best known of his characters from this period is Maudie Frickert, the seemingly sweet old lady with the barbed tongue. He was a favorite of Jack Paar and appeared frequently on his television programs.

Winters has now appeared in nearly 50 movies and several television shows, including particularly notable roles in the film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and dual roles of Henry Glenworthy and his dark, scheming brother, Rev. Wilbur Glenworthy, in the film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's The Loved One. His fellow comedians that starred with him in "Mad World", such as Arnold Stang, claimed that, in the long periods while they waited between scenes, Winters would entertain them for hours in their trailer by becoming any character that they would suggest to him.

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"If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it"-Jonathan winters. #humor #humour #quotes #quote - Thx 2 @marjieN
Twuoted (@montanaflynn) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:54:56 -0000
"If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it"-Jonathan winters. #humor #humour #quotes #quote - Thx 2 @marjieN
"If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it"-Jonathan winters. humor humour quote: "If your ship doesn’t come.. http://bit.ly/8ErXIl
jeffreyzerr (Jeff Zerr) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:54:34 -0000
"If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it"-Jonathan winters. humor humour quote: "If your ship doesn’t come.. http://bit.ly/8ErXIl
"If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it"-Jonathan winters. #humor #humour #quotes #quote
marjieN (marjorie narey) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:53:05 -0000
"If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it"-Jonathan winters. #humor #humour #quotes #quote
I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it. -Jonathan Winters
TWRPS_MLM (Monna Ellithorpe) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:50:32 -0000
I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it. -Jonathan Winters
If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it – Jonathan Winters#fb
philoc3tuggerah (Phil Oldfield) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:33:11 -0000
If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it – Jonathan Winters#fb
looks like jonathan winters & lindsay wagner will be on hoarders next week
noaer (noah christopher) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:57:25 -0000
looks like jonathan winters & lindsay wagner will be on hoarders next week

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