Chilly Willy

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. Fifty Chilly Willy cartoons were produced between 1953 and 1972.

This article is about the cartoon character. For the wrestler, see Chilly Willy (wrestler). For the horse jockey known as Chillie Willie, see Willie Martinez (jockey).
Chilly Willy
Woody Woodpecker character
First appearanceChilly Willy (1953)
Created byPaul J. Smith (original)
Tex Avery (redesign)
Adapted byWalter Lantz Productions
Designed byTex Avery
Voiced bySara Berner (1953)
Grace Stafford (1954, 1957, 1963)
Nancy Wible (1955)
(singing voice in Hot and Cold Penguin opening)
Bonnie Baker (1956, 1961)
(singing voice in the openings)
Gloria Wood (1957)
Daws Butler (1964–1972)
Brad Norman (2018)
Dee Bradley Baker (2020–present)
SpinoffsAppearances
Years active1953–present
In-universe information
SpeciesPenguin
GenderMale
Significant otherChilly Lilly
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