Tex Avery

Tex Avery

Known for
Directing
Born
February 26, 1908
Died
August 26, 1980 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Taylor, Texas, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator and director, known for producing and directing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, George and Junior, and Chilly Willy.

Known For

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Filmography

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Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 1 poster

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 1

Movie · Director

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Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 3 poster

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 3

Movie · Director

2020
Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection poster

Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection

Movie · Director

2011
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One poster

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One

Movie · Director

2010
The Essential Bugs Bunny poster

The Essential Bugs Bunny

Movie · Director

2007
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5

Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5

Movie · Director

2007
Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimson poster

Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimson

Movie · Director

2005
The very best of Tweety poster

The very best of Tweety

Movie · Director

2004
Tex Avery MGM Collection poster

Tex Avery MGM Collection

Movie · Director

2003
Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 2 poster

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 2

Movie · Director

2003
Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 4 poster

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 4

Movie · Director

1991
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame poster

The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame

Movie · Director

1957
Cat's Meow poster

Cat's Meow

Movie · Director

1956
Millionaire Droopy poster

Millionaire Droopy

Movie · Director

1956
Room and Wrath poster

Room and Wrath

Movie · Director

1956
Hold That Rock poster

Hold That Rock

Movie · Director

1955
Cellbound poster

Cellbound

Movie · Director

1955
Deputy Droopy poster

Deputy Droopy

Movie · Director

1955
Field and Scream poster

Field and Scream

Movie · Director

1955
The First Bad Man poster

The First Bad Man

Movie · Director

1955
The Legend of Rockabye Point poster

The Legend of Rockabye Point

Movie · Director

1955
Crazy Mixed Up Pup poster

Crazy Mixed Up Pup

Movie · Director

1955
Sh-h-h-h-h-h poster

Sh-h-h-h-h-h

Movie · Director

1954
Billy Boy poster

Billy Boy

Movie · Director

1954
Drag-A-Long Droopy poster

Drag-A-Long Droopy

Movie · Director

1954
Dixieland Droopy poster

Dixieland Droopy

Movie · Director

1954
The Farm of Tomorrow poster

The Farm of Tomorrow

Movie · Director

1954
Homesteader Droopy poster

Homesteader Droopy

Movie · Director

1954
The Flea Circus poster

The Flea Circus

Movie · Director

1954
I'm Cold poster

I'm Cold

Movie · Director

1953
Little Johnny Jet poster

Little Johnny Jet

Movie · Director

1953
T.V. of Tomorrow poster

T.V. of Tomorrow

Movie · Director

1953
The Three Little Pups poster

The Three Little Pups

Movie · Director

1952
Rock-a-Bye Bear poster

Rock-a-Bye Bear

Movie · Director

1952
One Cab's Family poster

One Cab's Family

Movie · Director

1952
Magical Maestro poster

Magical Maestro

Movie · Director

1951
Car of Tomorrow poster

Car of Tomorrow

Movie · Director

1951
Cock-a-Doodle Dog poster

Cock-a-Doodle Dog

Movie · Director

1951
Droopy's Double Trouble poster

Droopy's Double Trouble

Movie · Director

1951
Droopy's Good Deed poster

Droopy's Good Deed

Movie · Director

1951
Daredevil Droopy poster

Daredevil Droopy

Movie · Director

1951
Symphony in Slang poster

Symphony in Slang

Movie · Director

1950
Garden Gopher poster

Garden Gopher

Movie · Director

1950
The Cuckoo Clock poster

The Cuckoo Clock

Movie · Director

1950
Ventriloquist Cat poster

Ventriloquist Cat

Movie · Director

1950
The Chump Champ poster

The Chump Champ

Movie · Director

1950
The Peachy Cobbler poster

The Peachy Cobbler

Movie · Director

1949
Bad Luck Blackie poster

Bad Luck Blackie

Movie · Director

1949
Doggone Tired poster

Doggone Tired

Movie · Director

1949
Señor Droopy poster

Señor Droopy

Movie · Director

1949
The House of Tomorrow poster

The House of Tomorrow

Movie · Director

1949
Wags to Riches poster

Wags to Riches

Movie · Director

1949
Little Rural Riding Hood poster

Little Rural Riding Hood

Movie · Director

1949
Out-Foxed poster

Out-Foxed

Movie · Director

1949
The Counterfeit Cat poster

The Counterfeit Cat

Movie · Director

1948
Half-Pint Pygmy poster

Half-Pint Pygmy

Movie · Director

1948
Little 'Tinker poster

Little 'Tinker

Movie · Director

1948
The Cat That Hated People poster

The Cat That Hated People

Movie · Director

1948
What Price Fleadom poster

What Price Fleadom

Movie · Director

1948
Lucky Ducky poster

Lucky Ducky

Movie · Director

1947
Hound Hunters poster

Hound Hunters

Movie · Director

1947
King-Size Canary poster

King-Size Canary

Movie · Director

1947
Slap Happy Lion poster

Slap Happy Lion

Movie · Director

1947
Uncle Tom's Cabaña poster

Uncle Tom's Cabaña

Movie · Director

1947
Red Hot Rangers poster

Red Hot Rangers

Movie · Director

1946
Henpecked Hoboes poster

Henpecked Hoboes

Movie · Director

1946
The Hick Chick poster

The Hick Chick

Movie · Director

1946
Lonesome Lenny poster

Lonesome Lenny

Movie · Director

1946
Northwest Hounded Police poster

Northwest Hounded Police

Movie · Director

1945
Jerky Turkey poster

Jerky Turkey

Movie · Director

1945
Swing Shift Cinderella poster

Swing Shift Cinderella

Movie · Director

1945
Wild and Woolfy poster

Wild and Woolfy

Movie · Director

1945
The Screwy Truant poster

The Screwy Truant

Movie · Director

1945
The Shooting of Dan McGoo poster

The Shooting of Dan McGoo

Movie · Director

1944
Batty Baseball poster

Batty Baseball

Movie · Director

1944
Big Heel-Watha poster

Big Heel-Watha

Movie · Director

1944
Happy-Go-Nutty poster

Happy-Go-Nutty

Movie · Director

1944
Screwball Squirrel poster

Screwball Squirrel

Movie · Director

1943
Red Hot Riding Hood poster

Red Hot Riding Hood

Movie · Director

1943
Dumb-Hounded poster

Dumb-Hounded

Movie · Director

1943
What's Buzzin' Buzzard? poster

What's Buzzin' Buzzard?

Movie · Director

1943
Who Killed Who? poster

Who Killed Who?

Movie · Director

1943
One Ham's Family poster

One Ham's Family

Movie · Director

1943
Droopy poster

Droopy

TV · Director · 1 ep

1942
Blitz Wolf poster

Blitz Wolf

Movie · Director

1942
The Early Bird Dood It! poster

The Early Bird Dood It!

Movie · Director

1942
Crazy Cruise poster

Crazy Cruise

Movie · Director

1942
Aloha Hooey poster

Aloha Hooey

Movie · Director

1941
Aviation Vacation poster

Aviation Vacation

Movie · Director

1941
Hollywood Steps Out poster

Hollywood Steps Out

Movie · Director

1941
The Heckling Hare poster

The Heckling Hare

Movie · Director

1941
Tortoise Beats Hare poster

Tortoise Beats Hare

Movie · Director

1941
Porky's Preview poster

Porky's Preview

Movie · Director

1941
The Haunted Mouse poster

The Haunted Mouse

Movie · Director

1941
All This and Rabbit Stew poster

All This and Rabbit Stew

Movie · Director

1941
The Bug Parade poster

The Bug Parade

Movie · Director

1941
The Cagey Canary poster

The Cagey Canary

Movie · Director

1941
The Crackpot Quail poster

The Crackpot Quail

Movie · Director

1941
Wabbit Twouble poster

Wabbit Twouble

Movie · Director

1941
Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm poster

Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm

Movie · Director

1940
Of Fox and Hounds poster

Of Fox and Hounds

Movie · Director

1940
A Wild Hare poster

A Wild Hare

Movie · Director

1940
A Gander at Mother Goose poster

A Gander at Mother Goose

Movie · Director

1940
The Bear's Tale poster

The Bear's Tale

Movie · Director

1940
The Early Worm Gets the Bird poster

The Early Worm Gets the Bird

Movie · Director

1940
Circus Today poster

Circus Today

Movie · Director

1940
Cross Country Detours poster

Cross Country Detours

Movie · Director

1940
Holiday Highlights poster

Holiday Highlights

Movie · Director

1940
Ceiling Hero poster

Ceiling Hero

Movie · Director

1940
Wacky Wildlife poster

Wacky Wildlife

Movie · Director

1939
Dangerous Dan McFoo poster

Dangerous Dan McFoo

Movie · Director

1939
Thugs with Dirty Mugs poster

Thugs with Dirty Mugs

Movie · Director

1939
Detouring America poster

Detouring America

Movie · Director

1939
A Day at the Zoo poster

A Day at the Zoo

Movie · Director

1939
Hamateur Night poster

Hamateur Night

Movie · Director

1939
Land of the Midnight Fun poster

Land of the Midnight Fun

Movie · Director

1939
Screwball Football poster

Screwball Football

Movie · Director

1939
Believe It or Else poster

Believe It or Else

Movie · Director

1939
Fresh Fish poster

Fresh Fish

Movie · Director

1938
Daffy Duck & Egghead poster

Daffy Duck & Egghead

Movie · Director

1938
Daffy Duck in Hollywood poster

Daffy Duck in Hollywood

Movie · Director

1938
The Isle of Pingo Pongo poster

The Isle of Pingo Pongo

Movie · Director

1938
The Sneezing Weasel poster

The Sneezing Weasel

Movie · Director

1938
A Feud There Was poster

A Feud There Was

Movie · Director

1938
The Penguin Parade poster

The Penguin Parade

Movie · Director

1938
Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas poster

Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas

Movie · Director

1938
The Mice Will Play poster

The Mice Will Play

Movie · Director

1938
Cinderella Meets Fella poster

Cinderella Meets Fella

Movie · Director

1938
Movie Phoney News

Movie Phoney News

Movie · Director

1937
I Wanna Be a Sailor poster

I Wanna Be a Sailor

Movie · Director

1937
Egghead Rides Again poster

Egghead Rides Again

Movie · Director

1937
I Only Have Eyes for You poster

I Only Have Eyes for You

Movie · Director

1937
Porky's Duck Hunt poster

Porky's Duck Hunt

Movie · Director

1937
Porky's Garden poster

Porky's Garden

Movie · Director

1937
Uncle Tom's Bungalow poster

Uncle Tom's Bungalow

Movie · Director

1937
A Sunbonnet Blue poster

A Sunbonnet Blue

Movie · Director

1937
Picador Porky poster

Picador Porky

Movie · Director

1937
Porky the Wrestler poster

Porky the Wrestler

Movie · Director

1937
Ain't We Got Fun poster

Ain't We Got Fun

Movie · Director

1937
Little Red Walking Hood poster

Little Red Walking Hood

Movie · Director

1936
I Love to Singa poster

I Love to Singa

Movie · Director

1936
Porky the Rain-Maker poster

Porky the Rain-Maker

Movie · Director

1936
I'd Love to Take Orders from You poster

I'd Love to Take Orders from You

Movie · Director

1936
Milk and Money poster

Milk and Money

Movie · Director

1936
The Blow Out poster

The Blow Out

Movie · Director

1936
The Village Smithy poster

The Village Smithy

Movie · Director

1936
Plane Dippy poster

Plane Dippy

Movie · Director

1936
Don't Look Now poster

Don't Look Now

Movie · Director

1936
Page Miss Glory poster

Page Miss Glory

Movie · Director

1935
Gold Diggers of '49 poster

Gold Diggers of '49

Movie · Director

1935
The Quail Hunt poster

The Quail Hunt

Movie · Director

1935
Towne Hall Follies poster

Towne Hall Follies

Movie · Director

1935
Amateur Broadcast poster

Amateur Broadcast

Movie · Director

1935
At Your Service poster

At Your Service

Movie · Director

1935
Elmer the Great Dane poster

Elmer the Great Dane

Movie · Director

1935
Do a Good Deed poster

Do a Good Deed

Movie · Director

1935
The Hillbilly poster

The Hillbilly

Movie · Director

1935
Robinson Crusoe Isle poster

Robinson Crusoe Isle

Movie · Director

1934
Sky Larks poster

Sky Larks

Movie · Director

1934
Chris Columbus, Jr.

Chris Columbus, Jr.

Movie · Director

1934
The Gingerbread Boy poster

The Gingerbread Boy

Movie · Director