Bill Melendez
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- November 15, 1916
- Died
- September 2, 2008 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Biography
José "Bill" Cuauhtémoc Meléndez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was a Mexican–American character animator, voice actor, film director and producer known for his cartoons for Walt Disney Productions (working on four Disney films Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo and Bambi), Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA and the Peanuts series. Melendez provided the voices of Snoopy and Woodstock in the latter as well. In a career spanning over 60 years, he won six Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for thirteen more. In addition, he was nominated for an Oscar and five Grammy Awards. The Peanuts television specials, A Charlie Brown Christmas and What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?, which he directed, were each honored with a Peabody Award.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
Movie · Animation
Cool World
Movie · Animation
The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review
Movie · Animation
Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown
Movie · Animation Director
Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
Movie · Animation Director
The Rainbow Bear
Movie · Animation
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Movie · Animation Director
The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show
TV · Animation · 13 eps
It's Everybody's Business
Movie · Animation
Ballet-Oop
Movie · Animation
Horizons of Hope
Movie · Animation
Madeline
Movie · Animation
Bungled Bungalow
Movie · Animation
Bushy Hare
Movie · Animation
Gerald McBoing-Boing
Movie · Animation
Spellbound Hound
Movie · Animation
Trouble Indemnity
Movie · Animation
A Ham in a Role
Movie · Animation
Holiday for Drumsticks
Movie · Animation
Dough Ray Me-ow
Movie · Animation
Bone Sweet Bone
Movie · Animation
Riff Raffy Daffy
Movie · Animation
Odor of the Day
Movie · Animation
Mexican Joyride
Movie · Animation
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
Movie · Animation
The Big Snooze
Movie · Animation
Book Revue
Movie · Animation
Baby Bottleneck
Movie · Animation
Wagon Heels
Movie · Animation
Draftee Daffy
Movie · Animation
Falling Hare
Movie · Animation