Chuck Jones
- Directing
- September 21, 1912 · Spokane, Washington, USA
- February 22, 2002
Biography
Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio. He directed many of the classic short animated cartoons starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, Sylvester, Pepé Le Pew and a slew of other Warner characters. Three of these shorts (Duck Amuck, One Froggy Evening and What's Opera, Doc?) were later inducted into the National Film Registry. Chief among Jones' other works was the famous "Hunting Trilogy" of Rabbit Fire, Rabbit Seasoning, and Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1951–1953). After his career at Warner Bros. ended in 1962, Jones started Sib Tower 12 Productions and began producing cartoons for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including a new series of Tom and Jerry shorts and the television adaptation of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. He later started his own studio, Chuck Jones Productions, which created several one-shot specials, and periodically worked on Looney Tunes related works.
Known for
Filmography
- Private SNAFU Golden Classics · Director of Operations
- The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox · Self
- Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! · Self
- Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection · Director
- A Looney Tunes Thanksgiving · Writer, Director
- That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace · Self
- Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness · Story
- King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution · Self
- Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles: The Chuck Jones Collection · Director
- Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One · Director
- The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet · Self
- The Essential Bugs Bunny · Director
- Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl · Director
- Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl · Director
- Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire · Director
- Bugs Bunny at the Symphony · Animation Director
- Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood · Self
- Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices · Self
- Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5 · Director
- Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimson · Director
- Daffy Duck for President · In Memory Of
- Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes · Self
- Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 1 · Director
- Duck Dodgers · Thanks
- A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks of the Cartoon Trade · Self
- The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo · Self
- Mark Twain · Self
- Mark Twain · Self
- Timber Wolf · Producer, Writer
- Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation · Self
- The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story · Self
- Looney Tunes All Stars · Director
- Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth · Director, Story
- Marvin The Martian: Space Tunes · Director
- From Hare to Eternity · Director, Producer
- Pullet Surprise · Producer
- Ducktators · Self
- Father Of The Bird · Producer
- Superior Duck · Director, Producer
- Cartoons Go To War · Self
- Great Drives · Self
- Four Rooms · Creative Consultant
- Peter and the Wolf · Executive Consultant, Character Designer
- Another Froggy Evening · Writer, Director
- Chariots of Fur · Director, Producer
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition · Self
- The Magical World of Chuck Jones · Self
- Stay Tuned · Animation Supervisor, Character Designer
- The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame · Director
- The Dating Game · Thanks
- Chuck Amuck: The Movie · Self
- Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes · Director
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch · Animation Director
- Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years · Self
- Daffy Duck's Quackbusters · Director
- Tex Avery: King of Cartoons · Self, Title Designer
- Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town · Self
- Portrait of Tex Avery
- Innerspace · Supermarket Customer
- Matlock · Magician #1
- Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary · Self
- Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection - Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote: The Classic Chase · Director
- Gremlins · Mr. Jones
- Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island · Director
- Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales · Director
- Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television · Director
- A Chipmunk Christmas · Character Designer, Creative Consultant
- Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century · Director, Story
- Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special · Director, Producer
- The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special · Director
- Spaced Out Bunny · Director, Writer
- Soup or Sonic · Director
- Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bunny · Director
- Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over · Director, Writer
- Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales · Director, Producer
- Freeze Frame · Director
- Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet · Director
- Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile · Writer, Director
- The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie · Director, Producer
- Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Great Santa Claus Caper · Writer, Director