Friz Freleng
- Directing
- August 21, 1906 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- May 26, 1995
Biography
Isadore "Friz" Freleng (1906–1995), sometimes credited as I. Freleng, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. He introduced and/or developed several of the studio's biggest stars, including Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the cat, Yosemite Sam (to whom he was said to bear more than a passing resemblance) and Speedy Gonzales. The senior director at Warners' Termite Terrace studio, Freleng directed more cartoons than any other director in the studio (a total of 266), and is also the most honored of the Warner directors, having won four Academy Awards. After Warners shut down the animation studio in 1963, Freleng and business partner David H. DePatie founded DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, which produced cartoons (notably The Pink Panther Show), feature film title sequences, and Saturday morning cartoons through the early 1980s. The nickname "Friz" came from his friend Hugh Harman, who initially nicknamed him "Congressman Frizby" after a fictional senator that was in articles in the Los Angeles Examiner. Over time this shortened to "Friz".
Known for
Filmography
- Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection · Director
- The DePatie/Frelang Collection: Sheriff Hoot Kloot · Producer
- Goodbye, Warner Bros., Hello DePatie-Freleng · Self
- The DePatie/Frelang Collection: Crazylegs Crane · Director
- That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace · Self
- King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution · Self
- Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One · Director
- Looney Tunes Super Stars Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy · Director
- 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
- Pink Panther and Pals · Characters
- Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5 · Director
- Friz on Film · Self
- The Pink Panther: Classic Cartoon Collection Vol. 2 · Producer, Director
- The Pink Panther: Classic Cartoon Collection Vol. 3 · Producer, Director
- Looney Tunes Collection: Best Of Bugs Bunny Volume 1 · Director
- Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes · Self
- Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 1 · Director
- Looney Tunes All Stars · Director
- Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth · Director
- Marvin The Martian: Space Tunes · Director
- From Hare to Eternity · In Memory Of
- The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries · In Memory Of
- Driving Mr. Pink · Creative Consultant
- The Pink Panther · Creator
- The Magical World of Chuck Jones · Self
- The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame · Director
- Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes · Director
- Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years · Self
- Daffy Duck's Quackbusters · Director
- Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town · Self
- Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary · Self
- Pink Panther and Sons · Producer, Creator
- Gremlins · Citizen (uncredited)
- Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island · Director, Story
- The Bugs Bunny Show · Author, Producer
- Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales · Director, Producer
- The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat · Producer
- Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television · Director
- The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie · Director, Producer
- Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother · Producer
- Bugs Bunny: All American Hero · Director, Producer
- Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special · Director
- The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special · Director
- Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? · Executive producer
- The Chocolate Chase · Director
- The Yolks on You · Director
- Daffy Flies North · Director
- Daffy Duck's Easter Egg-Citement · Director, Writer
- Pink Panther in Olym-pinks · Director, Producer
- Supermarket Pink · Producer
- Pink Suds · Producer
- Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales · Director, Producer
- Fright Before Christmas · Writer, Director
- Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol · Director
- Doctor Pink · Producer
- Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet · Director
- Spider-Woman · Producer
- Spark Plug Pink · Producer
- Pink Pull · Producer
- The Bugs Bunny Mother's Day Special · Director
- Pink in the Woods · Producer
- String Along in Pink · Producer
- Toro Pink · Producer
- Pink Quackers · Producer
- Pink Breakfast · Producer
- Pink Z-Z-Z · Producer
- Star Pink · Producer
- Pinktails for Two · Producer
- Pink Bananas · Producer
- Pink in the Drink · Producer
- Pink Press · Producer
- Pet Pink Pebbles · Producer
- The Pink of Bagdad · Producer
- A Pink Christmas · Teleplay, Producer
- Pinkologist · Producer
- Yankee Doodle Pink · Producer