Bill Melendez
- Visual effects
- November 15, 1916 · Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
- September 2, 2008
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
Filmography
- It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown · Self
- The Peanuts Movie · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (archive sound)
- The One and Only June Foray · Self
- Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow Days · Snoopy/Woodstock, Director
- Peanuts - 1960's Collection · Producer, Director
- Peanuts Motion Comics · Snoopy (Voice)
- A Christmas Miracle: The Making of A Charlie Brown Christmas · Self
- We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown · Self
- Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story · Self
- Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic · Self
- He's a Bully, Charlie Brown · Snoopy (Voice), Director
- I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Spike (Voice), Director
- Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes · Self
- Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown · Snoopy (Voice), Director
- Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Producer
- A Charlie Brown Valentine · Snoopy (Voice), Director
- The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' · Self, Director
- It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Producer
- It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown! · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Director
- It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown · Snoopy (Voice), Producer
- Secret Lives
- You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown! · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Director
- Frosty Returns · Director, Producer
- It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Director
- Cool World · Animation
- Snoopy's Reunion · Snoopy / Snoopy's Brothers and Sisters (Voice), Producer
- Why, Charlie Brown, Why? · Snoopy / Woodstock, Producer
- Two Daddies? · Director
- Cathy's Valentine · Producer
- Cathy's Last Resort · Producer
- The Mayflower Voyagers · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Producer
- This Is America, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Spike (Voice)
- It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown · Spike (voice) (uncredited), Producer
- Garfield and Friends · Producer
- Snoopy: The Musical · Woodstock (voice) (uncredited), Producer
- Cathy · Producer
- What Next, Charlie Brown · Snoopy (Voice)
- Happy New Year, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited), Director
- It's Three Strikes, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice)
- You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited), Producer
- Happily Ever After · Director
- Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Spike / Woodstock (Voice), Producer
- The Romance of Betty Boop · Producer, Director
- It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Producer
- Garfield on the Town · Producer
- The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show · Snoopy (Voice), Director
- What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? · Woodstock/Snoopy, Director
- It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited), Producer
- Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? · Snoopy (Voice), Producer
- Here Comes Garfield · Producer
- A Charlie Brown Celebration · Snoopy (Voice), Director
- The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review · Animation
- No Man's Valley · Director, Producer
- Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Producer
- It's Magic, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Producer
- Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown · Snoopy (Voice), Producer
- Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!) · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Director
- She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Producer
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe · Director, Adaptation
- You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown · Snoopy (Voice), Producer
- Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown · Animation Director
- It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown · Snoopy, Director
- Charlie Brown Clears the Air · Director
- What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown · Snoopy (Voice), Director
- Tooth Brushing · Snoopy, Director
- It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited), Producer
- Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Director
- NBC: The First Fifty Years · Creative Consultant
- It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Producer
- Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Animation Director
- Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done · Director
- You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited), Producer
- Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Producer
- Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus · Director, Producer
- It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited), Producer
- It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown · Snoopy/Woodstock (voice) (uncredited), Producer
- A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited), Director
- There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown · Snoopy (voice) (uncredited), Producer
- You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited), Producer
- Snoopy, Come Home · Snoopy / Woodstock (Voice), Director