Tex Avery
Born: 1908-02-26 in Taylor, Texas, USA
Died: 1980-08-26
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2020
- Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection ... (Director)
2012
- King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution as Self (archive footage)
2011
- Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One ... (Director)
2010
- The Essential Bugs Bunny ... (Director)
2007
- Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5 as Papa Bear (archive sound) (uncredited)
2005
- The very best of Tweety ... (Director)
2004
- Tex Avery MGM Collection ... (Producer)
- Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery as Self
2003
- Tex Avery: A Crazy World as Lui-même
- Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 2 ... (Director)
- Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 4 ... (Director)
1995
- What a Cartoon! ... (Characters)
- George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular ... (Original Concept)
1993
- Droopy, Master Detective ... (Characters)
- The Compleat Tex Avery
1991
- The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame ... (Director)
1981
- The Kwicky Koala Show ... (Creator)
1979
- Casper's First Christmas ... (Animation Director)
1976
- Bugs Bunny Superstar as Himself
1957
- Cat's Meow ... (Director)
1956
- Millionaire Droopy ... (Director)
1955
- Deputy Droopy as Short Robber (voice) (uncredited)
- The Legend of Rockabye Point as Polar Bear's Sneezes / Polar Bear's Screams (voice) (uncredited)
- Sh-h-h-h-h-h ... (Director)
- Cellbound ... (Director)
- The First Bad Man as Cavemen (uncredited)
- Crazy Mixed Up Pup ... (Director)
- Field and Scream ... (Director)
1954
- The Farm of Tomorrow as Small Baby Chicken (voice) (uncredited)
- Dixieland Droopy ... (Director)
- Drag-A-Long Droopy ... (Director)
- Homesteader Droopy ... (Director)
- Billy Boy ... (Director)
- I'm Cold ... (Director)
- The Flea Circus ... (Director)
1953
- Little Johnny Jet ... (Director)
- Barney's Hungry Cousin as Hungry Bear (voice) (uncredited)
- T.V. of Tomorrow ... (Director)
- The Three Little Pups ... (Director)
1952
- Rock-a-Bye Bear ... (Director)
- Magical Maestro ... (Director)
- One Cab's Family ... (Director)
1951
- Cock-a-Doodle Dog ... (Director)
- Symphony in Slang ... (Director)
- Droopy's Double Trouble ... (Director)
- Daredevil Droopy as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
- Car of Tomorrow as Hiccups (voice)
- Droopy's Good Deed ... (Director)
1950
- The Peachy Cobbler ... (Director)
- The Chump Champ ... (Director)
- Ventriloquist Cat as Alley Cat / Spike (voice) (uncredited)
- Garden Gopher as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
- The Cuckoo Clock ... (Director)
1949
- Señor Droopy as Bull (voice) (uncredited)
- Little Rural Riding Hood ... (Director)
- Bad Luck Blackie as Large Dog (voice) (uncredited)
- Out-Foxed ... (Director)
- The House of Tomorrow ... (Director)
- The Counterfeit Cat ... (Director)
- Doggone Tired ... (Director)
- Wags to Riches ... (Director)
1948
- The Cat That Hated People ... (Director)
- Little 'Tinker ... (Director)
- Half-Pint Pygmy ... (Director)
- What Price Fleadom as Homer's Dog (voice) (uncredited)
- Lucky Ducky ... (Director)
1947
- Red Hot Rangers as Junior (voice) (uncredited)
- King-Size Canary ... (Director)
- Slap Happy Lion ... (Director)
- Hound Hunters as Junior (voice) (uncredited)
- Uncle Tom's Cabana ... (Director)
1946
- Looney Tunes Golden Collection as Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)
- Lonesome Lenny as Lenny (voice) (uncredited)
- Northwest Hounded Police as Droopy (voice) (uncredited)
- The Hick Chick ... (Director)
- A Feather in His Collar ... (Animation)
- A Bird in the Head ... (Animation)
- Henpecked Hoboes as Junior (voice) (uncredited)
1945
- Swing Shift Cinderella ... (Director)
- Wild and Woolfy ... (Director)
- The Shooting of Dan McGoo ... (Director)
- Jerky Turkey as Hunting Pilgrim / Turkey Call (voice) (uncredited)
- The Screwy Truant ... (Director)
1944
- Screwball Squirrel ... (Director)
- Batty Baseball ... (Director)
- Happy-Go-Nutty ... (Director)
- Big Heel-Watha ... (Director)
1943
- Red Hot Riding Hood ... (Director)
- Dumb-Hounded ... (Director)
- What's Buzzin' Buzzard? ... (Director)
- Who Killed Who? as Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
- One Ham's Family ... (Director)
1942
- The Early Bird Dood It! ... (Director)
- Blitz Wolf ... (Director)
- Aloha Hooey ... (Director)
- Crazy Cruise ... (Director)
- Hold the Lion, Please as Hippo (voice) (uncredited)
1941
- Wabbit Twouble ... (Director)
- Hollywood Steps Out ... (Director)
- Tortoise Beats Hare ... (Director)
- All This and Rabbit Stew ... (Director)
- The Cagey Canary ... (Director)
- The Haunted Mouse ... (Director)
- The Crackpot Quail as Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)
- The Heckling Hare as Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)
- The Bug Parade ... (Director)
- Porky's Preview ... (Director)
- Aviation Vacation ... (Director)
- Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm ... (Director)
1940
- A Wild Hare ... (Director)
- Circus Today as Circus Bandmaster (voice) (uncredited)
- Cross Country Detours ... (Director)
- Ghost Wanted as Laughing Ghost (voice)
- The Bear's Tale as Poppa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
- Wacky Wildlife ... (Director)
- Of Fox and Hounds as Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)
- Holiday Highlights ... (Director)
- The Early Worm Gets the Bird ... (Director)
- A Gander at Mother Goose ... (Director)
- Ceiling Hero ... (Director)
1939
- Thugs with Dirty Mugs as Ed. G. Robemsome as Killer Diller (voice)
- A Day at the Zoo as Other Elk Named Bill (voice) (uncredited)
- Dangerous Dan McFoo as Fight Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
- Fresh Fish as Prof. Mackerel Fishsticks (voice)
- Believe It or Else as Old Man in Jail (voice) (uncredited)
- Detouring America ... (Director)
- Land of the Midnight Fun ... (Director)
- Screwball Football ... (Director)
- Hamateur Night as Hippo (voice)
1938
- The Mice Will Play ... (Director)
- The Sneezing Weasel as Weasel (voice) (uncredited)
- A Feud There Was as Weaver Dude / Weaver Guy with Gun (voice)
- The Isle of Pingo Pongo ... (Director)
- Count Me Out as Fight Referee (voice) (uncredited)
- Daffy Duck & Egghead ... (Director)
- Daffy Duck in Hollywood ... (Director)
- The Penguin Parade as Walrus (voice)
- Cinderella Meets Fella ... (Director)
- Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas as The Chief (voice)
- Porky's Phoney Express as Porky's Boss's laugh (voice) (uncredited)
- Movie Phoney News ... (Director)
1937
- I Wanna Be a Sailor ... (Director)
- Egghead Rides Again as Red (voice) (uncredited)
- Little Red Walking Hood ... (Director)
- Porky's Duck Hunt ... (Director)
- Picador Porky ... (Director)
- Porky's Garden ... (Director)
- I Only Have Eyes for You ... (Director)
- Porky the Wrestler as Champion Wrestler Man Mountain (voice) (uncredited)
- Ain't We Got Fun ... (Director)
- A Sunbonnet Blue as Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
- Uncle Tom's Bungalow as Uncle Tom (voice)
1936
- I Love to Singa ... (Director)
- The Blow Out ... (Director)
- Don't Look Now as Preacher (voice) (uncredited)
- Milk and Money ... (Director)
- I'd Love to Take Orders from You ... (Director)
- The Village Smithy as Blacksmith (voice)
- Page Miss Glory ... (Director)
- Porky the Rain-Maker ... (Director)
- Plane Dippy ... (Director)
1935
- Gold Diggers of '49 ... (Director)
- Towne Hall Follies ... (Animation)
1934
- Toyland Premiere as Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
1933
- Confidence ... (Animation)
- The Zoo ... (Story)
1932
- Grandma's Pet ... (Animation)
1931
- The Hunter ... (Writer)
1930
- Africa ... (Animation)
- The Fowl Ball ... (Animation)