Bill Melendez

Born: 1916-11-15 in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Died: 2008-09-02

Known For: Visual Effects

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.

Filmography

2015

The Peanuts Movie as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (archive sound)
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown as Self (archive footage)

1992

Cool World ... (Animation)
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Frosty Returns ... (Director)

1991

Snoopy's Reunion as Snoopy / Snoopy's Brothers and Sisters (voice)

1990

Why, Charlie Brown, Why? as Snoopy / Woodstock

1989

Two Daddies? ... (Director)
Cathy's Valentine ... (Producer)

1988

Garfield and Friends ... (Producer)
This Is America, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Cathy's Last Resort ... (Producer)
Snoopy: The Musical as Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
The Mayflower Voyagers as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

1987

Cathy ... (Producer)
What Next, Charlie Brown as Snoopy (voice)

1986

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
It's Three Strikes, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

1985

Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Spike / Woodstock (voice)
The Romance of Betty Boop ... (Producer)
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
Happily Ever After ... (Director)

1984

It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

1983

The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show as Snoopy (voice)
Garfield on the Town ... (Producer)
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? as Woodstock/Snoopy
Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? as Snoopy (voice)

1982

Here Comes Garfield ... (Producer)
A Charlie Brown Celebration as Snoopy (voice)
The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review ... (Animation)

1981

It's Magic, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
No Man's Valley ... (Director)

1980

Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!) as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown as Snoopy (voice)

1979

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ... (Director)
You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown as Snoopy (voice)
Charlie Brown Clears the Air ... (Director)
It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown as Snoopy
Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown ... (Animation Director)

1978

What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown as Snoopy (voice)
Tooth Brushing as Snoopy

1977

Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)

1976

NBC: The First Fifty Years ... (Creative Consultant)
It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

1975

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done ... (Director)

1974

It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus ... (Director)
It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown as Snoopy/Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)

1973

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown as Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)

1972

Snoopy, Come Home as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)

1971

Play It Again, Charlie Brown as Snoopy (voice)
Babar Comes to America ... (Director)

1970

The Rainbow Bear ... (Art Designer)

1969

A Boy Named Charlie Brown as Snoopy (voice)
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown as Snoopy

1968

He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown as Snoopy
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant ... (Director)

1967

You're in Love, Charlie Brown as Snoopy (voice)

1966

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown as Snoopy (voice)
Charlie Brown's All-Stars! as Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)
The Peanuts Classics ... (Director)

1965

A Charlie Brown Christmas as Snoopy (voice)
Peanuts as Snoopy/Woodstock
Peanuts Ultimate TV Specials Collection ... (Director)

1963

A Boy Named Charlie Brown as Snoopy (voice)

1957

Energetically Yours ... (Director)

1956

The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show ... (Animation)
The Dragon Slayer ... (Director)

1954

It's Everybody's Business ... (Animation)
Ballet-Oop ... (Animation)
Horizons of Hope ... (Animation)

1952

Madeline ... (Animation)

1951

Bungled Bungalow ... (Animation)

1950

Spellbound Hound ... (Animation)
Gerald McBoing-Boing ... (Animation)
Trouble Indemnity ... (Animation)
Bushy Hare ... (Animation)

1949

A Ham in a Role ... (Animation)
Holiday for Drumsticks ... (Animation)

1948

Odor of the Day ... (Animation)
Bone Sweet Bone ... (Animation)
Dough Ray Me-ow ... (Animation)
Riff Raffy Daffy ... (Animation)

1947

Mexican Joyride ... (Animation)

1946

The Great Piggy Bank Robbery ... (Animation)
Baby Bottleneck ... (Animation)
The Big Snooze ... (Animation)
Book Revue ... (Animation)

1945

Wagon Heels ... (Animation)
Draftee Daffy ... (Animation)

1943

Falling Hare ... (Animation)

1938

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ... (Editor)