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)
2013
- The One and Only June Foray as Self
2012
- Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul as Himself (Archive Footage)
2011
- Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow Days ... (Director)
2009
- Peanuts - 1960's Collection ... (Producer)
2008
- Peanuts Motion Comics as Snoopy (voice)
- Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story as Himself
- Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic as Self
- A Christmas Miracle: The Making of A Charlie Brown Christmas as Self
- We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown as Self
2006
- He's a Bully, Charlie Brown as Snoopy (voice)
2003
- I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Spike (voice)
- Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown as Snoopy (voice)
- Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes as Himself
2002
- A Charlie Brown Valentine as Snoopy (voice)
- Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
2001
2000
- It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1997
- It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown! as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1996
- It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown! as Snoopy (voice)
1994
- You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown! as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
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
- Cathy's Valentine ... (Producer)
- Two Daddies? ... (Director)
1988
- Garfield and Friends ... (Producer)
- This Is America, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown as Spike (voice) (uncredited)
- Snoopy: The Musical as Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
- The Mayflower Voyagers as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- Cathy's Last Resort ... (Producer)
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)
- Happily Ever After ... (Director)
- You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
1984
- It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1983
- The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show as Snoopy (voice)
- What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? as Woodstock/Snoopy
- Garfield on the Town ... (Producer)
- Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? as Snoopy (voice)
- It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
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)
- No Man's Valley ... (Director)
- Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
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
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)
- Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done ... (Director)
- You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
1974
- It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
- It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown as Snoopy/Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
- Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus ... (Director)
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)
1965
- A Charlie Brown Christmas as Snoopy (voice)
- Peanuts as Snoopy/Woodstock
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
- Gerald McBoing-Boing ... (Animation)
- Trouble Indemnity ... (Animation)
- Bushy Hare ... (Animation)
- Spellbound Hound ... (Animation)
1949
- A Ham in a Role ... (Animation)
- Holiday for Drumsticks ... (Animation)
1948
- Bone Sweet Bone ... (Animation)
- Dough Ray Me-ow ... (Animation)
- Odor of the Day ... (Animation)
- Riff Raffy Daffy ... (Animation)
1947
- Mexican Joyride ... (Animation)
1946
- Baby Bottleneck ... (Animation)
- Book Revue ... (Animation)
- The Great Piggy Bank Robbery ... (Animation)
- The Big Snooze ... (Animation)
1945
- Wagon Heels ... (Animation)
1943
- Falling Hare ... (Animation)
1938
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ... (Editor)