Tex Avery

Tex Avery

b. 1908 — d. 1980 (aged 72) Taylor, Texas, USA
Actor Director Writer

Frederick Bean Avery, called "Tex", "Fred" or "Texas" (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980), was an American animator, cartoonist, voice actor and director, famous for producing animated cartoons during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. He did his most significant work for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, creating the characters of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, and developing Porky Pig,Chilly Willy (this last one for the Walter Lantz Studio) into the personas for which they are remembered.

Known For

I Love to Singa
🎞️
★ 7.6
I Love to Singa
1936
A Wild Hare
🎞️
★ 7.7
A Wild Hare
1940
What Price Fleadom
🎞️
★ 6.9
What Price Fleadom
1948
Deputy Droopy
🎞️
★ 7.6
Deputy Droopy
1955

Filmography

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
🎞️
★ 6.7
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
2024 Writer
Bugs Bunny Builders
📺
★ 6.4
Bugs Bunny Builders
2022 Writer
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.3
Space Jam 2: A Nicktoons Legacy
2021 Writer
🎬
🎞️
Guard Duty Doggy
2021 Writer
The Looney Tunes Show
📺
★ 7.8
The Looney Tunes Show
2011 Writer
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.6
Duck Dodgers in Attack of the Drones
2004 Writer
🎬
📺
★ 8.2
Cartoon Alley
2004 Director
Duck Dodgers
📺
★ 7.7
Duck Dodgers
2003 Writer
🎬
🎞️
★ 7.7
Hänsel und Gretel - Sie sind innen hässlich
2003 Director
Thanks a Latte
🎞️
★ 7.3
Thanks a Latte
1999 Writer
The Bugs n' Daffy Show
📺
★ 8.0
The Bugs n' Daffy Show
1996 Director
That's Warner Bros.!
📺
★ 6.4
That's Warner Bros.!
1995 Director
George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular
🎞️
★ 6.1
George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular
1995 Writer
George and Junior in Look Out Below!
🎞️
★ 6.8
George and Junior in Look Out Below!
1995 Writer
Droopy: Master Detective
📺
★ 6.3
Droopy: Master Detective
1993 Writer
ToonHeads
📺
★ 8.5
ToonHeads
1992 Director
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame
🎞️
★ 8.4
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame
1991 Director
Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends
📺
★ 8.3
Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends
1990 Director
Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years
🎞️
★ 7.2
Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years
1990 Director
Fifty Years of Bugs Bunny in 3 1/2 Minutes
🎞️
★ 6.9
Fifty Years of Bugs Bunny in 3 1/2 Minutes
1989 Director
Tex Avery, the King of Cartoons
🎞️
★ 7.7
Tex Avery, the King of Cartoons
1988 Director
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
🎞️
★ 7.2
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986 Director
Jokebook
📺
★ 6.4
Jokebook
1982 Writer
Walter, Woody and the World of Animation
🎞️
★ 7.1
Walter, Woody and the World of Animation
1982 Director
The Kwicky Koala Show
📺
★ 6.5
The Kwicky Koala Show
1981 Writer
Bugs Bunny Superstar
🎞️
★ 7.0
Bugs Bunny Superstar
1975 Self Director
Great Performances
📺
★ 8.0
Great Performances
1971 Director
🎬
🎞️
★ 8.4
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6
1968 Director
🎬
🎞️
★ 8.8
Tom and Jerry Classic Collection Volume 6
1967 Director
🎬
🎞️
★ 8.5
Tom and Jerry the Chuck Jones Collection
1967 Director
🎬
🎞️
★ 8.5
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4
1966 Director
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5
🎞️
★ 8.6
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5
1964 Director
🎬
🎞️
★ 8.4
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3
1963 Director
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2
🎞️
★ 8.3
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2
1958 Director
Tom and Jerry the Golden Era Anthology
📺
★ 9.2
Tom and Jerry the Golden Era Anthology
1958 Director
The Woody Woodpecker Show
📺
★ 7.0
The Woody Woodpecker Show
1957 Director Writer
Cat's Meow
🎞️
★ 6.2
Cat's Meow
1957 Actor Director
Spike
Millionaire Droopy
🎞️
★ 6.4
Millionaire Droopy
1956 Actor Director
Spike's Snickering
🎬
🎞️
★ 8.9
Tom and Jerry Classic Collection Volume 4
1956 Director
Hold That Rock
🎞️
★ 6.5
Hold That Rock
1956 Director Writer
Room and Wrath
🎞️
★ 6.5
Room and Wrath
1956 Director Writer
The Ostrich Egg and I
🎞️
★ 7.0
The Ostrich Egg and I
1956 Director
Deputy Droopy
🎞️
★ 7.6
Deputy Droopy
1955 Actor Director
The Ouches from the Bottle
Cellbound
🎞️
★ 7.6
Cellbound
1955 Actor Director
The First Bad Man
🎞️
★ 7.1
The First Bad Man
1955 Actor Director
Cavemen
The Legend of Rockabye Point
🎞️
★ 7.2
The Legend of Rockabye Point
1955 Actor Director Writer
Polar Bear's Yells and Screams
Field and Scream
🎞️
★ 6.8
Field and Scream
1955 Actor Director
Ed Jones
Sh-h-h-h-h-h
🎞️
★ 7.3
Sh-h-h-h-h-h
1955 Director Writer
The Tree Medic
🎞️
★ 6.3
The Tree Medic
1955 Director Writer
Hot and Cold Penguin
🎞️
★ 6.5
Hot and Cold Penguin
1955 Director Writer
Dixieland Droopy
🎞️
★ 7.3
Dixieland Droopy
1954 Actor Director
Flea Bandleader
Drag-A-Long Droopy
🎞️
★ 7.4
Drag-A-Long Droopy
1954 Actor Director
Wolf Rancher
Homesteader Droopy
🎞️
★ 7.4
Homesteader Droopy
1954 Actor Director
Dishonest Dan
Billy Boy
🎞️
★ 7.3
Billy Boy
1954 Director
The Farm of Tomorrow
🎞️
★ 6.6
The Farm of Tomorrow
1954 Actor Director
Scrawny Chick
The Flea Circus
🎞️
★ 6.8
The Flea Circus
1954 Director
Crazy Mixed Up Pup
🎞️
★ 7.2
Crazy Mixed Up Pup
1954 Actor Director Writer
Vocal Effects
I'm Cold
🎞️
★ 7.2
I'm Cold
1954 Actor Director Writer
Smedley's Yawn Noise
Little Johnny Jet
🎞️
★ 6.8
Little Johnny Jet
1953 Director
The Three Little Pups
🎞️
★ 7.7
The Three Little Pups
1953 Director
T.V. of Tomorrow
🎞️
★ 7.2
T.V. of Tomorrow
1953 Director
Barney's Hungry Cousin
🎞️
★ 6.7
Barney's Hungry Cousin
1953 Actor
Hungry Bear
Wee-Willie Wildcat
🎞️
★ 6.4
Wee-Willie Wildcat
1953 Director
🎬
🎞️
★ 9.1
Tom and Jerry Classic Collection Volume 3
1953 Director
Magical Maestro
🎞️
★ 7.7
Magical Maestro
1952 Actor Director
Poochini
Rock-a-Bye Bear
🎞️
★ 7.8
Rock-a-Bye Bear
1952 Actor Director
Spike
One Cab's Family
🎞️
★ 7.1
One Cab's Family
1952 Actor Director
Doctor #2
Caballero Droopy
🎞️
★ 6.7
Caballero Droopy
1952 Director
Symphony in Slang
🎞️
★ 7.6
Symphony in Slang
1951 Director
Car of Tomorrow
🎞️
★ 7.2
Car of Tomorrow
1951 Actor Director
Hiccups
Droopy's Double Trouble
🎞️
★ 7.4
Droopy's Double Trouble
1951 Director
Daredevil Droopy
🎞️
★ 7.2
Daredevil Droopy
1951 Actor Director
Spike
Droopy's Good Deed
🎞️
★ 7.0
Droopy's Good Deed
1951 Actor Director
Spike
Cock-a-Doodle Dog
🎞️
★ 7.0
Cock-a-Doodle Dog
1951 Actor Director
Spike
Ventriloquist Cat
🎞️
★ 7.4
Ventriloquist Cat
1950 Actor Director
Spike
The Chump Champ
🎞️
★ 7.2
The Chump Champ
1950 Director
The Peachy Cobbler
🎞️
★ 7.2
The Peachy Cobbler
1950 Director Writer
The Cuckoo Clock
🎞️
★ 7.0
The Cuckoo Clock
1950 Director
Garden Gopher
🎞️
★ 6.8
Garden Gopher
1950 Actor Director
Spike
Bad Luck Blackie
🎞️
★ 7.6
Bad Luck Blackie
1949 Actor Director
Large Dog
Little Rural Riding Hood
🎞️
★ 7.2
Little Rural Riding Hood
1949 Director
Señor Droopy
🎞️
★ 7.3
Señor Droopy
1949 Actor Director
Bull
The House of Tomorrow
🎞️
★ 7.4
The House of Tomorrow
1949 Actor Director
Burps
Out-Foxed
🎞️
★ 7.5
Out-Foxed
1949 Actor Director
Singing Fox
Wags to Riches
🎞️
★ 7.4
Wags to Riches
1949 Actor Director
Spike
Doggone Tired
🎞️
★ 7.3
Doggone Tired
1949 Actor Director
Speedy
The Counterfeit Cat
🎞️
★ 7.1
The Counterfeit Cat
1949 Actor Director
Spike
The Cat That Hated People
🎞️
★ 7.2
The Cat That Hated People
1948 Director
Little 'Tinker
🎞️
★ 7.3
Little 'Tinker
1948 Director
Lucky Ducky
🎞️
★ 7.2
Lucky Ducky
1948 Actor Director
Junior's Sneezes
What Price Fleadom
🎞️
★ 6.9
What Price Fleadom
1948 Actor Director
Homer's Dog
Half-Pint Pygmy
🎞️
★ 6.7
Half-Pint Pygmy
1948 Actor Director
Octopus
King-Size Canary
🎞️
★ 7.5
King-Size Canary
1947 Actor Director
Cat
Slap Happy Lion
🎞️
★ 7.0
Slap Happy Lion
1947 Actor Director
Vocal Effects
Hound Hunters
🎞️
★ 6.7
Hound Hunters
1947 Actor Director
Junior
Red Hot Rangers
🎞️
★ 6.6
Red Hot Rangers
1947 Actor Director
Junior
Uncle Tom's Cabaña
🎞️
★ 6.5
Uncle Tom's Cabaña
1947 Director
Northwest Hounded Police
🎞️
★ 7.7
Northwest Hounded Police
1946 Actor Director
Droopy
Lonesome Lenny
🎞️
★ 7.2
Lonesome Lenny
1946 Actor Director
Lenny
The Hick Chick
🎞️
★ 6.7
The Hick Chick
1946 Director
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