Bill Melendez

Bill Melendez

b. 1916 — d. 2008 (aged 92) Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Director

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

A Charlie Brown Christmas

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Charlie Brown's All Stars!

Charlie Brown's All Stars!

He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown

He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

Filmography

A Charlie Brown Christmas Reanimated

2024 Actor Director

A Charlie Brown Christmas Reanimated

You've Installed the Wrong Operating System, Charlie Brown!

The Peanuts Movie

The Peanuts Movie

It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown

It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown

Peanuts Motion Comics

Peanuts Motion Comics

He's a Bully, Charlie Brown

He's a Bully, Charlie Brown

2006 Actor Director

100 Greatest Cartoons

The Christmas Special Christmas Special

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown

2003 Actor Director

Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown

Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown

2003 Actor Director

50 Greatest TV Animals

Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales

Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales

2002 Actor Director

A Charlie Brown Valentine

A Charlie Brown Valentine

2002 Actor Director

The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'

The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'

2001 Self Director

It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown

It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown

2000 Actor Director

Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years

Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years

You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!

You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!

1994 Actor Director

Frosty Returns

It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown

It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown

It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown!

It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown!

1992 Actor Director

Snoopy's Reunion

Snoopy's Reunion

1991 Actor Director

Snoopy's Brothers and Sisters

Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

1990 Actor Director

You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown!

You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown!

1990 Self Director

Two Daddies?

This Is America, Charlie Brown

This Is America, Charlie Brown

1988 Actor Director Writer

Snoopy: The Musical

Snoopy: The Musical

1988 Actor Director

It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown

It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown

It's Three Strikes, Charlie Brown

It's Three Strikes, Charlie Brown

1986 Actor Director

Return to Mocha

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

1985 Actor Director

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

1985 Actor Director

Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown

Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown

1985 Actor Director

The Romance of Betty Boop

The Romance of Betty Boop

Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After

It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown

It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown

It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown

It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown

1984 Actor Director

The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show

The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show

1983 Actor Director

Garfield on the Town

Garfield on the Town

Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?

Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?

1983 Actor Director

What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?

What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?

1983 Actor Director

It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown

It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown

Here Comes Garfield

Here Comes Garfield

A Charlie Brown Celebration

A Charlie Brown Celebration

1982 Actor Director

Garfield Specials

It's Magic, Charlie Brown

It's Magic, Charlie Brown

1981 Actor Director

Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown

Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown

1981 Actor Director

No Man's Valley

No Man's Valley

Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)

Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)

1980 Actor Director

She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown

She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown

Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown

Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown

1980 Actor Director

The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

1979 Director Writer

You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown

You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown

1979 Actor Director

It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown

It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown

1979 Actor Director

Charlie Brown Clears the Air

Charlie Brown Clears the Air

1979 Actor Director

What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown!

What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown!

1978 Actor Director

Tooth Brushing

1978 Actor Director

Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown

Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown

It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown

It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown

1977 Actor Director

It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown

It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown

1976 Actor Director

Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown

Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown

1976 Actor Writer

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown

1975 Actor Director

You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown

You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown

1975 Actor Director

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!

It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!

1974 Actor Director

It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown

It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown

1974 Actor Director

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

1973 Actor Director

There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown

There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown

1973 Actor Director

Snoopy Come Home

Snoopy Come Home

1972 Actor Director

You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown

You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown

1972 Actor Director

Play It Again, Charlie Brown

Play It Again, Charlie Brown

1971 Actor Director

Pink Tuba-Dore

Babar Comes to America

Babar Comes to America

The Rainbow Bear

The Rainbow Bear

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown

It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz

Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz

He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown

He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown

1968 Actor Director

The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant

The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant

You're in Love, Charlie Brown

You're in Love, Charlie Brown

1967 Actor Director

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

1966 Actor Director

Charlie Brown's All Stars!

Charlie Brown's All Stars!

1966 Actor Director

A Charlie Brown Christmas

A Charlie Brown Christmas

1965 Actor Director

Peanuts

1965 Actor Director Writer

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

Plymouth - Shake, Rattle and Roll

Energetically Yours

Energetically Yours

The Dragon Slayer

Scaredy Cat

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