Friz Freleng
b. 1904 — d. 1995 (aged 91)
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Director
Isadore "Friz" Freleng, sometimes credited as I. Freleng, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. He introduced and/or developed several of the studio's biggest stars, including Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the cat, Yosemite Sam (to whom he was said to bear more than a passing resemblance) and Speedy Gonzales. The senior director at Warners' Termite Terrace studio, Freleng directed more cartoons than any other director in the studio (a total of 266), and is also the most honored of the Warner directors, having won four Academy Awards. After Warners shut down the animation studio in 1963, Freleng and business partner David H. DePatie founded DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, which produced cartoons (notably The Pink Panther Show), feature film title sequences, and Saturday morning cartoons through the early 1980s. The nickname "Friz" came from his friend Hugh Harman, who initially nicknamed him "Congressman Frizby" after a fictional senator that was in articles in the Los Angeles Examiner. Over time this shortened to "Friz".
Known For
Filmography
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A Devilish Place
2019 Writer
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AzUrArInG's YouTube Poops
2017 Writer
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Goodbye, Warner Bros., Hello DePatie-Freleng
2016 Actor
Friz
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★ 3.3
Childhood Thoughts
2015 Writer
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★ 8.6
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3
2014 Director
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★ 7.8
The Looney Tunes Show
2011 Writer
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★ 6.7
Pink Panther and Pals
2010 Writer
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★ 8.2
Cartoon Alley
2004 Director
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★ 8.0
The Bugs n' Daffy Show
1996 Director
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★ 6.4
That's Warner Bros.!
1995 Director
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E! Animation
1994 Self
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★ 8.5
ToonHeads
1992 Director
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★ 6.7
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992 Self
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★ 6.8
Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes
1991 Director
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★ 7.1
Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster
1991 Director
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★ 8.4
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame
1991 Director
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★ 8.3
Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends
1990 Director
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★ 7.2
Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years
1990 Director
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Rolf Meets Bugs Bunny & Friends in Hollywood
1990 Self
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★ 6.3
Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports
1989 Director
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★ 6.9
Fifty Years of Bugs Bunny in 3 1/2 Minutes
1989 Director
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★ 7.0
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
1988 Director
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★ 6.2
Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars
1988 Director
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★ 7.8
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
1986 Director
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★ 7.2
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986 Self
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★ 8.3
The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour
1985 Director
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★ 6.9
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
1983 Director
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★ 7.0
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
1982 Director
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★ 6.4
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
1982 Writer
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★ 6.5
Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television
1982 Director
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★ 7.2
Uncensored Cartoons
1982 Director
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★ 7.1
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
1981 Director
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★ 6.6
The Pink Panther in 'Pink at First Sight'
1981 Writer
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★ 7.3
Bugs Bunny: All American Hero
1981 Director
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★ 6.8
Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano
1980 Writer
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★ 5.7
The Yolks on You
1980 Writer
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★ 5.9
Daffy Flies North
1980 Writer
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★ 5.4
The Chocolate Chase
1980 Director
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★ 5.6
Daffy Duck's Easter Show
1980 Director
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★ 7.1
The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special
1980 Director
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★ 6.5
Pink Panther in the Olym-pinks
1980 Director
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★ 6.3
Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special
1980 Director
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★ 6.8
Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales
1979 Director
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★ 6.6
Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol
1979 Director
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★ 6.3
Fright Before Christmas
1979 Director
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★ 6.0
Bugs Bunny's Holiday Diet
1979 Director
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★ 6.5
The Bugs Bunny Mother's Day Special
1979 Director
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★ 8.3
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show
1978 Director
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★ 7.5
The Daffy Duck Show
1978 Director
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★ 7.0
A Pink Christmas
1978 Writer
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★ 7.0
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
1978 Director
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★ 6.0
Crazylegs Crane
1978 Director
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★ 6.3
It's Grinch Night
1977 Writer
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★ 6.7
Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special
1977 Director
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★ 6.7
Bugs Bunny's Easter Special
1977 Director
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★ 6.9
Bugs Bunny in Space
1977 Director
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★ 7.3
The Sylvester & Tweety Show
1976 Director
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★ 7.5
The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show
1976 Director
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★ 6.3
Return to the Planet of the Apes
1975 Writer
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★ 7.0
Bugs Bunny Superstar
1975 Self
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★ 7.3
The Pink Panther and Friends
1974 Director
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★ 5.9
The Goose That Laid a Golden Egg
1974 Writer
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★ 6.8
Bailey's Comets
1973 Writer
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★ 6.9
The Houndcats
1972 Writer
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★ 5.6
The Barkleys
1972 Writer
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★ 4.5
Pink-in
1971 Director
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★ 7.5
Doctor Dolittle
1970 Writer
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★ 7.6
The Pink Panther Show
1969 Director
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★ 8.1
Sesame Street
1969 Director
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★ 7.7
The Pink Panther
1969 Director
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★ 7.0
The Ant and the Aardvark
1969 Director
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★ 7.2
The Ant and the Aardvark
1969 Director
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★ 8.5
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour
1968 Director
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★ 8.4
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6
1968 Director
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★ 7.8
The Road Runner Show
1966 Director
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★ 7.1
Pink, Plunk, Plink
1966 Director
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★ 5.4
Mucho Locos
1966 Director
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★ 8.5
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4
1966 Director
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★ 6.1
The Wild Chase
1965 Director
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★ 7.1
Dial 'P' for Pink
1965 Director
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★ 6.4
Sink Pink
1965 Director
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★ 6.4
Pickled Pink
1965 Director
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★ 6.4
Pinkfinger
1965 Director
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★ 5.8
Corn on the Cop
1965 Writer
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★ 6.8
The Pink Tail Fly
1965 Director
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★ 6.1
Shocking Pink
1965 Director
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★ 6.2
Pink Ice
1965 Director
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★ 5.8
It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House
1965 Director
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★ 5.7
Cats and Bruises
1965 Director
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★ 8.0
The Inspector
1965 Director
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★ 6.7
The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation
1965 Director
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Speedy Gonzales il supersonico
1965 Director
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★ 7.6
The Pink Phink
1964 Director
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★ 7.1
The Porky Pig Show
1964 Director
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★ 6.9
Pink Pajamas
1964 Director
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★ 6.7
We Give Pink Stamps
1964 Director
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★ 6.2
Nuts and Volts
1964 Director
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★ 6.1
Pancho's Hideaway
1964 Director
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★ 5.8
Road to Andalay
1964 Director
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★ 8.6
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5
1964 Director