Person
Bill Melendez
Visual Effects · 1916–2008 · Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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.
Known for
Garfield and Friends
Producer
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Editor
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Snoopy (voice)
The Peanuts Movie
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (archive sound)
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
Snoopy (voice)
Cool World
Animation
This Is America, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show
Animation
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
Filmography
- 2015It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie BrownSelf (archive footage)
- 2015The Peanuts MovieSnoopy / Woodstock (voice) (archive sound)
- 2013The One and Only June ForaySelf
- 2011Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow DaysSnoopy/Woodstock
- 2009Peanuts - 1960's CollectionDirector
- 2008Peanuts Motion ComicsSnoopy (voice)
- 2008A Christmas Miracle: The Making of A Charlie Brown ChristmasSelf
- 2008We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie BrownSelf
- 2008Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer StoryHimself
- 2008Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving ClassicSelf
- 2006He's a Bully, Charlie BrownSnoopy (voice)
- 2003I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Spike (voice)
- 2003Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney TunesHimself
- 2003Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie BrownSnoopy (voice)
- 2002Charlie Brown's Christmas TalesSnoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 2002A Charlie Brown ValentineSnoopy (voice)
- 2001The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'Self
- 2000It's the Pied Piper, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1997It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1996It's Spring Training, Charlie BrownSnoopy (voice)
- 1994You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1992Frosty ReturnsDirector
- 1992It's Christmastime Again, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1992Cool WorldAnimation
- 1991Snoopy's ReunionSnoopy / Snoopy's Brothers and Sisters (voice)
- 1990Why, Charlie Brown, Why?Snoopy / Woodstock
- 1989Two Daddies?Director
- 1989Cathy's ValentineProducer
- 1988Cathy's Last ResortProducer
- 1988The Mayflower VoyagersSnoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1988This Is America, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1988It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie BrownSpike (voice) (uncredited)
- 1988Garfield and FriendsProducer
- 1988Snoopy: The MusicalWoodstock (voice) (uncredited)
- 1987CathyProducer
- 1987What Next, Charlie BrownSnoopy (voice)
- 1986Happy New Year, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
- 1986It's Three Strikes, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1985You're a Good Man, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
- 1985Happily Ever AfterDirector
- 1985Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Spike / Woodstock (voice)
- 1985The Romance of Betty BoopProducer
- 1984It's Flashbeagle, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1983Garfield on the TownProducer
- 1983The Charlie Brown and Snoopy ShowSnoopy (voice)
- 1983What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?Woodstock/Snoopy
- 1983It's an Adventure, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
- 1983Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?Snoopy (voice)
- 1982Here Comes GarfieldProducer
- 1982A Charlie Brown CelebrationSnoopy (voice)
- 1982The Stan Freberg Federal Budget ReviewAnimation
- 1981No Man's ValleyDirector
- 1981Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1981It's Magic, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1980Life Is a Circus, Charlie BrownSnoopy (voice)
- 1980Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1980She's a Good Skate, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1979The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeDirector
- 1979You're the Greatest, Charlie BrownSnoopy (voice)
- 1979It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie BrownSnoopy
- 1979Charlie Brown Clears the AirDirector
- 1978What a Nightmare, Charlie BrownSnoopy (voice)
- 1978Tooth BrushingSnoopy
- 1977It's Your First Kiss, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
- 1977Race for Your Life, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1976NBC: The First Fifty YearsCreative Consultant
- 1976It's Arbor Day, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1976Happy Anniversary, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1975Dick Deadeye, or Duty DoneDirector
- 1975You're a Good Sport, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
- 1975Be My Valentine, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1974Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa ClausDirector
- 1974It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
- 1974It's a Mystery, Charlie BrownSnoopy/Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
- 1973A Charlie Brown ThanksgivingSnoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
- 1973There's No Time for Love, Charlie BrownSnoopy (voice) (uncredited)
- 1972You're Not Elected, Charlie BrownSnoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
- 1972Snoopy, Come HomeSnoopy / Woodstock (voice)
- 1971Babar Comes to AmericaDirector
- 1971Play It Again, Charlie BrownSnoopy (voice)
- 1970The Rainbow BearArt Designer
- 1969A Boy Named Charlie BrownSnoopy (voice)
- 1969It Was a Short Summer, Charlie BrownSnoopy
- 1968The Story of Babar, the Little ElephantDirector
- 1968He's Your Dog, Charlie BrownSnoopy
- 1967You're in Love, Charlie BrownSnoopy (voice)
- 1966It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie BrownSnoopy (voice)
- 1966Charlie Brown's All-Stars!Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)
- 1965A Charlie Brown ChristmasSnoopy (voice)
- 1965PeanutsSnoopy/Woodstock
- 1963A Boy Named Charlie BrownSnoopy (voice)
- 1957Energetically YoursDirector
- 1956The Gerald McBoing-Boing ShowAnimation
- 1956The Dragon SlayerDirector
- 1954Ballet-OopAnimation
- 1954It's Everybody's BusinessAnimation
- 1954Horizons of HopeAnimation
- 1952MadelineAnimation
- 1951Bungled BungalowAnimation
- 1950Bushy HareAnimation
- 1950Gerald McBoing-BoingAnimation
- 1950Trouble IndemnityAnimation
- 1950Spellbound HoundAnimation
- 1949A Ham in a RoleAnimation
- 1949Holiday for DrumsticksAnimation
- 1948Riff Raffy DaffyAnimation
- 1948Odor of the DayAnimation
- 1948Dough Ray Me-owAnimation
- 1948Bone Sweet BoneAnimation
- 1947Mexican JoyrideAnimation
- 1946The Big SnoozeAnimation
- 1946The Great Piggy Bank RobberyAnimation
- 1946Baby BottleneckAnimation
- 1946Book RevueAnimation
- 1945Wagon HeelsAnimation
- 1945Draftee DaffyAnimation
- 1943Falling HareAnimation
- 1938Snow White and the Seven DwarfsEditor
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