Chuck Jones
Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio. He directed many of the classic short animated cartoons starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, Sylvester, Pepé Le Pew and a slew of other Warner characters. Three of these shorts (Duck Amuck, One Froggy Evening and What's Opera, Doc?) were later inducted into the National Film Registry. Chief among Jones' other works was the famous "Hunting Trilogy" of Rabbit Fire, Rabbit Seasoning, and Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1951–1953). After his career at Warner Bros. ended in 1962, Jones started Sib Tower 12 Productions and began producing cartoons for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including a new series of Tom and Jerry shorts and the television adaptation of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. He later started his own studio, Chuck Jones Productions, which created several one-shot specials, and periodically worked on Looney Tunes related works.
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- 2022 · The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace as Himself (archive footage)
- 2012 · King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution as Himself
- 2012 · Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul as Himself (Archive Footage)
- 2011 · The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood as Self
- 2008 · Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices as Himself (archive footage)
- 2007 · Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit as Self
- 2005 · Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! as Himself
- 2004 · Looney Tunes Collection: Best of Road Runner as
- 2004 · It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’ as Himself (archive footage)
- 2004 · Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery as Self
- 2003 · Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes as Self
- 2002 · A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks of the Cartoon Trade as Himself
- 2002 · The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2002 · Mark Twain as self
- 2002 · Mark Twain as Self (uncredited)
- 2000 · Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self
- 1999 · The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story as Himself
- 1997 · Ducktators as Self
- 1996 · Cartoons Go To War as Himself
- 1994 · How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition as Self
- 1992 · The Magical World of Chuck Jones as Self
- 1991 · Chuck Amuck: The Movie as Himself
- 1988 · Tex Avery: King of Cartoons as Himself
- 1988 · Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town as Self
- 1988 · Portrait of Tex Avery as
- 1987 · Innerspace as Supermarket Customer
- 1986 · Matlock as Magician #1
- 1986 · Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary as Self
- 1984 · Gremlins as Mr. Jones
- 1971 · Curiosity Shop as
- 1970 · Horton Hears a Who! as Junior Kangaroo / Various Whos / Quizmo McKwoff / JoJo (voice)
- 1969 · The Pogo Special Birthday Special as Porky Pine / Bun Rab / Basil the Butterfly
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1940 · You Ought to Be in Pictures as Guy Running Out at Super Speed (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Future · Camera Three as Self