Bill Melendez

Bill Melendez

Birthday: 1916-11-15
Deathday: 2008-09-02
Place of birth: Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Also know as: J.C. Melendez

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.

Filmography

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown

2003

As Snoopy / Spike (voice)

You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown

1972

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)

A Charlie Brown Christmas

1965

As Snoopy (voice)

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

1966

As Snoopy (voice)

Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?

1983

As Snoopy (voice)

It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown

1977

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)

You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown

1975

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)

Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown

1981

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown

1985

As Snoopy / Spike / Woodstock (voice)

It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown

1974

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)

Snoopy, Come Home

1972

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

It's Magic, Charlie Brown

1981

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales

2002

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

1990

As Snoopy / Woodstock

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

1988

As Spike (voice)

The Peanuts Movie

2015

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (archive sound)

Charlie Brown's All-Stars!

1966

As Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)

It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown

1969

As Snoopy

He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown

1968

As Snoopy

What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?

1983

As Woodstock/Snoopy

Play It Again, Charlie Brown

1971

As Snoopy

It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown

2015

As Self (archive footage)

It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown

1979

As Snoopy

Tooth Brushing

1978

As Snoopy

The Mayflower Voyagers

1988

As Snoopy/Woodstock (voice)

It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown

1992

As Snoopy (voice)

You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown

1979

As Snoopy (voice)

She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown

1980

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown

1975

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown

1977

As Snoopy / Woodstock

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

1980

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

1969

As Snoopy

What Next, Charlie Brown

1987

As Snoopy (voice)

What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown

1978

As Snoopy (voice)

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

1973

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)

He's a Bully, Charlie Brown

2006

As Snoopy (voice)

Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul

2012

As Himself (Archive Footage)

The One and Only June Foray

2013

As Himself

You're in Love, Charlie Brown

1967

As Snoopy (voice)

There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown

1973

As Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)

Snoopy: The Musical

1988

As Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)

A Charlie Brown Celebration

1982

As Snoopy (voice)

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

1985

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)

It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown

1983

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)

Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin

2005

As

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

2003

As Self

The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'

2001

As Self

It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown

2000

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown

1984

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

A Christmas Miracle: The Making of a Charlie Brown Christmas

2008

As

We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown

2008

As Himself

Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic

2008

As

It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown

1992

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!

1994

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

1986

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)

Snoopy's Reunion

1991

As Snoopy / Snoopy's Brothers and Sisters (voice)

Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown

2003

As Snoopy (voice)

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

1963

As Snoopy (voice)

It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!

1997

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown

1976

As Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)

A Charlie Brown Valentine

2002

As Snoopy (voice)

Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown

1980

As Snoopy (voice)

It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown

1976

As Snoopy / Woodstock

Production

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

1980

As Director

Peanuts - 1960's Collection

2009

As Producer

Peanuts - 1960's Collection

2009

As Director

It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown

1992

As Director

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown

2003

As Director

A Charlie Brown Christmas

1965

As Director

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

1966

As Director

He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown

1968

As Executive Producer

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

1973

As Producer

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

1973

As Director

Frosty Returns

1992

As Director

Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?

1983

As Producer

You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown

1975

As Producer

Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown

1985

As Producer

It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown

1977

As Producer

Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown

1981

As Producer

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

1979

As Director

Snoopy, Come Home

1972

As Director

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

1969

As Director

It's Magic, Charlie Brown

1981

As Producer

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

1985

As Producer

You're in Love, Charlie Brown

1967

As Director

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

1986

As Director

The Great Piggy Bank Robbery

1946

As Animation

Dough Ray Me-ow

1948

As Animation

Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

1990

As Producer

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1974

As Director

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

1988

As Producer

You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!

1994

As Director

The Romance of Betty Boop

1985

As Director

Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow Days

2011

As Director

Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown

1977

As Director

A Ham in a Role

1949

As Animation

The Big Snooze

1946

As Animation

Charlie Brown's All-Stars!

1966

As Producer

Charlie Brown's All-Stars!

1966

As Director

It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown

1969

As Director

He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown

1968

As Director

It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown

1969

As Producer

What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?

1983

As Director

Play It Again, Charlie Brown

1971

As Director

You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown

1972

As Director

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1937

As Editor

Falling Hare

1943

As Animation

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

1975

As Director

Tooth Brushing

1978

As Director

Charlie Brown Clears the Air

1979

As Director

It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown

1979

As Director

What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown

1978

As Director

There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown

1973

As Director

You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown

1979

As Producer

She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown

1980

As Producer

The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant

1968

As Director

A Charlie Brown Valentine

2002

As Director

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

1963

As Animation Director

A Charlie Brown Christmas

1965

As Producer

It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown

1983

As Producer

It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown

1983

As Director

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown

1975

As Producer

Wagon Heels

1945

As Animation

Cathy's Last Resort

1988

As Producer

Cathy's Valentine

1989

As Producer

A Charlie Brown Celebration

1982

As Director

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

1980

As Producer

Snoopy, Come Home

1972

As Producer

He's a Bully, Charlie Brown

2006

As Director

It's Everybody's Business

1954

As Animation

No Man's Valley

1981

As Director

Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Happily Ever After"

1985

As Director

Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown

1977

As Producer

The Rainbow Bear

1970

As Director

The Rainbow Bear

1970

As Art Designer

The Rainbow Bear

1970

As Producer

The Rainbow Bear

1970

As Animation

The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'

2001

As Director

The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'

2001

As Animation

It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown

2000

As Director

Cathy

1987

As Producer

Bone Sweet Bone

1948

As Animation

It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown

1984

As Director

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

1986

As Producer

Ballet-Oop

1954

As Animation

Madeline

1952

As Animation

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

1979

As Adaptation

The Romance of Betty Boop

1985

As Producer

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

1966

As Producer

It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown

1992

As Producer

It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown

1984

As Producer

You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!

1994

As Producer

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown

2003

As Producer

Snoopy's Reunion

1991

As Producer

Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown

2003

As Director

Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown

2003

As Producer

It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown

1992

As Producer

You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown

1972

As Producer

It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown

1974

As Producer

Book Revue

1946

As Animation

Frosty Returns

1992

As Producer

Here Comes Garfield

1982

As Producer

The Dragon Slayer

1956

As Director

It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown

1976

As Producer

Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales

2002

As Producer

Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Two Daddies?"

1989

As Director

It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!

1997

As Director

It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!

1997

As Producer

It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown

2000

As Producer

Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown

1976

As Animation Director

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

1969

As Producer

Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown

1985

As Director

Bushy Hare

1950

As Animation

Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown

1980

As Producer

Garfield on the Town

1983

As Producer

Babar Comes to America

1971

As Director

Babar Comes to America

1971

As Producer

Baby Bottleneck

1946

As Animation

Energetically Yours

1957

As Director

It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown

1974

As Producer

Play It Again, Charlie Brown

1971

As Producer

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1974

As Producer

There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown

1973

As Producer