Bill Melendez
VFX Artist · Actor · DirectorJosé "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.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR65
The Peanuts Movie
2015
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (archive sound)
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
2015
Self (archive footage)
The One and Only June Foray
2013
Self
Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow Days
2011
Snoopy/Woodstock
A Christmas Miracle: The Making of A Charlie Brown Christmas
2008
Self
We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown
2008
Self
Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic
2008
Self
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
2008
Himself
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
2006
Snoopy (voice)
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
2003
Snoopy / Spike (voice)
Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
2003
Snoopy (voice)
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003
Himself
A Charlie Brown Valentine
2002
Snoopy (voice)
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
2002
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
2001
Self
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
2000
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!
1997
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown
1996
Snoopy (voice)
You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!
1994
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
1992
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Snoopy's Reunion
1991
Snoopy / Snoopy's Brothers and Sisters (voice)
Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
1990
Snoopy / Woodstock
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown
1988
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
Snoopy: The Musical
1988
Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
The Mayflower Voyagers
1988
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
What Next, Charlie Brown
1987
Snoopy (voice)
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
1986
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
It's Three Strikes, Charlie Brown
1986
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
1985
Snoopy / Spike / Woodstock (voice)
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
1985
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
1984
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?
1983
Snoopy (voice)
What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?
1983
Woodstock/Snoopy
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
1983
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
A Charlie Brown Celebration
1982
Snoopy (voice)
Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown
1981
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It's Magic, Charlie Brown
1981
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown
1980
Snoopy (voice)
She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown
1980
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)
1980
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown
1979
Snoopy
You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown
1979
Snoopy (voice)
Tooth Brushing
1978
Snoopy
What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown
1978
Snoopy (voice)
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
1977
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
1977
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
1976
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown
1976
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown
1975
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
1975
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
1974
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown
1974
Snoopy/Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
1973
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown
1973
Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
1972
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
Snoopy, Come Home
1972
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Play It Again, Charlie Brown
1971
Snoopy (voice)
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
1969
Snoopy
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
1969
Snoopy (voice)
He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
1968
Snoopy
You're in Love, Charlie Brown
1967
Snoopy (voice)
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
1966
Snoopy (voice)
Charlie Brown's All-Stars!
1966
Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)
A Charlie Brown Christmas
1965
Snoopy (voice)
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
1963
Snoopy (voice)
DIRECTOR48
Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow Days
2011
Director
Peanuts - 1960's Collection
2009
Director
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
2006
Director
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
2003
Director
Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
2003
Director
A Charlie Brown Valentine
2002
Director
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
2001
Director
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
2000
Director
It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!
1997
Director
You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!
1994
Director
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
1992
Director
Frosty Returns
1992
Director
Two Daddies?
1989
Director
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
1986
Director
The Romance of Betty Boop
1985
Director
Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
1985
Director
Happily Ever After
1985
Director
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
1984
Director
What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?
1983
Director
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
1983
Director
A Charlie Brown Celebration
1982
Director
No Man's Valley
1981
Director
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)
1980
Director
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
1979
Director
Charlie Brown Clears the Air
1979
Director
It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown
1979
Director
Tooth Brushing
1978
Director
What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown
1978
Director
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
1977
Director
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
1975
Director
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1974
Director
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
1973
Director
There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown
1973
Director
Snoopy, Come Home
1972
Director
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
1972
Director
Play It Again, Charlie Brown
1971
Director
Babar Comes to America
1971
Director
The Rainbow Bear
1970
Director
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
1969
Director
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
1969
Director
He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
1968
Director
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
1968
Director
You're in Love, Charlie Brown
1967
Director
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
1966
Director
Charlie Brown's All-Stars!
1966
Director
A Charlie Brown Christmas
1965
Director
Energetically Yours
1957
Director
The Dragon Slayer
1956
Director
PRODUCER61
Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow Days
2011
Producer
Peanuts - 1960's Collection
2009
Producer
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
2006
Producer
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
2003
Producer
Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
2003
Producer
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
2002
Producer
A Charlie Brown Valentine
2002
Producer
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
2000
Producer
It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!
1997
Producer
It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown
1996
Producer
You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!
1994
Producer
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
1992
Producer
Frosty Returns
1992
Producer
Snoopy's Reunion
1991
Producer
Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
1990
Producer
Cathy's Valentine
1989
Producer
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown
1988
Producer
Cathy's Last Resort
1988
Producer
Snoopy: The Musical
1988
Producer
The Mayflower Voyagers
1988
Producer
Cathy
1987
Producer
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
1986
Producer
Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
1985
Producer
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
1985
Producer
The Romance of Betty Boop
1985
Producer
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
1984
Producer
Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?
1983
Producer
Garfield on the Town
1983
Producer
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
1983
Producer
What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?
1983
Producer
Here Comes Garfield
1982
Producer
A Charlie Brown Celebration
1982
Producer
Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown
1981
Producer
It's Magic, Charlie Brown
1981
Producer
No Man's Valley
1981
Producer
She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown
1980
Producer
Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown
1980
Producer
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)
1980
Producer
You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown
1979
Producer
What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown
1978
Producer
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
1977
Producer
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
1977
Producer
It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown
1976
Producer
You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown
1975
Producer
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
1975
Producer
It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown
1974
Producer
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1974
Producer
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
1974
Producer
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
1973
Producer
There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown
1973
Producer
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
1972
Producer
Snoopy, Come Home
1972
Producer
Play It Again, Charlie Brown
1971
Producer
Babar Comes to America
1971
Producer
The Rainbow Bear
1970
Producer
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
1969
Producer
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
1969
Producer
He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
1968
Executive Producer
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
1966
Producer
Charlie Brown's All-Stars!
1966
Producer
A Charlie Brown Christmas
1965
Producer
VISUAL EFFECTS29
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
2001
Animation
Cool World
1992
Animation
- The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review
The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review
1982
Animation
Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
1976
Animation Director
The Rainbow Bear
1970
Animation
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
1963
Animation Director
It's Everybody's Business
1954
Animation
Ballet-Oop
1954
Animation
- Horizons of Hope
Horizons of Hope
1954
Animation
Madeline
1952
Animation
Bungled Bungalow
1951
Animation
Bushy Hare
1950
Animation
Gerald McBoing-Boing
1950
Animation
Spellbound Hound
1950
Animation
Trouble Indemnity
1950
Animation
A Ham in a Role
1949
Animation
Holiday for Drumsticks
1949
Animation
Dough Ray Me-ow
1948
Animation
Bone Sweet Bone
1948
Animation
Riff Raffy Daffy
1948
Animation
Odor of the Day
1948
Animation
Mexican Joyride
1947
Animation
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
1946
Animation
The Big Snooze
1946
Animation
Book Revue
1946
Animation
Baby Bottleneck
1946
Animation
Wagon Heels
1945
Animation
Draftee Daffy
1945
Animation
Falling Hare
1943
Animation
