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Chuck Jones
Director

Chuck Jones

21 Sep 1912Born
22 Feb 2002Died
89Age at death
318Credits

Biography

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.

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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.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 318 credits.

  1. 2020Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary CollectionFilm: Director
  2. 2014A Looney Tunes ThanksgivingFilm: Director, Writer
  3. 2012Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles: The Chuck Jones CollectionFilm: Director
  4. 2011Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume OneFilm: Director
  5. 2010The Essential Bugs BunnyFilm: Director
  6. 2010Daffy Duck: Frustrated FowlFilm: Director
  7. 2010Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated FowlFilm: Director
  8. 2010Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare ExtraordinaireFilm: Director
  9. 2007Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5Film: Director
  10. 2007Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimsonFilm: Director
  11. 2003Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 1Film: Director
  12. 2001Timber WolfSeries: Writer, Creator (1 episode)
  13. 1999Looney Tunes All StarsFilm: Director
  14. 1998Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on EarthFilm: Director
  15. 1998Marvin The Martian: Space TunesFilm: Director
  16. 1997From Hare to EternityFilm: Director
  17. 1996Superior DuckFilm: Director
  18. 1995Another Froggy EveningFilm: Director, Writer
  19. 1994Chariots of FurFilm: Director
  20. 1991The Looney Tunes Hall of FameFilm: Director
  21. 1991Bugs Bunny's Lunar TunesFilm: Director
  22. 1988Daffy Duck's QuackbustersFilm: Director
  23. 1988Portrait of Tex AveryFilm
  24. 1987InnerspaceFilm: Supermarket Customer
  25. 1986MatlockSeries: Magician #1 (1 episode)
  26. 1985Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection - Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote: The Classic ChaseFilm: Director
  27. 1984GremlinsFilm: Mr. Jones
  28. 1983Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic IslandFilm: Director
  29. 1982Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit TalesFilm: Director
  30. 1982Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television Film: Director
  31. 1980Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th CenturyFilm: Director
  32. 1980Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving SpecialFilm: Director, Writer
  33. 1980The Bugs Bunny Mystery SpecialFilm: Director
  34. 1980Spaced Out BunnyFilm: Writer, Director
  35. 1980Soup or SonicFilm: Director
  36. 1980Portrait of the Artist as a Young BunnyFilm: Director
  37. 1980Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All OverFilm: Director, Writer
  38. 1979Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas TalesFilm: Director, Writer
  39. 1979Freeze FrameFilm: Director
  40. 1979Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving DietFilm: Director
  41. 1979Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in the Pumpkin Who Couldn't SmileFilm: Writer, Director
  42. 1979The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner MovieFilm: Director, Writer
  43. 1978Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Great Santa Claus CaperFilm: Director, Writer
  44. 1978How Bugs Bunny Won the WestFilm: Director
  45. 1978A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's CourtFilm: Director
  46. 1977Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween SpecialFilm: Director
  47. 1977Bugs Bunny in SpaceFilm: Director
  48. 1977Bugs Bunny's Easter FunniesFilm: Director
  49. 1976Carnival of the AnimalsFilm: Director, Writer
  50. 1976Mowgli's BrothersFilm: Writer, Director
  51. 1975The White SealFilm: Writer, Director
  52. 1975Yankee Doodle CricketFilm: Director, Writer
  53. 1975Rikki-Tikki-TaviFilm: Director, Writer
  54. 1973A Very Merry CricketFilm: Director, Writer
  55. 1973Man: The PolluterFilm: Director
  56. 1973A Cricket in Times SquareFilm: Writer, Director
  57. 1971Curiosity ShopSeries: Creator (2 episodes)
  58. 1970The Phantom TollboothFilm: Cable Car Passenger (uncredited), Screenplay, Director
  59. 1970Horton Hears a Who!Film: Junior Kangaroo / Various Whos / Quizmo McKwoff / JoJo (voice), Director
  60. 1969The Pogo Special Birthday SpecialFilm: Porky Pine / Bun Rab / Basil the Butterfly (voice), Director
  61. 1967The Bear That Wasn'tFilm: Director
  62. 1967OmnibusSeries (1 episode)
  63. 1967Cannery RodentFilm: Director
  64. 1967Cat and Dupli-catFilm: Director
  65. 1966How the Grinch Stole Christmas!Film: Director
  66. 1966Love Me, Love My MouseFilm: Director
  67. 1966Jerry, Jerry, Quite ContraryFilm: Director
  68. 1966Duel PersonalityFilm: Director
  69. 1965The Cat's Me-OuchFilm: Director
  70. 1965The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower MathematicsFilm: Director
  71. 1965Zip Zip Hooray!Film: Director
  72. 1965The Year of the MouseFilm: Director
  73. 1965Of Feline BondageFilm: Director
  74. 1965I'm Just Wild About JerryFilm: Director
  75. 1965Haunted MouseFilm: Director
  76. 1965Bad Day at Cat RockFilm: Director
  77. 1965Roadrunner a Go-GoFilm: Director
  78. 1965Tom-ic EnergyFilm: Director
  79. 1965Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of LifeFilm: Director
  80. 1964The Unshrinkable Jerry MouseFilm: Director

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