Rudy Larriva
Directing
Biography
Rudolph "Rudy" Larriva (February 12, 1916 – February 19, 2010) was an American animator and director from the 1940s to the 1980s. Larriva worked at a number of studios, including Format Films, Filmation, and Walt Disney Productions, but is best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons and UPA. He was an animator in Chuck Jones' unit, starting in 1939 with the short Dog Gone Modern. He later animated for shorts like Elmer's Pet Rabbit and Porky's Cafe. Larriva was considered by Jones to be his top animator in the late 1930s and early 1940s, where he particularly delivered Disney-quality animation. Some of the productions he worked on include the 1965-1967 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons for Format Films, Song of the South, Mr. Magoo (the first short, "The Ragtime Bear"), Gerald McBoing Boing, Fangface, The Alvin Show and The Lone Ranger. He was also the animation director of The Twilight Zone opening titles for 1959–1960. He died in Irvine, California on February 19, 2010, aged 94. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
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Movies (23)
- We Think the World Is Round1984Directing
Beauty and the Beast1983Directing
The Horse That Played Center Field1979Directing
The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy1978Directing
The Spy Swatter1967Directing
The Music Mice-Tro1967Directing
Quacker Tracker1967Directing
Clippety Clobbered1966Directing
The Solid Tin Coyote1966Directing
Out and Out Rout1966Directing
Shot and Bothered1966Directing
Chaser on the Rocks1965Directing
Highway Runnery1965Directing
Hairied and Hurried1965Directing
Just Plane Beep1965Directing
Boulder Wham!1965Directing
Tired and Feathered1965Directing
Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner1965Directing
Magoo's Lodge Brother1959Directing
Merry Minstrel Magoo1959Directing- Magoo’s Cruise1958Directing
Magoo's Private War1957Directing
Magoo's Masquerade1957Directing
Shows (4)
Goldie Gold and Action Jack1981Directing
Fangface1978Directing- Weekend Special1977Directing
The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show1956Directing