Bill Melendez

Visual Effects

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 84

Movies (80)

It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
2015
Self (archive footage)
The Peanuts Movie
2015
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (archive sound)
The One and Only June Foray
2013
Self
Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow Days
2011
Snoopy/Woodstock
Peanuts - 1960's Collection
2009
Directing
A Christmas Miracle: The Making of A Charlie Brown Christmas
2008
Self
We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown
2008
Self
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
2008
Himself
Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic
2008
Self
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
2006
Snoopy (voice)
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
2003
Snoopy / Spike (voice)
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003
Himself
Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
2003
Snoopy (voice)
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
2002
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
A Charlie Brown Valentine
2002
Snoopy (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)
Frosty Returns
1992
Directing
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
Two Daddies?
1989
Directing
The Mayflower Voyagers
1988
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown
1988
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
Snoopy: The Musical
1988
Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
What Next, Charlie Brown
1987
Snoopy (voice)
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
1986
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)

Shows (4)

Peanuts Motion Comics
2008
Snoopy (voice)
This Is America, Charlie Brown
1988
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
1983
Snoopy (voice)
Peanuts
1965
Snoopy/Woodstock