Visual Effects
Bill Melendez
109 years · Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico · 86 films
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.
Best known for
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938 · Editor
On Disney Plus
The Peanuts Movie
2015 · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (archive sound)
A Charlie Brown Christmas
1965 · Snoopy (voice), Director
On Apple TV
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
1966 · Snoopy (voice), Director
On Apple TV
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
1973 · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited), Director
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
1969 · Snoopy (voice), Director
Filmography 86
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, Director
Peanuts - 1960's Collection
2009 · Producer, Director
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), Director
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
2003 · Snoopy / Spike (voice), Director
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003 · Himself
Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
2003 · Snoopy (voice), Director
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
2002 · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice), Producer
A Charlie Brown Valentine
2002 · Snoopy (voice), Director
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
2001 · Self, Director
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
2000 · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice), Producer
It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!
1997 · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice), Director
It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown
1996 · Snoopy (voice), Producer
You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!
1994 · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice), Director
Frosty Returns
1992 · Director, Producer
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
1992 · Snoopy / Woodstock (voice), Director
On Apple TV
Snoopy's Reunion
1991 · Snoopy / Snoopy's Brothers and Sisters (voice), Producer
Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
1990 · Snoopy / Woodstock, Producer