Chuck Jones
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. 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
All Movies (28)
- The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox2022 · as Self (archive footage)
- Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!2020 · as Self (archive footage)
- That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace2014 · as Himself (archive footage)
- King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution2012 · as Self
- The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet2011 · as Self (archive footage)
- Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood2009 · as Self
- Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices2008 · as Himself (archive footage)
- Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes2003 · as Himself
- A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks of the Cartoon Trade2002 · as Himself
- The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo2002 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Mark Twain2002 · as Self (uncredited)
- Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation2000 · as Self
- The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story1999 · as Himself
- Ducktators1997 · as Self
- Cartoons Go To War1996 · as Himself
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition1994 · as Self
- The Magical World of Chuck Jones1992 · as Self
- Chuck Amuck: The Movie1991 · as Himself
- Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years1990 · as Self
- Tex Avery: King of Cartoons1988 · as Himself
- Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town1988 · as Self
- Portrait of Tex Avery1988
- Innerspace1987 · as Supermarket Customer
- Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary1986 · as Self
- Gremlins1984 · as Mr. Jones
- Horton Hears a Who!1970 · as Junior Kangaroo / Various Whos / Quizmo McKwoff / JoJo (voice)
- The Pogo Special Birthday Special1969 · as Porky Pine / Bun Rab / Basil the Butterfly (voice)
- You Ought to Be in Pictures1940 · as Guy Running Out at Super Speed (archive footage) (uncredited)
All TV Shows (7)
- Mark Twain2002 · as self
- Great Drives1996 · as Self
- Matlock1986 · as Magician #1
- Curiosity Shop1971
- Omnibus1967
- The Oscars1953 · as Self
- Camera Three— · as Self