Jerry Beck
Biography
Jerry Beck is a well-known animation historian, with ten books and numerous articles to his credit. He is also an animation producer, an industry consultant to Warner Bros., and has been an executive with Nickelodeon and Disney.
Known For

100 Years of Warner Bros.

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!

Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast

Animation Outlaws

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

The Art of 'Spirited Away'

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
All Movies (27)
- Hare's to Bugs! A Bugs Bunny Celebration2024 · as Self - Animation historian
- Century of Animation Showcase: 19232023 · as Self (Host)
- Claydream2022 · as Self
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!2021 · as Self - Animation Historian and Author
- Cartoon Carnival2021 · as Self
- Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!2020 · as Self
- Animation Outlaws2019 · as Self
- Bird Gone Wild: The Woody Woodpecker Story2018 · as Himself
- The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass2018 · as Self
- The Memory of Robot Carnival: A Look Back at the History of the Classic Anthology2018 · as Himself (uncredited)
- Goodbye, Warner Bros., Hello DePatie-Freleng2016 · as Himself
- Of Aardvarks, Ants, Inspectors, and Cranes2016 · as Himself
- The One and Only June Foray2013 · as Self
- King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution2012 · as Self
- Adventures in Plymptoons!2011 · as Self
- Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast2010 · as Self
- Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants2009 · as Self
- The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached2009 · as Self
- Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story2008 · as Himself
- Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood2008 · as Self
- Tinker Bell: A Fairy's Tale2007 · as Himself
- Unsung Maestros: A Directors Tribute2007 · as Himself
- The Art and Animation of Carl Barks2005 · as Himself
- Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes2003 · as Himself
- The Art of 'Spirited Away'2003 · as Himself
- Cartoons Go To War1996 · as Himself
- Ghost Empire: The Forgotten Story of Harvey Comics— · as Himself
All TV Shows (1)
- 100 Years of Warner Bros.2023 · as Self