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Chuck Jones

Born · September 21, 1912

Died · February 22, 2002 (89 years old)

Known For: Directing

Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington, USA

Bio

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

Gremlins

Gremlins

Innerspace

Innerspace

Matlock

Matlock

The Oscars

The Oscars

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

Self (archive footage)

2022

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

Himself (archive footage)

2020

That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace

Himself (archive footage)

2014

Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul

Himself (Archive Footage)

2012

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution

Self

2012

The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

Self (archive footage)

2011

Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood

Self

2009

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

Himself (archive footage)

2008

Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

Self

2007

Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!

Himself

2005

Looney Tunes Collection: Best of Road Runner

2004

It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’

Himself (archive footage)

2004

Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery

Self

2004

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

Himself

2003

A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks of the Cartoon Trade

Himself

2002

The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002

Mark Twain

Self (uncredited)

2002

Mark Twain

self · (2 episodes)

2002

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

Self

2000

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

Himself

1999

Ducktators

Self

1997

Cartoons Go To War

Himself

1996

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

Self

1994

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

Self

1992

Chuck Amuck: The Movie

Himself

1991

Tex Avery: King of Cartoons

Himself

1988

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

Self

1988

Portrait of Tex Avery

1988

Innerspace

Supermarket Customer

1987

Matlock

Magician #1 · (1 episode)

1986

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

Self

1986

Gremlins

Mr. Jones

1984

Curiosity Shop

(2 episodes)

1971

Horton Hears a Who!

Junior Kangaroo / Various Whos / Quizmo McKwoff / JoJo (voice)

1970

The Pogo Special Birthday Special

Porky Pine / Bun Rab / Basil the Butterfly

1969

The Oscars

Self · (1 episode)

1953

You Ought to Be in Pictures

Guy Running Out at Super Speed (archive footage) (uncredited)

1940

Camera Three

Self · (1 episode)