Chuck Jones
Known for Directing · 40 credits
- Born
- 1912-09-21
- Died
- 2002-02-22
- Place of birth
- Spokane, Washington, USA
- Also known as
- Charles M. Jones · Charles 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
TV Shows (7)
Movies (33)
Gremlins
1984
as Mr. Jones
Innerspace
1987
as Supermarket Customer
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986
as Self
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
as Self
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008
as Himself (archive footage)
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
as Self
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988
as Self
Horton Hears a Who!
1970
as Junior Kangaroo / Various Whos / Quizmo McKwoff / JoJo (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
1994
as Self
You Ought to Be in Pictures
1940
as Guy Running Out at Super Speed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mark Twain
2002
as Self (uncredited)
The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
as Himself
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003
as Himself
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
2005
as Himself
Cartoons Go To War
1996
as Himself
It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’
2004
as Himself (archive footage)
Portrait of Tex Avery
1988
The Pogo Special Birthday Special
1969
as Porky Pine / Bun Rab / Basil the Butterfly (voice)
That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace
2014
as Himself (archive footage)
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
2012
as Self
Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
2009
as Self
Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul
2012
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Chuck Amuck: The Movie
1991
as Himself
Tex Avery: King of Cartoons
1988
as Himself
Ducktators
1997
as Self
Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery
2004
as Self
Behind the Tunes: Forever Befuddled
2003
as Self - Looney Tunes Director (archive footage)
A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks of the Cartoon Trade
2002
as Himself
Behind the Tunes: Hard Luck Duck
2003
as Self - Looney Tunes Director (archive footage)
About Chuck Jones
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… With 40 credits spanning from 1940 to 2022, Chuck Jones has appeared in 33 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Chuck Jones Movies
- Gremlins (1984) — as Mr. Jones
- Innerspace (1987) — as Supermarket Customer
- Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986) — as Self
- The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo (2002) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000) — as Self
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