Michael Maltese
Known for Writing · 10 credits
- Born
- 1908-02-06
- Died
- 1981-02-22
- Place of birth
- New York, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Mike Maltese · Michael Malteze
Biography
Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American story man for classic animated cartoon shorts. He is best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones. This collaboration produced many highly acclaimed animated shorts, including 4 of the top 5 "greatest cartoons" as judged by 1000 animation professionals; "What's Opera, Doc?" tops this list as the best animated short of all time.
[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known For
Rumors
1943
as Soldier (voice)
Little Beau Pepé
1952
as Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited)
We, the Animals - Squeak!
1941
as Leader Mouse (voice)
A Hare Grows in Manhattan
1947
as Dog (voice) (uncredited)
The Aristo-Cat
1943
as Hubie (voice)
Tortoise Wins by a Hare
1943
as Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited)
Movies (10)
Rumors
1943
as Soldier (voice)
Little Beau Pepé
1952
as Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited)
We, the Animals - Squeak!
1941
as Leader Mouse (voice)
A Hare Grows in Manhattan
1947
as Dog (voice) (uncredited)
The Aristo-Cat
1943
as Hubie (voice)
Tortoise Wins by a Hare
1943
as Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited)
Wackiki Wabbit
1943
as Fat Castaway (voice) (uncredited)
A Hound for Trouble
1951
as Customer (voice)
You Ought to Be in Pictures
1940
as Studio Guard (uncredited)
The Ducktators
1942
as Mussolini Duck (voice) (uncredited)
About Michael Maltese
Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American story man for classic animated cartoon shorts. He is best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones. This collaboration produced many highly acclaimed animated shorts, including 4 of the top 5 "greatest cartoons" as judged by 1000 animation professionals; "What's Opera, Doc?" tops this list as the best animated short of all time. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia] With 10 credits spanning from 1940 to 1952, Michael Maltese has appeared in 10 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Maltese Movies
- Rumors (1943) — as Soldier (voice)
- Little Beau Pepé (1952) — as Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited)
- We, the Animals - Squeak! (1941) — as Leader Mouse (voice)
- A Hare Grows in Manhattan (1947) — as Dog (voice) (uncredited)
- The Aristo-Cat (1943) — as Hubie (voice)
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