Chuck Jones

Chuck Jones

Born: September 21, 1912
Died: February 22, 2002
in Spokane, Washington, USA
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.

Movies for Chuck Jones...

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
Title: The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 12, 2022
Type: Movie
The amazing story of the animograph, a machine created in France in the sixties by the cartoonist and self-taught inventor Jean Dejoux (1922-2015), whose creation was intended to revolutionize the animation industry.
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Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Title: Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 1, 2020
Type: Movie
Narrated by Billy Crystal, the documentary examines the history of the character over the decades, including sketches, clips from the shorts, and interviews with the animation legends who created some of the most memorable Bugs material
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That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace
Title: That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: August 12, 2014
Type: Movie
Meet the creators of the Looney Tunes, animation's zaniest and most beloved characters! Join Chuck Jones, Friz Freling and Mel Blanc as they share rare and personal memories about Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, and some of the wildest stories behind your favorite cartoons!
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King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
Title: King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
Character: Himself
Released: October 16, 2012
Type: Movie
Focuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons.
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Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul
Title: Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul
Character: Himself (Archive Footage)
Released: October 16, 2012
Type: Movie
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The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet
Title: The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 24, 2011
Type: Movie
In this visual essay, Charles Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance, author of "Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema", draws upon a wealth of photography as well as a wide range of interviews (Paulette Goddard, Sydney Chaplin, Chuck Jones, Leni Riefenstahl, Mel Brooks, Joan Collins et al.) to examine the production history of "The Great Dictator", the film's importance as a satire, and legacy.
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Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
Title: Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
Character: Self
Released: March 24, 2009
Type: Movie
In an interview at age 84, Chuck Jones (1912-2000) talks about his life, particularly his childhood: he describes an adventurous uncle; his mother, who never said no; his father, a critical and abusive man who had his uses; Chuck's going to art school and studying the human body; success as an animator; and, old age. As he talks, we also see clips from his work, we watch him draw, and simple animation illustrates parts of his story. He talks about growing up on Sunset Boulevard, going to the beach, his enjoyment of Mark Twain, his mother's loving creativity, the connection of his personality to some of his cartoon characters, and the joy of being alive.
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Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
Title: Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: October 21, 2008
Type: Movie
The life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel Blanc was one of the most famous Hollywood voice actors with his myriad of voices for classic animated characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and scores of others. However, animation was only one of the fields where Blanc shone through in his long career. This film covers the life of this amazingly talented and big hearted actor, comedian and musician as he became one of the performing greats from the golden ages of American animation and radio through to the 1980s.
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Title: Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Character: Self
Released: December 11, 2007
Type: Movie
Before Mickey there was Oswald, the floppy-eared star of Walt Disney's first cartoon series, THE ADVENTURES OF OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT. Fun and mischievous, the cheerful rabbit's popularity quickly multiplied, and so did his shorts. Between 1927 and 1928, Disney created a bounty of legendary and rarely seen Oswald cartoons. Now for the first time ever on DVD, the premiere collection of Disney's Oswald shorts -- all featuring new scores composed by Robert Israel especially for this release. The long-lost rabbit's life story, from his birth to his long-awaited return to Disney, and a documentary on the legendary Ub Iwerks set the stage for the comeback of one of the most important stars in Disney's menagerie. Featuring exclusive introductions by film historian Leonard Maltin, this is a timeless collection from generations past for generations to come.
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Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
Title: Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
Character: Self
Released: October 25, 2005
Type: Movie
A Documentary about the Looney Tunes war cartoons
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It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’
Title: It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: November 2, 2004
Type: Movie
A documentary about Chuck Jones' classic animated short One Froggy Evening.
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Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery
Title: Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
An interview with 'Tex Avery'.
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Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
Title: Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
Character: Self
Released: October 28, 2003
Type: Movie
A documentary on the Looney Tunes. Including interviews from people who worked on it, and their family.
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A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks of the Cartoon Trade
Title: A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks of the Cartoon Trade
Character: Himself
Released: December 10, 2002
Type: Movie
2002 featurette from the DVD of "Chuck Jones: Extremes & Inbetweens, A Life In Animation"
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The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Title: The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Character: Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: March 23, 2002
Type: Movie
Cartoon Network holds an awards show awarding cartoon excellence.
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Mark Twain
Title: Mark Twain
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: January 14, 2002
Type: Movie
Largely considered to be the greatest American author, Mark Twain is celebrated in this exhaustive documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns.
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Title: Mark Twain
Character: self
Released: January 14, 2002
Type: TV
Mark Twain is a documentary film on the life of Mark Twain also known as Samuel Clements produced by Ken Burns in 2001. Burns captures both the public and private persona of Mark Twain from his birth to his death. The film was narrated by Keith David and the voice of Mark Twain was provided by Kevin Conway.
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Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Title: Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Character: Self
Released: November 8, 2000
Type: Movie
This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most celebrated animators, Chuck (Charles M.) Jones. He is best known for Warner Brothers cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, and Pepe LePew. Included are plenty of behind-the-scenes descriptions of how an animated film is made, and (best of all) many clips from Chuck's cartoons.
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The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Title: The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Character: Himself
Released: October 8, 1999
Type: Movie
There's not a person in the world who wouldn't recognize Mickey Mouse. But until now, not many knew the man who originally gave shape, movement and personality to the world's most beloved icon. "The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story" takes you behind the scenes to meet Walt Disney's best friend and chief animator.
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Ducktators
Title: Ducktators
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Documentary about WWII propaganda cartoons.
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Cartoons Go To War
Title: Cartoons Go To War
Character: self
Released: April 26, 1996
Type: Movie
This remarkable documentary dedicates itself to an extraordinary chapter of the second World War – the psychological warfare of the USA. America’s trusted cartoon darlings from the studios of Warner Bros., Paramount, and the “big animals” of the Disney family were supposed to give courage to the people at the homefront, to educate them, but also to simultaneously entertain them. Out of this mixture grew a genre of its own kind – political cartoons. Insightful Interviews with the animators and producers from back then elucidate in an amusing and astonishing way under which bizarre circumstances these films partially came into existence.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Title: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Character: Self
Released: November 19, 1994
Type: Movie
Phil Hartman hosts this retrospective look back at the legacy and making of the classic 1966 holiday special 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'
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The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Title: The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 1992
Type: Movie
Documentary on animator Chuck Jones.
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Chuck Amuck: The Movie
Title: Chuck Amuck: The Movie
Character: Himself
Released: October 23, 1991
Type: Movie
Chuck Amuck: The Movie is a 1991 documentary film about Chuck Jones' career with Warner Bros., centered on his work with Looney Tunes; narrated by Dick Vosburgh.
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Tex Avery: King of Cartoons
Title: Tex Avery: King of Cartoons
Character: Himself
Released: September 5, 1988
Type: Movie
A documentary about the life and career of legendary cartoon director Fred "Tex" Avery.
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Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Title: Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Character: Self
Released: July 14, 1988
Type: Movie
A behind-the-scenes documentary hosted by Joanna Cassidy on the making of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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Portrait of Tex Avery
Title: Portrait of Tex Avery
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Documentary of American animation directory Tex Avery including interviews with his peers including Chuck Jones.
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Innerspace
Title: Innerspace
Character: Supermarket Customer
Released: July 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Maxwell, to help him extract Tuck and his ship and re-enlarge them before his oxygen runs out.
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Title: Matlock
Character: Magician #1
Released: March 3, 1986
Type: TV
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.
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Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Title: Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Character: Self
Released: January 14, 1986
Type: Movie
Celebrities are interviewed about the social and working lives of Bugs, Daffy, Porky and the rest of the Looney Tunes.
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Gremlins
Title: Gremlins
Character: Mr. Jones
Released: June 8, 1984
Type: Movie
When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, unleashing a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.
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Title: Curiosity Shop
Released: September 11, 1971
Type: TV
Curiosity Shop is an American children's educational television program produced by ABC-TV in 1971, capitalizing on the success of Sesame Street. Sponsored by the Kellogg's cereal company, Curiosity Shop was broadcast Saturday mornings from September 11, 1971, to January 6, 1973. The program featured three inquisitive children who each week visited a shop populated with various puppets and gadgets, discovering interesting things about science, nature and history. Each hour-long show covered a specific theme: clothing, music, dance, weather, the five senses, space, time, rules, flight, dolls, etc.
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Horton Hears a Who!
Title: Horton Hears a Who!
Character: Junior Kangaroo / Various Whos / Quizmo McKwoff / JoJo (voice)
Released: March 18, 1970
Type: Movie
In this story, Horton discovers there is a microscopic community of intelligent beings called the Who's living on a plant that only he can hear. Recognising the dangers they face, he resolves to keep them safe. However, the other animals around him think Horton has gone crazy thinking that there are such beings.
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The Pogo Special Birthday Special
Title: The Pogo Special Birthday Special
Character: Porky Pine / Bun Rab / Basil the Butterfly
Released: May 18, 1969
Type: Movie
Pogo and his friends celebrate various holidays in their own special ways, while Porkypine does his best to woo Mademoiselle Hepzibah.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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You Ought to Be in Pictures
Title: You Ought to Be in Pictures
Character: Guy Running Out at Super Speed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: May 18, 1940
Type: Movie
Daffy Duck convinces Porky Pig to quit the cartoon biz and try his luck in the features. Porky's adventures begin when he tries to enter the studio.
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Title: Camera Three
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Camera Three is an American variety show devoted to the arts. It ran on CBS from January 22, 1956 to January 21, 1979, and moved to PBS in its final year to make way for the then-new CBS News Sunday Morning. The PBS version ran from October 4, 1979 to July 10, 1980. Camera Three featured programs showcasing drama, ballet, art, music, anything involving fine arts. One of its most notable presentations was a condensation of Marc Blitzstein's leftist opera The Cradle Will Rock. Presented on November 29, 1964, it was a dramatic demonstration of how far television had come since its early days, in its willingness to present a work that surely would have been banned from the airwaves during the era of Joseph McCarthy.