William Hanna
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: July 14, 1910
Day of Death: March 22, 2001 (91 years old)
Place of Birth: Melrose, New Mexico, USA
William Denby "Bill" Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer, television director, television producer, and cartoon artist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the 20th century. When he was a young child, Hanna's family moved frequently, but they settled in Compton, California, by 1919. There, Hanna became an Eagle Scout. Hanna graduated from Compton High School in 1928. He briefly attended Compton City College but dropped out at the onset of the Great Depression.After working odd jobs in the first months of the Depression, Hanna joined the Harman and Ising animation studio in 1930. During the 1930s, Hanna steadily gained skill and prominence while working on cartoons such as Captain and the Kids. In 1937, while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Hanna met Joseph Barbera. The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry and live action films. In 1957, they co-founded Hanna-Barbera, which became the most successful television animation studio in the business, producing programs such as The Flintstones, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs, and Yogi Bear. In 1967, Hanna–Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for $12 million, but Hanna and Barbera remained heads of the company until 1991. At that time the studio was sold to Turner Broadcasting System, which in turn was merged with Time Warner, owners of Warner Bros., in 1996; Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisors.Hanna and Barbera won seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy Awards. Their cartoons have become cultural icons, and their cartoon characters have appeared in other media such as films, books, and toys. Hanna–Barbera's shows have a global audience of over 300 million people and have been translated into more than 20 languages.
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Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Executive Producer
Scooby-Doo
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Boo Boo and the Man
Executive Producer
Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring
Director
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
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Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring
Producer
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
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The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
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Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog
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Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog
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Executive Producer
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
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Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
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Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Executive Producer
The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound
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Les p'tits schtroumpfs
Executive Producer
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears
Executive Producer
The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible
Executive Producer
The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special
Director
The Cartoon Collection
1987
Producer
Rock Odyssey
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Rock Odyssey
Executive Producer
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
Executive Producer
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
Executive Producer
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
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Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
Lyricist
Yogi's Great Escape
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Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
Lyricist
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
Executive Producer
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
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Hardcase
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The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't
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The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't
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A Christmas Story
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A Christmas Story
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Oliver and the Artful Dodger
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Yogi's Ark Lark
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Yogi's Ark Lark
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The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
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The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
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The Last of the Curlews
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The Last of the Curlews
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The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik
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The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik
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Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection
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Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
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Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
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Oliver and the Artful Dodger
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Oliver and the Artful Dodger
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Here Comes a Star
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A Fallible Fable
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Bear Up!
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Chicken Hearted Wolf
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Drum-Sticked
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Crook Who Cried Wolf
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Habit Rabbit
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Just a Wolf at Heart
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Sheep Stealers Anonymous
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Not in Nottingham
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Wolf in Sheep Dog's Clothing
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Watcha Watchin'?
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Christopher Mouse
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Yogi's Birthday Party
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Yogi's Birthday Party
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Bunnies Abundant
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Chicken Fracas-See
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Rancid Ransom
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Beef For And After
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Beef For And After
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Bungle Uncle
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Bungle Uncle
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Swash Buckled
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Common Scents
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Common Scents
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Bearly Able
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Swash Buckled
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Bearly Able
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Slippery Slippers
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Slippery Slippers
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Count Down Clown
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Count Down Clown
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Fee Fie Foes
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Zoo is Company
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Zoo is Company
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Loopy's Hare-do
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Fee Fie Foes
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Child Sock-Cology
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Catch Meow
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Child Sock-Cology
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Kooky Loopy
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Loopy's Hare-do
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Catch Meow
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This Is My Ducky Day
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This Is My Ducky Day
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Kooky Loopy
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Happy Go Loopy
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Two Faced Wolf
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Two Faced Wolf
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Happy Go Loopy
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Here, Kiddie, Kiddie
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Here, Kiddie, Kiddie
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No Biz Like Shoe Biz
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No Biz Like Shoe Biz
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Creepy Time Pal
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Creepy Time Pal
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Tale of a Wolf
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Life with Loopy
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Life with Loopy
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Tale of a Wolf
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Snoopy Loopy
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Snoopy Loopy
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The Do-Good Wolf
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The Do-Good Wolf
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Timid Tabby
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Mucho Mouse
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Mucho Mouse
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Timid Tabby
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Timid Tabby
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Feedin' the Kiddie
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Feedin' the Kiddie
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Tom's Photo Finish
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Tom's Photo Finish
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Tops with Pops
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Tops with Pops
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One Droopy Knight
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Grin and Share It
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Give and Tyke
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Scat Cats
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Scat Cats
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Give and Tyke
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Blue Cat Blues
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Blue Cat Blues
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Busy Buddies
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Busy Buddies
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Barbecue Brawl
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Barbecue Brawl
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Muscle Beach Tom
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Muscle Beach Tom
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Down Beat Bear
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Down Beat Bear
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The Egg and Jerry
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The Egg and Jerry
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The Flying Sorceress
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The Flying Sorceress
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Millionaire Droopy
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Saturday Evening Puss
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Garden Gopher
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Little Quacker
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Jerry and the Lion
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Texas Tom
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Little Quacker
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Cue Ball Cat
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The Hollywood Bowl
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The Framed Cat
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Safety Second
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Saturday Evening Puss
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Garden Gopher
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Little Quacker
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Little Quacker
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Bad Luck Blackie
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Heavenly Puss
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Hatch Up Your Troubles
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Jerry's Diary
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The Cat and the Mermouse
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Polka-Dot Puss
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Love That Pup
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The Counterfeit Cat
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Tennis Chumps
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Doggone Tired
Co-Producer
The House of Tomorrow
1948
Actor Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
The Little Orphan
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The Truce Hurts
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Mouse Cleaning
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The Truce Hurts
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Kitty Foiled
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Old Rockin' Chair Tom
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The Little Orphan
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Professor Tom
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Make Mine Freedom
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The Bear and the Bean
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The Zoot Cat
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The Million Dollar Cat
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Screwball Squirrel
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Mouse Trouble
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The Zoot Cat
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Puttin' on the Dog
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The Bodyguard
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The Million Dollar Cat
Co-Producer
Bear Raid Warden
Co-Producer
Innertube Antics
1943
Actor Tom's Devil / Tom / Meathead's Yelps (voice) (uncredited)
Sufferin' Cats!
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The Lonesome Mouse
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Baby Puss
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Sufferin' Cats!
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Baby Puss
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The Lonesome Mouse
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The Yankee Doodle Mouse
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War Dogs
Co-Producer
Red Hot Riding Hood
Co-Producer
The Stork's Holiday
1942
Actor Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
Fraidy Cat
Actor Tom (vocal sounds) (uncredited)
The Bowling Alley-Cat
Actor Tom (vocal sounds) (uncredited)
Fine Feathered Friend
Actor Little Gravel Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Little Gravel Voice
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The Bowling Alley-Cat
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Puss n' Toots
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Fine Feathered Friend
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Fraidy Cat
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Dog Trouble
