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Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery was an American animator and director, known for producing and directing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, George and Junior, and Chilly Willy.
Birth Name
Frederick Bean Avery
Born
Wednesday, 26 February 1908
Died
Tuesday, 26 August 1980
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! | Self | 2020 |
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution | Himself / Self | 2012 |
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices | Self - Warner Bros. Director | 2008 |
ToonHeads | Self | 1992 |
Bugs Bunny Superstar | Himself / Self | 1975 |
Cat's Meow | Spike | 1957 |
Millionaire Droopy | Spike | 1956 |
Cellbound | (voice) | 1955 |
The First Bad Man | Cavemen | 1955 |
Deputy Droopy | Droopy / The Ouches from the Bottle | 1955 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! | Self | 2020 |
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution | Himself / Self | 2012 |
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices | Self - Warner Bros. Director | 2008 |
ToonHeads | Self | 1992 |
Bugs Bunny Superstar | Himself / Self | 1975 |
Cat's Meow | Spike | 1957 |
Millionaire Droopy | Spike | 1956 |
Cellbound | (voice) | 1955 |
The First Bad Man | Cavemen | 1955 |
Deputy Droopy | Droopy / The Ouches from the Bottle | 1955 |
The Legend of Rockabye Point | Polar Bear's Sneezes / Bulldog's Yawn / Polar Bear's Yells and Screams | 1955 |
I'm Cold | Smedley's Yawn Noise | 1954 |
Dixieland Droopy | Flea Bandleader | 1954 |
Homesteader Droopy | Dishonest Dan | 1954 |
Drag-A-Long Droopy | Wolf Rancher / Bull | 1954 |
Barney's Hungry Cousin | Hungry Bear | 1953 |
Rock-a-Bye Bear | Spike | 1952 |
One Cab's Family | Doctor #2 | 1952 |
Droopy's Good Deed | Spike | 1951 |
Daredevil Droopy | Spike | 1951 |
Cock-a-Doodle Dog | Spike | 1951 |
Garden Gopher | Spike | 1950 |
Ventriloquist Cat | Spike / Cat | 1950 |
The Counterfeit Cat | Spike | 1949 |
Out-Foxed | Dogs / Singing Fox | 1949 |
Wags to Riches | Spike | 1949 |
Doggone Tired | Speedy | 1949 |
The House of Tomorrow | Burps | 1949 |
Señor Droopy | Bull | 1949 |
Lucky Ducky | Junior's Sneezes | 1948 |
Half-Pint Pygmy | Junior / Octopus | 1948 |
What Price Fleadom | Homer's Dog | 1948 |
Red Hot Rangers | Junior | 1947 |
Hound Hunters | Junior | 1947 |
Northwest Hounded Police | Droopy | 1946 |
Lonesome Lenny | Lenny | 1946 |
Wild and Woolfy | Droopy / Joe Wolf's Woah / Horse | 1945 |
The Shooting of Dan McGoo | Droopy | 1945 |
Happy-Go-Nutty | Meathead | 1944 |
Who Killed Who? | Santa Claus | 1943 |
The Early Bird Dood It! | Cat | 1942 |
Hold the Lion, Please | Hippo | 1942 |
The Heckling Hare | Willoughby | 1941 |
The Crackpot Quail | Willoughby | 1941 |
Holiday Highlights | College Professor | 1940 |
Ghost Wanted | Laughing Ghost | 1940 |
Circus Today | Circus Bandmaster | 1940 |
The Bear's Tale | Poppa Bear | 1940 |
Fresh Fish | Prof. Mackerel Fishsticks / Prof. Mackerel Fishsticks (voice) | 1939 |
Land of the Midnight Fun | Alaskan Timber Wolf | 1939 |
Dangerous Dan McFoo | Fight Commentator | 1939 |
Believe It or Else | Old Man in Jail / Old Man in Jail (voice) | 1939 |
A Day at the Zoo | Other Elk Named Bill | 1939 |
Hamateur Night | Hippo | 1939 |
Count Me Out | Fight Referee | 1938 |
Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas | The Chief / The Chief (voice) | 1938 |
A Feud There Was | Weaver Dude / Weaver Guy with Gun | 1938 |
The Isle of Pingo Pongo | Native Calling Football Signals | 1938 |
The Penguin Parade | Walrus / Walrus (voice) | 1938 |
Porky's Phoney Express | Porky's Boss's laugh (voice) / Porky's Boss' Laugh | 1938 |
The Sneezing Weasel | Weasel | 1938 |
A Sunbonnet Blue | Mouse | 1937 |
Egghead Rides Again | Red | 1937 |
Uncle Tom's Bungalow | Uncle Tom / Uncle Tom (voice) | 1937 |
The Village Smithy | Blacksmith | 1936 |
Don't Look Now | Egbert / Egbert (voice) | 1936 |
I Love to Singa | Police Radio Voice | 1936 |
Three Lazy Mice | Mouse King | 1935 |
Spring in the Park | Pete / Gorilla | 1934 |
Sky Larks | Dopey Dick / Giant | 1934 |
Ye Happy Pilgrims | Dopey Dick | 1934 |
Chris Columbus, Jr. | Peg Leg Pirate | 1934 |
The Ginger Bread Boy | Boy Dog | 1934 |
Kings Up | Court Jester | 1934 |
County Fair | Tickets Man | 1934 |
The Candy House | Minnie Mug | 1934 |
The Merry Old Soul | King Cole / Jimmy Durante | 1933 |
She Done Him Right | Wolf / Dog Singing / Cat | 1933 |
Five and Dime | Stork | 1933 |
King Klunk | King Klunk Saying Ow They got me | 1933 |
Confidence | Rooster / Oswald saying There There | 1933 |
Ham and Eggs | Pete / Customer wanting Spaghetti / Puncher | 1933 |
The Shriek | Oswald the Lucky Rabbit / Kitty / Pete / Skeleton | 1933 |
The Plumber | Oswald the Lucky Rabbit / Boy Dog | 1933 |
Teacher's Pests | Dog Student Laughing | 1932 |
Carnival Capers | Pete / Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (some lines) / Kitty / Milkshake Operator / Kangaroo | 1932 |
The Busy Barber | Tiger / Dog / Mouse / Oswald's Uh Oh | 1932 |
Day Nurse | Baby | 1932 |
Cat Nipped | Mice Yelling HEY | 1932 |
Mechanical Man | Parrot / Oswald the Lucky Rabbit / Pete | 1932 |
Grandma's Pet | Candle / Cuckoo / Cow | 1932 |
The Fisherman | Ghost / Pirate Crewmembers | 1931 |
Wonderland | Pete | 1931 |
Hot Feet | Pete | 1931 |
Radio Rhythm | Fuzzy Wuzzy / Gentleman Bull | 1931 |
Northwoods | Pete | 1931 |
The Bandmaster | Pete / Baby Hippo Laugh | 1931 |
College | Pete | 1931 |
The Navy | Pete | 1930 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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T.V. of Tomorrow | 1953 |
Little Johnny Jet | 1953 |
Rock-a-Bye Bear | 1952 |
One Cab's Family | 1952 |
Droopy's Double Trouble | 1951 |
Droopy's Good Deed | 1951 |
Symphony in Slang | 1951 |
Daredevil Droopy | 1951 |
Cock-a-Doodle Dog | 1951 |
The Peachy Cobbler | 1950 |
The Chump Champ | 1950 |
Garden Gopher | 1950 |
The Cuckoo Clock | 1950 |