Bill Melendez

Person

Bill Melendez

Born 15 November 1916 Died 2 September 2008, aged 91 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico TMDB ↗

José "Bill" Cuauhtémoc Meléndez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was a Mexican–American character animator, voice actor, film director and producer known for his cartoons for Walt Disney Productions (working on four Disney films Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo and Bambi), Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA and the Peanuts series. Melendez provided the voices of Snoopy and Woodstock in the latter as well. In a career spanning over 60 years, he won six Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for thirteen more. In addition, he was nominated for an Oscar and five Grammy Awards. The Peanuts television specials, A Charlie Brown Christmas and What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?, which he directed, were each honored with a Peabody Award.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
49age in their first credit on record (1965)
43years on screen and counting
1credits in 2008, their busiest year
7dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown poster Age: 87

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown

2003
as Snoopy / Spike (voice)
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown poster Age: 83

It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown

2000
as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown poster Age: 62

You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown

1979
as Snoopy (voice)
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TV credits

Newest first
Peanuts Motion Comics poster Age: 91

Peanuts Motion Comics

2008
as Snoopy (voice)
This Is America, Charlie Brown poster Age: 71

This Is America, Charlie Brown

1988
as Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show poster Age: 66

The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show

1983
as Snoopy (voice)
Peanuts poster Age: 49

Peanuts

1965
as Snoopy/Woodstock
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