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.
Known For
Puss Gets the Boot
(1940)
Director
Jetsons: The Movie
(1990)
Director
Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog
(2002)
Director
Mice Follies
(1954)
Director
Heavenly Puss
(1949)
Director
Baby Puss
(1943)
Director
Puss n' Toots
(1942)
Director
Professor Tom
(1948)
Director
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
(2002)
Director
I Yabba Dabba Do!
(1993)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
To Spring
(1936)
Director
Old Smokey
(1938)
Director
Blue Monday
(1938)
Director
What a Lion!
(1938)
Director
Puss Gets the Boot
(1940)
Director
Gallopin' Gals
(1940)
Director
Swing Social
(1940)
Director
The Midnight Snack
(1941)
Director
The Night Before Christmas
(1941)
Director
The Goose Goes South
(1941)
Director
Officer Pooch
(1941)
Director
The Bowling Alley-Cat
(1942)
Director
Puss n' Toots
(1942)
Director
Fine Feathered Friend
(1942)
Director
Fraidy Cat
(1942)
Director
Dog Trouble
(1942)
Director
Sufferin' Cats!
(1943)
Director
Baby Puss
(1943)
Director
The Yankee Doodle Mouse
(1943)
Director
The Lonesome Mouse
(1943)
Director
War Dogs
(1943)
Director
Mouse Trouble
(1944)
Director
The Zoot Cat
(1944)
Director
Puttin' on the Dog
(1944)
Director
The Bodyguard
(1944)
Director
The Million Dollar Cat
(1944)
Director
Quiet Please!
(1945)
Director
The Mouse Comes to Dinner
(1945)
Director
Tee for Two
(1945)
Director
Flirty Birdy
(1945)
Director
Mouse in Manhattan
(1945)
Director
Springtime for Thomas
(1946)
Director
Trap Happy
(1946)
Director
The Milky Waif
(1946)
Director
Solid Serenade
(1946)
Director
Salt Water Tabby
(1947)
Director
A Mouse in the House
(1947)
Director
The Invisible Mouse
(1947)
Director
Part Time Pal
(1947)
Director
The Cat Concerto
(1947)
Director
Cat Fishin'
(1947)
Director
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
(1947)
Director
Mouse Cleaning
(1948)
Director
The Truce Hurts
(1948)
Director
Kitty Foiled
(1948)
Director
Old Rockin' Chair Tom
(1948)
Director
The Little Orphan
(1948)
Director
Professor Tom
(1948)
Director
Make Mine Freedom
(1948)
Director
Hatch Up Your Troubles
(1949)
Director
Heavenly Puss
(1949)
Director
Jerry's Diary
(1949)
Director
The Cat and the Mermouse
(1949)
Director
Love That Pup
(1949)
Director
Polka-Dot Puss
(1949)
Director
Tennis Chumps
(1949)
Director
Jerry and the Lion
(1950)
Director
Little Quacker
(1950)
Director
Cue Ball Cat
(1950)
Director
Texas Tom
(1950)
Director
The Hollywood Bowl
(1950)
Director
The Framed Cat
(1950)
Director
Saturday Evening Puss
(1950)
Director
Safety Second
(1950)
Director
His Mouse Friday
(1951)
Director
Casanova Cat
(1951)
Director
Jerry and the Goldfish
(1951)
Director
Jerry's Cousin
(1951)
Director
Cat Napping
(1951)
Director
Nit-Witty Kitty
(1951)
Director
Slicked-up Pup
(1951)
Director
Sleepy-Time Tom
(1951)
Director
The Two Mouseketeers
(1952)
Director
Smitten Kitten
(1952)
Director
The Flying Cat
(1952)
Director
Little Runaway
(1952)
Director
Cruise Cat
(1952)
Director
The Duck Doctor
(1952)
Director
Fit to Be Tied
(1952)
Director
Push-Button Kitty
(1952)
Director
Triplet Trouble
(1952)
Director
The Dog House
(1952)
Director
Jerry and Jumbo
(1953)
Director
Johann Mouse
(1953)
Director
Just Ducky
(1953)
Director
Life with Tom
(1953)
Director
The Missing Mouse
(1953)
Director
That's My Pup!
(1953)
Director
Two Little Indians
(1953)
Director
Baby Butch
(1954)
Director
Little School Mouse
(1954)
Director
Mice Follies
(1954)
Director
Neapolitan Mouse
(1954)
Director
Downhearted Duckling
(1954)
Director
Pet Peeve
(1954)
Director
Posse Cat
(1954)
Director
Puppy Tale
(1954)
Director
Touché, Pussy Cat!
(1954)
Director
Hic-cup Pup
(1954)
Director
Good Will To Men
(1955)
Director
Designs on Jerry
(1955)
Director
Mouse for Sale
(1955)
Director
Southbound Duckling
(1955)
Director
Pecos Pest
(1955)
Director
That's My Mommy
(1955)
Director
Tom and Chérie
(1955)
Director
Pup on a Picnic
(1955)
Director
Smarty Cat
(1955)
Director
Blue Cat Blues
(1956)
Director
Barbecue Brawl
(1956)
Director
Busy Buddies
(1956)
Director
Muscle Beach Tom
(1956)
Director
The Egg and Jerry
(1956)
Director
Down Beat Bear
(1956)
Director
The Flying Sorceress
(1956)
Director
Mucho Mouse
(1957)
Director
Timid Tabby
(1957)
Director
Feedin' the Kiddie
(1957)
Director
Tom's Photo Finish
(1957)
Director
Tops with Pops
(1957)
Director
Give and Tyke
(1957)
Director
Scat Cats
(1957)
Director
Happy Go Ducky
(1958)
Director
Tot Watchers
(1958)
Director
Robin Hoodwinked
(1958)
Director
Royal Cat Nap
(1958)
Director
The Vanishing Duck
(1958)
Director
Wound-Up Bear
(1959)
Director
Wolf Hounded
(1959)
Director
Little Bo Bopped
(1959)
Director
Postman Panic
(1959)
Director
Creepy Time Pal
(1960)
Director
Tale of a Wolf
(1960)
Director
Life with Loopy
(1960)
Director
The Do-Good Wolf
(1960)
Director
Here, Kiddie, Kiddie
(1960)
Director
No Biz Like Shoe Biz
(1960)
Director
Snoopy Loopy
(1960)
Director
Count Down Clown
(1961)
Director
Happy Go Loopy
(1961)
Director
Two Faced Wolf
(1961)
Director
Child Sock-Cology
(1961)
Director
Zoo is Company
(1961)
Director
Kooky Loopy
(1961)
Director
Loopy's Hare-do
(1961)
Director
This Is My Ducky Day
(1961)
Director
Fee Fie Foes
(1961)
Director
Catch Meow
(1961)
Director
Beef For And After
(1962)
Director
Bungle Uncle
(1962)
Director
Common Scents
(1962)
Director
Bearly Able
(1962)
Director
Swash Buckled
(1962)
Director
Slippery Slippers
(1962)
Director
Yogi's Birthday Party
(1962)
Director
Bunnies Abundant
(1962)
Director
Chicken Fracas-See
(1962)
Director
Rancid Ransom
(1962)
Director
A Fallible Fable
(1963)
Director
Bear Up!
(1963)
Director
Chicken Hearted Wolf
(1963)
Director
Crook Who Cried Wolf
(1963)
Director
Drum-Sticked
(1963)
Director
Habit Rabbit
(1963)
Director
Just a Wolf at Heart
(1963)
Director
Not in Nottingham
(1963)
Director
Sheep Stealers Anonymous
(1963)
Director
Watcha Watchin'?
(1963)
Director
Wolf in Sheep Dog's Clothing
(1963)
Director
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
(1964)
Director
Christmas Flintstone
(1964)
Director
Bear Hug
(1964)
Director
Bear Knuckles
(1964)
Director
Elephantastic
(1964)
Director
Raggedy Rug
(1964)
Director
Trouble Bruin
(1964)
Director
Lula Lelé
(1965)
Director
Big Mouse-Take
(1965)
Director
Horse Shoo
(1965)
Director
Crow's Fete
(1965)
Director
Pork Chop Phooey
(1965)
Director
The Man Called Flintstone
(1966)
Director
Matinee Mouse
(1966)
Director
Shutter Bugged Cat
(1967)
Director
1967 Busch Advertisement
(1967)
Director
Oliver and the Artful Dodger
(1972)
Director
Yogi's Ark Lark
(1972)
Director
The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
(1972)
Director
The Last of the Curlews
(1972)
Director
The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik
(1972)
Director
A Christmas Story
(1972)
Director
The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't
(1972)
Director
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(1973)
Director
The Three Musketeers
(1973)
Director
The Count of Monte Cristo
(1973)
Director
Le bébé schtroumpf
(1984)
Director
Rock Odyssey
(1987)
Director
Les p'tits schtroumpfs
(1988)
Director
The Cartoon Collection
(1988)
Director
Jetsons: The Movie
(1990)
Director
I Yabba Dabba Do!
(1993)
Director
The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby
(1993)
Director
Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers
(2000)
Director
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
(2002)
Director
Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog
(2002)
Director
Acting
Puss Gets the Boot
(1940)
Jinx (voice) (uncredited)
The Prospecting Bear
(1941)
Donkey
Fraidy Cat
(1942)
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
Little Gravel Voice
(1942)
Little Gravel Voice (voice) (uncredited)
The Bowling Alley-Cat
(1942)
Tom (vocal sounds) (uncredited)
Fine Feathered Friend
(1942)
Tom (vocal sounds) (uncredited)
Sufferin' Cats!
(1943)
Tom's Devil / Tom / Meathead's Yelps (voice) (uncredited)
The Lonesome Mouse
(1943)
(voice) (uncredited)
Baby Puss
(1943)
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
The Zoot Cat
(1944)
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
The Million Dollar Cat
(1944)
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
Screwball Squirrel
(1944)
Screwy Squirrel's Scream (voice) (uncredited)
The Mouse Comes to Dinner
(1945)
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
Quiet Please!
(1945)
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
Trap Happy
(1946)
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
Solid Serenade
(1946)
Tom (screaming voice) (uncredited)
The Truce Hurts
(1948)
Tom / Butch (voice) (uncredited)
The Little Orphan
(1948)
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
Bad Luck Blackie
(1949)
Large Dog Scream (voice)
Saturday Evening Puss
(1950)
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
Garden Gopher
(1950)
Spike's Screams (voice) (uncredited)
Timid Tabby
(1957)
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
(1986)
Self
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
(1989)
Self
Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
(1990)
Self
The Last Halloween
(1991)
Narrator
I Yabba Dabba Do!
(1993)
William
The Flintstones
(1994)
Executive in Boardroom
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
(2000)
Special Appearance
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
(2002)
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies
(2004)
(voice)
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
(2006)
Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)
Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection
(2010)
Tom (archive sound)
Tom & Jerry
(2021)
Tom / Jerry (archive sounds) (uncredited)
On a Roll
(2021)
Tom / Jerry (archive sound) (uncredited)
The House That Cat Built
(2021)
Tom / Jerry (archive sound) (uncredited)
Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up!
(2022)
Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)
Writing
To Spring
(1936)
Story
Puss Gets the Boot
(1940)
Story
The Fishing Bear
(1940)
Writer
The Midnight Snack
(1941)
Story
The Night Before Christmas
(1941)
Story
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
(1964)
Story
The Man Called Flintstone
(1966)
Story
Yogi's Great Escape
(1987)
Lyricist
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
(1987)
Lyricist
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
(1992)
Characters
I Yabba Dabba Do!
(1993)
Story
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
(1998)
Characters
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
(2000)
Writer
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
(2000)
Characters
The Mansion Cat
(2001)
Characters
Scooby-Doo! and the Cyber Chase
(2001)
Characters
Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring
(2002)
Characters
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
(2002)
Characters
Boo Boo and the Man
(2002)
Characters
Les Aventures effrayantes de Scoubidou
(2003)
Writer
Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales
(2003)
Characters
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
(2004)
Characters
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies
(2004)
Characters
Tom and Jerry: The Karate Guard
(2005)
Characters
Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry
(2005)
Characters
Tom and Jerry Blast Off to Mars!
(2005)
Characters
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
(2006)
Characters
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
(2007)
Characters
Tom and Jerry: Winter Tails
(2008)
Characters
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
(2010)
Creative Producer and Characters
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
(2011)
Characters
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright
(2013)
Characters
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
(2016)
Characters
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
(2018)
Characters
Daphne & Velma
(2018)
Characters
Tom & Jerry
(2021)
Characters
Space Ghost
(2021)
Writer
Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up!
(2022)
Characters
Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land
(2022)
Characters
Production
Peace on Earth
(1939)
Associate Producer
The Fishing Bear
(1940)
Co-Producer
The Milky Way
(1940)
Co-Producer
The Little Mole
(1941)
Co-Producer
The Field Mouse
(1941)
Co-Producer
Abdul the Bulbul Ameer
(1941)
Co-Producer
The Stork's Holiday
(1943)
Co-Producer
Red Hot Riding Hood
(1943)
Co-Producer
Bear Raid Warden
(1944)
Co-Producer
Innertube Antics
(1944)
Co-Producer
Swing Shift Cinderella
(1945)
Co-Producer
Jerky Turkey
(1945)
Co-Producer
King-Size Canary
(1947)
Co-Producer
The Bear and the Bean
(1948)
Co-Producer
Doggone Tired
(1949)
Co-Producer
The Counterfeit Cat
(1949)
Co-Producer
The House of Tomorrow
(1949)
Co-Producer
Bad Luck Blackie
(1949)
Co-Producer
Garden Gopher
(1950)
Co-Producer
Symphony in Slang
(1951)
Co-Producer
Wee-Willie Wildcat
(1953)
Co-Producer
T.V. of Tomorrow
(1953)
Co-Producer
Good Will To Men
(1955)
Producer
That's My Mommy
(1955)
Producer
Deputy Droopy
(1955)
Co-Producer
Blue Cat Blues
(1956)
Producer
Barbecue Brawl
(1956)
Producer
Busy Buddies
(1956)
Producer
Muscle Beach Tom
(1956)
Producer
Down Beat Bear
(1956)
Producer
The Egg and Jerry
(1956)
Producer
The Flying Sorceress
(1956)
Producer
Millionaire Droopy
(1956)
Producer
Mucho Mouse
(1957)
Producer
Timid Tabby
(1957)
Producer
Feedin' the Kiddie
(1957)
Producer
Tom's Photo Finish
(1957)
Producer
Tops with Pops
(1957)
Producer
One Droopy Knight
(1957)
Producer
Grin and Share It
(1957)
Producer
Give and Tyke
(1957)
Producer
Scat Cats
(1957)
Producer
Happy Go Ducky
(1958)
Producer
Tot Watchers
(1958)
Producer
Robin Hoodwinked
(1958)
Producer
Royal Cat Nap
(1958)
Producer
The Vanishing Duck
(1958)
Producer
Mutts About Racing
(1958)
Producer
Sheep Wrecked
(1958)
Producer
Droopy Leprechaun
(1958)
Producer
Little Bo Bopped
(1959)
Producer
Wolf Hounded
(1959)
Producer
Creepy Time Pal
(1960)
Producer
Tale of a Wolf
(1960)
Producer
Life with Loopy
(1960)
Producer
No Biz Like Shoe Biz
(1960)
Producer
Snoopy Loopy
(1960)
Producer
The Do-Good Wolf
(1960)
Producer
Here, Kiddie, Kiddie
(1960)
Producer
Count Down Clown
(1961)
Producer
Happy Go Loopy
(1961)
Producer
Two Faced Wolf
(1961)
Producer
Catch Meow
(1961)
Producer
Kooky Loopy
(1961)
Producer
Child Sock-Cology
(1961)
Producer
Fee Fie Foes
(1961)
Producer
Loopy's Hare-do
(1961)
Producer
This Is My Ducky Day
(1961)
Producer
Zoo is Company
(1961)
Producer
Bungle Uncle
(1962)
Producer
Beef For And After
(1962)
Producer
Bearly Able
(1962)
Producer
Swash Buckled
(1962)
Producer
Slippery Slippers
(1962)
Producer
Common Scents
(1962)
Producer
Yogi's Birthday Party
(1962)
Producer
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
(1964)
Producer
Precious Pupp
(1965)
Producer
Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
(1966)
Producer
Jack and the Beanstalk
(1967)
Executive Producer
1967 Busch Advertisement
(1967)
Producer
Yogi's Ark Lark
(1972)
Producer
The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park
(1972)
Producer
The Last of the Curlews
(1972)
Producer
The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik
(1972)
Producer
Hardcase
(1972)
Executive Producer
A Christmas Story
(1972)
Producer
The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't
(1972)
Producer
Charlotte's Web
(1973)
Producer
The Count of Monte Cristo
(1973)
Producer
Cyrano
(1974)
Executive Producer
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
(1974)
Executive Producer
The Crazy Comedy Concert
(1974)
Executive Producer
Davy Crockett on the Mississippi
(1976)
Executive Producer
A Flintstone Christmas
(1977)
Executive Producer
The Flintstones: Little Big League
(1978)
Executive Producer
The Hanna-Barbera Hall of Fame: Yabba Dabba Doo II
(1979)
Executive Producer
Casper's Halloween Special
(1979)
Executive Producer
Casper's First Christmas
(1979)
Executive Producer
Scooby Goes Hollywood
(1979)
Executive Producer
The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone
(1979)
Executive Producer
The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling
(1980)
Executive Producer
Yogi's First Christmas
(1980)
Executive Producer
The Flintstones: Jogging Fever
(1981)
Executive Producer
The Smurfs Christmas Special
(1982)
Executive Producer
Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper
(1982)
Executive Producer
The Smurfs Halloween Special
(1983)
Producer
Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose
(1983)
Producer
Scooby-Doo's A Nutcracker Scoob
(1984)
Executive Producer
Star Fairies
(1985)
Executive Producer
Smurfily Ever After
(1985)
Producer
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
(1986)
Producer
David and Goliath
(1986)
Producer
Noah's Ark
(1986)
Producer
Samson and Delilah
(1986)
Executive Producer
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
(1986)
Executive Producer
Rock Odyssey
(1987)
Producer
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
(1987)
Executive Producer
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
(1987)
Executive Producer
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
(1987)
Executive Producer
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
(1987)
Executive Producer
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
(1988)
Executive Producer
The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible
(1988)
Executive Producer
The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special
(1988)
Executive Producer
The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound
(1988)
Executive Producer
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears
(1988)
Executive Producer
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
(1988)
Executive Producer
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
(1988)
Executive Producer
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
(1989)
Executive Producer
Hägar the Horrible
(1989)
Executive Producer
Jetsons: The Movie
(1990)
Producer
Jonah
(1992)
Executive Producer
I Yabba Dabba Do!
(1993)
Producer
The Town Santa Forgot
(1993)
Executive Producer
The Flintstones
(1994)
Executive Producer
Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights
(1994)
Executive Producer
Yogi the Easter Bear
(1994)
Executive Producer
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
(1994)
Executive Producer
A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith
(1999)
Executive Producer
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
(2000)
Executive Producer
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
(2000)
Executive Producer
Scooby-Doo! and the Cyber Chase
(2001)
Executive Producer
Scooby-Doo
(2002)
Executive Producer
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
(2002)
Producer
Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog
(2002)
Producer
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
(2010)
Executive Producer
Sound