Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American story man for classic animated cartoon shorts. He is best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones. This collaboration produced many highly acclaimed animated shorts, including 4 of the top 5 "greatest cartoons" as judged by 1000 animation professionals; "What's Opera, Doc?" tops this list as the best animated short of all time.
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Known For
Rhapsody Rabbit
(1946)
Story
Duck Amuck
(1953)
Story
Scaredy Cat
(1948)
Story
Rabbit Fire
(1951)
Story
Boyhood Daze
(1957)
Story
What's Opera, Doc?
(1957)
Story
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
(1979)
Writer
Crazy Cruise
(1942)
Story
Rabbit Seasoning
(1952)
Story
Tweetie Pie
(1947)
Story
Buccaneer Bunny
(1948)
Story
Rabbit Transit
(1947)
Story
High Note
(1960)
Story
Full Filmography
Writing
Porky's Bear Facts
(1941)
Story
Notes to You
(1941)
Story
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt
(1941)
Story
Sport Chumpions
(1941)
Story
The Cat's Tale
(1941)
Story
The Haunted Mouse
(1941)
Story
The Trial of Mr. Wolf
(1941)
Story
The Heckling Hare
(1941)
Story
Fresh Hare
(1942)
Story
Crazy Cruise
(1942)
Story
Aloha Hooey
(1942)
Story
Foney Fables
(1942)
Story
The Wabbit Who Came to Supper
(1942)
Story
The Hare-Brained Hypnotist
(1942)
Story
Fin'n Catty
(1943)
Story
The Unbearable Bear
(1943)
Story
Hiss and Make Up
(1943)
Story
Daffy - The Commando
(1943)
Story
Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk
(1943)
Story
Little Red Riding Rabbit
(1944)
Story
Stage Door Cartoon
(1944)
Story
Angel Puss
(1944)
Story
Herr Meets Hare
(1945)
Writer
Ain't That Ducky
(1945)
Story
Racketeer Rabbit
(1946)
Story
Roughly Squeaking
(1946)
Story
Baseball Bugs
(1946)
Story
Rhapsody Rabbit
(1946)
Story
Scent-imental Over You
(1947)
Story
A Pest in the House
(1947)
Story
Along Came Daffy
(1947)
Story
House Hunting Mice
(1947)
Story
A Hare Grows in Manhattan
(1947)
Story
Tweetie Pie
(1947)
Story
Cockatoos for Two
(1947)
Story
Slick Hare
(1947)
Story
Rabbit Transit
(1947)
Story
Scaredy Cat
(1948)
Story
Kit for Cat
(1948)
Story
What's Brewin', Bruin?
(1948)
Story
Bugs Bunny Rides Again
(1948)
Writer
Buccaneer Bunny
(1948)
Story
Haredevil Hare
(1948)
Story
Back Alley Oproar
(1948)
Story
My Bunny Lies Over the Sea
(1948)
Story
Frigid Hare
(1949)
Writer
Fast and Furry-ous
(1949)
Story
The Bee-Deviled Bruin
(1949)
Story
For Scent-imental Reasons
(1949)
Story
Long-Haired Hare
(1949)
Story
Mouse Wreckers
(1949)
Story
Rabbit Hood
(1949)
Story
Homeless Hare
(1950)
Story
Dog Gone South
(1950)
Story
8 Ball Bunny
(1950)
Story
The Hypo-Chondri-Cat
(1950)
Story
Rabbit of Seville
(1950)
Story
Two's a Crowd
(1950)
Story
The Scarlet Pumpernickel
(1950)
Story
Drip-Along Daffy
(1951)
Story
Bunny Hugged
(1951)
Story
Chow Hound
(1951)
Story
Rabbit Fire
(1951)
Story
A Bear for Punishment
(1951)
Story
Scent-imental Romeo
(1951)
Story
Cheese Chasers
(1951)
Story
Terrier-Stricken
(1952)
Story
Water, Water Every Hare
(1952)
Story
Going! Going! Gosh!
(1952)
Story
Beep, Beep
(1952)
Writer
The Hasty Hare
(1952)
Story
Operation: Rabbit
(1952)
Story
Feed the Kitty
(1952)
Story
Rabbit Seasoning
(1952)
Story
Little Beau Pepé
(1952)
Story
Zipping Along
(1953)
Story
Lumber Jack-Rabbit
(1953)
Story
Forward March Hare
(1953)
Story
Kiss Me Cat
(1953)
Story
Bully for Bugs
(1953)
Story
Much Ado About Nutting
(1953)
Story
Duck Amuck
(1953)
Story
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century
(1953)
Story
Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
(1953)
Story
Wild Over You
(1953)
Story
My Little Duckaroo
(1954)
Story
Pig in a Pickle
(1954)
Story
Stop! Look! and Hasten!
(1954)
Story
No Barking
(1954)
Story
Baby Buggy Bunny
(1954)
Story
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z
(1954)
Story
Bewitched Bunny
(1954)
Story
Feline Frame-Up
(1954)
Story
Claws for Alarm
(1954)
Story
The Cats Bah
(1954)
Story
Paw's Night Out
(1954)
Story
Guided Muscle
(1955)
Story
The Legend of Rockabye Point
(1955)
Writer
Double or Mutton
(1955)
Story
Ready.. Set.. Zoom!
(1955)
Story
One Froggy Evening
(1955)
Story
Helter Shelter
(1955)
Story
Square Shootin' Square
(1955)
Story
Witch Crafty
(1955)
Story
Flea for Two
(1955)
Writer
Rabbit Rampage
(1955)
Story
Beanstalk Bunny
(1955)
Story
Deduce, You Say
(1956)
Story
Rocket-bye Baby
(1956)
Story
There They Go-Go-Go!
(1956)
Story
Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z
(1956)
Story
90 Day Wondering
(1956)
Writer
Steal Wool
(1957)
Story
Scrambled Aches
(1957)
Story
Zoom and Bored
(1957)
Story
Ali Baba Bunny
(1957)
Story
Boyhood Daze
(1957)
Story
Fox-Terror
(1957)
Writer
What's Opera, Doc?
(1957)
Story
Weasel While You Work
(1958)
Story
Whoa, Be-Gone!
(1958)
Story
Cat Feud
(1958)
Story
Robin Hood Daffy
(1958)
Story
Hare-Way to the Stars
(1958)
Story
Little Bo Bopped
(1959)
Story
Baton Bunny
(1959)
Story
A Witch's Tangled Hare
(1959)
Story
Wolf Hounded
(1959)
Story
Trip for Tat
(1960)
Story
Ready, Woolen and Able
(1960)
Story
Who Scent You?
(1960)
Story
Person to Bunny
(1960)
Story
Goldimouse and the Three Cats
(1960)
Story
High Note
(1960)
Story
Horse Hare
(1960)
Story
The Mouse on 57th Street
(1961)
Story
Fee Fie Foes
(1961)
Writer
Zoo is Company
(1961)
Story
This Is My Ducky Day
(1961)
Story
Adventures of the Road-Runner
(1962)
Story
Beef For And After
(1962)
Writer
Bearly Able
(1962)
Writer
Swash Buckled
(1962)
Writer
Sheep Stealers Anonymous
(1963)
Writer
Habit Rabbit
(1963)
Writer
Bear Up!
(1963)
Story
Drum-Sticked
(1963)
Writer
Pent-House Mouse
(1963)
Story
Raggedy Rug
(1964)
Writer
Elephantastic
(1964)
Writer
The Cat Above and the Mouse Below
(1964)
Story
The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse
(1964)
Story
Trouble Bruin
(1964)
Writer
Much Ado About Mousing
(1964)
Story
Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?
(1964)
Story
Bear Hug
(1964)
Writer
Bear Knuckles
(1964)
Writer
Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life
(1965)
Story
I'm Just Wild About Jerry
(1965)
Story
Tom-ic Energy
(1965)
Story
Big Mouse-Take
(1965)
Writer
Horse Shoo
(1965)
Writer
Precious Pupp
(1965)
Scenario Writer and Writer
Duel Personality
(1966)
Story
Love Me, Love My Mouse
(1966)
Story
Cat and Dupli-cat
(1967)
Story
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
(1978)
Writer
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
(1979)
Writer
Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century
(1980)
Story
Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special
(1980)
Writer
The Cartoon Collection
(1988)
Story
Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth
(1998)
Story
Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
(2010)
Writer
Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness
(2013)
Story
Acting
You Ought to Be in Pictures
(1940)
Studio Guard (uncredited)
We, the Animals - Squeak!
(1941)
Leader Mouse (voice)
The Ducktators
(1942)
Mussolini Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Rumors
(1943)
Soldier (voice)
The Aristo-Cat
(1943)
Hubie (voice)
Tortoise Wins by a Hare
(1943)
Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited)
Wackiki Wabbit
(1943)
Fat Castaway (voice) (uncredited)
A Hare Grows in Manhattan
(1947)
Dog (voice) (uncredited)
A Hound for Trouble
(1951)
Customer (voice)
Little Beau Pepé
(1952)
Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited)