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.
Full Filmography
Visual Effects
Falling Hare
(1943)
Animation
Wagon Heels
(1945)
Animation
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
(1946)
Animation
The Big Snooze
(1946)
Animation
Book Revue
(1946)
Animation
Baby Bottleneck
(1946)
Animation
Dough Ray Me-ow
(1948)
Animation
Bone Sweet Bone
(1948)
Animation
A Ham in a Role
(1949)
Animation
Bushy Hare
(1950)
Animation
Madeline
(1952)
Animation
It's Everybody's Business
(1954)
Animation
Ballet-Oop
(1954)
Animation
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
(1963)
Animation Director
The Rainbow Bear
(1970)
Animation
Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
(1976)
Animation Director
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
(2001)
Animation
Acting
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
(1963)
Snoopy (voice)
A Charlie Brown Christmas
(1965)
Snoopy (voice)
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
(1966)
Snoopy (voice)
Charlie Brown's All-Stars!
(1966)
Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)
You're in Love, Charlie Brown
(1967)
Snoopy (voice)
He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
(1968)
Snoopy
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
(1969)
Snoopy
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
(1969)
Snoopy
Play It Again, Charlie Brown
(1971)
Snoopy
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
(1972)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
Snoopy, Come Home
(1972)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
(1973)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown
(1973)
Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
(1974)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown
(1975)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
(1975)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
(1976)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown
(1976)
Snoopy / Woodstock
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
(1977)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
(1977)
Snoopy / Woodstock
Tooth Brushing
(1978)
Snoopy
What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown
(1978)
Snoopy (voice)
It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown
(1979)
Snoopy
You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown
(1979)
Snoopy (voice)
She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown
(1980)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)
(1980)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown
(1980)
Snoopy (voice)
Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown
(1981)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It's Magic, Charlie Brown
(1981)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
A Charlie Brown Celebration
(1982)
Snoopy (voice)
Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?
(1983)
Snoopy (voice)
What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?
(1983)
Woodstock/Snoopy
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
(1983)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
(1984)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
(1985)
Snoopy / Spike / Woodstock (voice)
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
(1985)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
(1986)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
What Next, Charlie Brown
(1987)
Snoopy (voice)
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown
(1988)
Spike (voice)
The Mayflower Voyagers
(1988)
Snoopy/Woodstock (voice)
Snoopy: The Musical
(1988)
Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
(1990)
Snoopy / Woodstock
Snoopy's Reunion
(1991)
Snoopy / Snoopy's Brothers and Sisters (voice)
It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown
(1992)
Snoopy (voice)
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
(1992)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!
(1994)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!
(1997)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
(2000)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
(2001)
Self
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
(2002)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
A Charlie Brown Valentine
(2002)
Snoopy (voice)
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
(2003)
Snoopy / Spike (voice)
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
(2003)
Self
Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
(2003)
Snoopy (voice)
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
(2005)
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
(2006)
Snoopy (voice)
A Christmas Miracle: The Making of a Charlie Brown Christmas
(2008)
We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown
(2008)
Himself
Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic
(2008)
Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul
(2012)
Himself (Archive Footage)
The One and Only June Foray
(2013)
Himself
The Peanuts Movie
(2015)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (archive sound)
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
Editing
Directing
The Dragon Slayer
(1956)
Director
Energetically Yours
(1957)
Director
A Charlie Brown Christmas
(1965)
Director
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
(1966)
Director
Charlie Brown's All-Stars!
(1966)
Director
You're in Love, Charlie Brown
(1967)
Director
He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
(1968)
Director
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
(1968)
Director
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
(1969)
Director
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
(1969)
Director
The Rainbow Bear
(1970)
Director
Play It Again, Charlie Brown
(1971)
Director
Babar Comes to America
(1971)
Director
Snoopy, Come Home
(1972)
Director
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
(1972)
Director
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
(1973)
Director
There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown
(1973)
Director
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
(1974)
Director
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
(1975)
Director
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
(1977)
Director
Tooth Brushing
(1978)
Director
What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown
(1978)
Director
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(1979)
Director
Charlie Brown Clears the Air
(1979)
Director
It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown
(1979)
Director
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)
(1980)
Director
No Man's Valley
(1981)
Director
A Charlie Brown Celebration
(1982)
Director
What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?
(1983)
Director
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
(1983)
Director
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
(1984)
Director
The Romance of Betty Boop
(1985)
Director
Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Happily Ever After"
(1985)
Director
Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
(1985)
Director
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
(1986)
Director
Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Two Daddies?"
(1989)
Director
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
(1992)
Director
Frosty Returns
(1992)
Director
You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!
(1994)
Director
It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!
(1997)
Director
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
(2000)
Director
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
(2001)
Director
A Charlie Brown Valentine
(2002)
Director
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
(2003)
Director
Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
(2003)
Director
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
(2006)
Director
Peanuts - 1960's Collection
(2009)
Director
Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow Days
(2011)
Director
Production
A Charlie Brown Christmas
(1965)
Producer
Charlie Brown's All-Stars!
(1966)
Producer
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
(1966)
Producer
He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
(1968)
Executive Producer
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
(1969)
Producer
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
(1969)
Producer
The Rainbow Bear
(1970)
Producer
Babar Comes to America
(1971)
Producer
Play It Again, Charlie Brown
(1971)
Producer
Snoopy, Come Home
(1972)
Producer
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
(1972)
Producer
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
(1973)
Producer
There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown
(1973)
Producer
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
(1974)
Producer
It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown
(1974)
Producer
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
(1974)
Producer
You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown
(1975)
Producer
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
(1975)
Producer
It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown
(1976)
Producer
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
(1977)
Producer
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
(1977)
Producer
You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown
(1979)
Producer
She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown
(1980)
Producer
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)
(1980)
Producer
Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown
(1980)
Producer
Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown
(1981)
Producer
It's Magic, Charlie Brown
(1981)
Producer
Here Comes Garfield
(1982)
Producer
Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?
(1983)
Producer
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
(1983)
Producer
Garfield on the Town
(1983)
Producer
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
(1984)
Producer
Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
(1985)
Producer
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
(1985)
Producer
The Romance of Betty Boop
(1985)
Producer
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
(1986)
Producer
Cathy
(1987)
Producer
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown
(1988)
Producer
Cathy's Last Resort
(1988)
Producer
Cathy's Valentine
(1989)
Producer
Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
(1990)
Producer
Snoopy's Reunion
(1991)
Producer
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
(1992)
Producer
It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown
(1992)
Producer
Frosty Returns
(1992)
Producer
You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!
(1994)
Producer
It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!
(1997)
Producer
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
(2000)
Producer
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
(2002)
Producer
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
(2003)
Producer
Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
(2003)
Producer
Peanuts - 1960's Collection
(2009)
Producer
Art
Writing