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
Baby Bottleneck
(1946)
Animation
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
(1946)
Animation
The Big Snooze
(1946)
Animation
Book Revue
(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
Ballet-Oop
(1954)
Animation
It's Everybody's Business
(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)
Charlie Brown's All-Stars!
(1966)
Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
(1966)
Snoopy (voice)
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
Snoopy, Come Home
(1972)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
(1972)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown
(1973)
Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
(1973)
Snoopy / Woodstock (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)
It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown
(1976)
Snoopy / Woodstock
Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
(1976)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
(1977)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
(1977)
Snoopy / Woodstock
What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown
(1978)
Snoopy (voice)
Tooth Brushing
(1978)
Snoopy
You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown
(1979)
Snoopy (voice)
It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown
(1979)
Snoopy
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)
It's Magic, Charlie Brown
(1981)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown
(1981)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
A Charlie Brown Celebration
(1982)
Snoopy (voice)
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
(1983)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?
(1983)
Woodstock/Snoopy
Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?
(1983)
Snoopy (voice)
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
(1984)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
(1985)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
(1985)
Snoopy / Spike / Woodstock (voice)
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
(1986)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
What Next, Charlie Brown
(1987)
Snoopy (voice)
The Mayflower Voyagers
(1988)
Snoopy/Woodstock (voice)
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown
(1988)
Spike (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
A Charlie Brown Valentine
(2002)
Snoopy (voice)
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
(2002)
Snoopy / Woodstock (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)
Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic
(2008)
We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown
(2008)
Himself
A Christmas Miracle: The Making of a Charlie Brown Christmas
(2008)
Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul
(2012)
Himself (Archive Footage)
The One and Only June Foray
(2013)
Himself
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
The Peanuts Movie
(2015)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (archive sound)
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
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
(1968)
Director
He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
(1968)
Director
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
(1969)
Director
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
(1969)
Director
The Rainbow Bear
(1970)
Director
Babar Comes to America
(1971)
Director
Play It Again, Charlie Brown
(1971)
Director
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
(1972)
Director
Snoopy, Come Home
(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
What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown
(1978)
Director
Tooth Brushing
(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
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
(1983)
Director
What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?
(1983)
Director
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
(1984)
Director
The Romance of Betty Boop
(1985)
Director
Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
(1985)
Director
Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Happily Ever After"
(1985)
Director
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
(1986)
Director
Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Two Daddies?"
(1989)
Director
Frosty Returns
(1992)
Director
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
(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
Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
(2003)
Director
I Want a Dog for Christmas, 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
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
(1966)
Producer
Charlie Brown's All-Stars!
(1966)
Producer
He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
(1968)
Executive Producer
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
(1969)
Producer
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
(1969)
Producer
The Rainbow Bear
(1970)
Producer
Play It Again, Charlie Brown
(1971)
Producer
Babar Comes to America
(1971)
Producer
Snoopy, Come Home
(1972)
Producer
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
(1972)
Producer
There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown
(1973)
Producer
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
(1973)
Producer
It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown
(1974)
Producer
It's the Easter Beagle, 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
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)
(1980)
Producer
She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown
(1980)
Producer
Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown
(1980)
Producer
It's Magic, Charlie Brown
(1981)
Producer
Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown
(1981)
Producer
Here Comes Garfield
(1982)
Producer
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
(1983)
Producer
Garfield on the Town
(1983)
Producer
Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?
(1983)
Producer
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
(1984)
Producer
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
(1985)
Producer
Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
(1985)
Producer
The Romance of Betty Boop
(1985)
Producer
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
(1986)
Producer
Cathy
(1987)
Producer
Cathy's Last Resort
(1988)
Producer
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown
(1988)
Producer
Cathy's Valentine
(1989)
Producer
Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
(1990)
Producer
Snoopy's Reunion
(1991)
Producer
It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown
(1992)
Producer
It's Christmastime Again, 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
Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
(2003)
Producer
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
(2003)
Producer
Peanuts - 1960's Collection
(2009)
Producer
Art
Writing