Bill Melendez

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Nov 15, 1916 (108 years old)
Death date
Sep 02, 2008

Bill Melendez

Known For

It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
1h 0m
Movie 2015

It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown

A musical celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Christmas classic. Hosted by Kristen Bell.

The One and Only June Foray
1h 10m
Movie 2013

The One and Only June Foray

This film is about the life and times of legendary voice actress June Foray. From her beginnings as a child wanting to be an actress, to becoming one of the greatest voice talents in the golden age of animation.

Peanuts Motion Comics
0h 8m
TV Show 2008

Peanuts Motion Comics

Twenty animated shorts bundled into ten episodes based on the art and writings of Charles Schulz. Each episode is taken from actual comic strips that Schulz created in the year 1964. Episodes range from stories about Christmas and Halloween, to school elections, baseball games in the summer, and Valentine Day crushes.

A Christmas Miracle: The Making of A Charlie Brown Christmas
0h 16m
Movie 2008

A Christmas Miracle: The Making of A Charlie Brown Christmas

A behind the scenes look at how A Charlie Brown Christmas was made.

We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown
0h 14m
Movie 2008

We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown

A documentary short detailing the making of the classic cartoon "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," and the particular pressure the creative team felt after the massive success of its former creation, "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic
0h 13m
Movie 2008

Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic

Documentary on the making of the Peanuts Thanksgiving special.

It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown
0h 23m
Movie 1996

It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown

As springtime rolls around, Charlie Brown's team is performing the usual hopeless task of getting in shape for the new season. To improve the team's morale, Charlie Brown manages to find a potential team sponsor who agrees to provide uniforms, provided that the team wins the first game of the season. However, considering the usual competence of the team, including new members like Leland who is too young to even tie his shoes, the challenge seems impossible.

You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!
0h 25m
Movie 1994

You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!

The Peanuts Gang competes in a punt, pass and kick contest. The winner gets a new bicycle and a trip to the Super Bowl. Meanwhile, Snoopy coaches the Birds football team (made up of a bunch of Woodstock-like birds) to the AFL (Animal Football League) Super Bowl.

It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
0h 22m
Movie 1992

It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown

As the holiday season rolls around and all the Peanuts gang are getting ready for it. Whether it be Charlie Brown struggling to raise money for his girlfriend or Sally and Peppermint Patty struggling to rehearse and memorize their one word lines for the Christmas pageant, these kids try to keep with the Christmas spirit while Snoopy has his mischief to do.

Snoopy's Reunion
0h 23m
Movie 1991

Snoopy's Reunion

Sensing that his canine companion is a bit down in the mouth, Charlie Brown organizes a Daisy Hill Puppy Farm reunion for Snoopy and his seven siblings in this animated special based on the Charles M. Schulz comic strip. While Charlie Brown is dismayed to see that the bucolic farm has disappeared in a sea of urban sprawl, Snoopy and gang are simply delighted to be in one another's company. Pulling out their instruments, they jam on the sidewalk.

Biography

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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