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Bill Melendez

Bill Melendez

Personal Info:

KNOWN FOR

Visual Effects

GENDER

male

BIRTHDAY

1916-11-15

DAY OF DEATH

2008-09-02

PLACE OF BIRTH

Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

ALSO KNOWN AS

J.C. MelendezJ.C. MeléndezJosé Cuauhtémoc MelendezWilliam MelendezJosé Cuauhtémoc Meléndez

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.

POPULAR MOVIES

TV SHOWS APPEARANCE

acting

production

directing

art

visual effects