Tex Avery
Born in Taylor, Texas, USA — Feb 26 1908• Died Aug 26 1980
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator and director, known for producing and directing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, George and Junior, and Chilly Willy.
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Tex Avery's Credits
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What a Cartoon!
Writing
Droopy, Master Detective
Writing
The Farm of Tomorrow
Small Baby Chicken (voice) (uncredited)
I Love to Singa
Directing
The Kwicky Koala Show
Creator
Who Killed Who?
Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
A Feather in His Collar
Visual Effects
Doggone Tired
Directing
One Cab's Family
Directing
Red Hot Rangers
Junior (voice) (uncredited)
Henpecked Hoboes
Junior (voice) (uncredited)
The Blow Out
Directing
I Wanna Be a Sailor
Directing
Billy Boy
Directing
Red Hot Riding Hood
Directing
Lonesome Lenny
Lenny (voice) (uncredited)
Blitz Wolf
Directing
A Day at the Zoo
Other Elk Named Bill (voice) (uncredited)
The Peachy Cobbler
Directing
Señor Droopy
Bull (voice) (uncredited)
Deputy Droopy
Short Robber (voice) (uncredited)
Magical Maestro
Directing
Page Miss Glory
Directing
The Chump Champ
Directing
A Wild Hare
Directing
Tortoise Beats Hare
Directing
Cross Country Detours
Directing
The Shooting of Dan McGoo
Directing
Slap Happy Lion
Directing
Hound Hunters
Junior (voice) (uncredited)
Rock-a-Bye Bear
Directing
Milk and Money
Directing
Wabbit Twouble
Directing
Bad Luck Blackie
Large Dog (voice) (uncredited)
Bugs Bunny Superstar
Himself
Cock-a-Doodle Dog
Directing
The Hunter
Writing
Africa
Visual Effects
Out-Foxed
Directing
Casper's First Christmas
Visual Effects
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One
Directing
Wild and Woolfy
Directing
The Hick Chick
Directing
Wags to Riches
Directing
The Cat That Hated People
Directing
Little 'Tinker
Directing
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5
Papa Bear (archive sound) (uncredited)
Hollywood Steps Out
Directing
Barney's Hungry Cousin
Hungry Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Porky the Wrestler
Champion Wrestler Man Mountain (voice) (uncredited)
Droopy's Double Trouble
Directing
The Counterfeit Cat
Directing
Cat's Meow
Directing
The Essential Bugs Bunny
Directing
Confidence
Visual Effects
Garden Gopher
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
All This and Rabbit Stew
Directing
The Fowl Ball
Visual Effects
Dangerous Dan McFoo
Fight Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
A Feud There Was
Weaver Dude / Weaver Guy with Gun (voice)
The Legend of Rockabye Point
Polar Bear's Sneezes / Polar Bear's Screams (voice) (uncredited)
Picador Porky
Directing
The House of Tomorrow
Directing
Ventriloquist Cat
Alley Cat / Spike (voice) (uncredited)
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame
Directing
Uncle Tom's Cabana
Directing
Plane Dippy
Directing
I Only Have Eyes for You
Directing
Jerky Turkey
Hunting Pilgrim / Turkey Call (voice) (uncredited)
Daredevil Droopy
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
Don't Look Now
Preacher (voice) (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of '49
Directing
Lucky Ducky
Directing
Swing Shift Cinderella
Directing
Little Johnny Jet
Directing
Dixieland Droopy
Directing
T.V. of Tomorrow
Directing
Dumb-Hounded
Directing
Cellbound
Directing
Drag-A-Long Droopy
Directing
Ghost Wanted
Laughing Ghost (voice)
A Bird in the Head
Visual Effects
The Flea Circus
Directing
Northwest Hounded Police
Directing
Aviation Vacation
Directing
The First Bad Man
Cavemen (uncredited)
Egghead Rides Again
Red (voice) (uncredited)
Hamateur Night
Hippo (voice)
The Bear's Tale
Poppa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Big Heel-Watha
Directing
George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular
Writing
Circus Today
Circus Bandmaster (voice) (uncredited)
Cinderella Meets Fella
Directing
The Three Little Pups
Directing
Fresh Fish
Prof. Mackerel Fishsticks (voice)
Daffy Duck in Hollywood
Directing
Porky's Duck Hunt
Directing
I'd Love to Take Orders from You
Directing
The Mice Will Play
Directing
Millionaire Droopy
Directing
What Price Fleadom
Homer's Dog (voice) (uncredited)
Grandma's Pet
Visual Effects
Batty Baseball
Directing
Daffy Duck & Egghead
Directing
Porky's Garden
Directing
Screwball Football
Directing
King-Size Canary
Directing
The Screwy Truant
Directing
Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection
Directing
The Penguin Parade
Walrus (voice)
Happy-Go-Nutty
Directing
Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm
Directing
Crazy Cruise
Directing
Little Red Walking Hood
Directing
Thugs with Dirty Mugs
Ed. G. Robemsome as Killer Diller
The Haunted Mouse
Directing
The Village Smithy
Blacksmith (voice)
The Zoo
Writing
The Bug Parade
Directing
The Cagey Canary
Directing
Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Volume 1
Directing
I'm Cold
Directing
Ceiling Hero
Directing
Sh-h-h-h-h-h
Directing
Little Rural Riding Hood
Directing
Count Me Out
Fight Referee (voice) (uncredited)
What's Buzzin' Buzzard?
Directing
Aloha Hooey
Directing
Car of Tomorrow
Hiccups (voice)
A Gander at Mother Goose
Directing
Wolf! Wolf!
Writing
Hold the Lion, Please
Hippo (voice) (uncredited)
Wacky Wildlife
Directing
Toyland Premiere
Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
The Cuckoo Clock
Directing
Believe It or Else
Old Man in Jail (voice) (uncredited)
A Sunbonnet Blue
Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
The Crackpot Quail
Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)
Symphony in Slang
Directing
Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery
Self
The Sneezing Weasel
Weasel (voice) (uncredited)
Porky the Rain-Maker
Directing
Porky's Phoney Express
Porky's Boss's laugh (voice) (uncredited)
Half-Pint Pygmy
Directing
The Isle of Pingo Pongo
Directing
Uncle Tom's Bungalow
Uncle Tom (voice)
Ain't We Got Fun
Directing
Portrait of Tex Avery
Screwball Squirrel
Directing
Holiday Highlights
Directing
Porky's Preview
Directing
One Ham's Family
Directing
The Heckling Hare
Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
Self (archive footage)
Towne Hall Follies
Visual Effects
Homesteader Droopy
Directing
The Early Bird Dood It!
Directing
Field and Scream
Directing
Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas
The Chief (voice)
Of Fox and Hounds
Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)
Crazy Mixed Up Pup
Directing
Detouring America
Directing
Tex Avery MGM Collection
Production
Droopy's Good Deed
Directing
Tex Avery: A Crazy World
Lui-même
Movie Phoney News
Directing
The very best of Tweety
Directing
The Compleat Tex Avery
Land of the Midnight Fun
Directing
Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 1
Directing
Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 4
Directing
The Early Worm Gets the Bird
Directing
Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 3
Directing
Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 2
Directing