Cast & creator
Bill Melendez
Best known for Garfield and Friends, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Secret Lives
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.
Also known as: J.C. Melendez, J.C. Meléndez, José Cuauhtémoc Melendez, William Melendez, José Cuauhtémoc Meléndez
209
film credits
17
television credits
71
1938–2015 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (226)
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Garfield and Friends
Producer
1988
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Editor
1938Secret Lives
1995
The Peanuts Movie
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (archive sound)
2015
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
1966It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Director
1966It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Producer
1966
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
Snoopy (voice)
1983The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
Director
1983The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
Producer
1983The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
Series Director
1983
This Is America, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1988This Is America, Charlie Brown
Spike (voice)
1988This Is America, Charlie Brown
Director
1988This Is America, Charlie Brown
Producer
1988This Is America, Charlie Brown
Writer
1988
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Snoopy (voice)
1965A Charlie Brown Christmas
Director
1965A Charlie Brown Christmas
Producer
1965
Cool World
Animation
1992
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
1973A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Producer
1973A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Director
1973
The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show
Animation
1956
A Charlie Brown Valentine
Snoopy (voice)
2002A Charlie Brown Valentine
Director
2002A Charlie Brown Valentine
Producer
2002
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Director
1979The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Adaptation
1979
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Spike (voice)
2003I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
Director
2003I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
Producer
2003
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
1969A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Director
1969A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Producer
1969
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1975Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
Producer
1975
Frosty Returns
Director
1992Frosty Returns
Producer
1992
Charlie Brown's All-Stars!
Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)
1966Charlie Brown's All-Stars!
Director
1966Charlie Brown's All-Stars!
Producer
1966
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1977Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
Director
1977Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
Producer
1977
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Creative Consultant
1976
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1984It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
Producer
1984It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
Director
1984
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
1974It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
Producer
1974
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
1986Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
Director
1986Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
Producer
1986
Wagon Heels
Animation
1945
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1980Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)
Director
1980Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)
Producer
1980
It's Magic, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1981It's Magic, Charlie Brown
Producer
1981
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
2002Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
Producer
2002
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1992It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
Director
1992It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
Producer
1992
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
2006He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
Director
2006He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
Producer
2006
Snoopy, Come Home
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1972Snoopy, Come Home
Director
1972Snoopy, Come Home
Producer
1972
Peanuts Motion Comics
Snoopy (voice)
2008
Peanuts
Snoopy/Woodstock
1965
Bungled Bungalow
Animation
1951
Baby Bottleneck
Animation
1946
Garfield on the Town
Producer
1983
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
Snoopy
1969It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
Director
1969It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
Producer
1969Peanuts Ultimate TV Specials Collection
Director
1965
Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Spike / Woodstock (voice)
1985Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
Producer
1985Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
Director
1985
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
1977It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
Producer
1977
You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
1979You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown
Producer
1979
Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
Snoopy / Woodstock
1990Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
Producer
1990
He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
Snoopy
1968He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
Executive Producer
1968He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
Director
1968
Cathy's Last Resort
Producer
1988
Spellbound Hound
Animation
1950
The Romance of Betty Boop
Producer
1985The Romance of Betty Boop
Director
1985
Trouble Indemnity
Animation
1950
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
1972You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
Producer
1972You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
Director
1972
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
1983It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
Producer
1983It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
Director
1983
Play It Again, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
1971Play It Again, Charlie Brown
Producer
1971Play It Again, Charlie Brown
Director
1971
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Self (archive footage)
2015
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
Animation
1946
You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
1975You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown
Producer
1975
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
Director
1975
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
2000It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
Producer
2000It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
Director
2000
There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)
1973There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown
Producer
1973There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown
Director
1973
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
1985You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Producer
1985
The One and Only June Foray
Self
2013
The Peanuts Classics
Director
1966The Peanuts Classics
Producer
1966
You're in Love, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
1967You're in Love, Charlie Brown
Director
1967
It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1976It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown
Producer
1976
Holiday for Drumsticks
Animation
1949
Happily Ever After
Director
1985
It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown
Snoopy/Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
1974It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown
Producer
1974
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
1988It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown
Producer
1988
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
Himself
2003
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
Himself
2008
What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
1978What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown
Director
1978What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown
Producer
1978
Snoopy's Reunion
Snoopy / Snoopy's Brothers and Sisters (voice)
1991Snoopy's Reunion
Producer
1991
It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1997It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!
Director
1997It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!
Producer
1997
Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1976Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
Animation Director
1976
She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1980She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown
Producer
1980
It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
1996It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown
Producer
1996
Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1981Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown
Producer
1981
Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
2003Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
Director
2003Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown
Producer
2003
A Ham in a Role
Animation
1949
Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
1980Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown
Producer
1980
What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?
Woodstock/Snoopy
1983What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?
Director
1983What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?
Producer
1983
No Man's Valley
Director
1981No Man's Valley
Producer
1981The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review
Animation
1982
Odor of the Day
Animation
1948
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Director
1974Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Producer
1974
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
Self
2001The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
Animation
2001The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
Director
2001
Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown
Animation Director
1979
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
1963A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Animation Director
1963
Here Comes Garfield
Producer
1982
The Mayflower Voyagers
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1988The Mayflower Voyagers
Producer
1988
Dough Ray Me-ow
Animation
1948
Two Daddies?
Director
1989
A Charlie Brown Celebration
Snoopy (voice)
1982A Charlie Brown Celebration
Director
1982A Charlie Brown Celebration
Producer
1982
Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic
Self
2008
Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?
Snoopy (voice)
1983Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?
Producer
1983
You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1994You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!
Director
1994You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!
Producer
1994
Peanuts - 1960's Collection
Director
2009Peanuts - 1960's Collection
Producer
2009
Babar Comes to America
Director
1971Babar Comes to America
Producer
1971
It's Three Strikes, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
1986
It's Everybody's Business
Animation
1954
Gerald McBoing-Boing
Animation
1950
It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown
Snoopy
1979It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown
Director
1979
Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow Days
Snoopy/Woodstock
2011Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow Days
Director
2011Happiness Is...Peanuts: Snow Days
Producer
2011
The Big Snooze
Animation
1946
Falling Hare
Animation
1943
Bushy Hare
Animation
1950
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
Director
1968The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
Producer
1968
Snoopy: The Musical
Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
1988Snoopy: The Musical
Producer
1988
Book Revue
Animation
1946
Mexican Joyride
Animation
1947
Cathy
Producer
1987
We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown
Self
2008
Bone Sweet Bone
Animation
1948
A Christmas Miracle: The Making of A Charlie Brown Christmas
Self
2008
Cathy's Valentine
Producer
1989
Charlie Brown Clears the Air
Director
1979
Draftee Daffy
Animation
1945
Riff Raffy Daffy
Animation
1948
What Next, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
1987
Tooth Brushing
Snoopy
1978Tooth Brushing
Director
1978
Madeline
Animation
1952
Ballet-Oop
Animation
1954
The Dragon Slayer
Director
1956
The Rainbow Bear
Director
1970The Rainbow Bear
Producer
1970The Rainbow Bear
Art Designer
1970The Rainbow Bear
Animation
1970Horizons of Hope
Animation
1954
Energetically Yours
Director
1957