Bill Melendez
Visual Effects
Born: 1916-11-15 in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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.
Known For
The Peanuts Movie
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (archive sound)
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
Snoopy (voice)
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Snoopy (voice)
This Is America, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
This Is America, Charlie Brown
Spike (voice)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
A Charlie Brown Valentine
Snoopy (voice)
Charlie Brown's All-Stars!
Snoopy (voice) (uncredited)
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Snoopy's Reunion
Snoopy / Snoopy's Brothers and Sisters (voice)
You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Snoopy, Come Home
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Peanuts
Snoopy/Woodstock
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!)
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
It's Magic, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Peanuts Motion Comics
Snoopy (voice)
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Spike (voice)
Secret Lives
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
Himself
Snoopy: The Musical
Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown
Spike (voice) (uncredited)
You're in Love, Charlie Brown
Snoopy (voice)
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Self (archive footage)
Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
Snoopy / Woodstock
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
Snoopy
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown
Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (uncredited)