21-09-1912
Birthday
Virgo
Zodiac Sign
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Genres
33
Total Films
Charles Jones
Also known as (male)
Spokane, Washington, USA
Place of Birth
21-09-1912
Birthday
Virgo
Zodiac Sign
-
Genres
33
Total Films
Charles M. Jones, Charles Jones
Also Known As (male)
Spokane, Washington, USA
Place of Birth
actor
33 Works
producer
44 Works
director
428 Works
writer
49 Works
other
27 Works
The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
The amazing story of the animograph, a machine created in France in the sixties by the cartoonist and self-taught inventor Jean Dejoux (1922-2015), whose creation was intended to revolutionize the animation industry.Year:
2022
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Narrated by Billy Crystal, the documentary examines the history of the character over the decades, including sketches, clips from the shorts, and interviews with the animation legends who created some of the most memorable Bugs materialYear:
2020
That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace
Meet the creators of the Looney Tunes, animation's zaniest and most beloved characters! Join Chuck Jones, Friz Freling and Mel Blanc as they share rare and personal memories about Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, and some of the wildest stories behind your favorite cartoons!Year:
2014
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
Focuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons.Year:
2012
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet
In this visual essay, Charles Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance, author of "Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema", draws upon a wealth of photography as well as a wide range of interviews (Paulette Goddard, Sydney Chaplin, Chuck Jones, Leni Riefenstahl, Mel Brooks, Joan Collins et al.) to examine the production history of "The Great Dictator", the film's importance as a satire, and legacy.Year:
2011
Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
Blending the animation of Chuck Jones’ original drawings, traditional documentary elements, and one of Jones’ most intimate interviews before his death in 2002, this biography imaginatively brings to life the complicated and difficult childhood of the man who dreamed up Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.Year:
2009
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
The life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel Blanc was one of the most famous Hollywood voice actors with his myriad of voices for classic animated characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and scores of others. However, animation was only one of the fields where Blanc shone through in his long career. This film covers the life of this amazingly talented and big hearted actor, comedian and musician as he became one of the performing greats from the golden ages of American animation and radio through to the 1980s.Year:
2008
Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Before Mickey there was Oswald, the floppy-eared star of Walt Disney's first cartoon series, THE ADVENTURES OF OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT. Fun and mischievous, the cheerful rabbit's popularity quickly multiplied, and so did his shorts. Between 1927 and 1928, Disney created a bounty of legendary and rarely seen Oswald cartoons. Now for the first time ever on DVD, the premiere collection of Disney's Oswald shorts -- all featuring new scores composed by Robert Israel especially for this release. The long-lost rabbit's life story, from his birth to his long-awaited return to Disney, and a documentary on the legendary Ub Iwerks set the stage for the comeback of one of the most important stars in Disney's menagerie. Featuring exclusive introductions by film historian Leonard Maltin, this is a timeless collection from generations past for generations to come.Year:
2007
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
A Documentary about the Looney Tunes war cartoonsYear:
2005
Looney Tunes Collection: Best of Road Runner
Year:
2004
It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’
A documentary about Chuck Jones' classic animated short One Froggy Evening.Year:
2004
Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery
An interview with 'Tex Avery'.Year:
2004
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
A documentary on the Looney Tunes. Including interviews from people who worked on it, and their family.Year:
2003
A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks of the Cartoon Trade
2002 featurette from the DVD of "Chuck Jones: Extremes & Inbetweens, A Life In Animation"Year:
2002
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Cartoon Network holds an awards show awarding cartoon excellence.Year:
2002
Mark Twain
Largely considered to be the greatest American author, Mark Twain is celebrated in this exhaustive documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns.Year:
2002
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most celebrated animators, Chuck (Charles M.) Jones. He is best known for Warner Brothers cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, and Pepe LePew. Included are plenty of behind-the-scenes descriptions of how an animated film is made, and (best of all) many clips from Chuck's cartoons.Year:
2000
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
There's not a person in the world who wouldn't recognize Mickey Mouse. But until now, not many knew the man who originally gave shape, movement and personality to the world's most beloved icon. "The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story" takes you behind the scenes to meet Walt Disney's best friend and chief animator.Year:
1999
Ducktators
Documentary about WWII propaganda cartoons.Year:
1997
Cartoons Go To War
This remarkable documentary dedicates itself to an extraordinary chapter of the second World War – the psychological warfare of the USA. America’s trusted cartoon darlings from the studios of Warner Bros., Paramount, and the “big animals” of the Disney family were supposed to give courage to the people at the homefront, to educate them, but also to simultaneously entertain them. Out of this mixture grew a genre of its own kind – political cartoons. Insightful Interviews with the animators and producers from back then elucidate in an amusing and astonishing way under which bizarre circumstances these films partially came into existence.Year:
1996
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Phil Hartman hosts this retrospective look back at the legacy and making of the classic 1966 holiday special 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'Year:
1994
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Documentary on animator Chuck Jones.Year:
1992
Chuck Amuck: The Movie
Chuck Amuck: The Movie is a 1991 documentary film about Chuck Jones' career with Warner Bros., centered on his work with Looney Tunes; narrated by Dick Vosburgh.Year:
1991
Tex Avery: King of Cartoons
A documentary about the life and career of legendary cartoon director Fred "Tex" Avery.Year:
1988
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
A behind-the-scenes documentary hosted by Joanna Cassidy on the making of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.Year:
1988
Portrait of Tex Avery
Documentary of American animation directory Tex Avery including interviews with his peers including Chuck Jones.Year:
1988
Innerspace
Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Maxwell, to help him extract Tuck and his ship and re-enlarge them before his oxygen runs out.Year:
1987
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Celebrities are interviewed about the social and working lives of Bugs, Daffy, Porky and the rest of the Looney Tunes.Year:
1986
Gremlins
When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, unleashing a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.Year:
1984
Horton Hears a Who!
In this story, Horton discovers there is a microscopic community of intelligent beings called the Who's living on a plant that only he can hear. Recognising the dangers they face, he resolves to keep them safe. However, the other animals around him think Horton has gone crazy thinking that there are such beings.Year:
1970
The Pogo Special Birthday Special
Pogo and his friends celebrate various holidays in their own special ways, while Porkypine does his best to woo Mademoiselle Hepzibah.Year:
1969
You Ought to Be in Pictures
Daffy Duck convinces Porky Pig to quit the cartoon biz and try his luck in the features. Porky's adventures begin when he tries to enter the studio.Year:
1940
