Tex Avery

Known for: Directing
Born: February 26, 1908, Taylor, Texas, USA
Died: August 26, 1980
Movies: 213

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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.

Upcoming Tex Avery Movies

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 1

Release date TBA

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 3

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Best-Known Movies

7.3

Red Hot Riding Hood

1943

6.8

I Love to Singa

1936

7.0

King-Size Canary

1947

6.5

Little Rural Riding Hood

1949

7.1

Bad Luck Blackie

1949

7.3

A Wild Hare

1940

6.8

Blitz Wolf

1942

7.0

Northwest Hounded Police

1946

6.7

Magical Maestro

1952

7.1

Who Killed Who?

1943

Filmography

2012	King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution	Self (archive footage)
2007	Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5	Papa Bear (archive sound) (uncredited)
2003	Tex Avery: A Crazy World	Lui-même
1993	The Compleat Tex Avery
1988	Portrait of Tex Avery
1976	Bugs Bunny Superstar	Himself
1955	Deputy Droopy	Short Robber (voice) (uncredited)
1955	The First Bad Man	Cavemen (uncredited)
1955	The Legend of Rockabye Point	Polar Bear's Sneezes / Polar Bear's Screams (voice) (uncredited)
1954	The Farm of Tomorrow	Small Baby Chicken (voice) (uncredited)
1953	Barney's Hungry Cousin	Hungry Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1951	Car of Tomorrow	Hiccups (voice)
1951	Daredevil Droopy	Spike (voice) (uncredited)
1950	Garden Gopher	Spike (voice) (uncredited)
1950	Ventriloquist Cat	Alley Cat / Spike (voice) (uncredited)
1949	The House of Tomorrow	Burps (uncredited)
1949	Señor Droopy	Bull (voice) (uncredited)
1949	Bad Luck Blackie	Large Dog (voice) (uncredited)
1948	What Price Fleadom	Homer's Dog (voice) (uncredited)
1947	Red Hot Rangers	Junior (voice) (uncredited)
1947	Hound Hunters	Junior (voice) (uncredited)
1946	Henpecked Hoboes	Junior (voice) (uncredited)
1946	Northwest Hounded Police	Droopy (voice) (uncredited)
1946	Lonesome Lenny	Lenny (voice) (uncredited)
1945	Jerky Turkey	Hunting Pilgrim / Turkey Call (voice) (uncredited)
1943	Who Killed Who?	Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
1942	Hold the Lion, Please	Hippo (voice) (uncredited)
1941	The Heckling Hare	Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)
1941	The Crackpot Quail	Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)
1940	Of Fox and Hounds	Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)
1940	Ghost Wanted	Laughing Ghost (voice)
1940	Circus Today	Circus Bandmaster (voice) (uncredited)
1940	The Bear's Tale	Poppa Bear (voice) (uncredited)
1939	Fresh Fish	Prof. Mackerel Fishsticks (voice)
1939	Dangerous Dan McFoo	Fight Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
1939	Believe It or Else	Old Man in Jail (voice) (uncredited)
1939	Thugs with Dirty Mugs	Ed. G. Robemsome as Killer Diller (voice)
1939	A Day at the Zoo	Other Elk Named Bill (voice) (uncredited)
1939	Hamateur Night	Hippo (voice)
1938	Count Me Out	Fight Referee (voice) (uncredited)
1938	Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas	The Chief (voice)
1938	A Feud There Was	Weaver Dude / Weaver Guy with Gun (voice)
1938	The Penguin Parade	Walrus (voice)
1938	Porky's Phoney Express	Porky's Boss's laugh (voice) (uncredited)
1938	The Sneezing Weasel	Weasel (voice) (uncredited)
1937	A Sunbonnet Blue	Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
1937	Egghead Rides Again	Red (voice) (uncredited)
1937	Uncle Tom's Bungalow	Uncle Tom (voice)
1937	Porky the Wrestler	Champion Wrestler Man Mountain (voice) (uncredited)
1936	The Village Smithy	Blacksmith (voice)
1936	Don't Look Now	Preacher (voice) (uncredited)
1934	Toyland Premiere	Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
1930	Spooks	Opening Voice / The Phantom (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1930	Not So Quiet	Sergeant (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1930	My Pal Paul	Paul Whiteman / Laughing Bird (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1930	Hells Heels	Sheriff (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Directing, Writing & Producing

2020	Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection	Director
2011	Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One	Director
2010	The Essential Bugs Bunny	Director
2007	Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5	Director
2007	Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimson	Director
2005	The very best of Tweety	Director
2004	Tex Avery MGM Collection	Producer, Director
2003	Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 2	Director
2003	Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 4	Director
1991	The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame	Director
1957	Cat's Meow	Director
1956	Millionaire Droopy	Director
1955	Cellbound	Director
1955	Deputy Droopy	Director
1955	The First Bad Man	Director
1955	Sh-h-h-h-h-h	Director, Writer
1955	Field and Scream	Director
1955	The Legend of Rockabye Point	Director
1955	Crazy Mixed Up Pup	Director, Writer
1954	I'm Cold	Director
1954	Dixieland Droopy	Director
1954	The Flea Circus	Director
1954	The Farm of Tomorrow	Director
1954	Homesteader Droopy	Director
1954	Billy Boy	Director
1954	Drag-A-Long Droopy	Director
1953	The Three Little Pups	Director
1953	T.V. of Tomorrow	Director, Producer
1953	Little Johnny Jet	Director
1952	Rock-a-Bye Bear	Director
1952	One Cab's Family	Director
1952	Magical Maestro	Director
1951	Droopy's Double Trouble	Director
1951	Car of Tomorrow	Director
1951	Symphony in Slang	Director, Producer
1951	Droopy's Good Deed	Director
1951	Daredevil Droopy	Director
1951	Cock-a-Doodle Dog	Director
1950	The Peachy Cobbler	Director
1950	The Chump Champ	Director
1950	Garden Gopher	Director, Producer
1950	The Cuckoo Clock	Director
1950	Ventriloquist Cat	Director
1949	The Counterfeit Cat	Director
1949	Out-Foxed	Director
1949	Little Rural Riding Hood	Director
1949	Wags to Riches	Director
1949	Doggone Tired	Director
1949	The House of Tomorrow	Director
1949	Señor Droopy	Director
1949	Bad Luck Blackie	Director
1948	The Cat That Hated People	Director
1948	Lucky Ducky	Director
1948	Half-Pint Pygmy	Director
1948	Little 'Tinker	Director
1948	What Price Fleadom	Director
1947	King-Size Canary	Director
1947	Slap Happy Lion	Director
1947	Uncle Tom's Cabaña	Director
1947	Red Hot Rangers	Director
1947	Hound Hunters	Director
1946	Henpecked Hoboes	Director
1946	Northwest Hounded Police	Director
1946	The Hick Chick	Director
1946	Lonesome Lenny	Director
1945	Wild and Woolfy	Director
1945	Swing Shift Cinderella	Director
1945	The Shooting of Dan McGoo	Director
1945	Jerky Turkey	Director
1945	The Screwy Truant	Director
1944	Big Heel-Watha	Director
1944	Happy-Go-Nutty	Director
1944	Batty Baseball	Director
1944	Screwball Squirrel	Director
1943	What's Buzzin' Buzzard?	Director
1943	One Ham's Family	Director
1943	Who Killed Who?	Director
1943	Red Hot Riding Hood	Director
1943	Dumb-Hounded	Director
1942	The Early Bird Dood It!	Director
1942	Blitz Wolf	Director
1942	Crazy Cruise	Director
1942	Aloha Hooey	Director
1941	Wabbit Twouble	Director
1941	The Cagey Canary	Director
1941	The Bug Parade	Director
1941	All This and Rabbit Stew	Director
1941	Aviation Vacation	Director
1941	The Heckling Hare	Director
1941	Hollywood Steps Out	Director
1941	Porky's Preview	Director
1941	Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm	Director
1941	Tortoise Beats Hare	Director
1941	The Haunted Mouse	Director
1941	The Crackpot Quail	Director
1940	Of Fox and Hounds	Director
1940	Wacky Wildlife	Director
1940	Holiday Highlights	Director
1940	Ceiling Hero	Director
1940	A Wild Hare	Director
1940	Circus Today	Director
1940	A Gander at Mother Goose	Director
1940	The Bear's Tale	Director
1940	Cross Country Detours	Director
1940	The Early Worm Gets the Bird	Director
1939	Screwball Football	Director
1939	Fresh Fish	Director
1939	Land of the Midnight Fun	Director
1939	Detouring America	Director
1939	Dangerous Dan McFoo	Director
1939	Believe It or Else	Director
1939	Thugs with Dirty Mugs	Director
1939	A Day at the Zoo	Director
1939	Hamateur Night	Director
1938	The Mice Will Play	Director
1938	Daffy Duck in Hollywood	Director
1938	Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas	Director
1938	A Feud There Was	Director
1938	Cinderella Meets Fella	Director
1938	Movie Phoney News	Director
1938	The Isle of Pingo Pongo	Director
1938	The Penguin Parade	Director
1938	The Sneezing Weasel	Director
1938	Daffy Duck & Egghead	Director
1937	Little Red Walking Hood	Director
1937	I Wanna Be a Sailor	Director
1937	Porky's Garden	Director
1937	A Sunbonnet Blue	Director
1937	Egghead Rides Again	Director
1937	Uncle Tom's Bungalow	Director
1937	Ain't We Got Fun	Director
1937	Porky's Duck Hunt	Director, Writer
1937	I Only Have Eyes for You	Director
1937	Picador Porky	Director
1937	Porky the Wrestler	Director
1936	The Village Smithy	Director
1936	Don't Look Now	Director
1936	Milk and Money	Director
1936	Porky the Rain-Maker	Director
1936	I Love to Singa	Director
1936	I'd Love to Take Orders from You	Director
1936	The Blow Out	Director
1936	Page Miss Glory	Director
1936	Plane Dippy	Director
1935	Gold Diggers of '49	Director
1935	The Quail Hunt	Director
1935	Amateur Broadcast	Director
1935	At Your Service	Director
1935	Towne Hall Follies	Director
1935	Elmer the Great Dane	Director
1935	Do a Good Deed	Director
1935	The Hillbilly	Director
1935	Robinson Crusoe Isle	Director
1934	Sky Larks	Director
1934	Chris Columbus, Jr.	Director
1934	The Gingerbread Boy	Director
1931	The Hunter	Writer

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