Michael Maltese
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- February 6, 1908, New York, New York, USA
- Died
- February 22, 1981
- Movies
- 40
Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American story man for classic animated cartoon shorts. He is best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones. This collaboration produced many highly acclaimed animated shorts, including 4 of the top 5 "greatest cartoons" as judged by 1000 animation professionals; "What's Opera, Doc?" tops this list as the best animated short of all time.
[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1991 | Chuck Amuck: The Movie | Himself |
| 1952 | Little Beau Pepé | Foreign Legion Singer (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1951 | A Hound for Trouble | Customer (voice) |
| 1948 | A Feather in His Hare | Indian (voice) |
| 1947 | A Hare Grows in Manhattan | Dog (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Rumors | Soldier (voice) |
| 1943 | Wackiki Wabbit | Fat Castaway (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Aristo-Cat | Hubie (voice) |
| 1943 | Tortoise Wins by a Hare | Various Rabbit Thugs (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Ducktators | Mussolini Duck (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1941 | We, the Animals - Squeak! | Leader Mouse (voice) |
| 1940 | You Ought to Be in Pictures | Studio Guard (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2010 | Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl | Writer |
| 1980 | Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special | Writer |
| 1979 | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie | Writer |
| 1978 | How Bugs Bunny Won the West | Writer |
| 1965 | Big Mouse-Take | Writer |
| 1965 | Horse Shoo | Writer |
| 1964 | Bear Knuckles | Writer |
| 1964 | Trouble Bruin | Writer |
| 1964 | Bear Hug | Writer |
| 1964 | Elephantastic | Writer |
| 1964 | Raggedy Rug | Writer |
| 1963 | Habit Rabbit | Writer |
| 1963 | Drum-Sticked | Writer |
| 1963 | Sheep Stealers Anonymous | Writer |
| 1962 | Bearly Able | Writer |
| 1962 | Swash Buckled | Writer |
| 1962 | Beef For And After | Writer |
| 1961 | Fee Fie Foes | Writer |
| 1957 | Fox-Terror | Writer |
| 1956 | 90 Day Wondering | Writer |
| 1955 | Flea for Two | Writer |
| 1955 | The Legend of Rockabye Point | Writer |
| 1952 | Beep, Beep | Writer |
| 1949 | Bear Feat | Writer |
| 1949 | Frigid Hare | Writer |
| 1948 | Bugs Bunny Rides Again | Writer |
| 1947 | It's a Grand Old Nag | Writer |
| 1945 | Herr Meets Hare | Writer |
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