Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-09-21

Deathday

2002-02-22 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Spokane, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Charles M. Jones
Charles Jones

Chuck Jones

Biography

Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio. He directed many of the classic short animated cartoons starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, Sylvester, Pepé Le Pew and a slew of other Warner characters. Three of these shorts (Duck Amuck, One Froggy Evening and What's Opera, Doc?) were later inducted into the National Film Registry. Chief among Jones' other works was the famous "Hunting Trilogy" of Rabbit Fire, Rabbit Seasoning, and Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1951–1953).

After his career at Warner Bros. ended in 1962, Jones started Sib Tower 12 Productions and began producing cartoons for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including a new series of Tom and Jerry shorts and the television adaptation of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. He later started his own studio, Chuck Jones Productions, which created several one-shot specials, and periodically worked on Looney Tunes related works.

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Acting

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Camera Three as Self

2022

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox as Self (archive footage)

2020

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! as Himself (archive footage)

2014

That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace as Himself (archive footage)

2012

Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul as Himself (Archive Footage)

2011

The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet as Self (archive footage)

2009

Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood as Self

2008

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices as Himself (archive footage)

2007

Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit as Self

2005

Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! as Himself

2004		Looney Tunes Collection: Best of Road Runner
2004		It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’ as Himself (archive footage)
2004		Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery as Self

2003

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes as Himself

2002		A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks of the Cartoon Trade as Himself
2002		The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002		Mark Twain as Self (uncredited)
2002		Mark Twain as self

2000

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self

1999

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story as Himself

1997

Ducktators as Self

1996

Cartoons Go To War as Himself

1994

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition as Self

1992

The Magical World of Chuck Jones as Self

1991

Chuck Amuck: The Movie as Himself

1988		Tex Avery: King of Cartoons as Himself
1988		Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town as Self
1988		Portrait of Tex Avery

1987

Innerspace as Supermarket Customer

1986		Matlock as Magician #1
1986		Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary as Self

1984

Gremlins as Mr. Jones

1971

Curiosity Shop

1970

Horton Hears a Who! as Junior Kangaroo / Various Whos / Quizmo McKwoff / JoJo (voice)

1969

The Pogo Special Birthday Special as Porky Pine / Bun Rab / Basil the Butterfly

1953

The Oscars as Self

1940

You Ought to Be in Pictures as Guy Running Out at Super Speed (archive footage) (uncredited)

Art

2001

Timber Wolf as Storyboard Artist

1988

Tex Avery: King of Cartoons as Title Designer

1972

The Lorax as Storyboard Artist

1966

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! as Storyboard Artist

1961

Bachelor in Paradise as Title Designer

Creator

2001

Timber Wolf as Creator

1971

Curiosity Shop as Creator

Crew

2003

Duck Dodgers as Thanks

1995

Four Rooms as Creative Consultant

1991

The Dating Game as Thanks

Directing

2014

A Looney Tunes Thanksgiving as Director

2012

Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles: The Chuck Jones Collection as Director

2011

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One as Director

2010		The Essential Bugs Bunny as Director
2010		Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl as Director
2010		Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl as Director
2010		Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire as Director

2007

Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5 as Director

2004		Looney Tunes Collection: Best of Road Runner as Director
2004		Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Vol:2 as Director

2003

Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 1 as Director

1999

Looney Tunes All Stars as Director

1998		Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth as Director
1998		Marvin The Martian: Space Tunes as Director

1997

From Hare to Eternity as Director

1996

Superior Duck as Director

1995

Another Froggy Evening as Director

1994

Chariots of Fur as Director

1991		The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame as Director
1991		Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes as Director

1988

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters as Director

1983

Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island as Director

1982		Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales as Director
1982		Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television as Director

1980		Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century as Director
1980		Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special as Director
1980		The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special as Director
1980		Soup or Sonic as Director
1980		Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bunny as Director
1980		Spaced Out Bunny as Director
1980		Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over as Director

1979		Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales as Director
1979		Freeze Frame as Director
1979		Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet as Director
1979		Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile as Director
1979		The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie as Director

1978		Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Great Santa Claus Caper as Director
1978		How Bugs Bunny Won the West as Director
1978		A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court as Director

1977		Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special as Director
1977		Bugs Bunny in Space as Director
1977		Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies as Director

1976		Carnival of the Animals as Director
1976		Mowgli's Brothers as Director

1975		The White Seal as Director
1975		Yankee Doodle Cricket as Director
1975		Rikki-Tikki-Tavi as Director

1973		A Very Merry Cricket as Director
1973		A Cricket in Times Square as Director
1973		Man: The Polluter as Director

1970		The Phantom Tollbooth as Director
1970		Horton Hears a Who! as Director

1969

The Pogo Special Birthday Special as Director

1967		The Bear That Wasn't as Director
1967		Cannery Rodent as Director
1967		Cat and Dupli-cat as Director

1966		How the Grinch Stole Christmas! as Director
1966		Love Me, Love My Mouse as Director
1966		Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary as Director
1966		Duel Personality as Director

1965		The Cat's Me-Ouch as Director
1965		The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics as Director
1965		Zip Zip Hooray! as Director
1965		The Year of the Mouse as Director
1965		Of Feline Bondage as Director
1965		I'm Just Wild About Jerry as Director
1965		Haunted Mouse as Director
1965		Bad Day at Cat Rock as Director
1965		Roadrunner a Go-Go as Director
1965		Tom-ic Energy as Director
1965		Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life as Director

1964		The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse as Director
1964		War and Pieces as Director
1964		Snowbody Loves Me as Director
1964		Much Ado About Mousing as Director
1964		Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? as Director
1964		The Cat Above and the Mouse Below as Director

1963		To Beep or Not to Beep as Director
1963		Transylvania 6-5000 as Director
1963		Mad as a Mars Hare as Director
1963		Pent-House Mouse as Director
1963		Hare-Breadth Hurry as Director
1963		Now Hear This as Director
1963		I Was a Teenage Thumb as Director

1962		Martian Through Georgia as Director
1962		Louvre Come Back to Me! as Director
1962		Zoom at the Top as Director
1962		Adventures of the Road-Runner as Director
1962		A Sheep in the Deep as Director

1961		Nelly's Folly as Director
1961		Beep Prepared as Director
1961		Compressed Hare as Director
1961		A Scent of the Matterhorn as Director
1961		Lickety-Splat as Director
1961		The Abominable Snow Rabbit as Director
1961		The Mouse on 57th Street as Director
1961		Zip 'n Snort as Director
1961		Bad-Time Story as Director

1960		High Note as Director
1960		Hopalong Casualty as Director
1960		Ready, Woolen and Able as Director
1960		Rabbit's Feat as Director
1960		Who Scent You? as Director
1960		Fastest with the Mostest as Director

1959		Wild About Hurry as Director
1959		Hot-Rod and Reel! as Director
1959		Hare-Abian Nights as Director
1959		Baton Bunny as Director

1958		Cat Feud as Director
1958		Hip Hip-Hurry! as Director
1958		Hook, Line and Stinker as Director
1958		To Itch His Own as Director
1958		Whoa, Be-Gone! as Director
1958		Hare-Way to the Stars as Director
1958		Robin Hood Daffy as Director

1957		Drafty, Isn't It? as Director
1957		Touché and Go as Director
1957		Zoom and Bored as Director
1957		What's Opera, Doc? as Director
1957		Steal Wool as Director
1957		Boyhood Daze as Director
1957		Ali Baba Bunny as Director
1957		Go Fly a Kit as Director
1957		Scrambled Aches as Director

1956		To Hare Is Human as Director
1956		90 Day Wondering as Director
1956		There They Go-Go-Go! as Director
1956		Deduce, You Say as Director
1956		Rocket-bye Baby as Director
1956		Barbary-Coast Bunny as Director
1956		Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z as Director
1956		Heaven Scent as Director
1956		Rocket Squad as Director
1956		Broom-Stick Bunny as Director
1956		Bugs' Bonnets as Director

1955		One Froggy Evening as Director
1955		Guided Muscle as Director
1955		Two Scent's Worth as Director
1955		Knight-Mare Hare as Director
1955		Jumpin' Jupiter as Director
1955		Double or Mutton as Director
1955		Rabbit Rampage as Director
1955		Past Perfumance as Director
1955		Ready.. Set.. Zoom! as Director
1955		Beanstalk Bunny as Director
1955		A Hitch in Time as Director

1954		Baby Buggy Bunny as Director
1954		Sheep Ahoy as Director
1954		My Little Duckaroo as Director
1954		From A to Z-Z-Z-Z as Director
1954		Stop! Look! and Hasten! as Director
1954		Bewitched Bunny as Director
1954		Claws for Alarm as Director
1954		The Cats Bah as Director
1954		No Barking as Director
1954		Feline Frame-Up as Director

1953		Punch Trunk as Director
1953		Duck! Rabbit, Duck! as Director
1953		Lumber Jack-Rabbit as Director
1953		Zipping Along as Director
1953		Bully for Bugs as Director
1953		Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century as Director
1953		Wild Over You as Director
1953		Much Ado About Nutting as Director
1953		Duck Amuck as Director
1953		Kiss Me Cat as Director
1953		Forward March Hare as Director
1953		Don't Give Up the Sheep as Director

1952		Terrier-Stricken as Director
1952		Rabbit Seasoning as Director
1952		Mouse-Warming as Director
1952		Going! Going! Gosh! as Director
1952		The Hasty Hare as Director
1952		Orange Blossoms for Violet as Director
1952		Beep, Beep as Director
1952		Water, Water Every Hare as Director
1952		Little Beau Pepé as Director
1952		Feed the Kitty as Director
1952		Operation: Rabbit as Director

1951		Drip-Along Daffy as Director
1951		A Bear for Punishment as Director
1951		Cheese Chasers as Director
1951		His Hare Raising Tale as Director
1951		The Wearing of the Grin as Director
1951		Chow Hound as Director
1951		Rabbit Fire as Director
1951		A Hound for Trouble as Director
1951		Scent-imental Romeo as Director
1951		Bunny Hugged as Director

1950		Two's a Crowd as Director
1950		Rabbit of Seville as Director
1950		Caveman Inki as Director
1950		The Ducksters as Director
1950		Dog Gone South as Director
1950		8 Ball Bunny as Director
1950		The Hypo-Chondri-Cat as Director
1950		The Scarlet Pumpernickel as Director
1950		Homeless Hare as Director

1949		Rabbit Hood as Director
1949		Bear Feat as Director
1949		For Scent-imental Reasons as Director
1949		Frigid Hare as Director
1949		Fast and Furry-ous as Director
1949		Often an Orphan as Director
1949		Long-Haired Hare as Director
1949		The Bee-Deviled Bruin as Director
1949		Mouse Wreckers as Director
1949		Mississippi Hare as Director
1949		Awful Orphan as Director
1949		So Much for So Little as Director

1948		Scaredy Cat as Director
1948		My Bunny Lies Over the Sea as Director
1948		Daffy Dilly as Director
1948		You Were Never Duckier as Director
1948		Haredevil Hare as Director
1948		Rabbit Punch as Director
1948		What's Brewin', Bruin? as Director
1948		A Feather in His Hare as Director

1947		Little Orphan Airedale as Director
1947		House Hunting Mice as Director
1947		A Pest in the House as Director
1947		Inki at the Circus as Director
1947		Scent-imental Over You as Director

1946		Roughly Squeaking as Director
1946		Fair and Worm-er as Director
1946		The Eager Beaver as Director
1946		Hair-Raising Hare as Director
1946		Hush My Mouse as Director
1946		Quentin Quail as Director

1945		The Good Egg as Director
1945		Hare Tonic as Director
1945		No Buddy Atoll as Director
1945		Fresh Airedale as Director
1945		Hare Conditioned as Director
1945		It's Murder She Says... as Director
1945		Trap Happy Porky as Director
1945		In the Aleutians as Director
1945		Odor-Able Kitty as Director

1944		Lost and Foundling as Director
1944		Outpost as Director
1944		From Hand to Mouse as Director
1944		Hell-Bent for Election as Director
1944		Angel Puss as Director
1944		Gas as Director
1944		A Lecture on Camouflage as Director
1944		The Weakly Reporter as Director
1944		Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike as Director
1944		Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears as Director
1944		Tom Turk and Daffy as Director
1944		Going Home as Director

1943		Inki and the Minah Bird as Director
1943		Fin'n Catty as Director
1943		The Infantry Blues as Director
1943		Spies as Director
1943		Wackiki Wabbit as Director
1943		The Aristo-Cat as Director
1943		Coming!! Snafu as Director
1943		The Unbearable Bear as Director
1943		Super-Rabbit as Director
1943		Flop Goes the Weasel as Director
1943		To Duck.... Or Not to Duck as Director
1943		Point Rationing of Foods as Director

1942		Case of the Missing Hare as Director
1942		My Favorite Duck as Director
1942		The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall as Director
1942		Fox Pop as Director
1942		The Squawkin' Hawk as Director
1942		Hold the Lion, Please as Director
1942		The Draft Horse as Director
1942		Dog Tired as Director
1942		Conrad the Sailor as Director
1942		Porky's Cafe as Director
1942		The Bird Came C.O.D. as Director

1941		Porky's Midnight Matinee as Director
1941		Saddle Silly as Director
1941		The Brave Little Bat as Director
1941		Snow Time for Comedy as Director
1941		Inki and the Lion as Director
1941		Porky's Prize Pony as Director
1941		Toy Trouble as Director
1941		Porky's Ant as Director
1941		Joe Glow, the Firefly as Director
1941		Sniffles Bells the Cat as Director
1941		Elmer's Pet Rabbit as Director

1940		Bedtime for Sniffles as Director
1940		Good Night Elmer as Director
1940		Stage Fright as Director
1940		Ghost Wanted as Director
1940		The Egg Collector as Director
1940		Tom Thumb in Trouble as Director
1940		Sniffles Takes a Trip as Director
1940		Elmer's Candid Camera as Director
1940		Mighty Hunters as Director

1939		The Curious Puppy as Director
1939		Sniffles and the Bookworm as Director
1939		The Good Egg as Director
1939		The Little Lion Hunter as Director
1939		Little Brother Rat as Director
1939		Snowman's Land as Director
1939		Old Glory as Director
1939		Naughty But Mice as Director
1939		Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur as Director
1939		Prest-O Change-O as Director
1939		Robin Hood Makes Good as Director
1939		Dog Gone Modern as Director

1938		The Night Watchman as Director
1938		Porky's Poppa as Assistant Director

1937

Get Rich Quick Porky as Assistant Director

Production

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Private SNAFU Coming!! as Director of Operations

2001

Timber Wolf as Producer

1997		From Hare to Eternity as Producer
1997		Pullet Surprise as Producer
1997		Father Of The Bird as Producer

1996

Superior Duck as Producer

1995

Peter and the Wolf as Executive Consultant

1980		Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century as Producer
1980		Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special as Producer
1980		Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over as Producer

1979		Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile as Producer
1979		The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie as Producer

1978

Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Great Santa Claus Caper as Producer

1976

Carnival of the Animals as Producer

1975

Yankee Doodle Cricket as Producer

1973		A Very Merry Cricket as Producer
1973		A Cricket in Times Square as Producer

1971		A Christmas Carol as Executive Producer
1971		Curiosity Shop as Producer
1971		The Wizard of Id as Executive Producer
1971		The Cat in the Hat as Producer

1970		The Phantom Tollbooth as Producer
1970		Horton Hears a Who! as Producer

1969

The Pogo Special Birthday Special as Producer

1967		The Bear That Wasn't as Producer
1967		Advance and Be Mechanized as Producer
1967		The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R. as Producer
1967		Guided Mouse-Ille as Producer
1967		Cat and Dupli-cat as Producer

1966		How the Grinch Stole Christmas! as Producer
1966		Catty-Cornered as Producer
1966		Love Me, Love My Mouse as Producer
1966		Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary as Producer
1966		Duel Personality as Producer

1965		The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics as Producer
1965		Of Feline Bondage as Producer
1965		I'm Just Wild About Jerry as Producer
1965		Haunted Mouse as Producer
1965		Tom-ic Energy as Producer
1965		Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life as Producer

1964		The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse as Producer
1964		Snowbody Loves Me as Producer
1964		Much Ado About Mousing as Producer
1964		Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? as Producer
1964		The Cat Above and the Mouse Below as Producer

1963

Pent-House Mouse as Producer

Visual Effects

2010

Bugs Bunny at the Symphony as Animation Director

1995

Peter and the Wolf as Character Designer

1992

Stay Tuned as Animation Supervisor

1990

Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Animation Director

1981

A Chipmunk Christmas as Character Designer

1938

Porky's Five & Ten as Animation

1937		Porky's Hero Agency as Animation
1937		Porky's Super Service as Animation
1937		Porky and Gabby as Animation
1937		I Only Have Eyes for You as Animation
1937		Picador Porky as Animation
1937		Porky the Wrestler as Animation

1936		Milk and Money as Animation
1936		I Love to Singa as Animation
1936		Page Miss Glory as Animation

1935		Hollywood Capers as Animation
1935		My Green Fedora as Animation

1934		Those Beautiful Dames as Animation
1934		The Girl at the Ironing Board as Animation

Writing

2014

A Looney Tunes Thanksgiving as Writer

2013

Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness as Story

2004

Looney Tunes Collection: Best of Road Runner as Scenario Writer

2001

Timber Wolf as Writer

1998

Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth as Story

1996

Superior Duck as Story

1995

Another Froggy Evening as Writer

1980		Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century as Story
1980		Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special as Writer
1980		Spaced Out Bunny as Writer
1980		Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over as Writer

1979		Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile as Writer
1979		The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie as Writer

1978

Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Great Santa Claus Caper as Writer

1976		Carnival of the Animals as Writer
1976		Mowgli's Brothers as Writer

1975		The White Seal as Writer
1975		Yankee Doodle Cricket as Writer
1975		Rikki-Tikki-Tavi as Writer

1973		A Very Merry Cricket as Writer
1973		A Cricket in Times Square as Writer

1970

The Phantom Tollbooth as Screenplay

1967

Cat and Dupli-cat as Story

1966		Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary as Story
1966		Duel Personality as Story

1965		Of Feline Bondage as Story
1965		I'm Just Wild About Jerry as Story
1965		Haunted Mouse as Story
1965		Tom-ic Energy as Story
1965		Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life as Story

1964		The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse as Story
1964		Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? as Story
1964		The Cat Above and the Mouse Below as Story

1963		To Beep or Not to Beep as Story
1963		Pent-House Mouse as Story
1963		Now Hear This as Story

1962		Gay Purr-ee as Writer
1962		Adventures of the Road-Runner as Story

1961		Nelly's Folly as Story
1961		Beep Prepared as Screenplay
1961		A Scent of the Matterhorn as Story
1961		Zip 'n Snort as Story

1960

Hopalong Casualty as Story

1957

Drafty, Isn't It? as Writer

1956

90 Day Wondering as Writer

1955		Two Scent's Worth as Story
1955		A Hitch in Time as Writer

1952

Orange Blossoms for Violet as Writer

1949

So Much for So Little as Writer

1943

Point Rationing of Foods as Writer