Name
William Hanna
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1910-07-14
Deathday
2001-03-22 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Melrose, New Mexico, USA
Biography
William Denby "Bill" Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer, television director, television producer, and cartoon artist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the 20th century. When he was a young child, Hanna's family moved frequently, but they settled in Compton, California, by 1919. There, Hanna became an Eagle Scout. Hanna graduated from Compton High School in 1928. He briefly attended Compton City College but dropped out at the onset of the Great Depression.After working odd jobs in the first months of the Depression, Hanna joined the Harman and Ising animation studio in 1930. During the 1930s, Hanna steadily gained skill and prominence while working on cartoons such as Captain and the Kids. In 1937, while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Hanna met Joseph Barbera. The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry and live action films. In 1957, they co-founded Hanna-Barbera, which became the most successful television animation studio in the business, producing programs such as The Flintstones, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs, and Yogi Bear. In 1967, Hanna–Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for $12 million, but Hanna and Barbera remained heads of the company until 1991. At that time the studio was sold to Turner Broadcasting System, which in turn was merged with Time Warner, owners of Warner Bros., in 1996; Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisors.Hanna and Barbera won seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy Awards. Their cartoons have become cultural icons, and their cartoon characters have appeared in other media such as films, books, and toys. Hanna–Barbera's shows have a global audience of over 300 million people and have been translated into more than 20 languages.
Known For
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When the Mystery Inc. gang is invited to Spooky Island, a popular amusement park, they soo...
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Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse get kicked out of their home and relocate to a fancy New Y...
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Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of ...
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The popular cartoon cat and mouse are thrown into a feature film. The story has the twosom...
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While carrying on their usual hi-jinks, they inadvertantly stow-away on a spaceship bound ...
- 1989 Hanna-Barbera's 50th as Self
- 2022 Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up! as Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)
- 1945 The Mouse Comes to Dinner as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1946 Trap Happy as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1944 The Zoot Cat as Tom's Screams (archive voice) (uncredited)
- 1957 Timid Tabby as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 2006 Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers as Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)
- 1949 The Little Orphan as Tom / Jerry / Nibbles (voice) (uncredited)
- 1944 The Million Dollar Cat as Tom's Screams (archive voice) (uncredited)
- 1950 Saturday Evening Puss as Tom / Jerry / Butch (voice) (uncredited)
- 1991 The Last Halloween as Narrator
- 1941 The Prospecting Bear as Donkey
- 1950 Garden Gopher as Spike's Screams (voice) (uncredited)
- 1944 Screwball Squirrel as Screwy Squirrel's Scream (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 The Bowling Alley-Cat as Tom (vocal sounds) (uncredited)
- 2004 Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection
- 1954 Pet Peeve as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1950 Little Quacker as Tom (uncredited)
- 1953 Dangerous When Wet as Tom (uncredited)
- 1993 I Yabba-Dabba Do! as Bill (voice)
- 1943 Baby Puss as Tom's Screams (voice) (uncredited)
- 1990 Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash as Self
- 1948 The Truce Hurts as Tom / Jerry / Butch (voice) (uncredited)
- 2002 The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1994 The Flintstones as Executive in Boardroom
- 2000 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as Special Appearance
- 2004 Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies as (voice)
- 1986 The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2021 Tom & Jerry as Tom / Jerry (archive sounds) (uncredited)
- 2010 Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection as Tom (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 2021 The House That Cat Built as Tom / Jerry (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 2021 On a Roll as Tom / Jerry (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1945 Quiet Please! as Tom's Screams (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 Little Gravel Voice as Little Gravel Voice (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949 Bad Luck Blackie as Large Dog Scream (voice)
- 1963 Here Comes a Star
- 1947 The Invisible Mouse as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1943 War Dogs as Dog Gasps (voice - uncredited)
- 1954 Puppy Tale as Tom (uncredited)
- 2011 Tom and Jerry: Golden Collection Volume One as Tom (voice 1942-1958)
- 2011 Tom and Jerry: Golden Collection Volume One as Jerry (voice 1940-1958)
- 1948 Kitty Foiled as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1947 The Cat Concerto as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949 Polka-Dot Puss as Tom /Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1948 Mouse Cleaning as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1946 Springtime for Thomas as Tom / Butch's Screams (voice) (uncredited)
- 1943 The Yankee Doodle Mouse as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1989 Hanna-Barbera's Christmas Sing-A-Long! as Self
- 1950 Texas Tom as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1947 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1953 That's My Pup! as Tyke / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1952 The Two Mouseketeers as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1941 The Night Before Christmas as Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 Dog Trouble as Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 Puss n' Toots as Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 Fine Feathered Friend as Tom's Screams (voice) (uncredited)
- 1944 The Bodyguard as Tom's Screams / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1944 Puttin' on the Dog as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1944 Mouse Trouble as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1945 Tee for Two as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1945 Flirty Birdy as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1946 The Milky Waif as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1947 Cat Fishin' as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1947 Salt Water Tabby as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1947 A Mouse in the House as Tom / Butch (voice) (uncredited)
- 1948 Old Rockin' Chair Tom as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1948 Professor Tom as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949 Hatch Up Your Troubles as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949 Love That Pup as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949 Jerry's Diary as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1949 Tennis Chumps as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1950 Jerry and the Lion as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1950 Safety Second as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1950 The Hollywood Bowl as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1950 Cue Ball Cat as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1957 Tops with Pops as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1965 Of Feline Bondage as Jerry's Gasp (archive voice) (uncredited)
- 1967 Surf-Bored Cat as Tom's Scream (archive voice) (uncredited)
- 1951 Nit-Witty Kitty as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951 Cat Napping as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1952 The Flying Cat as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1952 Smitten Kitten as Tom / Jerry (archive voice) (uncredited)
- 1952 Triplet Trouble as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1952 Little Runaway as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1952 Push-Button Kitty as Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1952 Cruise Cat as Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1952 The Dog House as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1953 Jerry and Jumbo as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951 Casanova Cat as Tom (archive voice) (uncredited)
- 1951 Jerry and the Goldfish as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951 Jerry's Cousin as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951 Sleepy-Time Tom as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951 His Mouse Friday as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951 Slicked-up Pup as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1953 Just Ducky as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1953 Life with Tom as Tom / Tyke (voice) (uncredited)
- 1954 Posse Cat as Screams (voice) (uncredited)
- 1954 Hic-cup Pup as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1955 Pup on a Picnic as Tyke (voice) (uncredited)
- 1955 Smarty Cat as Tom's Screams (archive voice) (uncredited)
- 1955 That's My Mommy as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1956 Barbecue Brawl as Tyke (voice) (uncredited)
- 1957 Give and Tyke as Tyke (voice) (uncredited)
- 1957 Feedin' the Kiddie as Tom / Jerry / Tuffy (voice) (uncredited)
- 1957 Scat Cats as Tyke (voice) (uncredited)
- 1957 Tom's Photo Finish as Tom (voice) (uncredited)
- 1958 Robin Hoodwinked as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars ( 3 episodes )
- 2023 Tom and Jerry ( 7 episodes ) as (archive voices)
- 1940 Tom & Jerry ( 0 episode ) as Tom / Jerry (voice)
