William Hanna
Directing
🎂 1910-07-14
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.
Cast credits(46)
(archive voices)
2023
Tom / Jerry (archive sounds) (uncredited)
2021
Executive in Boardroom
1994
Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)
2022
Special Appearance
2000
1992
Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)
2006
Jinx (voice) (uncredited)
1940
Self
1989
Tom (uncredited)
1953
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Bill (voice)
1993
(voice)
2004
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1945
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
1942
Tom / Butch (voice) (uncredited)
1948
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1943
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
1948
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1950
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
1957
Tom / Jerry (archive sound) (uncredited)
2021
Narrator
1991
Tom (vocal sounds) (uncredited)
1942
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
1945
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1954
Large Dog Scream (voice)
1949
2004
Tom (screaming voice) (uncredited)
1946
Tom (vocal sounds) (uncredited)
1942
Self
1986
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1947
Tom / Jerry (archive sound) (uncredited)
2021
Tom / Jerry (uncredited)
1950
Self
1990
(voice) (uncredited)
1943
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1946
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Screwy Squirrel's Scream (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Spike's Screams (voice) (uncredited)
1950
Little Gravel Voice (voice) (uncredited)
1942
Tom's Devil / Tom / Meathead's Yelps (voice) (uncredited)
1943
Tom (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
2010
Donkey
1941
1971
1963
Production (286)
Executive Producer
1990
Executive Producer
1997
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1986
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1967
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1957
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Producer
1964
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1974
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Executive Producer
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1983
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Producer
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Producer
1988
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
1984
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Producer
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Executive Producer
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1973
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1996
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Executive Producer
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1977
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Executive Producer
2001
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1968
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1984
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1987
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2010
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1989
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2002
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1979
Executive Producer
1979
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2000
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Executive Producer
1988
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1973
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1988
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Executive Producer
1994
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1990
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Executive Producer
1987
Producer
1977
Executive Producer
1977
Executive Producer
1979
Producer
2002
Executive Producer
1994
Executive Producer
1989
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1988
Executive Producer
1979
Executive Producer
1989
Producer
2025
Producer
1983
Co-Producer
1943
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1956
Executive Producer
1993
Producer
2002
Executive Producer
1994
Producer
1964
Executive Producer
1993
Executive Producer
1980
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1987
Executive Producer
1979
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1986
Executive Producer
1987
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1974
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1982
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1982
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1956
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1972
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1972
Executive Producer
1985
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1958
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1948
Producer
1972
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1988
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1978
Producer
1957
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1955
Executive Producer
1984
Executive Producer
1993
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1986
Producer
1966
Executive Producer
1988
Executive Producer
1983
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1958
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1974
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1979
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1958
Co-Producer
1944
Producer
1972
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1956
Producer
1986
Executive Producer
1988
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1957
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1956
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1988
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1957
Executive Producer
1990
Producer
1986
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1987
Producer
1955
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1945
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1957
Producer
1983
Executive Producer
1967
Executive Producer
1972
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1958
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1986
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1986
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1949
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1957
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1949
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1940
Executive Producer
1973
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1939
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1947
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1956
Executive Producer
1979
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1973
Co-Producer
1945
Producer
1972
Executive Producer
1980
Co-Producer
1947
Producer
1957
Co-Producer
1950
Producer
1957
Producer
1985
Co-Producer
1941
Executive Producer
1992
Executive Producer
1979
Executive Producer
1988
Co-Producer
1949
Executive Producer
1999
Producer
1972
Executive Producer
1974
Executive Producer
1978
Producer
1958
Co-Producer
1944
Co-Producer
1953
Producer
1959
Producer
1958
Producer
1962
Co-Producer
1941
Producer
1957
Co-Producer
1951
Executive Producer
1981
Producer
1957
Producer
1961
Producer
1972
Producer
1955
Producer
1956
Producer
1960
Producer
1960
Producer
1961
Producer
1958
Producer
1967
Producer
1960
Producer
1961
Producer
1956
Co-Producer
1950
Producer
1957
Producer
1956
Producer
1972
Producer
1961
Co-Producer
1953
Producer
1962
Producer
1962
Executive Producer
1976
Producer
1962
Producer
1958
Producer
1962
Producer
1961
Producer
1960
Co-Producer
1943
Producer
1961
Producer
1962
Co-Producer
1940
Producer
1961
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1960
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1961
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1960
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1960
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1941
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1959
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1961
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1962
Creator (65)
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Directing (238)
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1942
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1943
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1943
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1946
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1950
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Writing (56)
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2010
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1996
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1961
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1995
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2020
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1964
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2018
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2001
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2022
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1998
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2000
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2005
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1992
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2013
Creative Producer
2010
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2010
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2002
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2006
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2017
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2016
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2007
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2011
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2018
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2005
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2011
Story
1940
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1964
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1993
Lyricist
1987
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2004
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1966
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2002
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1941
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2005
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1941
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2001
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1987
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2004
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1950
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1936
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1996
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1995
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1940
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