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William Hanna
Melrose, New Mexico, USA
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…
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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.
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2025
Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology (1940–1958)
Movie Director
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2025
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Movie Characters
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2025
Tom and Jerry: The Complete CinemaScope Collection
Movie Producer
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2023
Tom and Jerry
TV show (archive voices)
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2022
Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land
Movie Characters
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2022
Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up!
Movie Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)
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2021
Jellystone!
TV show Characters
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2021
Tom and Jerry in New York
TV show Characters
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2021
The House That Cat Built
Movie Tom / Jerry (archive sound) (uncredited)
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2021
On a Roll
Movie Tom / Jerry (archive sound) (uncredited)
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2021
Tom & Jerry
Movie Tom / Jerry (archive sounds) (uncredited)
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2020
Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs
TV show Characters
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2018
Daphne & Velma
Movie Characters
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2018
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Movie Characters
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2017
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Movie Characters
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2016
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
Movie Characters
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2015
Top Cat Begins
Movie Characters
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2013
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Ruh-Roh Robot!
Movie Producer
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2013
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright
Movie Characters
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2012
Scooby-Doo! and the Skeletons
Movie Director
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2011
Tom and Jerry: Golden Collection Volume One
Movie Tom (voice 1942-1958)
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2011
Top Cat: The Movie
Movie Characters
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2011
Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates
Movie Director
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2011
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
Movie Characters
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2010
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
Movie Creative Producer
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2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
TV show Characters
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2010
Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection
Movie Tom (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
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2008
Tom and Jerry: Winter Tails
Movie Characters
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2007
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
Movie Characters
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2006
Tom and Jerry Tales
TV show Creator
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2006
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
TV show Characters
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2006
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
Movie Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)
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2005
The Karate Guard
Movie Characters
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2005
Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry
Movie Characters
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2005
Tom and Jerry Blast Off to Mars!
Movie Characters
- 2004
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2004
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies
Movie (voice)
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2003
Les Aventures effrayantes de Scoubidou
Movie Writer
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2003
Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire
Movie In Memory Of
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2003
Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales
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