William Hanna
Known for: Directing
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.
Filmography
Film
Tom & Jerry
Tom / Jerry (archive sounds) (uncredited)
2021
Film
The Flintstones
Executive in Boardroom
1994
Film
Quiet Please!
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1945
Film
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)
2006
Film
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
Special Appearance
2000
Film
Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up!
Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)
2022
Series
Tom and Jerry
(archive voices)
2023
Series
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992
Film
Puss Gets the Boot
Jinx (voice) (uncredited)
1940
Film
The Cat Concerto
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1947
Film
Kitty Foiled
Tom /Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
1948
Film
Puppy Tale
Tom (uncredited)
1954
Film
Fraidy Cat
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
1942
Film
Baby Puss
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1943
Film
The Mouse Comes to Dinner
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
1945
Film
Little Quacker
Tom / Jerry (uncredited)
1950
Film
Mouse Cleaning
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1948
Film
Timid Tabby
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
1957
Film
The Invisible Mouse
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1947
Film
Sufferin' Cats!
Tom's Devil / Tom / Meathead's Yelps (voice) (uncredited)
1943
Film
Pet Peeve
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1954
Film
The Zoot Cat
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Film
Dangerous When Wet
Tom (uncredited)
1953
Film
I Yabba-Dabba Do!
Bill (voice)
1993
Film
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies
(voice)
2004
Film
Solid Serenade
Tom (screaming voice) (uncredited)
1946
Film
Trap Happy
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1946
Film
Fine Feathered Friend
Tom (vocal sounds) (uncredited)
1942
Film
Saturday Evening Puss
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1950
Here Comes a Star
1963
Film
The Yankee Doodle Mouse
Tom (voice)
1943
Film
Screwball Squirrel
Screwy Squirrel's Scream (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Film
The Little Orphan
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
1949
Film
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Film
Bad Luck Blackie
Large Dog Scream (voice)
1949
Film
Springtime for Thomas
Tom /Jerry /Butch's Scream (voice) (uncredited)
1946
Film
Polka-Dot Puss
Tom /Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
1949
Film
The Million Dollar Cat
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Film
Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
Self
1990
Film
The Bowling Alley-Cat
Tom (vocal sounds) (uncredited)
1942
Film
Tom and Jerry: Golden Collection Volume One
Tom (voice 1942-1958)
2011
Film
Tom and Jerry: Golden Collection Volume One
Jerry (voice 1940-1958)
2011
Film
The Truce Hurts
Tom / Butch (voice) (uncredited)
1948
Film
The Last Halloween
Narrator
1991
Film
The Lonesome Mouse
(voice) (uncredited)
1943
Film
Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection
Tom (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
2010
War Dogs
Dog Gasps (voice - uncredited)
1943
Film
On a Roll
Tom / Jerry (archive sound) (uncredited)
2021
Film
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Self
1989
Film
The Prospecting Bear
Donkey
1941
Film
Garden Gopher
Spike's Screams (voice) (uncredited)
1950
Film
The House That Cat Built
Tom / Jerry (archive sound) (uncredited)
2021
Tom & Jerry: Spotlight Collection
2004
Hanna-Barbera's Christmas Sing-A-Long!
Self
1989
Film
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1986
Film
Little Gravel Voice
Little Gravel Voice (voice) (uncredited)
1942