William Hanna
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.
Tom & Jerry
as Tom / Jerry (archive sounds) (uncredited)Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse get kicked out of their home and relocate to a fancy New York...
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The Flintstones
as Executive in BoardroomModern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the...
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Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
as Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)Dueling cat-and-mouse team Tom and Jerry hit the high seas on a hunt for buried treasure in this...
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The Flintstones are at it again. The Flintstones and the Rubbles head for Rock Vegas with Fred...
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Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up!
as Tom / Jerry (voice) (archive sound)This time, the rivals team up to help a cowgirl and her brother save their homestead from a...
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Puss Gets the Boot
as Jinx (voice) (uncredited)Jasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry...
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Baby Puss
as Tom (voice) (uncredited)Tom is dressed up and treated like a baby by the little girl of the house.
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I Yabba Dabba Do!
as WilliamA grown-up Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm decide to get married.
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Sufferin' Cats!
as Tom's Devil / Tom / Meathead's Yelps (voice) (uncredited)Tom fights with another cat over Jerry.
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Hanna-Barbera's 50th
as SelfThe special is hosted by Tony Danza and Annie Potts celebrating 50 years of William Hanna and...
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The Bowling Alley-Cat
as Tom (vocal sounds) (uncredited)Tom and Jerry are in a bowling alley. Both spend a lot of time sliding on the well-polished...
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Solid Serenade
as Tom (screaming voice) (uncredited)Tom ties up Spike and sneaks into the courtyard of the glamorous Toodles Galore with his bass,...
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Timid Tabby
as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)Tom's cousin George, who's terribly afraid of mice, comes to visit. Jerry's confused, since Tom...
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Fraidy Cat
as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)Tom hears a ghost story on the radio and is spooked by it; Jerry notices this and takes...
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Screwball Squirrel
as Screwy Squirrel's Scream (voice) (uncredited)A crazy squirrel provokes a dog into trying to catch him throughout the picture.
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Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
as SelfCelebrate the fiftieth birthday of the animated cat-and-mouse team, Tom & Jerry, including clips...
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The Lonesome Mouse
as (voice) (uncredited)Jerry crashes a vase onto Tom's head, which gets Mammy to throw Tom out. Jerry at first revels...
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The Mouse Comes to Dinner
as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)Tom invites Toots to an elegant dinner. However, he's made the mistake of trying to put Jerry to...
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Quiet Please!
as Tom (voice) (uncredited)The family dog warns Tom not to make any noise so he can take a nap. Jerry hears this and...
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The Last Halloween
as NarratorFour Martians crash-land on Earth in search of candy for their home planet.
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The Zoot Cat
as Tom (voice) (uncredited)Tom's advances on a young jive-talking girl cat get nowhere; nowhere, that is, until Tom gets a...
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Trap Happy
as Tom (voice) (uncredited)Tom calls the exterminators, but they send a cat, who despite his various tools, doesn't fare...
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Garden Gopher
as Spike's Screams (voice) (uncredited)When Spike tries to bury a bone he finds a belligerent gopher.
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The Little Orphan
as Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)The Bide A Wee Mouse Home has sent the orphan mouse Nibbles to spend Thanksgiving with Jerry....
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Saturday Evening Puss
as Tom (voice) (uncredited)Mammy steps out for the evening. While she's away, the cats - in this case Tom and three of his...
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Fine Feathered Friend
as Tom (vocal sounds) (uncredited)Chased by Tom around the barnyard, Jerry takes refuge under a hen, who, in her nest, is sitting...
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The Truce Hurts
as Tom / Butch (voice) (uncredited)Butch convinces Tom and Jerry that there's no reason to fight and they should all sign a peace...
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Bad Luck Blackie
as Large Dog Scream (voice)A kitten who is being tormented by a bulldog finds a savior in a black cat (from the "Black Cat...
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The Million Dollar Cat
as Tom (voice) (uncredited)Tom inherits $1,000,000 from an eccentric aunt on the condition that he not harm any living...
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The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
as SelfA live-action and animated television special featuring clips from past episodes and spin-offs...
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On a Roll
as Tom / Jerry (archive sound) (uncredited)When a sushi chef sees Jerry scurrying around his restaurant, he tells Tom to earn his keep by...
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Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection
as Tom (archive sound)The world's favorite cat and mouse celebrate 7 decades of mischief and mayhem.
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The House That Cat Built
as Tom / Jerry (archive sound) (uncredited)When Jerry invades Tom's new extra-deluxe, extra-large cat castle, Tom is determined to get...
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The Prospecting Bear
as DonkeyBarney and his severely overloaded pack mule are prospecting, high on a mountain, when Barney...
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MGM: When the Lion Roars
as uncreditedOn April 24, 1924, the movies changed forever: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio opened and soon...
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Tom and Jerry
as (archive voices)Tom and Jerry as you've never seen them before! With a fresh new look that was born and bred in...
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